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Journal of the Philosophy of Sport

Taylor and Francis Ltd. · United Kingdom

ISSN0094-8705eISSN1543-2939

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SSCI) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.786

H-Indexi

SNIPi

1.353

Total Worksi

980

Total Citationsi

13,198

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.39

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The Journal of the Philosophy of Sport focuses on the philosophy of sport. It is included in the Scopus database.

AI-compiled from public web sources · verify on publisher page →

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Frequency3 Issues Per Year, 2014-

StatusActive

Total Publications980

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Taylor and Francis Ltd.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0094-8705 / 1543-2939

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

408

2019

318

2020

200

2021

155

2022

153

2023

132

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Health (social science)Q1

PhilosophyQ1

Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and RehabilitationQ1

Social Sciences (miscellaneous)Q1

Sports ScienceQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

EthicsHospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism

Scopus Categories

Sports ScienceSocial Sciences (miscellaneous)Health (social science)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Doping in SportsSports Analytics and PerformanceSports, Gender, and SocietySport Psychology and PerformanceSport and Mega-Event Impacts

Frequently asked questions about Journal of the Philosophy of Sport

Is Journal of the Philosophy of Sport a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of the Philosophy of Sport: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Journal of the Philosophy of Sport?

Journal of the Philosophy of Sport is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 1.39.

Is Journal of the Philosophy of Sport indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of the Philosophy of Sport is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.