Soccer and Society

Aims & Scope

Soccer, the most popular mass spectator sport in the world, is a game where humanity comes alive with one goal.

But beyond its obvious entertainment aspect, the game has become a major social phenomenon since the late nineteenth century.

Through the social prism of soccer, scholars across the world have tended to understand various aspects of life - politics, culture, economy, religion, aesthetics, media, tourism, and so on.

Soccer & Society , the first international journal devoted to the game of soccer, aims to focus on the game in the context of a more global world, covering all aspects of soccer impacting society from a wide array of perspectives - anthropological, cultural, historical, sociological, political, economic and aesthetic.

It intends to serve as an inter-disciplinary forum to respond to the ever-growing relationship between soccer and various significant areas of modern life.

The journal intends to become truly international in terms of content, perspective and space.

It is committed to encouraging original empirical research from scholars across the world.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.3
2024	1.00

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.529

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	40

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	10990

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	454

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Psychology and Social Sciences, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• ‘You’ve not made the grade, son’: de‐selection and identity disruption in elite level youth football

  Citation: 110

  Authors: Gavin, Paul

• The changing face of football: Stadiums and communities

  Citation: 104

  Authors: John

• Gender, feminism and football studies

  Citation: 82

  Authors: Jayne

• Understanding Power and the Coach’s Role in Professional English Soccer: A Preliminary Investigation of Coach Behaviour

  Citation: 82

  Authors: Paul, Robyn, Christopher

• Football fandom: a bounded identification

  Citation: 79

  Authors: Amir Ben

• The Role of Football in Everyday Life

  Citation: 79

  Authors: Chris

• ‘Our club, our rules’: fan communities at FC United of Manchester

  Citation: 78

  Authors: Adam

• Football supporters and the commercialisation of football: comparative responses across Europe

  Citation: 78

  Authors: Peter, David

• Penalty kicks in soccer: an empirical analysis of shooting strategies and goalkeepers’ preferences

  Citation: 76

  Authors: Michael, Ofer H.

• From passive to active: the changing relationship between supporters and football clubs

  Citation: 75

  Authors: Jamie A.

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