Journal profile · HOSPITALITY, LEISURE, SPORT & TOURISM
Sports Coaching Review
ISSN 2164-0629 · eISSN 2164-0637 · Taylor & Francis
Sports Coaching Review: CAS Zone 2 · Management (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.2 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,290; median 287 days to acceptance (67 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 18% (journal website); 35 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Sports Coaching Review is published by Taylor & Francis 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 Psychology and Performance, Physical Education and Pedagogy and Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports, together about 57.4% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Sports Coaching Review is the leading-edge critical publication for the international community of sports coaching scholars, students and practitioners. The journal welcomes work utilizing qualitative, quantitative and/or mixed methodologies, in addition to discussions of conceptual issues related to sports coaching research. Submitted manuscripts must be informed by a theoretical perspective, whilst written in such a way as to be accessible to the broad community of sports coaching scholars. A principal objective of the journal is to publish interrogative articles which engender debate on issues related to sports coaching theory and practice - for example, the power relations, the learning context[s], the psychological and social complexity, and the discourse, interactions and exchanges evident in coaching relations and networks. In doing so, the journal is central to the development of a critical body of knowledge for the emerging discipline and profession of sports coaching. Peer Review Statement All submitted manuscripts are subject to initial appraisal by the General Editor, and, if found suitable for further consideration, to peer review by independent, anonymous expert referees. All peer review is single anonymized.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): HOSPITALITY, LEISURE, SPORT & TOURISM
Editor-in-chief Robyn JonesPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United Kingdom 14, United States 3, Canada 2, Sweden 2, Brazil 2 (28 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Sport Psychology and PerformancePsychology27.2%
- Physical Education and PedagogyHealth Professions15.3%
- Motivation and Self-Concept in SportsPsychology14.9%
- Sports, Gender, and SocietySocial Sciences10.5%
- Coaching Methods and ImpactPsychology6.7%
- Sport and Mega-Event ImpactsSocial Sciences5.6%
- Youth Development and Social SupportSocial Sciences3.1%
- Sports injuries and preventionMedicine1.9%
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 3 |
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 |
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
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
- 2.2Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 3.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 6.2LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 6.2Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.1LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 1.1Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.88LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 1.88Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 37OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 135OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.84OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 22.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 18.27%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 34LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 155,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 362 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 30 | 21 | 11 |
| 2025 | 35 | 20 | 75 |
| 2024 | 42 | 27 | 218 |
| 2023 | 37 | 20 | 194 |
| 2022 | 31 | 15 | 439 |
| 2021 | 32 | 18 | 521 |
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
287 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 222 days – 401 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 12 days (67 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 308 days
- Sample
- 67 articles with submission and acceptance dates (71 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)
- 18%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 8 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 56 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 9 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Single 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 | USD 3,290 | — | — |
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
Sports Coaching 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 ·- Peer review Peer Review Statement
All submitted manuscripts are subject to initial appraisal by the General Editor, and, if found suitable for further consideration, to peer review by independent, anonymous expert referees. All peer review is single anonymized.
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
- 2164-0629
- Electronic ISSN
- 2164-0637
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 15, Issue 2 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Sports Coaching Review
What CAS zone is Sports Coaching Review in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Sports Coaching Review is in Zone 2 of Management, and in Zone 3 of the minor category 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 Sports Coaching Review?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 2.2 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 6.2, h-index 37.
How long does peer review take at Sports Coaching Review?
Based on the dates recorded on 67 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 287 days (interquartile range 222–401 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 18%. 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 Sports Coaching Review based?
Of the 28 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United Kingdom (14), United States (3) and Canada (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Sports Coaching Review?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Sports Coaching Review is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Sports Coaching Review open access, and what is the APC?
Sports Coaching Review is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,290.
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: .