Journal profile · HOSPITALITY, LEISURE, SPORT & TOURISM
International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics
ISSN 1940-6940 · eISSN 1940-6959 · Taylor & Francis
International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics: CAS Zone 3 · Management (2025 upgraded edition); hybrid open access; median 262 days to acceptance (100 articles, last 24 months); 60 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics is published by Taylor & Francis and is in Zone 3 of Management in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Sport and Mega-Event Impacts, Sports, Gender, and Society and Doping in Sports, together about 63.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Taylor & Francis publishes knowledge and specialty research spanning humanities, social sciences, science and technology, engineering, medicine and healthcare.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): HOSPITALITY, LEISURE, SPORT & TOURISM
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Sport and Mega-Event ImpactsSocial Sciences30.1%
- Sports, Gender, and SocietySocial Sciences25.7%
- Doping in SportsSocial Sciences7.8%
- Sports Analytics and PerformanceEconomics, Econometrics and Finance7.5%
- Nonprofit Sector and VolunteeringSocial Sciences7.1%
- Physical Education and PedagogyHealth Professions3.3%
- Recreation, Leisure, Wilderness ManagementPsychology3%
- Sport Psychology and PerformancePsychology1.6%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Management Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Management Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.97LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.67LetPub ·
- h-index
- 53OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 413OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.99OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 14.8%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 27.16%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 59LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 832 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 82 | 40 | 22 |
| 2025 | 60 | 36 | 107 |
| 2024 | 53 | 33 | 259 |
| 2023 | 61 | 33 | 718 |
| 2022 | 34 | 18 | 435 |
| 2021 | 56 | 24 | 679 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
262 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 209 days – 328 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 24 days (100 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 291 days
- Sample
- 100 articles with submission and acceptance dates (157 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
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
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
- Taylor & Francis
- ISSN
- 1940-6940
- Electronic ISSN
- 1940-6959
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics
What CAS zone is International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics is in Zone 3 of Management, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Management. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics?
Based on the dates recorded on 100 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 262 days (interquartile range 209–328 days). 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.
Which databases index International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics open access, and what is the APC?
International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics 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, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .