Psychology of Sport and Exercise

pISSN: 1469-0292eISSN: 1878-5476• JCR: PSYCHOL SPORT EXERCElsevier BVUnited States
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2026 Impact Factor

3.9

Released June 2026 · Based on 2025 citation data

↑ 0.6 (+18.2%) vs last year

Impact Factor History

  1. Metric year 2025

    Released

    3.9
  2. Metric year 2024

    3.3

JCR Category Rankings

Journal Citation Reports category rankings
CategoryIndexesQuartile
HOSPITALITY, LEISURE, SPORT & TOURISMSSCIQ1
PSYCHOLOGYSCIEQ1
PSYCHOLOGY, APPLIEDSSCIQ1
SPORT SCIENCESSCIEQ1
Q1
JCR Quartile
B2
CAS Block

Psychology of Sport and Exercise current release and JCR quartile

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Ranking position in Psychology

Ranked #276 in Psychology by impact factor and #260 among Q1 Psychology journals. This context helps compare Psychology of Sport and Exercise against journals publishing in the same field.

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Psychology of Sport and Exercise publication trend

Published 798 papers across the last 5 recorded years with a current impact factor of 3.9.

2026 vs 2025: -164
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Journal Details

Total Articles
2,932
H-Index
158
Open Access
Hybrid
APC
$3,550 USD
Subject Areas
Social PsychologyDevelopmental and Educational PsychologyApplied PsychologyPhysiology

Article Volume

2022
187
2023
175
2024
170
2025
215
2026
51
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