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Sport, Ethics and Philosophy

Routledge · United Kingdom · Est. 2007

ISSN1751-1321eISSN1751-133X

SJR Q1✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q178

✓ 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?

138

days submission → published

measured · last 16 articles · accept 129d

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) — 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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.

SJR Scorei

0.747

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.618

Total Worksi

819

Total Citationsi

6,611

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.20

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Sport, Ethics and Philosophy publishes philosophy that engages with the nature and value of sport, as well as issues of practice and policy. It accepts articles from Anglo-American and Continental philosophical traditions.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2007

FrequencyFour Issues A Year, 2011-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications819

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

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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

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?

1751-1321 / 1751-133X

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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

244

2019

504

2020

128

2021

256

2022

220

2023

139

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.

PhilosophyQ1

Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and RehabilitationQ2

Sports ScienceQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Ethics

Scopus Categories

PhilosophyPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and RehabilitationSports Science

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Doping in SportsSports, Gender, and SocietySport and Mega-Event ImpactsSports Analytics and PerformanceSport Psychology and PerformanceHormonal and reproductive studiesMotivation and Self-Concept in SportsAdventure Sports and Sensation SeekingDigital Games and MediaNeuroethics, Human Enhancement, Biomedical Innovations

Frequently asked questions about Sport, Ethics and Philosophy

Is Sport, Ethics and Philosophy a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Sport, Ethics and Philosophy: 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, Ethics and Philosophy?

Sport, Ethics and Philosophy 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 1.20.

Is Sport, Ethics and Philosophy indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Sport, Ethics and Philosophy is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.