Journal profile · HOSPITALITY, LEISURE, SPORT & TOURISM
International Sports Studies
ISSN 1443-0770 · Logos Verlag Berlin GmbH
International Sports Studies: CAS Zone 4 · Management (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; 21 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
International Sports Studies is published by Logos Verlag Berlin GmbH 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 Physical Education and Pedagogy, Sports, Gender, and Society and Sport and Mega-Event Impacts, together about 41.8% 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
- Physical Education and PedagogyHealth Professions20.1%
- Sports, Gender, and SocietySocial Sciences12%
- Sport and Mega-Event ImpactsSocial Sciences9.7%
- Inclusion and Disability in Education and SportSocial Sciences7.4%
- Motivation and Self-Concept in SportsPsychology7%
- Sport Psychology and PerformancePsychology6%
- Sports Analytics and PerformanceEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.4%
- Sports and Physical Education ResearchHealth Professions5.4%
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)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
- 0.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.13LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.09LetPub ·
- h-index
- 9OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 7OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.32OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 15LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 182 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 25 | 21 | 1 |
| 2025 | 21 | 19 | 7 |
| 2024 | 16 | 13 | 12 |
| 2023 | 18 | 1 | 7 |
| 2022 | 8 | 1 | 13 |
| 2021 | 14 | 1 | 34 |
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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- Logos Verlag Berlin GmbH
- ISSN
- 1443-0770
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about International Sports Studies
What CAS zone is International Sports Studies in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, International Sports Studies 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.
Which databases index International Sports Studies?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, International Sports Studies is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is International Sports Studies open access, and what is the APC?
International Sports Studies is a subscription 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: .