Sport und Gesellschaft

Aims & Scope

The journal Sport und Gesellschaft – Sport and Society was founded in the year 2004.

It is the official journal of the Sport Sociology Section of the DVS (German Association of Sport Science) and is published three times per year.

The journal presents original articles in the fields of sports sociology, sports philosophy, sports economics, and sports history written in German and English.

In addition to original articles, research reports, book reviews, and conference reports also appear in the journal.

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Metrics & Ranking

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.243

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	12

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	18876

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	17

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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

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Arts and Humanities 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.

• Ãœberleben durch Abwehr – Zur Lernfähigkeit des Sportvereins / Survival through Resistance – About the Learning Capability of Sports Organizations

  Citation: 45

  Authors: Ansgar, Heiko

• Sportbegeisterte Jungen, sportabstinente Mädchen? Eine quantitative Analyse der Sportvereinszugehörigkeit von Jungen und Mädchen mit ausländischer Herkunft / Boys Who Love Sports, Girls Who Don’t? A Quantitative Study of Sports Club Participation among Immigrant Boys and Girls

  Citation: 31

  Authors: Michael

• National Pastime: How Americans Play Baseball and the Rest of the World Plays Soccer

  Citation: 26

  Authors: Stefan, Andrew, Henk Erik

• Sozialstatus, Sportpartizipation und sportmotorische Leistungsfähigkeit / Social status, sports participation, and motor performance

  Citation: 25

  Authors: Markus, Michael, Eike

• Zum Zusammenhang von Sozialisation und ehrenamtlicher Mitarbeit in Sportvereinen – Erste Ãœberlegungen unter Anwendung der Rational-Choice-Theorie / On the relationship between socialization and volunteer work in sports clubs – Initial considerations in the framework of rational choice theory

  Citation: 24

  Authors: Jens

• Individualisierungstendenzen im Sport von Heranwachsenden – revisited

  Citation: 23

  Authors: Ulrike, Miriam, Rüdiger, Svenja

• „Freiwilliges Engagement im Sportverein ist Ehrensache!“ - Ein Modell zur Analyse der Mitarbeitsentscheidung in Sportvereinen / “Volunteering in sports clubs as a matter of honor”: Analyzing volunteer decisions in sports clubs

  Citation: 23

  Authors: Torsten, Siegfried

• Zur Dynamik der Sportnachfrage im Lebenslauf / Dynamics of Life-Span Demand for Sport

  Citation: 21

  Authors: Christoph

• Trendsport im Schnittfeld von Körper, Selbst und Gesellschaft. Leib- und körpersoziologische Ãœberlegungen / Alternative Sports at the Intersection of Body, Self and Society. Reflections from a Body-Sociological Perspective

  Citation: 20

  Authors: Robert

• Wie integrationsfähig sind Sportvereine? – Eine Analyse organisationaler Integrationsbarrieren am Beispiel von Mädchen und Frauen mit Migrationshintergrund/ What Is the Integrative Capacity of Sports Clubs? – An Analysis of Organizational Barriers to Integration based on the Example of Women and Girls with an Immigration Background

  Citation: 20

  Authors: Klaus, Yvonne, Torsten

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