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WoS SCIE Q1Scopus Q1SCImago #3,894CAS 1区Top JournalHybrid

Communication & Sport

Country: Updating•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q1•Scopus SJR: 1.151•SCImago Rank: #3,894•Identifier (ISSN):2167-4795(Print)/2167-4809(Online)•Articles / Year: 71•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $3,448 USD
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (SSCI)
Clarivate IF (2026)Q1
2.5
↓ -0.3

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (Hirsch Index)
43

43 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRTop Tier
Self-Citation Rate21.9%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
71articles/year
22.38% Gold OA•97.67% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

Quyết định số 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN ngày 11/7/2025 (Mục quốc tế)

2.00pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q1(IF: 2.5)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20262.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 2.5)
🔵 Computed
20252.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 2.8)
🔵 Computed
20242.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 3.2)
🔵 Computed
20232.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 2.7)
🔵 Computed
20222.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 3.183)
🔵 Computed

Note: Domestic journal scores are officially collected from annual HĐGSNN decisions across councils. International journal scores are dynamically computed according to Decision 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN based on quartile and citation metrics in the publication year.

Aims & Scope

Communication & Sport is a leading international peer-reviewed journal publishing original research, clinical updates, and reviews indexed in Clarivate Web of Science (SCIE) with Q1 quartile ranking.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Political science89.9%Law86.5%Sociology85.7%Psychology65.2%Business58%Philosophy57.5%Advertising54.6%Geography50.7%Media studies50.7%History50%Computer science49.3%Archaeology48.3%Biology43.2%Social science40.8%Art39.9%Medicine39.6%Social psychology38.4%Public relations37.4%Physics35%Economics31.4%Politics29%Linguistics29%Epistemology26.6%Physical therapy26.3%Athletes26.1%Quantum mechanics25.8%Gender studies24.4%World Wide Web23.4%Mathematics22.7%Literature21.3%Geology20.8%
Primary Research Areas

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #3,894Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:2015-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Social Sciences
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
1.151

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q1
Scopus H-Index (2025)
43

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
4.61

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,448 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations962
3-Year Documents183
Citable Documents168

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)0

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate41.1%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

CommunicationQ1
Social Sciences (miscellaneous)Q1

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
1区 (Zone 1)Literature
Minor Category (Specific Field):
2区COMMUNICATION
CAS Early Warning List History:
Updated annually: 2020 – 2024
2020
Not warned
2021
Not warned
2022
Not warned
2023
Not warned
2024
Not warned

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Publisher Review Speed
Updating
Average time to first editorial decision
Online Publication Speed
Updating
Time from acceptance to online publication
Official Acceptance Rate
Updating
Manuscript acceptance rate confirmed by the publisher
Open Access Model
Hybrid
OA publishing option or traditional subscription
Publisher
SAGE
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Indexing & Databases
SSCIScopusPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
COMMUNICATION
JCRSSCI
53/227Q1
HOSPITALITY, LEISURE, SPORT & TOURISM
JCRSSCI
60/141Q2
COMMUNICATION
JCISSCI
82/227Q2
HOSPITALITY, LEISURE, SPORT & TOURISM
JCISSCI
42/141Q2

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—6117
20252.896164
20243.269326
20232.758453
20223.18349681
2021—40839
2020—541,366
2019—631,615
2018—34929
2017—33856
2016—29842
2015—331,142
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Communication & Sport

WoS Q1
123420222023202420252.80
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:2.8

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 21.9%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

Similar Journals in Discipline

Journals in the same research field with comparable impact metrics

Record UUID: 2197b97b-9d99-4b30-b204-07386eb7b65a
Database Updated: 2026-09-29