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International Review for the Sociology of Sport

SAGE Publications Ltd · United Kingdom

ISSN1012-6902eISSN1461-7218

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.964

H-Indexi

SNIPi

1.839

Total Worksi

2,044

Total Citationsi

45,589

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.64

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism; Sociology; Social Sciences (miscellaneous); Sociology and Political Science; Sports Science.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive

Total Publications2,044

Publisher OrgSAGE Publishing

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?

SAGE Publications Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1012-6902 / 1461-7218

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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

1.1k

2019

1.2k

2020

954

2021

734

2022

492

2023

400

2024

110

133

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.

Social Sciences (miscellaneous)Q1

Sociology and Political ScienceQ1

Sports ScienceQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & TourismSociology

Scopus Categories

Sociology and Political ScienceSports ScienceSocial Sciences (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Sports, Gender, and SocietySport and Mega-Event ImpactsSports Analytics and PerformancePhysical Education and PedagogyDoping in Sports

Frequently asked questions about International Review for the Sociology of Sport

Is International Review for the Sociology of Sport a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for International Review for the Sociology 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 International Review for the Sociology of Sport?

International Review for the Sociology 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 1.64.

Is International Review for the Sociology of Sport indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

International Review for the Sociology of Sport is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of International Review for the Sociology of Sport?