Home›Search›INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SPORT AND EXERCISE PSYCHOLOGY

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SPORT AND EXERCISE PSYCHOLOGY

ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD · GB · Est. 2003

ISSN1612-197XeISSN1557-251X

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

1.052

H-Indexi

SNIPi

1.454

Total Worksi

1,358

Total Citationsi

26,979

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.83

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology publishes empirical and theoretical contributions in the science of physical activity, human movement, exercise, and sport. It publishes research on the science of physical activity, human movement, exercise and sport.

AI-compiled from public web sources · verify on publisher page →

General Information

Country / RegionGB

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2003

Annual Volume~ 117 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,358

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

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

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

✅

Do you know the journal / publisher?

ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD

✅

Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

✅

Is the ISSN verified?

1612-197X / 1557-251X

✅

Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

❌

Peer review process documented?

N/A

❌

Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

✅

Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

❌

Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

❌

Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

❌

Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

✅

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

1.8k

2019

2020

111

1.4k

2021

2022

106

907

2023

100

518

2024

145

248

2025

105

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 PsychologyQ1

Applied PsychologyQ2

Sports ScienceQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & TourismPsychology, Applied

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Sport Psychology and PerformanceMotivation and Self-Concept in SportsBehavioral Health and InterventionsSports Performance and TrainingYouth Development and Social SupportSports injuries and preventionPhysical Activity and HealthPhysical Education and PedagogySports, Gender, and SocietyEating Disorders and Behaviors

Frequently asked questions about INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SPORT AND EXERCISE PSYCHOLOGY

Is INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SPORT AND EXERCISE PSYCHOLOGY a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SPORT AND EXERCISE PSYCHOLOGY: 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 JOURNAL OF SPORT AND EXERCISE PSYCHOLOGY?

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SPORT AND EXERCISE PSYCHOLOGY 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 1.83.

Is INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SPORT AND EXERCISE PSYCHOLOGY indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SPORT AND EXERCISE PSYCHOLOGY is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.