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Journals Serving the Community of Sport Management Scholarship

SPORT MANAGEMENT

COMPREHENSIVE/GENERAL

European Sport Management Quarterly
International Journal of Developmental Sport
Management (online)
International Journal of Sport Management
International Journal of Sport Management and
Marketing
Journal of Applied Sport Management
Journal of Sport Management
Sport, Business and Management: An International
Journal
Sports Management International Journal: Choregia
Sport Management Review

ECONOMICS, FINANCE & OPERATIONS RESEARCH

International Journal of Sport Finance
Journal of Quantitative Analysis in Sports (online)
Journal of Sports Analytics
Journal of Sports Economics

FACILITY MANAGEMENT

Journal of Facility Design, Planning and Management
Journal of Venue and Event Management (online)

LAW

ABA Entertainment and Sports Lawyer
DePaul Journal of Sports Management and
Contemporary Problems
Detroit College of Law at Michigan State University
Entertainment & Sports Law Journal

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Current 5 year Australian
index Impact Impact Ranking
(2009- Factor Factor
2013)




















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0.489

B
1



9
9

B
B

0
20
5

0.543

1.026

A*
C

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18



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11
0
15



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3



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0

0.3


0.743

0.418


0.896

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Detroit College of Law Journal of Entertainment &
Sports Law
Entertainment and Sports Law Journal
Entertainment and Sports Lawyer
Harvard Journal of Sports & Entertainment Law
International Sports Law Journal
Journal of Entertainment & Sports Law
Journal of Legal Aspects of Sport
Marquette Sports Law Journal
Mississippi Sports Law Review
Seton Hall Journal of Sports and Entertainment Law
Sports Law e-journal (e-journal)
University of Denver Sports & Entertainment Law
Journal
University of Miami Entertainment & Sports Law
Review
Villanova Sports & Entertainment Law Forum
Virginia Sports and Entertainment Law Journal

MARKETING & MEDIA

Communication and Sport
International Journal of Sport Communication
International Journal of Sports Marketing &
Sponsorship
Journal of Sports Media
Sport Marketing Quarterly

POLICY & DEVELOPMENT

International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics
Journal of Sport for Development (open access)

SCHOOL & UNIVERSITY SPORTS

Journal for the Study of Sports and Athletes in
Education
Journal of Amateur Sport
Journal of Contemporary Athletics
Journal of Intercollegiate Sport
Journal of Issues in Intercollegiate Athletics
Journal of Physical Education and
Sport Management (open access)

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1
0
3
0
2
0
0
1
0
1

0
1



3
14
9

B
B

6
14



7
0



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3
7
8

1

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Recreational Sports Journal
Sport, Education and Society

TEACHING

Case Studies in Sport Management
Journal of Hospitality, Leisure, Sport and Tourism
Education (open access)
Sport Management Educational Journal

SPORT MANAGEMENT forthcoming

Global Journal of Sport Management*
The All Rounder **
WASM Journal of Sport Management (name to be
decided later) ***

SPORT MANAGEMENT WITH ASSOCIATED
INDUSTRIES

Event Management: An International Journal
International Journal of Event and Festival
Management
International Journal of Event Management Research
(online)
International Journal of Sport Management,
Recreation & Tourism (open access)
International Journal of Urban Labour and Leisure
(open access)
Journal of Park and Recreation Administration
Journal of Policy Research in Tourism, Leisure &
Events
Journal of Sport and Tourism
Journal of Sport and Health Research (open access)
Managing Leisure: An International Journal

SPORT CONSUMER BEHAVIOR: PSYCHOLOGY,
SOCIOLOGY & HISTORY

Applied Research in Coaching and Athletics Annual
European Journal for Sport and Society
European Sports History Review
International Journal of Sport and Exercise
Psychology

6
19



0
11

1.172




0.113

1.25




0.248

13
10

10
11

B
B

16
7
8

2
6
0
13

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International Journal of the History of Sport
International Journal of Sport Psychology
International Review of Sport and Exercise
Psychology
International Review for the Sociology of Sport
International Review on Sport and Violence (open
access)
Journal of Applied Sport Psychology
Journal of Leisure Research
Journal of Sport and Social Issues
Journal of Sport Behavior
Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology
Journal of Sport History
Journal of Sport Sciences
Journal of Sports and Recreation
Journal of the Philosophy of Sport
Leisure/Loisir
Leisure Sciences
Leisure Studies
Physical Culture and Sports Studies and Research
(open access)
Psychology of Sport and Exercise
Qualitative Research in Sport, Exercise and Health
Quest
Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport
Soccer and Society
Sociology of Sport Journal
Sport in Society: Cultures, Politics, Media, Politics
Sport History Review
Sporting Traditions
The Sport Journal (open access)
The Sport Psychologist
Sports Historian
Sport History Review
Women in Sports & Physical Activity Journal
World Leisure Journal

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8
19

0.376
0.867

1.176

19
2

1.125

22
17
15
14
12
9
3
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8
7
15
15
5

1.159
0.87
1.3

2.452





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0.887

1.771
1.462
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' English language journals that are often or sometimes used by sport management researchers and
educators. Journals limited in regional scope (e.g., one or more Asian nations, South Africa, Scandinavia) are
not included. Journals focused on the social sciences of sport are included because they are frequently used
by sport management scholars as teaching, research, and publishing outlets. Journals with a primary focus
on sport science (e.g., medicine, physiology, biomechanics) are not included here, although they do often
publish sport-management-relevant work (e.g., management/policies regarding drug use in sport). Although
event and sport tourism journals are included, other tourism/hospitality journals are not included despite the
occasional article that is relevant to event management, the use of events in destination marketing, and/or
sponsor hospitality.

*Edited out of Korea, in parallel to Journal of Global Scholars of Marketing Science; to be published by a
British publisher.

** An online journal combining academic and journalistic work on sports many facets, including
management.

***Tentative agreement with a leading British publisher; details still to be worked out.

Impacts of Comparison/Benchmark Journals

BIOMECHANICS
Journal of Biomechanics
Journal of Applied Biomechanics

EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGY
Journal of Applied Physiology
International Journal of Sports Physiology
and Performance

CONSUMER BEHAVIOR
Journal of Consumer Research
Psychology and Marketing

ECONOMICS
Journal of Economic Literature
Quarterly Journal of Economics

FINANCE (including accounting)
Journal of Finance
Journal of Accounting & Economics

LAW
Harvard Law Review
Stanford Law Review

MANAGEMENT
Academy of Management Review
Journal of Management

MARKETING
Journal of Marketing
Journal of Marketing Research

Current
Impact
Factor

5 year
Impact
Factor

47
15

2.716
1.259

3.031
1.508

63

3.484

4.156

25

2.247

2.308

45
27

3.542
1.309

4.641
2.124

A*
A

32
86

6.667
5.278

10.16
8.147

A*

103
51

4.333
3.912

6.185
4.023

29
18

5.306
4.796

4.203
3.534

53
63

7.895
6.704

11.578
7.754

A*
A*

68
47

3.368
2.254

5.717
3.527

A*
A*

h-index
(2009-2013)

Australian
Ranking

A*
A*


A*

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PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
Philosophy and Public Affairs
Journal of Public Administration Research
and Theory

TOURISM
Annals of Tourism Research
Tourism Management

16

1.958

2.762

38

1.951

3.337

41
59

3.683
2.571

3.616
3.552

A*
A*