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Sport History Review

Human Kinetics Publishers Inc. · United States

ISSN1087-1659eISSN1543-2947

SJR Q2✓ WOS A&HCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ Scopus Q2+18

Total18

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

0.173

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.093

Total Works

500

Total Citations

1,940

2yr Mean Citedness

0.40

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Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Sport History Review is devoted to promoting the study of all facets of the broad field of the history of sport. The journal highlights trending and emerging areas of study within sport history.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 21 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications500

Publisher OrgHuman Kinetics

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

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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?

1087-1659 / 1543-2947

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Indexed in a trusted database?

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

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

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.

HistoryQ2

Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and RehabilitationQ4

Sports ScienceQ4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

History

Scopus Categories

Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and RehabilitationHistorySports Science

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Sports, Gender, and SocietySport and Mega-Event ImpactsAmerican Sports and LiteratureCanadian Identity and HistoryDoping in Sports