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International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics

Taylor and Francis Ltd. · United Kingdom · Est. 2009

ISSN1940-6940eISSN1940-6959

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?

284

days submission → published

measured · last 19 articles · accept 233d

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.

Find the journal’s official page ↗Open the official JCR record on Clarivate ↗

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.969

H-Indexi

SNIPi

1.523

Total Worksi

763

Total Citationsi

13,912

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.51

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism; Social Sciences (miscellaneous); Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2009

FrequencyThree No. A Year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications763

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

Submission Info

Peer Reviewpeer-reviewed

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

PorticoCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

8/12 · 67%

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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?

1940-6940 / 1940-6959

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

✅

Peer review process documented?

peer-reviewed

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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?

Portico, CLOCKSS

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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

916

2019

775

2020

615

2021

399

2022

634

2023

204

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.

Social Sciences (miscellaneous)Q1

Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality ManagementQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism

Scopus Categories

Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality ManagementSocial Sciences (miscellaneous)

Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics

Is International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics: 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 International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics?

International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics 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 1.51.

Is International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics?