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Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy

Taylor and Francis Ltd. · United Kingdom · Est. 2004

ISSN1740-8989eISSN1742-5786

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

1.391

H-Indexi

SNIPi

1.889

Total Worksi

919

Total Citationsi

34,433

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.21

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy publishes research into educational practices including school physical activities, club sport, and active leisure programs. The journal provides a forum for high quality educational research intended to have a high impact on both policy and practice.

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

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2004

FrequencyQuarterly, 2008-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications919

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

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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?

Taylor and Francis Ltd.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1740-8989 / 1742-5786

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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

1.7k

2019

2020

2021

809

2022

567

2023

326

2024

192

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.

EducationQ1

Orthopedics and Sports MedicineQ1

Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and RehabilitationQ1

Sports ScienceQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Education & Educational Research

Scopus Categories

Orthopedics and Sports MedicinePhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and RehabilitationSports ScienceEducation

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Physical Education and PedagogyInclusion and Disability in Education and SportMotivation and Self-Concept in SportsChildren's Physical and Motor DevelopmentSport Psychology and PerformanceYouth Development and Social SupportSport and Mega-Event ImpactsSports, Gender, and SocietySports and Physical Education ResearchTeacher Education and Leadership Studies

Frequently asked questions about Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy

Is Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy: 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 Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy?

Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy 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 2.21.

Is Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.