
Academic Journal
Q1International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics
About International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics
International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics is a scholarly journal published by Taylor and Francis Ltd.. SCImago 2025 lists it in Q1, with an SJR of 0.969 and H-index of 47.
Coverage: 2010-2026. Research categories: Social Sciences (miscellaneous) (Q1); Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management (Q1).
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Topics in published research
Sport and Mega-Event Impacts; Sports, Gender, and Society; Doping in Sports; Sports Analytics and Performance; Nonprofit Sector and Volunteering; Physical Education and Pedagogy.
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Aims & Scope
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Recent Research Articles
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Ivy Osei, Janice Forsyth, Richard Norman
2026-10-03 · DOI: 10.1080/19406940.2026.2738564Contesting gender politics in the 2023 Women’s World Cup: Chinese fans’ online reactions to athlete activism and kissgate
Chun Wing Lee
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Kimberly Martin, Elizabeth Rahilly
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Nick Jephson, Joyce Costello
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2026-09-29 · DOI: 10.1080/19406940.2026.2738574From international projection to value creation: the public investment fund’s strategic reorientation and the case of Newcastle United
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2026-09-29 · DOI: 10.1080/19406940.2026.2738560Perspectives of sports enthusiasts on the poor performance of Ghana national teams: lessons for sports governance
Austin Wontepaga Luguterah
2026-09-25 · DOI: 10.1080/19406940.2026.2738571Correction
2026-09-24 · DOI: 10.1080/19406940.2026.2736917Open water swimming’s governance challenges in a changing ocean: the case of the 2025 World Aquatics Championships in Singapore
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2026-09-15 · DOI: 10.1080/19406940.2026.2727465Climate change, sport policy, and environmental justice in Chile
Jorge Carrasco Cerda
2026-09-14 · DOI: 10.1080/19406940.2026.2727448Equal goals, unequal standards: the policy debate on goalpost dimensions in women’s football
Tarlan Chahardovali, Johan Rewilak
2026-09-12 · DOI: 10.1080/19406940.2026.2727442Purity, dirt and danger: symbolic dimensions of anti-doping in elite sports
Åsa Bäckström, Anna Qvarfordt
2026-09-12 · DOI: 10.1080/19406940.2026.2727425Constructing the typology of sportswashing activities: evidence from global football
Jati Satrio
2026-09-09 · DOI: 10.1080/19406940.2026.2727429Regional embeddedness and ownership of football clubs in Russia: deinstitutionalisation towards a market approach?
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2026-09-09 · DOI: 10.1080/19406940.2026.2727455Brexit FC: the role of migrant playing staffs in football clubs and their effect on Leave voting patterns in the 2016 referendum
Noah Vanderhoeven
2026-09-08 · DOI: 10.1080/19406940.2026.2727451Reviews
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