Journal profile · HOSPITALITY, LEISURE, SPORT & TOURISM
International Journal of Sports Marketing & Sponsorship
ISSN 1464-6668 · eISSN 2515-7841 · Emerald
International Journal of Sports Marketing & Sponsorship: CAS Zone 3 · Management (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.17; hybrid open access; 74 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
International Journal of Sports Marketing & Sponsorship is published by Emerald 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 Sports, Gender, and Society, Sport and Mega-Event Impacts and Consumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and Identification, together about 49.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science. (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, Gender, and SocietySocial Sciences19.2%
- Sport and Mega-Event ImpactsSocial Sciences15.4%
- Consumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and IdentificationBusiness, Management and Accounting14.7%
- Sports Analytics and PerformanceEconomics, Econometrics and Finance8.5%
- Digital Marketing and Social MediaSocial Sciences7%
- Customer Service Quality and LoyaltyBusiness, Management and Accounting4.7%
- Media, Gender, and AdvertisingSocial Sciences3%
- Digital Games and MediaSocial Sciences2.8%
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 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Education Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Education | 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
- 3.17LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 6.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.77LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.27LetPub ·
- h-index
- 59OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 463OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.5OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 21.9%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 9.6%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 71LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,076 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 54 | 10 | 8 |
| 2025 | 74 | 18 | 158 |
| 2024 | 78 | 16 | 555 |
| 2023 | 52 | 12 | 766 |
| 2022 | 29 | 9 | 404 |
| 2021 | 46 | 11 | 942 |
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
- Emerald
- ISSN
- 1464-6668
- Electronic ISSN
- 2515-7841
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Sports Marketing & Sponsorship
What CAS zone is International Journal of Sports Marketing & Sponsorship in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, International Journal of Sports Marketing & Sponsorship 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 3 of Management. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of International Journal of Sports Marketing & Sponsorship?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.17; CiteScore 6.3, h-index 59.
Which databases index International Journal of Sports Marketing & Sponsorship?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, International Journal of Sports Marketing & Sponsorship is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is International Journal of Sports Marketing & Sponsorship open access, and what is the APC?
International Journal of Sports Marketing & Sponsorship 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: .