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Journal of Sport and Health Science

Elsevier B.V. · Netherlands · Est. 2003

ISSN2213-2961

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

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total60

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

3.197

H-Index

102

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

3.543

Total Works

1,200

Total Citations

47,177

2yr Mean Citedness

7.87

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Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The Journal of Sport and Health Science publishes research in sport/exercise/health sciences. Fields of interest include sport and exercise medicine, injury prevention and clinical rehabilitation, sport and exercise physiology, public health promotion, physical activity epidemiology, biomechanics and motor behavior, sport and exercise biochemistry and nutrition, sport and exercise psychology, exercise and brain health, physical education, and traditional Chinese sports, exercise and health.

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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 / RegionNetherlands

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2003

Annual Volume~ 98 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,200

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

OA Since2011

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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

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier B.V.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2213-2961

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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

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.

Orthopedics and Sports MedicineQ1

Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and RehabilitationQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & TourismSport Sciences

Scopus Categories

Orthopedics and Sports MedicinePhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Physical Activity and HealthObesity, Physical Activity, DietSports injuries and preventionSports Performance and TrainingCardiovascular and exercise physiologyExercise and Physiological ResponsesChildren's Physical and Motor DevelopmentLower Extremity Biomechanics and PathologiesDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesHuman auditory perception and evaluation