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International Journal of Sport Communication

ISSN 1936-3907 · 1936-3915

Publisher: Human Kinetics Publishers, Inc.

Scopus · Q1ABDC BWoS · ESCI

Is International Journal of Sport Communication indexed in Scopus? Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 2018–2026, best quartile Q1, CiteScore 4.2.

Is International Journal of Sport Communication in Web of Science? Yes — indexed in the Emerging Sources Citation Index.

What is the ABDC rating of International Journal of Sport Communication? It is rated B in the ABDC Journal Quality List 2025 under Commercial services.

Is International Journal of Sport Communication open access? No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.

4.2
CiteScore 2025
Scopus
Q1
Best quartile
80th percentile
B
ABDC rating
JQL 2025
3
Indexed in
major indexes
ABDCAustralian Business Deans Council 2025
Rating
B
Unchanged since 2022 vs ABDC 2022
Year of inception
2008
Field of research
Commercial services (3504)
Publisher (per ABDC)
Human Kinetics Publishers, Inc.
B = next 35–40% — good to excellent metrics and reputation.
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DOAJDirectory of Open Access Journals (live)
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FT50Financial Times research list
Not listed in FT50.
UT DallasUTD top-100 business research
Not listed in UT Dallas.
ONOS · APC coveredOne Nation One Subscription (Govt of India)
Not in the ONOS APC-supported list.
Publishing in this journal is not centrally APC-funded under One Nation One Subscription.

Official sources & links

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