In the Association of Business Schools’ Academic Journal Guide 2021 (1,698 business and management journals), ESMQwas rated as 3 – an indicator of 'original and well executed research'. Based on citation scores and the judgements of leading researchers, ESMQ has the distinction of being the highest rated sport management journal in the ranking.
European Sport Management Quarterly(ESMQ)
is the official journal of the European Association for Sport Management, and is listed in Clarivate Analytics' Journal Citation Reports®. It has an international reputation for publishing high quality articles that contribute to our understanding of sport management and organizations at all levels. The journal is committed to publishing research that advances theory and its application to all aspects of sport management, including the management and governance of sport bodies in the public, voluntary and commercial sectors.
ESMQ welcomes high quality original investigations that contribute new knowledge to the field of sport management through theoretical development, critical reflection and review, and empirical application drawing on qualitative, quantitative or mixed methods. The journal welcomes high quality papers that are relevant to any global context. We welcome review articles that critically synthesize and appraise evidence, or advance the conceptual understanding in emerging and established areas of sport management (see author guidelines).
Peer review statement
Peer review is ‘double blind’. Two reviews are sought, with reviewers providing commentary / feedback to the author(s); together with information confidential to the Editor and Editorial Administrator (and where required the Associate Editor), consisting of an evaluation of the strengths and weaknesses of the submission on 6 criteria and a recommendation in terms of the decision for publication, revision and resubmission, or rejection. The decision to publish, require amendments or reject is based on the recommendations of the reviewers with the Editor adjudicating if a consensus has not been reached.
“As founder of the first sport management department in Europe, Co-founder of EASM, Founder and first director of the MEMOS (Executive Masters in Sport Organisation Management) the reference education programme for the International Olympic Committee and National Olympic Committees worldwide, I consider the European Sport Management Quarterly as an indispensible tool for transdisciplinary understanding of sport management issues.” Professor Jean Camy, University of Lyon
Professor Jean Camy,University of Lyon
Journal metrics
Usage
311K annual downloads/views
Citation metrics
3.6 (2023) Impact Factor
Q1 Impact Factor Best Quartile
4.1 (2023) 5 year IF
7.8 (2023) CiteScore (Scopus)
Q1 CiteScore Best Quartile
2.199 (2023) SNIP
1.237 (2023) SJR
Speed/acceptance
39 days avg. from submission to first
decision
81 days avg. from submission to first
post-review decision
40 days avg. from acceptance to online
publication
14% acceptance rate
Understanding and using journal metrics
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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.
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.
Past Editors Paul Downward Bill Gerrard Ian Henry Marijke Taks Tracy Taylor Holger Preuss
Associate Editors Rui Biscaia - University of Bath, UK Hallgeir Gammelsaeter - Molde University, Norway Andrea Geurin - Loughborough University London, UK Kate Heinze - University of Michigan, USA Jörg Königstorfer - Technische Universität München, Germany Katie Misener - University of Waterloo, Canada Brian Soebbing - University of Alberta, Canada Nick Watanabe - University of South Carolina, USA Pamela Wicker - Bielefeld University, Germany
Editorial Assistant Kristen Morrison - University of Windsor, Canada
Social Media Editor Chris Horbel - Norwegian School of Sports Sciences, Norway
Reviews Editor Kirstin Hallmann- German Sport University Cologne, Germany
Editorial Board Christos Anagnostopoulos - Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU), Qatar Wladimir Andreff - University of Sorbonne, France Bradley Baker - Temple University, USA Colleen Bee - Oregon State University, USA Christoph Breuer - Deutsche Sporthochschule Köln, Germany Laurence Chalip - University of Illinois, USA Jean-Loup Chappelet - Institut de Hautes Études en Administration Publique, Switzerland Larissa Davies - Sheffield Hallam University, UK Veerle De Bosscher - Vrije Universiteit Brussels, Belgium Paul Downward - Loughborough University, UK Rochelle Eime - Victoria University, Australia Josef Fahlén - Umeå University, Sweden Svenja Feiler - German Sport University, Germany Anna Gerke - Audencia University, France Leah Gillooly - Manchester Metropolitan University, UK Vassil Girginov - Brunel University, UK Kirstin Hallmann - German Sport University Cologne, Germany Kathryn Heinze - University of Michigan, USA Ian Henry - Loughborough University, UK Larena Hoeber - University of Regina, Canada Chris Horbel - The University of Southern Denmark, Denmark Shannon Kerwin - Brock University, Canada Thilo Kunkel - Temple University, USA Rebecca Leopkey - University of Georgia, USA Daniel Lock - Bournemouth University, UK Laura Misener - Western University, Canada Cristina Muñiz - University of Oviedo, Spain Tim Pawlowski - University of Tübingen, Germany Pamm Phillips - Deakin University, Australia Frank Pons - Université Laval, Canada Holger Preuss - Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Germany Leigh Robinson - University of Stirling, UK Cláudio Rocha - University of Stirling,|UK Steven Salaga - University of Georgia, USA Katrin Scharfenkamp - Bielefeld University, Germany Nicolas Scelles - Manchester Metropolitan University, UK Benoit Seguin - University of Ottawa, Canada Emma Sherry - Swinburne University, Australia Simon Shibli - Sheffield Hallam University, UK Harry-Arne Solberg - Trondheim Business School, Norway Cecilia Stenling - Umeå University, Sweden Anna-Maria Strittmatter - Örebro University, Sweden Yiran Su - University of Massachusetts Amherst, USA Marijke Taks - University of Ottawa, Canada Tracy Taylor - RMIT, Australia Nikos Theodorakis - Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece Ulrik Wagner - Syddansk Universitet, Denmark Annick Willem - Ghent University, Belgium Herbert Woratschek - University of Bayreuth, Germany Grace Yan - University of South Carolina, USA
