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Journal of Sport Psychology in Action

Routledge · United States · Est. 2010

ISSN2152-0712

SJR Q2✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.555

H-Indexi

SNIPi

1.226

Total Worksi

422

Total Citationsi

5,163

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.69

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Psychology, Applied; Human Factors and Ergonomics; Social Psychology; Applied Psychology.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2010

Annual Volume~ 31 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications422

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%

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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?

2152-0712

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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

521

2019

437

2020

195

2021

2022

158

2023

112

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.

Human Factors and ErgonomicsQ2

Social PsychologyQ2

Applied PsychologyQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Psychology, Applied

Scopus Categories

Applied PsychologySocial PsychologyHuman Factors and Ergonomics

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Sport Psychology and PerformanceMotivation and Self-Concept in SportsYouth Development and Social SupportSports Performance and TrainingSports injuries and preventionPhysical Education and PedagogyBehavioral Health and InterventionsMindfulness and Compassion InterventionsSports, Gender, and SocietyResilience and Mental Health

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Sport Psychology in Action

Is Journal of Sport Psychology in Action a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Sport Psychology in Action: 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 Journal of Sport Psychology in Action?

Journal of Sport Psychology in Action 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 1.69.

Is Journal of Sport Psychology in Action indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Sport Psychology in Action is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Sport Psychology in Action?