Journal profile · ETHICS
Sport Ethics and Philosophy
ISSN 1751-1321 · eISSN 1751-133X · Taylor & Francis
Sport Ethics and Philosophy: CAS Zone 3 · Management (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.4 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 141 days to acceptance (81 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 32% (journal website); 47 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Sport Ethics and Philosophy is published by Taylor & Francis 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 Doping in Sports, Sports, Gender, and Society and Sport and Mega-Event Impacts, together about 53.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Sport, Ethics and Philosophy is the journal of the British Philosophy of Sport Association. It publishes high quality articles from a wide variety of philosophical traditions. The journal is particularly open to essays of applied philosophy that engage with issues or practice, policy and scholarship concerning the nature and values of sports. Fundamental essays in philosophy, as they inform our understanding of sport and related practices, are welcomed as are theoretical submissions from cognate disciplines. Peer Review Statement Sport, Ethics and Philosophy is an international peer-reviewed journal which publishes original research contributions to scientific knowledge. All manuscript submissions are subject to initial appraisal by the Editor, and, if found suitable for further consideration, to peer review by independent, anonymous expert referees. All peer review is double anonymized and submission is online via ScholarOne Manuscripts. Please click here to be taken to the submissions website.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): ETHICS
Editor-in-chief Francisco Javier López FríasPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 25%); most named United States 3, Mainland China 1 (4 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Doping in SportsSocial Sciences33.2%
- Sports, Gender, and SocietySocial Sciences11.6%
- Sport and Mega-Event ImpactsSocial Sciences8.3%
- Sports Analytics and PerformanceEconomics, Econometrics and Finance7.8%
- Sport Psychology and PerformancePsychology6.4%
- Hormonal and reproductive studiesMedicine3.7%
- Motivation and Self-Concept in SportsPsychology3.4%
- Adventure Sports and Sensation SeekingPsychology3.2%
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 | Ethics | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Management Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Ethics | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- CiteScore Q1 · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
ProQuest, EBSCOhost - Current Abstracts, SPORTDiscus with Full Text, The Philosopher's Index (Online), TOC Premier (Table of Contents), Ovid - The Philosopher's Index (Online), ProQuest - Biological Sciences, Core, British Humanities Index (Online), Core, Physical Education Index (Online), Selective, Professional ProQuest Central, ProQuest 5000, ProQuest 5000 International, ProQuest Central, ProQuest Research Library, ProQuest Social Science JournalsPublisher website
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 (publisher) 2025
- 1.4Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.5Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 4Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.75LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.75Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.27LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 1.27Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 35OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 213OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.72OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 21.4%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 21.77%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 43LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 170,000Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 170,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 839 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 44 | 19 | 9 |
| 2025 | 47 | 15 | 70 |
| 2024 | 46 | 28 | 156 |
| 2023 | 49 | 26 | 233 |
| 2022 | 27 | 13 | 281 |
| 2021 | 30 | 15 | 133 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
141 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 84 days – 224 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 9 days (81 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 154 days
- Sample
- 81 articles with submission and acceptance dates (104 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 32%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 32%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 4 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 4 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 60 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review 2025
- 60 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 10 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 10 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Hybrid open access journal (Taylor & Francis Open Select). Model summary
Sport, Ethics and Philosophy is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the discoverabilit…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Statement
Double anonymized peer review; online submission via ScholarOne Manuscripts. Model summary
Sport, Ethics and Philosophy is an international peer-reviewed journal which publishes original research contributions to scientific knowledge.
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
- Taylor & Francis
- ISSN
- 1751-1321
- Electronic ISSN
- 1751-133X
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 20, Issue 3 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Sport Ethics and Philosophy
What CAS zone is Sport Ethics and Philosophy in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Sport Ethics and Philosophy is in Zone 3 of Management, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Ethics. 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 Sport Ethics and Philosophy?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 1.4 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 4, h-index 35.
How long does peer review take at Sport Ethics and Philosophy?
Based on the dates recorded on 81 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 141 days (interquartile range 84–224 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 32% (2025). 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Sport Ethics and Philosophy based?
Of the 4 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 25%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (3) and Mainland China (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Sport Ethics and Philosophy?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Sport Ethics and Philosophy is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Sport Ethics and Philosophy open access, and what is the APC?
Sport Ethics and Philosophy is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC charged, amount not published.
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: .