| Title | Journal of Sport and Social Issues |
| Abbreviation | J. Sport Soc. Issues |
| Publication Type | Journal |
| Subject Area, Categories, Scope | Sociology and Political Science (Q1) |
| h-index | 72 |
| Overall Rank/Ranking | 4220 |
| SCImago Journal Rank (SJR) | 1.085 |
| Impact Score | 3.55 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc. |
| Country | United States |
| ISSN | 01937235, 15527638 |
| Best Quartile | Q1 |
| Coverage History | 1977-2025 |
Journal of Sport and Social Issues is a journal covering the technologies/fields/categories related to Sociology and Political Science (Q1). It is published by SAGE Publications Inc.. The overall rank of Journal of Sport and Social Issues is 4220. According to SCImago Journal Rank (SJR), this journal is ranked 1.085. SCImago Journal Rank is an indicator, which measures the scientific influence of journals. It considers the number of citations received by a journal and the importance of the journals from where these citations come. SJR acts as an alternative to the Journal Impact Factor (or an average number of citations received in last 2 years). This journal has an h-index of 72. The best quartile for this journal is Q1.
The ISSN of Journal of Sport and Social Issues journal is 01937235, 15527638. An International Standard Serial Number (ISSN) is a unique code of 8 digits. It is used for the recognition of journals, newspapers, periodicals, and magazines in all kind of forms, be it print-media or electronic. Journal of Sport and Social Issues is cited by a total of 358 articles during the last 3 years (Preceding 2024).
The Impact IF 2024 of Journal of Sport and Social Issues is 3.55, which is computed in 2025 as per its definition. Journal of Sport and Social Issues IF is decreased by a factor of 0.38 and approximate percentage change is -9.67% when compared to preceding year 2023, which shows a falling trend. The impact IF, also denoted as Journal impact score (JIS), of an academic journal is a measure of the yearly average number of citations to recent articles published in that journal. It is based on Scopus data.
Impact IF 2024 of Journal of Sport and Social Issues is 3.55. If the same downward trend persists, Impact IF may fall in 2025 as well.
| Year | Impact IF |
|---|---|
| 2025/2026 | Coming Soon |
| 2024 | 3.55 |
| 2023 | 3.93 |
| 2022 | 3.19 |
| 2021 | 1.64 |
| 2020 | 1.83 |
| 2019 | 2.44 |
| 2018 | 1.69 |
| 2017 | 1.59 |
| 2016 | 2.04 |
| 2015 | 1.87 |
| 2014 | 1.24 |
Journal of Sport and Social Issues has an h-index of 72. It means 72 articles of this journal have more than 72 number of citations. The h-index is a way of measuring the productivity and citation impact of the publications. The h-index is defined as the maximum value of h such that the given journal/author has published h papers that have each been cited at least h number of times.
The ISSN of Journal of Sport and Social Issues is 01937235, 15527638. ISSN stands for International Standard Serial Number.
An ISSN is a unique code of 8 digits. It is used for the recognition of journals, newspapers, periodicals, and magazines in all kind of forms, be it print-media or electronic.
The overall rank of Journal of Sport and Social Issues is 4220. According to SCImago Journal Rank (SJR), this journal is ranked 1.085. SCImago Journal Rank is an indicator, which measures the scientific influence of journals. It considers the number of citations received by a journal and the importance of the journals from where these citations come.
| Year | SJR |
|---|---|
| 2025/2026 | Coming Soon |
| 2024 | 1.085 |
| 2023 | 0.802 |
| 2022 | 0.611 |
| 2021 | 0.699 |
| 2020 | 0.828 |
| 2019 | 1.004 |
| 2018 | 0.681 |
| 2017 | 0.791 |
| 2016 | 0.691 |
| 2015 | 0.678 |
| 2014 | 1.185 |
| Year | Ranking |
|---|---|
| 2025/2026 | Coming Soon |
| 2024 | 4220 |
| 2023 | 6200 |
| 2022 | 8391 |
| 2021 | 6871 |
| 2020 | 5768 |
| 2019 | 4315 |
| 2018 | 7074 |
| 2017 | 5901 |
| 2016 | 6859 |
| 2015 | 7007 |
| 2014 | 3377 |
Journal of Sport and Social Issues is published by SAGE Publications Inc.. It's publishing house is located in United States. Coverage history of this journal is as following: 1977-2025. The organization or individual who handles the printing and distribution of printed or digital publications is known as Publisher.
Visit the official website of the journal/conference to check the further details about the call for papers.
