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Managing Sport and Leisure

Taylor and Francis Ltd. · United Kingdom · Est. 2015

ISSN2375-0480

SJR Q2✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS ESCI+10

✓ Scopus Q2+18

Total28

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

0.596

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.141

Total Works

632

Total Citations

6,954

2yr Mean Citedness

1.38

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Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Managing Sport and Leisure provides a forum for communication between academics and practitioners of sport and leisure. The journal aims to be contemporary, integrated, and relevant to practitioner training.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2015

Annual Volume~ 78 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications632

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

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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?

Taylor and Francis Ltd.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2375-0480

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Indexed in a trusted database?

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

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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.

Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality ManagementQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Management

Scopus Categories

Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Sport and Mega-Event ImpactsSports, Gender, and SocietySports Analytics and PerformanceRecreation, Leisure, Wilderness ManagementSport Psychology and PerformanceNonprofit Sector and VolunteeringMotivation and Self-Concept in SportsYouth Development and Social SupportConsumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and IdentificationAdventure Sports and Sensation Seeking