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Sports Engineering

Springer Nature · United States · Est. 1998

ISSN1460-2687

SJR Q3✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) — 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q3. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 75% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.365

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.929

Total Worksi

779

Total Citationsi

11,116

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.61

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Sports Engineering is a dedicated journal for the application of engineering principles to sports, focusing on the impact of equipment and technology on athlete performance and safety. Emphasizes increasing participation, accessibility, and inclusivity in sports and physical activities. Utilizes both experimental and theoretical approaches covering a broad spectrum of areas. Serves as an exchange platform for research, industry, and the sports sector. Often contributes to several United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1998

Annual Volume~ 46 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications779

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

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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

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Springer Nature

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1460-2687

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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

276

2019

249

2020

176

2021

213

2022

215

2023

171

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.

Biomedical EngineeringQ3

Mechanical EngineeringQ3

Mechanics of MaterialsQ3

Modeling and SimulationQ3

Orthopedics and Sports MedicineQ3

Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and RehabilitationQ3

Sports ScienceQ4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Sport Sciences

Scopus Categories

Orthopedics and Sports MedicinePhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and RehabilitationSports ScienceMechanics of MaterialsBiomedical EngineeringModeling and SimulationMechanical Engineering

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Sports Performance and TrainingSports Dynamics and BiomechanicsWinter Sports Injuries and PerformanceSports injuries and preventionSports Analytics and PerformanceLower Extremity Biomechanics and PathologiesCryospheric studies and observationsExperimental and Theoretical Physics StudiesMechanics and Biomechanics StudiesInjury Epidemiology and Prevention

Frequently asked questions about Sports Engineering

Is Sports Engineering a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Sports Engineering: 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 Sports Engineering?

Sports Engineering 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 1.61.

Is Sports Engineering indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Sports Engineering is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.