The IS0 4 standard abbreviation of Journal of Sport and Social Issues is J. Sport Soc. Issues. This abbreviation ('J. Sport Soc. Issues') is well recommended and approved for the purpose of indexing, abstraction, referencing and citing goals. It meets all the essential criteria of ISO 4 standard.
ISO 4 (International Organization for Standardization 4) is an international standard that defines a uniform and consistent system for abbreviating serial publication titles and journals.
If your research field is/are related to Sociology and Political Science (Q1), then please visit the official website of this journal.
The acceptance rate/percentage of any academic journal/conference depends upon many parameters. Some of the critical parameters are listed below.
It is essential to understand that the acceptance rate/rejection rate of papers varies among journals. Some Journals considers all the manuscripts submissions as a basis of acceptance rate computation. On the other hand, few consider the only manuscripts sent for peer review or few even not bother about the accurate maintenance of total submissions. Hence, it can provide a rough estimation only.
The best way to find out the acceptance rate is to reach out to the associated editor or to check the official website of the Journal/Conference.
Journal of Sport and Social Issues latest impact IF is 3.55. It's evaluated in the year 2024. The highest and the lowest impact IF or impact score of this journal are 3.93 (2023) and 1.24 (2014), respectively, in the last 11 years. Moreover, its average IS is 2.27 in the previous 11 years.
The Journal of Sport and Social Issues has an SJR (SCImago Journal Rank) of 1.085, according to the latest data. It is computed in the year 2025. In the past 11 years, this journal has recorded a range of SJR, with the highest being 1.185 in 2014 and the lowest being 0.611 in 2022. Furthermore, the average SJR of the Journal of Sport and Social Issues over the previous 11-year period stands at 2.27.
The latest h-index of the Journal of Sport and Social Issues is 72.
The Journal of Sport and Social Issues is published by the SAGE Publications Inc., with its country of publication being the United States.
The Journal of Sport and Social Issues is currently ranked 4220 out of 27955 Journals, Conferences, and Book Series in the latest ranking. Over the course of the last 11 years, this journal has experienced varying rankings, reaching its highest position of 3377 in 2014 and its lowest position of 8391 in 2022.
The standard ISO4 abbreviation for the Journal of Sport and Social Issues is J. Sport Soc. Issues.
Journal of Sport and Social Issues is classified as a journal that the SAGE Publications Inc. publishes.
The Journal of Sport and Social Issues encompasses the following areas:
For a more comprehensive understanding of its scope, check the official website of this journal.
The Journal of Sport and Social Issues is assigned the following International Standard Serial Numbers (ISSN): 01937235, 15527638.
The best quartile for the Journal of Sport and Social Issues is Q1 (2024).
The Journal of Sport and Social Issues coverage history can be summarized as follows: 1977-2025.
| Journal/Conference/Workshop/Book Title | Type | Ranking | Publisher | h-index | Impact Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Materials Research | journal | 15597 | Universidade Federal de Sao Carlos | 75 | 1.40 |
| European Journal of Education | journal | 4974 | Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd | 63 | 5.08 |
| Tekstilec | trade journal | 17340 | University of Ljubljana Press | 16 | 1.29 |
| Korean Journal of Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology | journal | 22033 | Korean Society for Applied Microbiology | 0 | 0.00 |
| Natural Solutions | trade journal | 28581 | Innovision Health Media | 1 | 0.00 |
| International Conference on Architectural Support for Programming Languages and Operating Systems - ASPLOS | conference and proceedings | 1553 | Association for Computing Machinery | 111 | 7.47 |
| Journal of Immigrant and Refugee Studies | journal | 7357 | Routledge | 39 | 2.17 |
| Genes and Nutrition | journal | 4763 | BioMed Central Ltd | 69 | 4.26 |
| Brazilian Symposium of Computer Graphic and Image Processing | conference and proceedings | 24442 | IEEE Computer Society | 34 | 0.41 |
| Cuadernos de historia (Santiago, Chile) | journal | 20049 | Universidad de Chile, Facultad de Filosofia y Humanidades, Departamento de Literatura | 6 | 0.41 |
| Year | Impact Score (IS) |
|---|---|
| 2025/2026 | Coming Soon |
| 2024 | 3.55 |
| 2023 | 3.93 |
| 2022 | 3.19 |
| 2021 | 1.64 |
| 2020 | 1.83 |
| 2019 | 2.44 |
| 2018 | 1.69 |
| 2017 | 1.59 |
| 2016 | 2.04 |
| 2015 | 1.87 |
| 2014 | 1.24 |
