Journal profile · HOSPITALITY, LEISURE, SPORT & TOURISM
International Journal of Sport Finance
ISSN 1558-6235 · eISSN 1930-076X · Fitness Information Technology
International Journal of Sport Finance: CAS Zone 4 · Management (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.54; hybrid open access; 26 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
International Journal of Sport Finance is published by Fitness Information Technology and is in Zone 4 of Management in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Sports Analytics and Performance, Sports, Gender, and Society and Sport and Mega-Event Impacts, together about 70.3% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): HOSPITALITY, LEISURE, SPORT & TOURISM
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Sports Analytics and PerformanceEconomics, Econometrics and Finance34.9%
- Sports, Gender, and SocietySocial Sciences20.9%
- Sport and Mega-Event ImpactsSocial Sciences14.5%
- Gambling Behavior and TreatmentsPsychology3.5%
- Consumer Market Behavior and PricingBusiness, Management and Accounting3.3%
- Experimental Behavioral Economics StudiesSocial Sciences3%
- Sport Psychology and PerformancePsychology2.6%
- Financial Markets and Investment StrategiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance2.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Management Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Management Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Economics Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Economics | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview 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
- 0.54LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.42LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.69LetPub ·
- h-index
- 40OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 153OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.31OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 41.54%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 19LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 573 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 20 | 5 | 0 |
| 2025 | 26 | 7 | 5 |
| 2024 | 37 | 9 | 21 |
| 2023 | 40 | 22 | 50 |
| 2022 | 40 | 20 | 57 |
| 2021 | 35 | 16 | 155 |
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.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- Fitness Information Technology
- ISSN
- 1558-6235
- Electronic ISSN
- 1930-076X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Sport Finance
What CAS zone is International Journal of Sport Finance in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, International Journal of Sport Finance is in Zone 4 of Management, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Management. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of International Journal of Sport Finance?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.54; CiteScore 1.4, h-index 40.
Which databases index International Journal of Sport Finance?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, International Journal of Sport Finance is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is International Journal of Sport Finance open access, and what is the APC?
International Journal of Sport Finance is a hybrid journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .