Journal profile · HOSPITALITY, LEISURE, SPORT & TOURISM
Journal of Applied Sport Management
ISSN 2327-0179 · eISSN 2327-0187 · The University of Tennessee Knoxville
Journal of Applied Sport Management: CAS Zone 4 · Management (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; 21 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Applied Sport Management is published by The University of Tennessee Knoxville 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, Gender, and Society, Sport and Mega-Event Impacts and Sports Analytics and Performance, together about 61.8% 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
- Sports, Gender, and SocietySocial Sciences26.7%
- Sport and Mega-Event ImpactsSocial Sciences19.4%
- Sports Analytics and PerformanceEconomics, Econometrics and Finance15.7%
- Consumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and IdentificationBusiness, Management and Accounting3.3%
- Athletic Training and EducationHealth Professions3.3%
- Sport Psychology and PerformancePsychology3.1%
- Youth Development and Social SupportSocial Sciences3%
- Motivation and Self-Concept in SportsPsychology2.8%
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
- 0.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.21LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.33LetPub ·
- h-index
- 20OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 50OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.76OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 20%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 1.72%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 19LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 291 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 21 | 10 | 10 |
| 2024 | 21 | 1 | 27 |
| 2023 | 21 | 21 | 23 |
| 2022 | 24 | 24 | 53 |
| 2021 | 13 | 11 | 206 |
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
- The University of Tennessee Knoxville
- ISSN
- 2327-0179
- Electronic ISSN
- 2327-0187
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Applied Sport Management
What CAS zone is Journal of Applied Sport Management in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Applied Sport Management 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 Journal of Applied Sport Management?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Applied Sport Management is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Journal of Applied Sport Management open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Applied Sport Management 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .