JOURNAL OF SPORTS SCIENCES impact factor overview
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Impact factor overview
JOURNAL OF SPORTS SCIENCES is listed in this directory with bibliometric information for 2025. It is published by TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD. The recorded Journal Impact Factor is 2.500. Its listed JIF quartile is Q2.
Ranking and quartile
The recorded JIF rank is 43 out of 133 journals in its listed category. A Q2 designation describes the journal’s position within its subject category; it should not be used as a direct measure of the quality of an individual article.
Citation profile
The record contains 17,718 total citations, 279 total articles, 309 citable items. The five-year JIF is 3.500, which is 1.000 points above the listed two-year JIF. These values use different citation windows and should be interpreted together rather than as a direct trend. The JIF without journal self-citations is recorded as 2.300. The Journal Citation Indicator is listed as 0.970.
Citation half-life
The cited half-life is recorded as 9.6 years, describing the median age of articles cited in the reporting year. The citing half-life is 7.8 years, reflecting the median age of references used by the journal’s articles.
Journal identifiers and verification
JOURNAL OF SPORTS SCIENCES is identified in this record by print ISSN 0264-0414 and electronic ISSN 1466-447X. Use the ISSN when checking library catalogues, publisher records, indexing databases, or the official Journal Citation Reports entry.
Complete journal information
All values below come directly from the database record.
| Journal name | JOURNAL OF SPORTS SCIENCES |
|---|---|
| Abbreviated journal | J SPORT SCI |
| Publisher | TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD |
| Metric year | 2025 |
| Overall rank | 6,322 |
| ISSN | 0264-0414 |
| eISSN | 1466-447X |
| Total cites | 17,718 |
| Total articles | 279 |
| Citable items | 309 |
| Cited half-life | 9.6 years |
| Citing half-life | 7.8 years |
| Impact Factor | 2.500 |
| 5-Year JIF | 3.500 |
| JIF without self-cites | 2.300 |
| Journal Citation Indicator | 0.970 |
| JIF quartile | Q2 |
| JIF rank | 43/133 |
| Record last updated |
Frequently asked questions
What is the 2025 impact factor of JOURNAL OF SPORTS SCIENCES?
The impact factor recorded in this directory for JOURNAL OF SPORTS SCIENCES is 2.500 for the 2025 metric year.
What quartile is JOURNAL OF SPORTS SCIENCES?
JOURNAL OF SPORTS SCIENCES is listed in quartile Q2. Quartiles describe a journal’s position within a subject category and should be interpreted within that field.
Who publishes JOURNAL OF SPORTS SCIENCES?
JOURNAL OF SPORTS SCIENCES is listed as being published by TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD.
Can a journal impact factor be used to judge an individual article?
No. A journal impact factor is a journal-level citation average. It does not measure the quality, reliability or influence of every individual article published by that journal.
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