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Korean Journal of Sport Science

Korea Institute of Sport Science · South Korea · Est. 2002

ISSN2233-7938

SJR Q4✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Bottom 25%

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

SJR Scorei

0.136

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.144

Total Worksi

1,466

Total Citationsi

1,909

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.16

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Orthopedics and Sports Medicine; Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation; Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health.

General Information

Country / RegionSouth Korea

Primary LanguageKorean

1st Year Published2002

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications1,466

Publisher OrgKorea Institute of Sport Science

OA Since2015

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

OA LicenseCC BY-NC

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

9/11 · 82%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Korea Institute of Sport Science

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2233-7938

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Double-blind

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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?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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Primary language documented?

Korean

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

104

2019

136

2020

2021

2022

2023

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.

Orthopedics and Sports MedicineQ4

Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and RehabilitationQ4

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthQ4

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Orthopedics and Sports MedicinePhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and RehabilitationPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Diverse Approaches in Healthcare and Education StudiesSports Performance and TrainingDiverse Topics in Contemporary ResearchPsychosocial Factors Impacting YouthEducation, Safety, and Science StudiesConsumer Perception and Purchasing BehaviorMotivation and Self-Concept in SportsSports injuries and preventionSport Psychology and PerformanceEducation and Learning Interventions

Frequently asked questions about Korean Journal of Sport Science

Is Korean Journal of Sport Science a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Korean Journal of Sport Science: it is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ, 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 Korean Journal of Sport Science?

Korean Journal of Sport Science is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.136.

Is Korean Journal of Sport Science indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Korean Journal of Sport Science is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Korean Journal of Sport Science?