Sociology of Sport Journal

Aims & Scope

Published four times a year (March, June, September, December), the Sociology of Sport Journal (SSJ) publishes original research, framed by social theory, on exercise, sport, physical culture, and the (physically active) body.

Analyses from diverse theoretical and methodological perspectives are encouraged to stimulate further research, critical thought, and theory development on topics ranging in broad scope from global professional sport, coaching, commercial exercise/fitness, and recreational physical activity.

The journal publishes an array of peer-reviewed research articles, research notes, and book reviews.

Members of the North American Society for the Sociology of Sport (NASSS) receive SSJ as part of their membership.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	2.2
2024	2.00

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.763

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	70

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	7219

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	306

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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 Health Professions, Medicine 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.

• Positive Deviance among Athletes: The Implications of Overconformity to the Sport Ethic

  Citation: 423

  Authors: Robert, Jay

• Sports and Male Domination: The Female Athlete as Contested Ideological Terrain

  Citation: 387

  Authors: Michael A.

• Autoethnography and Narratives of Self: Reflections on Criteria in Action

  Citation: 347

  Authors: Andrew C.

• Firm but Shapely, Fit but Sexy, Strong but Thin: The Postmodern Aerobicizing Female Bodies

  Citation: 263

  Authors: Pirkko

• Body Talk: Male Athletes Reflect on Sport, Injury, and Pain

  Citation: 229

  Authors: Kevin, Philip, William

• Burnout among Adolescent Athletes: A Personal Failure or Social Problem?

  Citation: 212

  Authors: Jay

• Power, Discourse, and Symbolic Violence in Professional Youth Soccer: The Case of Albion Football Club

  Citation: 209

  Authors: Christopher, Robyn L.

• New Writing Practices in Qualitative Research

  Citation: 208

  Authors: Laurel

• Fraternal Bonding in the Locker Room: A Profeminist Analysis of Talk about Competition and Women

  Citation: 201

  Authors: Timothy Jon

• The Construction and Confirmation of Identity in Sport Subcultures

  Citation: 196

  Authors: Peter, Kevin

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