Academic Journal
Q2Journal for the Measurement of Physical Behaviour
About Journal for the Measurement of Physical Behaviour
Journal for the Measurement of Physical Behaviour is a scholarly journal published by Human Kinetics Publishers Inc.. SCImago 2025 lists it in Q2, with an SJR of 0.565 and H-index of 19.
Coverage: 2019-2026. Research categories: Computer Science (miscellaneous) (Q2); Engineering (miscellaneous) (Q2); Psychology (miscellaneous) (Q2); Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health (Q2); Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty (Q2).
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Topics in published research
Physical Activity and Health; Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet; Cardiovascular and exercise physiology; Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention; Mobile Health and mHealth Applications; Context-Aware Activity Recognition Systems.
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Beyond Cut-Points: The Added Value of Advanced Statistical Approaches in Investigating the Association Between the Activity Intensity Distribution and Body Mass Index Across the Lifespan
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2026-01-01 · DOI: 10.1123/jmpb.2026-0021The Promise of Foundational Large Language Models in Analysis and Interpretation of Wearable Data: Implications for Physical Behavior Research
Vahid Farrahi
2026-01-01 · DOI: 10.1123/jmpb.2025-0066Real-Time Versus Video-Recorded Step Count Validation Among Young Adults
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2026-01-01 · DOI: 10.1123/jmpb.2025-0035Daily Stepping Behavior of Healthy Middle- to Older-Aged Adults: Insights for Step-Based Activity Goals
Kate Lyden, Craig Speirs, Malcolm H. Granat, Alexandra M. Clarke-Cornwell et al.
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Jasmine E. Allain, Emily E. MacDonald, Jocelyn Waghorn, Myles W. O’Brien et al.
2026-01-01 · DOI: 10.1123/jmpb.2026-0018The PhasED Framework: A Measurement Theory-Based Approach to Algorithm Development and Evaluation
Sarah Kozey Keadle, Scott J. Strath, Marco Giurgiu, Daniel Fuller et al.
2026-01-01 · DOI: 10.1123/jmpb.2025-0074Erratum. Two Decades of Physical Activity Classification Algorithms: An Artificial Intelligence-Assisted Systematic Review by the LABDA Consortium
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Johanna Hänggi, Wolfgang Taube, Efstathios Christodoulides, Simon Spinnler et al.
2026-01-01 · DOI: 10.1123/jmpb.2025-0053Analysis of Accelerometer Data With Nonvalid Days Using Pattern-Mixture Mixed-Effects Models
Xingruo Zhang, Juned Siddique, Bonnie Spring, Donald Hedeker et al.
2026-01-01 · DOI: 10.1123/jmpb.2025-0079A Harmonized Intensity-Gradient Framework for 24-Hr Movement Interpretation Across Raw Acceleration Summary Metrics
Jimmy Duhamahoro, Paul R. Hibbing, Emily Berg, Gregory J. Welk et al.
2026-01-01 · DOI: 10.1123/jmpb.2026-0001Two Decades of Physical Activity Classification Algorithms: An Artificial Intelligence-Assisted Systematic Review by the LABDA Consortium
Amin Rezaei, Morten Kjærgaard, Jasper Schipperijn
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Jimmy Duhamahoro, Paul R. Hibbing, Nicholas R. Lamoureux, Emily Berg et al.
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Elyse Letts, Damien Masson, Joyce Obeid
2026-01-01 · DOI: 10.1123/jmpb.2025-0040Comparison of Deep Learning, Traditional Machine Learning, and Decision Tree Models for Activity Recognition in Children From Thigh-Worn Accelerometer Data
Andrew L. Rohl, Uno Fang, Charlotte Lund Rasmussen, Danica Hendry et al.
2026-01-01 · DOI: 10.1123/jmpb.2026-0009A Systematic Review and Taxonomy of Metrics and Methods Used to Describe Temporal Movement Behavior Patterns Measured Using Wearable Devices
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2026-01-01 · DOI: 10.1123/jmpb.2024-0035Reviews
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