Journal metric profile

PSYCHOLOGY OF 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 3.300 2025 metric year
5-Year Impact Factor 4.400 Longer citation window
JCR Quartile Q1 Subject-category quartile
JCR Category Rank 15/93 Recorded category rank

PSYCHOLOGY OF 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

PSYCHOLOGY OF SPORT AND EXERCISE metric snapshot

PSYCHOLOGY OF SPORT AND EXERCISE has a bibliometric profile in this directory for 2025. The publisher recorded for the journal is ELSEVIER. Its listed Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based Journal Impact Factor is 3.300. The five-year Journal Impact Factor is 4.400, giving a second citation window for comparison. The journal is recorded in quartile Q1 for its listed JCR category.

Category position and quartile

The recorded JCR category position is 15 out of 93 journals. Based on that rank position, the journal sits within approximately the top 16% of the listed category. Its listed quartile is Q1. Category ranks and quartiles are field-specific and are not measures of the quality of an individual article.

How the citation indicators compare

The five-year Journal Impact Factor (4.400) is 1.100 points higher than the standard Journal Impact Factor (3.300). Without journal self-citations, the Impact Factor is 3.100, a difference of 0.200 points from the listed standard value. The Journal Citation Indicator (JCI) is recorded as 1.070. 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 PSYCHOLOGY OF SPORT AND EXERCISE lists total cites: 9,290; total articles: 153; citable items: 164. 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 7 years, indicating the median age of items that contributed citations to the journal in the reporting framework. The citing half-life is 8.6 years, indicating the median age of references used by the journal’s articles.

Identifiers and verification

PSYCHOLOGY OF SPORT AND EXERCISE is identified in this directory by print ISSN 1469-0292 and electronic ISSN 1878-5476. The publisher is recorded as ELSEVIER. 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 namePSYCHOLOGY OF SPORT AND EXERCISE
Abbreviated journalPSYCHOL SPORT EXERC
PublisherELSEVIER
Metric year2025
Overall rank4,181
ISSN1469-0292
eISSN1878-5476
Total cites9,290
Total articles153
Citable items164
Cited half-life7 years
Citing half-life8.6 years
JCR-based Journal Impact Factor3.300
5-Year Impact Factor4.400
Impact Factor without journal self-cites3.100
Journal Citation Indicator1.070
JCR Impact Factor quartileQ1
JCR category rank15/93
Database record updated

Frequently asked questions

What is the 2025 JCR-based Journal Impact Factor of PSYCHOLOGY OF SPORT AND EXERCISE?

The Journal Impact Factor recorded in this directory as a Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based value for PSYCHOLOGY OF SPORT AND EXERCISE is 3.300 for the 2025 metric year.

What are the JCR quartile and category rank of PSYCHOLOGY OF SPORT AND EXERCISE?

PSYCHOLOGY OF SPORT AND EXERCISE is listed with quartile Q1 and category rank 15/93. 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 PSYCHOLOGY OF SPORT AND EXERCISE?

The five-year Journal Impact Factor recorded for PSYCHOLOGY OF SPORT AND EXERCISE is 4.400. It uses a longer citation window than the standard Journal Impact Factor.

Who publishes PSYCHOLOGY OF SPORT AND EXERCISE?

PSYCHOLOGY OF SPORT AND EXERCISE is listed in this directory as being published by ELSEVIER.

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