Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology

pISSN: 0895-2779eISSN: 1543-2904• JCR: J SPORT EXERCISE PSYHuman KineticsUnited States
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2026 Impact Factor

3.0

Released June 2026 · Based on 2025 citation data

↑ 0.4 (+15.4%) vs last year

Impact Factor History

  1. Metric year 2025

    Released

    3.0
  2. Metric year 2024

    2.6

JCR Category Rankings

Journal Citation Reports category rankings
CategoryIndexesQuartile
HOSPITALITY, LEISURE, SPORT & TOURISMSSCIQ2
PSYCHOLOGYSCIEQ2
PSYCHOLOGY, APPLIEDSSCIQ2
SPORT SCIENCESSCIEQ2
Q2
JCR Quartile
B3
CAS Block

Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology current release and JCR quartile

Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology's newest impact factor is 3.0, released June 17, 2026 and based on 2025 citation data. The journal is listed as JCR Q2 in this Journal Metrics record.

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Ranking position in Psychology

Ranked #488 in Psychology by impact factor and #71 among Q2 Psychology journals. This context helps compare Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology against journals publishing in the same field.

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Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology publication trend

Published 162 papers across the last 5 recorded years with a current impact factor of 3.0.

2026 vs 2025: -28
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Journal Details

Total Articles
1,725
H-Index
174
Open Access
Hybrid
Subject Areas
Social PsychologyDevelopmental and Educational PsychologyApplied PsychologyOrthopedics and Sports Medicine

Article Volume

2022
38
2023
35
2024
37
2025
40
2026
12
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