Journal for the Measurement of Physical Behaviour

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The January 2026 Issue of JMPB now available to ISMPB Members!

Volume 9, Issue 1 (January 2026)

Brief Report

Measuring Vigorous Physical Activity Using Accelerometry in an Exercise Snacks Intervention: Secondary Analyses of a Randomized Controlled Trial

Authors: Roderick E. Sandilands, Fiona J. Babir, Hashim Islam, Alexis Marcotte-Chénard, Benjamin D. Maylor, Matthew Ahmadi, Kaja Falkenhain, Emmanuel Stamatakis, Martin J. Gibala, and Jonathan P. Little

Volume 8, Issue 1 (January 2025)

ICAMPAM CONFERENCE ABSTRACTS

The 9th International Conference on Ambulatory Monitoring of Physical Activity and Movement

Brief Report

How Many Days of Commercial Wearable               Monitor Data Reflect Habitual Steps per Day? Insights From 9 Weeks Continuous Data in People Living With Diabetes

Authors: Andrew P. Kingsnorth, Jonah J.C. Thomas, Alex V. Rowlands , Charlotte L. Edwardson, Tom Yates, and 

Pratik Choudhary

Original Research

Comparing Physical Activity Outcomes From Simultaneously Worn Wrist and Hip Accelerometers in Adults With Chronic Low Back Pain: Quantifying Bias and Improving Data Harmonization

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Mission

The Journal for the Measurement of Physical Behaviour is the official Journal of the International Society for the Measurement of Physical Behaviour and publishes high quality research papers that employ and/or apply sensor-based measures of physical activity, movement disorders, sedentary behaviour and sleep.

  • Research from multiple disciplines: kinesiology, psychology, computer science, engineering, statistics, public health, and clinical sciences
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Types of papers

  • Experimental studies
  • Reviews, cross-sectional and longitudinal (cohort) studies
  • Brief reports
  • Technical notes
  • Evidence based best practices
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About the Journal

  • Publisher: Human Kinetics
  • On-line journal (hard copies available upon request for extra charge
  • Part of membership dues ($30 per year)
  • 4 issues per year
  • Open access publishing possible (fees range from $2000 – $2950)
  • No page charges
  • Submit a manuscript here: https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/hk_jmpb
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Topics (Examples)

  • Novel methods for sensor calibration and validation
  • New sensor technology
  • Analytic advances in measurement and interpretation
  • New sensor-based outcomes for clinical sciences
  • Applications of wearable monitors for assessing exposure and outcomes
  • Evidence based papers leading to best practices for use of wearable sensors in research and clinical settings

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Editorial Leadership

Editor

Scott E. Crouter
University of Tennessee, Knoxville,  USA

Deputy Assistant
Alexander H.K. Montoye
Montcalm Community College, USA

Editorial Assistant
Tatiana Plekhanova
University of Oxford, UK

Editors Emeriti

Patty Freedson (Founding Editor: 2018-2020)
University of Massachusetts Amherst, USA

Philippa Dall (2020-2023)
Glasgow Caledonian University, UK

Charlotte Edwardson (2023 – 2026)
University of Leicester, UK

Associate Editors

Matthew Ahmadi
Monash University, Australia

Soren Brage
University of Cambridge, UK

Hannah Coyle-Asbil
Western University, Canada

Vahid Farrahi
TU Dortmund University, Germany; University of Oulu, Finland

Andrew Kingsnorth
Loughborough University, UK

Paul H. Lee
University of Southampton, UK

Joanne McVeigh
Curtin University, Australia

Alex Rowlands
University of Leicester, UK

Pedro Saint-Maurice
National Cancer Institute, USA

John Sirard
University of Massachusetts, Amherst, USA

Ben Stansfield
Glasgow Caledonian University, UK

Lindsay P. Toth
University of North Florida, USA

Editorial Board

Nicolas Aguilar-Farias
Universidad de La Frontera, Chile

David Bassett
University of Tennessee Knoxville, USA

Lynne M. Boddy
Liverpool John Moores University, UK

Matt Buman
Arizona State University, USA

Bron Clark
University of Queensland, Australia

Alan Donnelly
University of Limerick, Ireland

Marco Giurgiu
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany

Mikael Anne Greenwood-Hickman
Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute, USA

Jeffrey M. Hausdorff
Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center & Tel Aviv University, Israel

Jorunn Helbostad
Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway

Annemarie Koster
Maastricht University, The Netherlands

Samuel R. LaMunion
University of Tennessee, Knoxville, USA; Independent Scholar

Claas Lendt
German Sport University Cologne, Germany

 Kate Lyden
KAL Research|Consulting LLC, USA

Martina Mancini
Oregon Health & Science University, USA

Charles E. Matthews
National Cancer Institute, USA

Ben Maylor
University of Oxford, UK

Myles O’Brien
Université de Sherbooke, Canada

Christopher D. Pfledderer
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Jasper Schipperijn
University of Southern Denmark, Denmark

Ann Swartz
University of Wisconsin Milwaukee, USA

Shigeho Tanaka
Kagawa Nutrition University, Japan

Vadim Zipunnikov
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, USA

Human Kinetics Staff

Doug Hoepker
Senior Journals Managing Editor