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Journal of Sport and Tourism

Routledge · United Kingdom · Est. 1993

ISSN1477-5085

SJR Q2✓ Scopus / SJR

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.535

H-Indexi

SNIPi

1.292

Total Worksi

711

Total Citationsi

16,633

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.86

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The Journal of Sport & Tourism aims to publish research on all aspects of the relationship between sport and tourism. It seeks to contribute substantively, theoretically, or methodologically to the body of knowledge in this area. The journal was initiated to promote awareness, stimulate discussion, and foster the educational values and benefits of sport tourism.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary Language—

1st Year Published1993

Annual Volume~ 17 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications711

Publisher OrgRoutledge

Visit Journal Website

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

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5/11 · 45%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Routledge

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1477-5085

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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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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?

N/A

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

197

2019

482

2020

478

2021

275

2022

182

2023

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.

Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality ManagementQ2

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Sport and Mega-Event ImpactsSports, Gender, and SocietyRecreation, Leisure, Wilderness ManagementDiverse Aspects of Tourism ResearchAdventure Sports and Sensation SeekingHuman auditory perception and evaluationDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesSports and Physical Education StudiesSports Analytics and PerformanceEarthquake and Disaster Impact Studies

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Sport and Tourism

Is Journal of Sport and Tourism a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Sport and Tourism: it is indexed in 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 Journal of Sport and Tourism?

Journal of Sport and Tourism is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.535.

Is Journal of Sport and Tourism indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Sport and Tourism is indexed in Scopus.