Journal metric profile

Journal of Science in Sport and Exercise

Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based Journal Impact Factor, five-year Impact Factor, quartile, category rank, publisher, identifiers and citation profile for the 2025 metric year.

JCR-based Impact Factor 1.300 2025 metric year
5-Year Impact Factor 1.300 Longer citation window
JCR Quartile Q3 Subject-category quartile
JCR Category Rank 96/133 Recorded category rank

Journal of Science in Sport and Exercise JCR impact factor overview

This profile summarizes the journal metrics and publication information available in the current directory record.

Page reviewed August 6, 2026

Journal of Science in Sport and Exercise metric snapshot

Journal of Science in Sport and Exercise has a bibliometric profile in this directory for 2025. The publisher recorded for the journal is SPRINGERNATURE. Its listed Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based Journal Impact Factor is 1.300. The five-year Journal Impact Factor is 1.300, giving a second citation window for comparison. The journal is recorded in quartile Q3 for its listed JCR category.

Category position and quartile

The recorded JCR category position is 96 out of 133 journals. Based on that rank position, the journal sits within approximately the top 72% of the listed category. Its listed quartile is Q3. Category ranks and quartiles are field-specific and are not measures of the quality of an individual article.

How the citation indicators compare

The standard and five-year Journal Impact Factors are both 1.300 in this record. Without journal self-citations, the Impact Factor is 1.200, a difference of 0.100 points from the listed standard value. The Journal Citation Indicator (JCI) is recorded as 0.530. These measures use different definitions or citation windows, so they are most useful when read together rather than treated as interchangeable scores.

Citation and publication counts

For 2025, the directory record for Journal of Science in Sport and Exercise lists total cites: 343; total articles: 44; citable items: 63. These fields describe different parts of the JCR record and should not be combined into an article-level quality score.

Citation half-life profile

The cited half-life is 2.7 years, indicating the median age of items that contributed citations to the journal in the reporting framework. The citing half-life is 8.3 years, indicating the median age of references used by the journal’s articles.

Identifiers and verification

Journal of Science in Sport and Exercise is identified in this directory by print ISSN 2096-6709 and electronic ISSN 2662-1371. The publisher is recorded as SPRINGERNATURE. When making submission, library, or research-evaluation decisions, verify the title and identifiers against the journal publisher and the official Clarivate Journal Citation Reports record.

Complete journal information

Use this table to verify the individual metric values, identifiers and publication details stored for this journal.

Journal nameJournal of Science in Sport and Exercise
Abbreviated journalJ SCI SPORT EXERC
PublisherSPRINGERNATURE
Metric year2025
Overall rank11,740
ISSN2096-6709
eISSN2662-1371
Total cites343
Total articles44
Citable items63
Cited half-life2.7 years
Citing half-life8.3 years
JCR-based Journal Impact Factor1.300
5-Year Impact Factor1.300
Impact Factor without journal self-cites1.200
Journal Citation Indicator0.530
JCR Impact Factor quartileQ3
JCR category rank96/133
Database record updated

Frequently asked questions

What is the 2025 JCR-based Journal Impact Factor of Journal of Science in Sport and Exercise?

The Journal Impact Factor recorded in this directory as a Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based value for Journal of Science in Sport and Exercise is 1.300 for the 2025 metric year.

What are the JCR quartile and category rank of Journal of Science in Sport and Exercise?

Journal of Science in Sport and Exercise is listed with quartile Q3 and category rank 96/133. These values are category-specific and should be verified against the official JCR record when used for formal assessment.

What is the five-year Journal Impact Factor of Journal of Science in Sport and Exercise?

The five-year Journal Impact Factor recorded for Journal of Science in Sport and Exercise is 1.300. It uses a longer citation window than the standard Journal Impact Factor.

Who publishes Journal of Science in Sport and Exercise?

Journal of Science in Sport and Exercise is listed in this directory as being published by SPRINGERNATURE.

Additional records from the same publisher or with a similar listed JCR Impact Factor.