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Sport Psychologist

Human Kinetics Publishers Inc. · United States · Est. 1987

ISSN1543-2793

SJR Q3✓ WOS SCIE✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total90

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 75% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

SJR Scorei

0.518

H-Indexi

125

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.912

Total Worksi

1,405

Total Citationsi

70,312

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.91

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism; Psychology; Psychology, Applied; Sport Sciences; Applied Psychology; Sports Science.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1987

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,405

Publisher OrgHuman Kinetics

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

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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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?

1543-2793

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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

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

284

2019

420

2020

429

2021

138

2022

104

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.

Applied PsychologyQ3

Sports ScienceQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & TourismPsychologyPsychology, AppliedSport Sciences

Scopus Categories

Applied PsychologySports Science

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Sport Psychology and PerformanceMotivation and Self-Concept in SportsSports Performance and TrainingSports injuries and preventionBehavioral Health and InterventionsPhysical Education and PedagogyYouth Development and Social SupportSports, Gender, and SocietySports Analytics and PerformanceMindfulness and Compassion Interventions

Frequently asked questions about Sport Psychologist

Is Sport Psychologist a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Sport Psychologist: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 90/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Sport Psychologist?

Sport Psychologist 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 0.91.

Is Sport Psychologist indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Sport Psychologist is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Sport Psychologist?