Sport Management Review

Aims & Scope

Sport Management Review is published as a service to sport industries worldwide.

It is a multidisciplinary journal concerned with the management, marketing, and governance of sport at all levels and in all its manifestations -- whether as an entertainment, a recreation, or an occupation.

The journal encourages collaboration between scholars and practitioners.

It welcomes submissions reporting new research, new applications and advances in theory.

The language of publication is English.

Submissions are peer reviewed.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	3.8

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	1.614

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	86

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	2103

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	789

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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 Business, Management and Accounting, Decision Sciences and Health Professions, 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.

• The Psychological Continuum Model: A Conceptual Framework for Understanding an Individual's Psychological Connection to Sport

  Citation: 691

  Authors: Daniel C., Jeff

• Sport Tourism: A Critical Analysis of Research

  Citation: 420

  Authors: Heather J.

• Sport and social media research: A review

  Citation: 403

  Authors: Kevin, Daniel, Adam

• Underrepresentation of women in sport leadership: A review of research

  Citation: 312

  Authors: Laura J.

• Small-scale event sport tourism: A case study in sustainable tourism

  Citation: 294

  Authors: Heather J., Kyriaki, Sung Jin

• eSports – Competitive sports or recreational activity?

  Citation: 269

  Authors: Kirstin, Thomas

• Female athletes, women's sport, and the sport media commercial complex: Have we really “come a long way, baby”?

  Citation: 261

  Authors: Janet S.

• eSport management: Embracing eSport education and research opportunities

  Citation: 244

  Authors: Daniel C., Anthony D., Bradley J.

• Development through Sport: Building Social Capital in Disadvantaged Communities

  Citation: 222

  Authors: James, Dwight H., Jacqui

• The Relationships among Service Quality, Value, Satisfaction, and Future Intentions of Customers at an Australian Sports and Leisure Centre

  Citation: 220

  Authors: Duncan, Gary

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