Journal profile

Psychology of sport and exercise

Publisher: Elsevier
ISSN1469-0292 | 1878-5476 FormatPrint StatusCurrently indexed

Journal Citation Impact

Estimated influence, citation density, publishing volume, and citation integrity from the analytics table.

Impact Factor
4.07
Citation rate 4.82 1,561 total citations
h5-index 51 h5 depth signal
Cited share 86.1% 297 of 345
Total citations 1,561 Citation footprint
Metric signal 6.01 External metric anchor
Self-citation 7.2% 113 self-citations

Citations Trend

Monthly Publications Cadence

Citing Geographic Demographics

United Kingdom 290
United States 253
Canada 164
Australia 145
Germany 110

Citing Fields of Research

Sports Science 1,345
Psychiatry & Psychology 813
Nutrition & Dietetics 350
Psychiatry 210
Neurosciences 196

Publishing Activity & Reach

Volume, recency, access pattern, and citing-community signals from the journal analytics record.

All-time article footprint 2,978 Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set 345 297 cited publications
Last 12 months 209 17.4 publications/month
Open access share 49.3% 103 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country United Kingdom 290 citing publications
Leading citing field Sports Science 1,345 citing publications
Latest tracked publication 15 October 2026 10 recent records available

Coverage & Indexing History

MEDLINE
v64, Jan. 2023-
PubMed
v64, Jan. 2023-

Research Focus & Classification

Indexed Subjects

Sports Science

Issuing & Sponsoring Bodies

Contributor
European Sport Psychology Association

Broad Categories

Psychology Sports Medicine Sports Science

MeSH Descriptors

Exercise Sports

Latest Publications

Recent article records with DOI-first linking and condensed abstracts.

Bibliographical & Catalog Notes

Description based on: Vol. 2, no. 1 (Jan. 2001).

Vol. 1 complete in 2 issues.

Also issued online.

Official journal of European Federation of Sport Psychology.