Soccer and Society Impact Factor 2026: 0.94

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At a glanceSoccer and Society is listed in ESCI, Scopus, JCR 2024. We track 1 paper published in it in 2023, cited 17 times in total. Data updated 22 October 2026.

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Impact factor*0.94Rank 110 of 145 in Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism IndexingESCIScopusJCR 2024Confirm on the official lists before you submit

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01Impact factor

Impact factor of Soccer and Society (2026)

Impact factor (2-year)0.94calculated by ScholarsColab

Rank in category#110of 145 by citedness

h-index55

Papers published1,759cited 19,228 times

The impact factor shown here is the 2-year mean citedness: citations received in a year by the papers Soccer and Society published in the two previous years, divided by the number of those papers. That is the same formula as the Journal Impact Factor, calculated by ScholarsColab. The journal is listed in JCR 2024, so it also has an official Journal Impact Factor published by Clarivate, which can differ because it counts citations from Web of Science journals only.

Rank in its subject categories

Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourismrank 110 of 145 journals

Ranks here compare journals of the same Web of Science category in our data by 2-year citedness; they are not the official JCR rank.

Quartile of Soccer and Society

A journal's quartile (Q1 to Q4) is its position within a subject category: Q1 is the top quarter. The official quartiles are published by Clarivate in Journal Citation Reports (by Journal Impact Factor, in Web of Science categories) and by Scimago as the SJR quartile (in Scopus categories). Soccer and Society is listed in JCR 2024, so its JCR quartile is in Journal Citation Reports. It is indexed in Scopus, so Scimago shows its SJR quartile. ScholarsColab does not show a quartile until it can show the official one; the impact factor and rank above are calculated from open data.

Citations and papers per year

Citations per year

Papers per year

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APC waivers and discounts for Soccer and Society

Taylor & Francis: 100% waiver for low-income and 50% for lower-middle income countries (World Bank list with a GDP limit), on request. Authors in 24 countries get a full waiver.

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02Funders

Who funds research published in Soccer and Society

Articles naming a funder12%of 200 recent articles

Funders named most often

National Council for Scientific and Technological Development5

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior – Brasil4

Coalfield Regeneration Trust2

the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) KAKENHI1

DFF – Kultur og Kommunikation1

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Based on up to 200 research articles this journal published in the last 24 months. Not every article lists its funders, so the share can be lower than the real one. Updated: 29 October 2026.

03Indexing

Indexing of Soccer and Society

List	Status
Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE)	Not listed
Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI)	Not listed
Arts & Humanities Citation Index (AHCI)	Not listed
Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI)	✓ Listed
Scopus	✓ Listed
Journal Citation Reports 2024	✓ Listed

ISSN: 1466-0970
eISSN: 1743-9590
Publisher: Routledge all its journals →
Country: England
Language: English
Scopus source type: Journal
Web of Science categories: Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism

From the indexing lists used on ScholarsColab, updated 1 March 2026. Indexing can change: confirm on the Web of Science Master Journal List or the Scopus source list before submitting. Official Journal Impact Factors and JCR quartiles are published by Clarivate; the impact factor on this page is calculated by ScholarsColab (see how the impact factor works).

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04How to submit

How to submit to Soccer and Society

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05What it publishes

What Soccer and Society publishes: real papers

1paper

17citations

2023years

17median citations

06Published papers

Papers published in Soccer and Society

Papers from the publication records ScholarsColab tracks, with their year and citations. Author names are not shown.

Introduction:‘A spectre is haunting European football–the spectre of a European Super League’202317 citations

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07Reviewer comments

Reviewer comments and rejection reasons for Soccer and Society

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08Same subject

Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism journals with a similar impact factor*

The journals next to Soccer and Society when the 133 journals of Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism in our data are ranked by impact factor*:

Rank	Journal	Impact factor*	Indexing	Open access
106	The International Journal of the Inclusive Museum	1.01	ESCI	Subscription
107	DETUROPE - The Central European Journal of Tourism and Regional Development	0.97	ESCI	Fully open access
108	Cuadernos de Turismo	0.95	ESCI	Fully open access
109	Research in Sport Education and Sciences	0.94	ESCI	Fully open access
111	European journal of tourism, hospitality and recreation	0.83	ESCI	Subscription
112	Journal of applied sport management	0.75	ESCI	Subscription
113	Revista de artes marciales asiáticas	0.70	ESCI	Fully open access
114	Revista Brasileira de Pesquisa em Turismo	0.69	ESCI	Fully open access

*Impact factor calculated by ScholarsColab (2-year citedness), not the official Clarivate value.

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No AI or language model is used. Your words are matched against the titles of 157,115 real published journal papers, by our mentors and by other researchers (shown without names); journals are ranked by how many closely matching papers they published. Indexing comes from the SCIE, SSCI, AHCI, ESCI, Scopus and JCR 2024 lists, matched by journal name; the impact factor is calculated by ScholarsColab, not the official Clarivate value, and no quartile is shown until the official JCR or SJR quartile can be; review time is the median days from submission to acceptance (not every publisher publishes these dates). Always check a journal’s scope and current indexing before submitting.

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09Questions

Frequently asked questions

What is the impact factor of Soccer and Society?

Based on ScholarsColab citation data (October 2026), the 2-year impact factor of Soccer and Society is 0.94: papers it published in the two previous years were cited 0.94 times on average in a year. The journal is listed in JCR 2024, so Clarivate also publishes an official Journal Impact Factor, which can differ.

What is the h-index of Soccer and Society?

The h-index of Soccer and Society is 55 (October 2026): 55 of its papers have each been cited at least 55 times. Its i10-index is 605.

What is the quartile of Soccer and Society?

Is Soccer and Society indexed in Scopus?

Yes. Soccer and Society appears in the Scopus list, according to the indexing lists used on ScholarsColab (updated 1 March 2026). Always confirm the current status on the official list before submitting.

Is Soccer and Society an SCIE journal?

Soccer and Society is listed in ESCI of the Web of Science Core Collection, but not in SCIE, according to the indexing lists used on ScholarsColab (updated 1 March 2026). Always confirm the current status on the official list before submitting.

Is Soccer and Society in Journal Citation Reports (JCR)?

Yes. Soccer and Society is listed in JCR 2024, so it has a Journal Impact Factor. For the current impact factor and quartile, check Journal Citation Reports.

How many papers published in Soccer and Society does ScholarsColab track?

We track 1 paper published in Soccer and Society in 2023, cited 17 times in total, with a median of 17 citations per paper.

Does Soccer and Society offer an APC waiver?

Soccer and Society follows the policy of Taylor & Francis: 100% waiver for low-income and 50% for lower-middle income countries (World Bank list with a GDP limit), on request. Only the corresponding author's affiliation counts. Co-authors from other countries do not change the waiver. Rules verified 27 October 2026; confirm on the publisher's page.

Who funds research published in Soccer and Society?

12% of 200 recent research articles in Soccer and Society name a funder; the funders named most often are National Council for Scientific and Technological Development, Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior – Brasil, Coalfield Regeneration Trust.