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SOUTH AFRICAN JOURNAL FOR RESEARCH IN SPORT PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND RECREATION

STELLENBOSCH UNIV · ZA

ISSN0379-9069eISSN0379-9069

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Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

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0.142

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The South African Journal for Research in Sport, Physical Education and Recreation publishes original research articles, systematic reviews, commentaries, and letters on topics related to Sport and Exercise Science, Physical Education and Recreation. Contributions are accepted from the fields of Sport Science, Movement Education, Recreation/Leisure Studies, Exercise Science, and Dance.

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General Information

Country / RegionZA

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 13 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications—

Publisher OrgStellenbosch University

Submission Info

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

5/11 · 45%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

STELLENBOSCH UNIV

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Does the journal have a website?

No URL

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Is the ISSN verified?

0379-9069 / 0379-9069

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS

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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.

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

156

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

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.

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Sports Performance and TrainingSports, Gender, and SocietySport and Mega-Event ImpactsChildren's Physical and Motor DevelopmentPhysical Education and PedagogySports injuries and preventionMotivation and Self-Concept in SportsSports Analytics and PerformanceSport Psychology and PerformanceSports and Physical Education Research

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What is the impact factor of SOUTH AFRICAN JOURNAL FOR RESEARCH IN SPORT PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND RECREATION?

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