Journal profile · Arts and Humanities-History
Journal of sport history
ISSN 0094-1700 · eISSN 2155-8450 · North American Society for Sport History
Journal of sport history: subscription journal; 64 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of sport history is published by North American Society for Sport History. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Physical Education and Sports Studies, Sports, Gender, and Society and American Sports and Literature, together about 80.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Arts and Humanities-History
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Physical Education and Sports StudiesSocial Sciences32.7%
- Sports, Gender, and SocietySocial Sciences25%
- American Sports and LiteratureArts and Humanities22.8%
- Race, History, and American SocietySocial Sciences3.2%
- Cinema History and CriticismArts and Humanities2.3%
- Sport and Mega-Event ImpactsSocial Sciences1.6%
- Biographical and Historical AnalysisArts and Humanities1.6%
- Martial Arts: Techniques, Psychology, and EducationSocial Sciences1.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| History | Q3 | 1214/1936 | 37th |
| Cultural Studies | Q3 | 1049/1434 | 26th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.12LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.16LetPub ·
- h-index
- 26OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 110OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.2OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,179 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 45 | 0 | 95 |
| 2025 | 64 | 2 | 319 |
| 2024 | 60 | 1 | 492 |
| 2023 | 65 | 1 | 342 |
| 2022 | 83 | 0 | 393 |
| 2021 | 58 | 1 | 360 |
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
- North American Society for Sport History
- ISSN
- 0094-1700
- Electronic ISSN
- 2155-8450
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of sport history
Which databases index Journal of sport history?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of sport history is indexed in Scopus.
Is Journal of sport history open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of sport history 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: .