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Soccer and Society

Routledge · United Kingdom · Est. 2000

ISSN1743-9590

SJR Q1✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS ESCI+10

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total35

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

0.529

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.088

Total Works

1,711

Total Citations

18,285

2yr Mean Citedness

0.73

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Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Soccer and Society is an international journal devoted to the game of soccer, focusing on the game in the context of a global world. It covers all aspects of soccer impacting society from anthropological, cultural, historical, sociological, and political perspectives.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2000

Frequency8 No. Per Year, <2018->

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,711

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

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Submission Info

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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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?

1743-9590

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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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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

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

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2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Cultural StudiesQ1

Sociology and Political ScienceQ2

Social PsychologyQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism

Scopus Categories

Sociology and Political ScienceSocial PsychologyCultural Studies

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Sports, Gender, and SocietySport and Mega-Event ImpactsSports Analytics and PerformancePhysical Education and PedagogyDigital Games and MediaSport Psychology and PerformanceSports and Physical Education StudiesPhysical Education and Sports StudiesDoping in SportsAmerican Sports and Literature