Why EJSS?
The European Journal of Sport Science (EJSS) is a trusted, high-visibility home for sport and exercise science research, reaching a broad international audience of researchers, practitioners and institutions. As the official journal of the ECSS, EJSS shares the College’s commitment to publishing rigorous, multidisciplinary science that influences knowledge and practice around the world.
What sets EJSS apart?
1. Academic credibility and visibility: EJSS is indexed in major databases and has a strong citation profile, making your work easy to discover and cite. Authors benefit from inclusion in Medline and other leading indexes.
Competitive citation metrics including a solid Impact Factor, CiteScore, and Journal Citation Indicator, all reflecting the Journal’s influence in the field.
Our Values
Our publisher, Wiley, is a signatory of the Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA), which is a world-wide initiative to improve the ways in which researchers and their research outputs are evaluated.
EJSS endorses the principles of DORA and the use of responsible research metrics.
Read the declaration here.
Journal Metrics
In support of responsible research evaluation practices enshrined in DORA, Wiley and EJSS publicise a range of journal and article metrics to help authors gauge the impact of their work.
EJSS has been Medline listed since 2013.
Citation Impact
2024 CiteScore (Scopus): 6.9
2023 Journal Citation Indicator (Clarivate): 1.08 | JCI Rank: 25/127 Q1
2024 Journal Impact Factor (Clarivate): 3.0 | JIF Rank: 29/133 Q1
2023 5-Year Impact Factor: 3.2
Usage
2024 Full Text Views: 383,632
2. Support for researchers at all stages: We aim to empower authors to produce their best work. EJSS publishes across a wide range of sport science disciplines, ensuring your research finds its appropriate audience.
3. Recognition of excellence through Best Paper Award: Each year, outstanding papers published in EJSS are honoured through the EJSS Best Paper Award. The award highlights work judged to be particularly innovative, significant and methodologically rigorous and includes recognition at the ECSS Annual Congress. For more information, click here.
4. Gold open access with wide reach: EJSS publishes all articles open access, maximising readership and compliance with funder requirements. As the Journal evolves under its partnership with Wiley, it continues to strengthen its global presence and accessibility.
5. Part of a supportive scientific community: Publishing with EJSS connects you to the broader ECSS Community. Through society activities, events and networks, authors can build professional ties that go beyond a single article.
