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Status
Active
Coverage
2005–present
Source type
Journal
Open access
No
CiteScore
4.1
SJR · SCImago
0.644
Q1 SJR quartile
H-index
60
Best quartile
Q1 · 95th pctile
| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cultural Studies | 69 / 1434 | 95th | Q1 |
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Sport in Society
Sport in Society is Scopus-indexed (Q1, CiteScore 4.1), ABDC B, WoS SSCI. It is covered by India's One Nation One Subscription scheme for reading access. Published by Taylor & Francis Online.
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ISSN 1743-0437Verify ISSN ↗1743-0445Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Online
Scopus · Q1ABDC BWoS · SSCIONOS
4.1
CiteScore 2025
Q1
Best quartile
B
ABDC rating
3
Indexed in
Cost to publish: No APC data — check the publisher
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Open accessNot registered as fully open access
ABDCAustralian Business Deans Council 2025
Rating
Unchanged since 2022 vs ABDC 2022
Year of inception
1998
Field of research
Commercial services (3504)
Publisher (per ABDC)
Taylor & Francis Online
B = next 35–40% — good to excellent metrics and reputation.
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Quick answers
Is Sport in Society indexed in Scopus?
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 2005–present, best quartile Q1, CiteScore 4.1.
What quartile is Sport in Society in Scopus?
Sport in Society is Q1 in Cultural Studies (rank 69 of 1434), by CiteScore 2025.
What is the impact factor of Sport in Society?
Sport in Society is indexed in the Social Sciences 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 4.1, which places it in quartile Q1 at the 95th percentile of its subject. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 0.644, quartile Q1, with an H-index of 60.
Who publishes Sport in Society and what is its ISSN?
Sport in Society is published by Taylor & Francis Online. Its print ISSN is 1743-0437 and its online ISSN is 1743-0445.
Is Sport in Society 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 Sport in Society in Web of Science?
Yes — indexed in the Social Sciences Citation Index.
What is the ABDC rating of Sport in Society?
It is rated B in the ABDC Journal Quality List 2025 under Commercial services.
Is Sport in Society open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
How well cited is Sport in Society? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Sport in Society has an h-index of 69 and a 2-year mean of 1.53 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 4.1, quartile Q1. On 2-year citations it ranks #101 of 1,309 Scopus journals in Cultural Studies.
69
h-index
1.53
2-yr mean citations
1,010
i10-index
2,720
works indexed
37,111
total citations
2-yr mean citations, among Scopus journals in the same subject
#101 of 1,309 Top 8% Cultural Studies
Sport in Society published 167 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2020 with 171. 2026* is the year so far.
Main topics
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 Sport in Society? — latest 90 articles, 2025–2026
In its latest 90 research articles (2025–2026), authors are most often from United States (13.8%), United Kingdom (13.2%) and Australia (13.2%).
Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.
Are there integrity warnings for Sport in Society? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Active. 5 retracted papers are recorded (1.8 per 1,000 papers). The Problematic Paper Screener flags none of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.
- Scopus statusActive
- Retracted papers 5 · 1.8 per 1,000 papers
- 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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