About this journal
Aims and scope
Sport, Education and Society is an international journal which provides a focal point for the publication of social science research on pedagogy, policy and the body in society and the wide range of associated social, cultural, political and ethical issues in physical activity, sport and health.
The journal concentrates both on the forms, contents and contexts of physical education, sport and health education found in schools, colleges and other sites of formal education, as well as the pedagogies of play, calisthenics, gymnastics, sport and leisure found in familial contexts, sports clubs, the leisure industry, private fitness and health studios, dance schools and rehabilitation centres.
In addition to papers reporting original research, Sport, Education and Society will also consider various media (e.g., TV, film, web sites) as forms of pedagogy and report their impact on understandings of the body in society.
Sport, Education and Society encourages contributions not only from social scientists and educationalists studying the relationships between pedagogy, ‘the body’ and society, but from all professionals with interests in theoretical and empirical interests relating to policy, curriculum, social inclusion, equity and identity, and progressive educational development in physical activity, health and sport.
Peer Review Policy:
All research articles in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymized refereeing by at least two anonymous referees.
Journal metrics
Usage
- 455K annual downloads/views
Citation metrics
- 2.3 (2023) Impact Factor
- Q1 Impact Factor Best Quartile
- 2.9 (2023) 5 year IF
- 6.5 (2023) CiteScore (Scopus)
- Q1 CiteScore Best Quartile
- 1.741 (2023) SNIP
- 1.064 (2023) SJR
Speed/acceptance
- 3 days avg. from submission to first decision
- 47 days avg. from submission to first post-review decision
- 14 days avg. from acceptance to online publication
- 12% acceptance rate
Understanding and using journal metrics
Journal metrics can be a useful tool for readers, as well as for authors who are deciding where to submit their next manuscript for publication. However, any one metric only tells a part of the story of a journal’s quality and impact. Each metric has its limitations which means that it should never be considered in isolation, and metrics should be used to support and not replace qualitative review.
We strongly recommend that you always use a number of metrics, alongside other qualitative factors such as a journal’s aims & scope, its readership, and a review of past content published in the journal. In addition, a single article should always be assessed on its own merits and never based on the metrics of the journal it was published in.
For more details, please read the Author Services guide to understanding journal metrics.
Journal metrics in brief
Usage and acceptance rate data above are for the last full calendar year and are updated annually in February. Speed data is updated every six months, based on the prior six months. Citation metrics are updated annually mid-year. Please note that some journals do not display all of the following metrics (find out why).
- Usage: the total number of times articles in the journal were viewed by users of Taylor & Francis Online in the previous calendar year, rounded to the nearest thousand.
Citation Metrics
- Impact Factor*: the average number of citations received by articles published in the journal within a two-year window. Only journals in the Clarivate Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Arts and Humanities Citation Index (AHCI) and the Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI) have an Impact Factor.
- Impact Factor Best Quartile*: the journal’s highest subject category ranking in the Journal Citation Reports. Q1 = 25% of journals with the highest Impact Factors.
- 5 Year Impact Factor*: the average number of citations received by articles in the journal within a five-year window.
- CiteScore (Scopus)†: the average number of citations received by articles in the journal over a four-year period.
- CiteScore Best Quartile†: the journal’s highest CiteScore ranking in a Scopus subject category. Q1 = 25% of journals with the highest CiteScores.
- SNIP (Source Normalized Impact per Paper): the number of citations per paper in the journal, divided by citation potential in the field.
- SJR (Scimago Journal Rank): Average number of (weighted) citations in one year, divided by the number of articles published in the journal in the previous three years.
Speed/acceptance
- From submission to first decision: the average (median) number of days for a manuscript submitted to the journal to receive a first decision. Based on manuscripts receiving a first decision in the last six months.
- From submission to first post-review decision: the average (median) number of days for a manuscript submitted to the journal to receive a first decision if it is sent out for peer review. Based on manuscripts receiving a post-review first decision in the last six months.
- From acceptance to online publication: the average (median) number of days from acceptance of a manuscript to online publication of the Version of Record. Based on articles published in the last six months.
- Acceptance rate: articles accepted for publication by the journal in the previous calendar year as percentage of all papers receiving a final decision.
