ImpaQ Ecosystem•Clarivate, Scopus & CORE Data
Clarivate WoS 2024 / 2025 Data
IMPAQ
WoS SCIE Q3Scopus Q2SCImago #10,255Hybrid

Sport Marketing Quarterly

Identifier (ISSN):1061-6934(Print)/1557-2528(Online)
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Publisher:FiT Publishing
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (SSCI)
Clarivate IF (2026)
1.8↑ +0.4
Journal Impact Factor
IF Trend↓
WoS Quartile
Q3
WoS SCIEJCR Quartile
Clarivate WoS JCR
WoS Categories↓
JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

Impact Factor Trend (2022–2026)

Clarivate IF trend for Sport Marketing Quarterly

WoS Q3
01342.420221.52023220241.420251.82026
Annual Impact Factor Metric
Current (2026):1.8
Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q2
0.578
#10,255

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025
H-Index (2025)
18

18 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ3
Self-Citation Rate50%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
24articles/year
59.74% Gold OA•100% Original Research

Aims & Scope

Sport Marketing Quarterly (SMQ) is published quarterly (March, June, September, December) and serves as an outlet for the dissemination of sport marketing information for both practicing professionals and academicians. These two important constituencies now have an opportunity to develop a relationship that is intended to be mutually beneficial. For practitioners, the SMQ provides a vehicle to share marketing successes with peers. For academicians, the SMQ provides a forum for sharing research.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Business93.5%Advertising78.3%Marketing67.7%Psychology50.6%Political science50%Economics49.6%Law43.9%Computer science32.9%Management32.7%Philosophy31.9%Physics27.9%Sociology27%Biology25.5%Geography24.9%Quantum mechanics23.8%History23.6%Relationship marketing22.4%Marketing management22.4%Sports marketing22.1%Archaeology21.7%Mathematics21.5%Social psychology20.7%
Primary Research Areas

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
JCRSSCI2026

BUSINESS

Q3
Rank224/323
IndexSSCI
JCRSSCI2026

HOSPITALITY, LEISURE, SPORT & TOURISM

Q3
Rank86/141
IndexSSCI
JCISSCI2026

BUSINESS

Q3
Rank226/324
IndexSSCI
JCISSCI2026

HOSPITALITY, LEISURE, SPORT & TOURISM

Q3
Rank95/141
IndexSSCI

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

12 year
2026Latest
IF1.8
Articles / Year22
Total Citations3
2025
IF1.4
Articles / Year30
Total Citations37
2024
IF2
Articles / Year34
Total Citations84
2023
IF1.5
Articles / Year28
Total Citations130
2022
IF2.395
Articles / Year28
Total Citations218

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #10,255Scopus Q2SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:2002, 2004, 2017-2018, 2020-2025
Scopus Broad Areas:Business, Management and Accounting
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q2
0.578

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Quartile: Scopus Q2
Citations / Doc (2 years)
1.85

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,023 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Estimated cost / article

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations153
3-Year Documents71
Citable Documents71

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)0

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate22.6%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

MarketingQ2
Strategy and ManagementQ2
Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality ManagementQ2
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 50%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
4区 (Zone 4)Management
Minor Category (Specific Field):
4区BUSINESS
CAS Early Warning List History:
Updated annually: 2020 – 2024
2020
Not warned
2021
Not warned
2022
Not warned
2023
Not warned
2024
Not warned

Academic Intelligence Overview & Context

ImpaQ Analysis

Sport Marketing Quarterly (ISSN: 1061-6934) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of Multiple, published by FiT Publishing in United States. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 1.80, ranking in quartile Q3 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 0.578 (Q2), an H-index of 18.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with an annual output of approximately 24 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $3,023 USD. It serves as a benchmark publication platform for academics, researchers, and doctoral candidates seeking global research visibility.

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Open Access Model
Hybrid
Publisher
FiT Publishing
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Indexing & Databases
SSCIScopusPubMed

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Database Updated: 2026-10-01