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Qualitative Research in Sport, Exercise and Health

Taylor and Francis Ltd. · United Kingdom · Est. 2011

ISSN2159-6778

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ 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?

214

days submission → published

measured · last 20 articles · accept 204d

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

SJR Scorei

1.414

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

3.854

Total Worksi

684

Total Citationsi

36,219

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.02

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism; Psychology, Applied; Sport Sciences; Health (social science); Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation; Social Psychology; Sports Science.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2011

FrequencyThree Nos. Per Year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications684

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?

Taylor and Francis Ltd.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2159-6778

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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

23k

2019

1.6k

2020

872

2021

906

2022

322

2023

186

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.

Health (social science)Q1

Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and RehabilitationQ1

Social PsychologyQ1

Sports ScienceQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & TourismPsychology, AppliedSport Sciences

Scopus Categories

Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and RehabilitationSports ScienceSocial PsychologyHealth (social science)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Sport Psychology and PerformanceSports, Gender, and SocietySport and Mega-Event ImpactsPhysical Education and PedagogyMotivation and Self-Concept in SportsYouth Development and Social SupportSports injuries and preventionDiversity and Impact of DanceInclusion and Disability in Education and SportPhysical Activity and Health

Frequently asked questions about Qualitative Research in Sport, Exercise and Health

Is Qualitative Research in Sport, Exercise and Health a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Qualitative Research in Sport, Exercise and Health: 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 Qualitative Research in Sport, Exercise and Health?

Qualitative Research in Sport, Exercise and Health 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 2.02.

Is Qualitative Research in Sport, Exercise and Health indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Qualitative Research in Sport, Exercise and Health is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.