Abstracting and indexing
European Sport Management Quarterly is covered by the following abstracting & indexing services:
CABI -Abstracts on Hygiene and Communicable Diseases (Online);Agricultural Economics Database;Animal Production Database;Animal Science Database;CAB Abstracts(Commonwealth Agricultural Bureaux);Environmental Impact;Global Health;Leisure Tourism Database;Nutrition Abstracts and Reviews. Series B: Livestock Feeds and Feeding (Online);Rural Development Abstracts (Online);Soil Science Database;Soils and Fertilizers (Online);World Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology Abstracts (Online)
EBSCOhost -Current Abstracts, 2/1/2005- ;PsycINFO, 2006- ;SPORTDiscus with Full Text, 2/1/2005- ;TOC Premier(Table of Contents), 2/1/2005-
ProQuest -CSA Social Services Abstracts(Cambridge Scientific Abstracts), Selective;CSA Sociological Abstracts(Cambridge Scientific Abstracts), Selective;CSA Worldwide Political Science Abstracts(Cambridge Scientific Abstracts), Selective;Physical Education Index (Online), Core;PsycINFO, 2006-
Thomson Reuters -Social Sciences Citation Index;Web of Science
Open access
European Sport Management Quarterly 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)
If you choose to publish open access in this journal you may be asked to pay an Article Publishing Charge (APC). You may be able to publish your article at no cost to yourself or with a reduced APC if your institution or research funder has an open access agreement or membership with Taylor & Francis.
The European Association for Sport Management (EASM) was established in 1993 as an independent association of people involved or interested in the management of sport in the broadest sense. EASM membership is composed of academics and professionals from the public, voluntary and commercial sectors.
The aims of EASM include to:
• promote and encourage study, scientific research and scholarly writing on sport management, • facilitate and develop exchange of information and dissemination of best practice, • work with member organisations to support sport management associations and organisations, • develop sport management by acting as the European Association, • co-operate with other international bodies with shared goals, • encourage the convening of international conferences, • teach sport management and establish educational exchanges of sport management techniques, • facilitate the exchange of practical and scientific experiences in the field of sport management, • extend the teachings and activities of EASM to all places throughout Europe and the rest of the world, • stimulate the interest of Members to improve their ability and willingness to learn more on sport management, • publish journals, newsletters, magazines or other reference material in print, electronic or other forms of media, • maintain and develop databases, websites and other informative material and data on sport management.
Membership
EASM members, individuals or institutions, receive the 5 issues of the Journal included in the annual fee. You can find more information about becoming a student, regular or institutional member here, and a full list of membership benefits here.
European Sport Management Quarterly
(2001 - current)
Formerly known as
European Journal for Sport Management
(1994 - 2000)
European Sport Management Quarterly (ESMQ) invites and welcomes Special Issue proposals on clearly defined topics that have broad appeal and meet the aims and scope of the journal.
Special Issues provide an excellent opportunity to develop a more sustained and critical understanding of important topics in sport management, review a topic, examine gaps in scholarship, and encourage new approaches and domains of research than is possible in single journal papers.
All proposals should be submitted to the editor by the 1st August each year to be assessed by the ESMQ Board at the Editorial board meeting at the EASM conference. A decision will be announced by the 30th September with an expectation that finalised manuscripts will be submitted for production at the beginning of December the following year.
Proposals should outline the relevance of the topic, the purpose of the special issue, examples of themes and sub-themes. Special Issue proposals must contain the following elements:
Name and affiliation of proposed Guest Editors
Short CV of proposed Guest Editors, including a list of 5 major publications and editorial experience
A provisional title of the Special Issue and justification of the topic including the projected theoretical, practical and policy implications; the names of likely contributors and reviewers for the Special Issue
A list of any other Special Issues on the proposed or related topic that have recently been published, or will be published, by other journals with an indication of how the current special issue develops a distinct contribution to the literature.
The Guest Editors are accountable to the timeline set for the production of the Special issue.
Note: Special Issue Editors will be able to organise a workshop at the next EASM conference if they wish to bring together their contributors and to refine their Issue. Likewise, accepted organisers of workshops at an EASM conference may wish to submit a proposal for a Special Issue connected with their proposed workshop at the conference.
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