Journal profile · Multiple
Communication & Sport
ISSN 2167-4795 · eISSN 2167-4809 · SAGE
Communication & Sport: CAS Zone 1 · Literature (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 2.48; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,650; 96 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Communication & Sport is published by SAGE and is in Zone 1 of Literature in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Sports, Gender, and Society, Sport and Mega-Event Impacts and Media Studies and Communication, together about 57.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Sports, Gender, and SocietySocial Sciences30.4%
- Sport and Mega-Event ImpactsSocial Sciences20.7%
- Media Studies and CommunicationSocial Sciences6.6%
- Digital Games and MediaSocial Sciences5.6%
- Sports Analytics and PerformanceEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.3%
- Media Influence and HealthArts and Humanities5.3%
- Media, Gender, and AdvertisingSocial Sciences3.1%
- Public Relations and Crisis CommunicationSocial Sciences2.7%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Literature Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Communication | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism | Zone 3 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Literature Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Communication | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Literature Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Communication | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism | Zone 3 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- Impact factor
- 2.48LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.15LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.02LetPub ·
- h-index
- 51OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 334OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.29OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 32%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 22.38%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 92LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 706 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 65 | 30 | 21 |
| 2025 | 96 | 41 | 171 |
| 2024 | 69 | 33 | 335 |
| 2023 | 58 | 22 | 463 |
| 2022 | 49 | 16 | 687 |
| 2021 | 40 | 9 | 843 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,650 / GBP 2,676 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- SAGE
- ISSN
- 2167-4795
- Electronic ISSN
- 2167-4809
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Communication & Sport
What CAS zone is Communication & Sport in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Communication & Sport is in Zone 1 of Literature, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Communication / Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism; it is a Top journal. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 of Literature. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Communication & Sport?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.48; CiteScore 8, h-index 51.
Which databases index Communication & Sport?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Communication & Sport is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is Communication & Sport open access, and what is the APC?
Communication & Sport is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,650.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-25). Last updated: .