Journal profile · Multiple
Sport Management Review
ISSN 1441-3523 · eISSN 1839-2083 · Elsevier
Sport Management Review: CAS Zone 2 · Management (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.73; JCR Q1 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC about USD 1,100; review about 60 days (first decision after review, publisher); acceptance rate 7% (journal website); 47 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Sport Management Review is published by Elsevier and is in Zone 2 of Management in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Sport and Mega-Event Impacts, Sports, Gender, and Society and Sports Analytics and Performance, together about 57.1% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Sport Management Review is published as a service to sport industries worldwide. It is a multidisciplinary journal concerned with the management, marketing, and governance of sport at all levels and in all its manifestations -- whether as an entertainment, a recreation, or an occupation. The journal encourages collaboration between scholars and practitioners. It welcomes submissions reporting new research, new applications and advances in theory. The language of publication is English. Submissions are peer reviewed.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Editor-in-chief Pamela Wicker, Bielefeld University, GermanyPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Sport and Mega-Event ImpactsSocial Sciences24.7%
- Sports, Gender, and SocietySocial Sciences23.7%
- Sports Analytics and PerformanceEconomics, Econometrics and Finance8.8%
- Nonprofit Sector and VolunteeringSocial Sciences6.1%
- Consumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and IdentificationBusiness, Management and Accounting4.6%
- Recreation, Leisure, Wilderness ManagementPsychology3%
- Sport Psychology and PerformancePsychology2.9%
- Motivation and Self-Concept in SportsPsychology2.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Management Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Management | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Management Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Management | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Education Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Education | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Management | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q1 · best quartile · 2025
- 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
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
- 3.73LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 3.9Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 5.1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 7.3LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 7.3Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.57LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 1.57Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.31LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 2.31Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 106OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 714OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.89OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 10.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 14.68%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 46LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 269,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,028 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 24 | 14 | 3 |
| 2025 | 47 | 23 | 133 |
| 2024 | 33 | 13 | 269 |
| 2023 | 31 | 15 | 422 |
| 2022 | 36 | 15 | 683 |
| 2021 | 51 | 19 | 1,293 |
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
Publisher-reported review time from the journal's website
60 daysfirst decision after review
The publisher's own definition applies; dates from this journal's articles in the last 24 months are not available yet, so the publisher's figure is used.
Figures by source
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 7%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 2 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 60 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 13 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication
- 2 daysPublisher 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 1,100 | — | — | |
| 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
- Open access Open access
Sport Management Review 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 discoverability and…
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
- Elsevier
- ISSN
- 1441-3523
- Electronic ISSN
- 1839-2083
- Society / sponsor
- Sport Management Association of Australia and New Zealand
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 29, Issue 4 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Sport Management Review
What CAS zone is Sport Management Review in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Sport Management Review is in Zone 2 of Management, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism / Management. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Management. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Sport Management Review?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.73; CiteScore 7.3, h-index 106.
How long does peer review take at Sport Management Review?
The publisher reports about 60 days (first decision after review); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 7%. 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.
What JCR quartile is Sport Management Review in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q1 (best quartile). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 2 of Management.
Which databases index Sport Management Review?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Sport Management Review is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is Sport Management Review open access, and what is the APC?
Sport Management Review is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 1,100.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .