International Journal of Physical Activity and Health (IJPAH) publishes research in the physical activity and health that contributes significantly to the knowledge base of the field as new information, reviews, substantiation or contradiction of previous findings, development of theory, or as application of new or improved techniques. It aims to a leading journal for interdisciplinary scholarship for professionals in physical activity and health. IJPAH provides a public forum for scholarship, creative thought, and research relevant to a broad range of interests held by professionals in physical activity and health today.

IJPAH publishes: 1) manuscripts that address issues and concerns relevant and meaningful to the field of Physical activity and health; 2) original research reports that address empirical questions that are contextualized within the field of physical activity and health; and 3) reviews of literature and/or research of interest to one or more sub-disciplines in physical activity and health.