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Journal of Sport Management

Human Kinetics Publishers Inc. · United States

ISSN0888-4773eISSN1543-270X

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total50

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

1.352

H-Index

116

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.827

Total Works

1,508

Total Citations

56,010

2yr Mean Citedness

2.22

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes research on the management of sport organizations, including topics such as athlete impact on attendance and ticket prices, social media engagement with athletes, diversity and inclusion within sport, organizational strategies for membership and leadership development, and the academic discipline of sport management itself. Articles also explore issues of athlete well-being, safeguarding, and the influence of justice perceptions on job satisfaction within sport contexts.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyQuarterly, <Apr. 1996->

StatusActive

Total Publications1,508

Publisher OrgHuman Kinetics

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

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OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Human Kinetics Publishers Inc.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0888-4773 / 1543-270X

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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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APC fees clearly disclosed?

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

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

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Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

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

Decision Sciences (miscellaneous)Q1

Organizational Behavior and Human Resource ManagementQ1

Orthopedics and Sports MedicineQ1

Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and RehabilitationQ1

Sports ScienceQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & TourismManagementSport Sciences

Scopus Categories

Orthopedics and Sports MedicinePhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and RehabilitationSports ScienceOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource ManagementDecision Sciences (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Sport and Mega-Event ImpactsSports, Gender, and SocietySports Analytics and PerformanceNonprofit Sector and VolunteeringConsumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and Identification