Journal profile · Sport Sciences
Sociology of Sport Journal
ISSN 0741-1235 · eISSN 1543-2785 · Human Kinetics Publishers Inc. · UNITED STATES · Quarterly · Founded 1984
Sociology of Sport Journal: CAS Zone 3 · Management (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.29; subscription journal; APC about USD 2,000; review over 12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 38 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Sociology of Sport Journal is published by Human Kinetics Publishers Inc. 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 Physical Education and Pedagogy, together about 65.7% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The purpose of the Sociology of Sport Journal is to stimulate and communicate research, critical thought, and theory development on issues pertaining to the sociology of sport. The journal publishes peer-reviewed empirical and theoretical papers; book reviews; and critical essays. Analyses of sport and physical culture from diverse theoretical and methodological perspectives are encouraged. Submissions concerned with sport and physical culture as related to race, class, gender, sexuality, popular media, political economy, globalization, technology, and youth culture are especially welcome.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Sport Sciences
Editor-in-chief Cheryl Cooky, PhD Purdue University, USA ccooky@purdue.eduPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Sports, Gender, and SocietySocial Sciences32.5%
- Sport and Mega-Event ImpactsSocial Sciences26.7%
- Physical Education and PedagogyHealth Professions6.5%
- Sports Analytics and PerformanceEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5%
- Doping in SportsSocial Sciences4.1%
- Sport Psychology and PerformancePsychology2.8%
- American Sports and LiteratureArts and Humanities2.8%
- Youth Development and Social SupportSocial Sciences2.2%
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 | Sport Sciences | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Sociology | 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 |
| Minor | Sociology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Sport Sciences | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Education Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Education | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Sociology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Sport Sciences | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIESSCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of SciencePsycINFOPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, ProQuest, EBSCOhost
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- 2.29LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.3LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 4.3Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.88LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.46LetPub ·
- h-index
- 49LetPub ·
- h-index
- 101OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 852OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.26OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 12.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 3.15%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 33LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,511 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 30 | 2 | 2 |
| 2025 | 38 | 3 | 53 |
| 2024 | 53 | 13 | 218 |
| 2023 | 53 | 26 | 767 |
| 2022 | 39 | 3 | 437 |
| 2021 | 48 | 14 | 487 |
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.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
- Average review time (community reports)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
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.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | USD 2,000 / USD 1,000 / USD 2,250 / USD 2,450 / USD 2,950 | — | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Article types accepted4, with length limits
- articleThe length of submitted Articles should be between 6,000 and 8,000 words, references and endnotes included.Length not stated
- book reviewThe Sociology of Sport Journal is committed to publishing reviews of recent books that contribute to the sociology of sport or related fields.Length not stated
- research noteResearch Notes should be succinct presentations of contemporary and important sociological issues in sport and physical culture.Length not stated
- reviewure to provide page numbers for quotes. Reviews should be approximately 1,500 to 1,800 words. The text, including quotes and bibliographic information,main text ≤ 1,800 words
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Open access
- AI use Generative AI Policy
Generative AI and AI-assisted technologies for peer review is prohibited. Model summary
As stated in the Authorship Guidelines, authors who use artificial intelligence (AI)-assisted technologies (such as Large Language Models [LLMs], chatbots, or image creators) in their work must indicate how they were used in the cover letter and the work itself. These technologies cannot be listed as authors as they are unable to meet all the conditions above, particularly agreeing to be accountab…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Authorship Guidelines
The Journals Division at Human Kinetics adheres to the criteria for authorship as outlined by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors: Each author should have participated sufficiently in the work to take public responsibility for the content. Authorship credit should be based only on substantial contributions to: Substantial contributions to the conception or design of the work; or…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access
CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 ($2,250) CC BY-NC 4.0 ($2,450) CC BY 4.0 ($2,950)
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Human Kinetics Publishers Inc.
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 1984
- ISSN
- 0741-1235
- Electronic ISSN
- 1543-2785
- Society / sponsor
- North American Society for the Sociology of Sport
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Sociology of Sport Journal
What CAS zone is Sociology of Sport Journal in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Sociology of Sport Journal is in Zone 3 of Management, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Sport Sciences / Sociology / 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 Sociology of Sport Journal?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.29; CiteScore 4.3, h-index 101.
How long does peer review take at Sociology of Sport Journal?
Authors report an average review time of over 12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Which databases index Sociology of Sport Journal?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Sociology of Sport Journal is indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Web of Science and PsycINFO; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Sociology of Sport Journal open access, and what is the APC?
Sociology of Sport Journal is a subscription journal. APC about USD 2,000.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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: .