Journal profile · PSYCHOLOGY, APPLIED
Journal of Clinical Sport Psychology
ISSN 1932-9261 · eISSN 1932-927X · Human Kinetics Publishers Inc.
Journal of Clinical Sport Psychology: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.46; subscription journal; 32 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Clinical Sport Psychology is published by Human Kinetics Publishers Inc. and is in Zone 4 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Sport Psychology and Performance, Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports and Sports injuries and prevention, together about 51% of its articles. Its main subfields are Clinical Psychology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
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From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): PSYCHOLOGY, APPLIED
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Sport Psychology and PerformancePsychology23.6%
- Motivation and Self-Concept in SportsPsychology17.9%
- Sports injuries and preventionMedicine9.5%
- Behavioral Health and InterventionsPsychology7.8%
- Eating Disorders and BehaviorsPsychology6.1%
- Mindfulness and Compassion InterventionsPsychology4.3%
- Youth Development and Social SupportSocial Sciences3.9%
- Traumatic Brain Injury ResearchMedicine3.6%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Psychology, Applied | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Psychology, Applied | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Psychology, Applied | 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
- 1.46LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.69LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.77LetPub ·
- h-index
- 52OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 274OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.83OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 6.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 29LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 574 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 33 | 5 | 2 |
| 2025 | 32 | 6 | 27 |
| 2024 | 23 | 8 | 44 |
| 2023 | 27 | 14 | 101 |
| 2022 | 38 | 12 | 245 |
| 2021 | 41 | 17 | 444 |
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
- Human Kinetics Publishers Inc.
- ISSN
- 1932-9261
- Electronic ISSN
- 1932-927X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Clinical Sport Psychology
What CAS zone is Journal of Clinical Sport Psychology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Clinical Sport Psychology is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Psychology, Applied. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Journal of Clinical Sport Psychology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.46; CiteScore 3.6, h-index 52.
Which databases index Journal of Clinical Sport Psychology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Clinical Sport Psychology is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is Journal of Clinical Sport Psychology open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Clinical Sport Psychology 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, 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: .