Journal Analysis

Sport Management As a service to

Stated purpose / vision /
Name Review sport industries
mission
worldwide
Hospitality,
Leisure, Sport &
Ranking Tourism 14 out of
Impact factor 2.128
45
Management
70 out of 194
1998 Interested in sport
Years of publication Audience
management

Number of issues per year Elsevier

5 Publisher

Types of writers published a Scholars and

Number of articles per issue 10
journal practitioners

(ELSEIVER, 2017)

Sport Management Review (SMR) is published as a service to sport industries

worldwide and founded in 1998 (ELSEIVER, 2017). That means SMR offers an

international perspective on the sports management by publishing some articles about

sports industries. In the future, I want to research the international athletes and sports
market. For an international scholar, SMR can provide some research on global sports

development. This journal can help me build a global perspective on them.

It is a multidisciplinary journal concerned with the management, marketing, and

governance of sport at all levels (ELSEIVER, 2017). This journal encouraged

collaboration among scholars and practitioners and published for people are interested in

sport management (ELSEIVER, 2017). As a sport management scholar, SMR can

provide some research about my major. Scholars and practitioners also can find some

partners to do research together and prevent some problems if you do not have some

experience in this field.

The number of issues the journal publishes per year is at least five and the number of

articles per issue is at least ten, the number of published per year is different, but at least

is eight and ten (ELSEIVER, 2017). Every year, SMR releases a particular issue. It is a

useful journal for sports management students because SMR publishes some research

articles and book reviews. I think book reviews are helpful for scholars and practitioners,

particularly for young scholars. Book reviews can summarize and synthesize the

arguments and ideas that help young scholars to realize this book quickly. If we do not

have enough time to read some books about our major, we can understand some book

reviews and obtain some ideas about this books.

Impact factors of SMR increased quickly with these years from 1.2 to 2.128

within three years (ELSEIVER, 2017). SMR has a high rank in Hospitality, Leisure,
Sport & Tourism and management (ELSEIVER, 2017). Some leading journals have a

high rank in one aspect, but SMR is both well in two points. Sports and Management are

two different disciplines. The researchers of the sport usually use some surveys to

analyze a case. However, the researches of management typically use a date to investigate

a case. SMR can mix two kinds of research styles well. I can analyze the data better than

survey because I studied management when I was an undergraduate student. In my

viewpoint, data can be used to analyze some conditions, and I also need to learn other

research styles to continue my academic career. When I read this journal, I can learn

some research styles and structures

References
ELSEIVER. (2017, 11 5). Sport Management Review. Retrieved from ELSEIVER:
https://www-journals-elsevier-com.mutex.gmu.edu/sport-management-review