Journal of Sport & Social Issues
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Abbreviated title (ISO 4) | J. Of Sport & Social Issues |
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| Language | English |
| Edited by | C. L. Cole |
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Publication history | 1977 -present |
| Frequency | Quarterly |
| 1.050 | |
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| ISSN |
0193-7235 |
| LCCN | 79643459 |
| OCLC no. | 731011150 |
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The Journal of Sport & Social Issues is a peer-reviewed academic journal that publishes papers in the field of Sociology. The journal's editor is C. L. Cole (University of Illinois). It has been in publication since 1977 and is currently published by SAGE Publications.
Scope
The Journal of Sport & Social Issues publishes research, discussion and analysis on contemporary sport issues. The journal is of an international, interdisciplinary perspective and aims to examine pressing, topical questions about sport. The Journal of Sport & Social Issues studies the impact of sport on in areas such as psychology, cultural studies and anthropology.
Abstracting and indexing
The Journal of Sport & Social Issues is abstracted and indexed in, among other databases: SCOPUS, and the Social Sciences Citation Index. According to the Journal Citation Reports, its 2011 impact factor is 1.050, ranking it 48 out of 137 journals in the category ‘Sociology’.[1] and 11 out of 36 journals in the category ‘Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism’.[2]
References
- ↑ "Journals Ranked by Impact: Sociology". 2010 Journal Citation Reports. Web of Science (Social Sciences ed.). Thomson Reuters. 2011.
- ↑ "Journals Ranked by Impact: Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism". 2010 Journal Citation Reports. Web of Science (Social Sciences ed.). Thomson Reuters. 2011.