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Journal of Sports Sciences

United KingdomOrthopedics and Sports Medicine (Q1); Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation (Q1); Sports Science (Q2)ISSN-matched source record
Q1Ranking
3.1Impact Factor (2025)
181H-index (SCImago 2025)
1.018SJR (2025)
1983-2026Coverage

About Journal of Sports Sciences

Journal of Sports Sciences is a scholarly journal published by Routledge. SCImago 2025 lists it in Q1, with an SJR of 1.018 and H-index of 181.

Coverage: 1983-2026. Research categories: Orthopedics and Sports Medicine (Q1); Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation (Q1); Sports Science (Q2).

Verified field sources

  • Journal Impact Factor: 3.1 — Official source; checked 2026-10-03. Publisher-reported Journal Impact Factor and year from Taylor & Francis About this journal information.
  • Impact Factor year: 2025 — Official source; checked 2026-10-03. Publisher-reported Journal Impact Factor and year from Taylor & Francis About this journal information.

Source-backed journal facts

ISSN(s)0264-0414, 1466-447X
ISSN-L0264-0414
Source typeJournal
Publisher / hosting organisationTaylor & Francis
Publisher country codeGB
Fully open access (OpenAlex)Not marked as fully open access; hybrid options may exist
DOAJ flag (OpenAlex)Not listed in OpenAlex metadata; this is not a direct DOAJ check
Works recorded in OpenAlex8,421
Citations recorded in OpenAlex321,650
OpenAlex H-index215
Years represented in OpenAlex1970–2026 (not the founding or closing dates)

Topics in published research

Sports Performance and Training; Sports injuries and prevention; Sport Psychology and Performance; Cardiovascular and exercise physiology; Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports; Sports Analytics and Performance.

OpenAlex classifies topics from published works. These topics are not the publisher’s official aims and scope.

Source: OpenAlex source record. Retrieved 2026-10-03. Source record updated 2026-10-02. OpenAlex metrics are different from SCImago metrics and the Clarivate Journal Impact Factor.

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