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Journal of Sport and Health Research

Journal of Sport and Health Research is Scopus-indexed (Q1, CiteScore 1.5), WoS ESCI. Published by Didactic Asociation Andalucia.

Checked against the index lists dated 4 October 2026.

ISSN 1989-6239Verify ISSN ↗

Publisher: Didactic Asociation Andalucia

Scopus · Q1WoS · ESCI

1.5

CiteScore 2025

Scopus

Best quartile

rank 277 of 1434 · 80th pctile

Indexed in

major indexes

Cost to publish: No APC data — check the publisher

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Status

Active

Coverage

2018–present

Source type

Journal

Open access

CiteScore

1.5

SJR · SCImago

0.247

Q2 SJR quartile

H-index

Best quartile

Q1 · 80th pctile

Subject area	Rank	Pctile	Q
Cultural Studies	277 / 1434	80th	Q1
Complementary and Manual Therapy	14 / 22	38th	Q3
Education	1048 / 1698	38th	Q3
Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation	167 / 257	35th	Q3
Orthopedics and Sports Medicine	229 / 340	32nd	Q3
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health	493 / 725	32nd	Q3
Developmental and Educational Psychology	280 / 380	26th	Q3

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Quick answers

Is Journal of Sport and Health Research indexed in Scopus?

Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 2018–present, best quartile Q1, CiteScore 1.5.

What quartile is Journal of Sport and Health Research in Scopus?

Journal of Sport and Health Research is Q1 in Cultural Studies (rank 277 of 1434), Q3 in Complementary and Manual Therapy (rank 14 of 22) and Q3 in Education (rank 1048 of 1698), by CiteScore 2025. It is ranked in 7 subject areas in all.

What is the impact factor of Journal of Sport and Health Research?

Journal of Sport and Health Research is indexed in the Emerging Sources Citation Index, so it may have a Journal Impact Factor in Clarivate's Journal Citation Reports. JCR is paid, so check it for the current value. The closest free measure is its Scopus CiteScore 1.5, which places it in quartile Q1 at the 80th percentile of its subject. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 0.247, quartile Q2, with an H-index of 15.

Who publishes Journal of Sport and Health Research and what is its ISSN?

Journal of Sport and Health Research is published by Didactic Asociation Andalucia. Its ISSN is 1989-6239.

Is Journal of Sport and Health Research in Web of Science?

Yes — indexed in the Emerging Sources Citation Index.

Is Journal of Sport and Health Research open access?

No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.

How well cited is Journal of Sport and Health Research? — open metrics via OpenAlex

Journal of Sport and Health Research has an h-index of 12 and a 2-year mean of 0.41 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 1.5, quartile Q1. On 2-year citations it ranks #463 of 1,309 Scopus journals in Cultural Studies.

h-index

0.41

2-yr mean citations

i10-index

609

works indexed

1,119

total citations

2-yr mean citations, among Scopus journals in the same subject

#463 of 1,309 Top 36% Cultural Studies

#20 of 22 Bottom 10% Complementary and Manual Therapy

#1,244 of 1,610 Bottom 23% Education

Papers published per year

Journal of Sport and Health Research published 61 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2023 with 66. 2026* is the year so far.

Main topics

Health and Lifestyle StudiesSports and Physical Education StudiesSports Performance and TrainingPhysical Education and Pedagogy

h-index, i10-index and 2-year mean citedness are open, licence-clear metrics from OpenAlex — not a proprietary impact factor. The subject rank counts only journals that OpenAlex has a figure for; it is not a Scopus or Clarivate ranking. Updated 2026-10-14.

Who publishes in Journal of Sport and Health Research? — latest 98 articles, 2024–2026

In its latest 98 research articles (2024–2026), authors are most often from Spain (37.1%), Indonesia (11.2%) and Chile (10.1%).

Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.

Are there integrity warnings for Journal of Sport and Health Research? — indicators, not proof of misconduct

Scopus status: Active. No retracted papers are recorded. The Problematic Paper Screener flags none of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.

Scopus statusActive
Retracted papers None recorded
Problematic Paper Screener flags None flagged

Retractions from OpenAlex; flags from the Problematic Paper Screener (Cabanac, Labbé & Magazinov, CC BY), 2026-09-21 export. A flag marks a paper for a closer look; it is not a finding against the journal.

Official sources & links

Journal website ↗ Scopus source ↗ Web of Science ↗ ISSN Portal · 1989-6239 ↗

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