Journal profile
Eracle
ISSN 2611-6693 · SHARE Press · Italy
Eracle: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 10 weeks (community reports); 11 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Eracle is published by SHARE Press. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Physical Education and Sports Studies, Sports, Gender, and Society and Sport and Mega-Event Impacts, together about 66.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Journal description Eracle. Journal of Sport and Social Sciences is published once a year and aims to publish research articles, commentaries and reviews of the highest quality in keeping with the comprehensive scope of the journal. Eracle publishes original research on exercise, sport, physical culture and the body. Analyses from a range of theoretical and methodological perspectives are encouraged to stimulate further research, critical thinking and theory development on topics covering a broad spectrum from global professional sport to coaching, commercial training, fitness and recreational physical activity. The journal publishes a range of peer-reviewed research articles, research notes and book reviews. Eracle provides a forum for the wide-ranging and interdisciplinary study of sport, including the history, sociology and psychology of sport, sports medicine and health, sport and health education, and sport administration and management. Discussions in the journal range from broad conceptualizations of the fundamental logic of sport to highly localized readings of sporting practices in particular times and places. In addition to articles of a traditional scholarly nature, the journal also invites case studies that take the form of accounts of practice, including documentation of sport practices and exegeses that analyse the social implications of those practices.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Luca BifulcoPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Hong Kong, China 2, France 1 (3 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Physical Education and Sports StudiesSocial Sciences31.5%
- Sports, Gender, and SocietySocial Sciences25.6%
- Sport and Mega-Event ImpactsSocial Sciences9.2%
- Sports and Physical Education StudiesSocial Sciences3.7%
- Martial Arts: Techniques, Psychology, and EducationSocial Sciences3.7%
- Gender and Feminist StudiesSocial Sciences2.6%
- Diverse Aspects of Tourism ResearchSocial Sciences2.2%
- Media Studies and CommunicationSocial Sciences2.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
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
- h-index
- 3OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 113 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 10 | 10 | 1 |
| 2025 | 11 | 11 | 4 |
| 2024 | 11 | 11 | 5 |
| 2023 | 16 | 16 | 10 |
| 2022 | 23 | 23 | 2 |
| 2021 | 9 | 9 | 3 |
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.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 10 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 10 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
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
- SHARE Press
- Country or region
- Italy
- Language
- English, Spanish, French, Italian
- ISSN
- 2611-6693
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 9, Issue 1 (2026)
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Eracle
How long does peer review take at Eracle?
Authors report an average review time of about 10 weeks. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Where are the editorial board members of Eracle based?
Of the 3 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Hong Kong, China (2) and France (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Eracle?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Eracle is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Eracle open access, and what is the APC?
Eracle is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, Publisher website; 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .