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Qualitative Research in Sport and Exercise
Qualitative Research in Sport and Exercise is not currently indexed in Scopus. It is covered by India's One Nation One Subscription scheme for reading access. Published by Taylor and Francis Ltd..
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ISSN 1939-8441Verify ISSN ↗1939-845XVerify ISSN ↗
Publisher: Taylor and Francis Ltd.
Cost to publish: No APC data — check the publisher
Not listed in: Web of Science, DOAJ, ABDC, ABS / AJG, FT50, UT Dallas, ONOS (APC covered)
Quick answers
Is Qualitative Research in Sport and Exercise indexed in Scopus?
No — it was previously covered by Scopus but its coverage is now inactive/discontinued (2009–2010).
What is the impact factor of Qualitative Research in Sport and Exercise?
Qualitative Research in Sport and Exercise has no Journal Impact Factor — JIF is published only for journals in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI and ESCI) — and Scopus has not published a current CiteScore for it either. Treat any "impact factor" quoted for this journal elsewhere as unofficial.
Who publishes Qualitative Research in Sport and Exercise and what is its ISSN?
Qualitative Research in Sport and Exercise is published by Taylor and Francis Ltd. Its print ISSN is 1939-8441 and its online ISSN is 1939-845X.
Is Qualitative Research in Sport and Exercise covered under ONOS in India?
Yes. It is part of the One Nation One Subscription (ONOS) national subscription, so readers at participating Indian institutions get its full text. ONOS does not cover its article processing charge.
Is Qualitative Research in Sport and Exercise in Web of Science?
No — it is not currently in the Web of Science core collections (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI or ESCI).
Is Qualitative Research in Sport and Exercise open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
Scopus coverage history
Scopus indexed Qualitative Research in Sport and Exercise for 2 years, between 2009 and 2010. Coverage ended in 2010, 16 years ago, and Scopus now lists the title as inactive.
How well cited is Qualitative Research in Sport and Exercise? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Qualitative Research in Sport and Exercise has an h-index of 63 and a 2-year mean of 2.49 citations per paper (OpenAlex).
Qualitative Research in Sport and Exercise published 49 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2017 with 64. 2026* is the year so far.
h-index, i10-index and 2-year mean citedness are open, licence-clear metrics from OpenAlex — not a proprietary impact factor. Updated 2026-10-14.
Who publishes in Qualitative Research in Sport and Exercise? — latest 99 articles, 2024–2026
In its latest 99 research articles (2024–2026), authors are most often from United Kingdom (32%), Canada (25.6%) and Australia (11%).
Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.
Are there integrity warnings for Qualitative Research in Sport and Exercise? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Inactive — coverage ended 2010. 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 statusInactive — coverage ended 2010
- 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.
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