For more details on the data above, please read the Author Services guide to understanding journal metrics.
*Copyright: Journal Citation Reports®, Clarivate Analytics
†Copyright: CiteScore™, Scopus
Editorial board
Co-Editors
Jan Wright - University of Wollongong, Australia
Lisette Burrows - University of Waikato, New Zealand
Reviews Editor
Rachel Sandford - Loughborough University UK
Assistant Reviews Editor/Social Media Editor
Oliver Hooper - Loughborough University, UK
Katie Fitzpatrick - The University of Auckland, New Zealand
Emanuele Isidori - University of Rome, Foro Italico, Italy
Håkan Larsson - Norwegian School of Sport Sciences, Norway; The Swedish School of Sport and Health Sciences, Sweden
Anthony Maher - Leeds-Beckett University, UK
Dawn Penney - Edith Cowan University, Australia
Andy Sparkes - Leeds-Beckett University, UK
Jennifer Walton-Fisette - Kent State University, USA
Editorial Board
Laura Alfrey - Monash University, Australia
Erik Backman - Dalarna University, Sweden
Dean Barker - Oslo Metropolitan University, Norway
Charlie Cosby - Cardiff Metropolitan University, UK
Brian Culp - Kennesaw State University, USA
José Devis-Devis - Universitat de Valencia, Spain
Sarah Flory - University of South Florida, USA
Göran Gerdin - Linnaeus University, Sweden
Lyndsay Hayhurst - York University, Canada
Lisa Hunter - Monash University, Australia
Dillon Landi - University of Queensland, Australia
Lucio Martínez Alvarez - Universidad de Valladolid, Spain
João Martins - University of Lisbon, Portugal
Bonnie Pang - University of Bath, UK
LeAnne Petherick - University of British Columbia, Canada
Rod Philpott - University of Auckland, New Zealand
Darren Powell - University of Auckland, New Zealand
Mikael Quennerstedt - The Swedish School of Sport and Health Sciences, Sweden
Kate Russell - University of East Anglia
Dylan Scanlon - Deakin University, Australia
Katarina Schenker - Linnaeus University, Sweden
Leigh Sperka - University of Queensland, Australia
Annette Stride - Leeds Beckett University, UK
José Tenorio Ramirez - Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico
Valeria Varea - Edith Cowan University, Australia
Kristin Walseth - Oslo Metropolitan University, Norway
Rosie Welch - Monash University, Australia
Shaun Wilkinson - Northumbria University, UK
Ben Williams - University of Melbourne, Australia
Abstracting and indexing
Sport, Education and Society is indexed and abstracted in Academic Search; Australian Education Index (AEI); Australian Research Council (ARC) Ranked Journal List; British Education Index; Current Contents: Social and Behavioral Sciences; EBSCO Online; Educational Research Abstracts online (ERA); Education Resources Information Center (ERIC); European Reference Index for the Humanities (ERIH); Focus On: Sports Science & Medicine (ISI); ISI Alerting Services (ISI); ISI Social Sciences Citation Index; Journal Citation Reports/Science Edition; Journal Citation Reports/Social Sciences Edition; PsycINFO; SCIE (Science Citation Index Expanded); SciSearch (ISI);
SCOPUS®
; Social Scisearch and Sociological Abstracts.Open access
Sport, Education and Society is a hybrid open access journal that is part of our Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research.
Why choose open access?
- Increase the discoverability and readership of your article
- Make an impact and reach new readers, not just those with easy access to a research library
- Freely share your work with anyone, anywhere
- Comply with funding mandates and meet the requirements of your institution, employer or funder
- Rigorous peer review for every open access article
Article Publishing Charges (APC)
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News, offers and calls for papers
Calls for papers
- Special Issue: Reimagining Curriculum, Policy and Pedagogy in Health and Physical Education: Chinese Societies and Chinese Diasporas
- Special Issue: Historicising the body in sport, health and physical Education
- Special Issue: Intersectionality: Exploring the possibilities and challenges for intersectional research in Physical Education and Sport
- Understanding and Enacting Embodiment: Insights for Educators and Researchers.
9 issues per year
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