ABSTRACT

Rationale/purpose

This article aims to evidence (1) that sport management journals are undervalued in journal ranking lists compared to journals from other fields and (2) how they should be valued, based on an analysis of citation impact indicators (CIIs) (n = 326 journals).

Design/methodology/approach

For aim 1, regressions are conducted. For aim 2, a “star system” comparable to the Academic Journal Guide (AJG) by the UK Association of Business Schools is applied to CIIs. The boundaries for the CIIs are selected so that the number of AJG 2021 journals in the different star categories aligns with the actual AJG.

Findings

Regressions show that sport management is undervalued compared to other fields. The application of the star system reveals that, out of 17 sport management journals, the rating of 11 of them based on CIIs is higher than in AJG, while the other six journals perform like in AJG.

Practical implications

The research can contribute to a better international recognition of sport management journals within the academic community if communicated to journal ranking lists.

Research contribution

This manuscript helps compare the impact of journals based on an original star system approach applied to CIIs that contributes to establishing meaningful boundaries.

中文翻译：

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体育管理类期刊应该在期刊排名中排名靠前！提高该领域的国际认可度

摘要

理由/目的

本文旨在证明 (1) 与其他领域的期刊相比，体育管理期刊在期刊排名中被低估；(2) 基于引文影响力指标 (CII) 的分析（ n  = 326 种期刊），应如何评估它们的价值）。

设计/方法论/途径

对于目标 1，进行回归。对于目标 2，与英国商学院协会的学术期刊指南 (AJG) 相当的“星级系统”适用于 CIIs。选择 CII 的边界，以便不同星级类别中的 AJG 2021 期刊数量与实际 AJG 保持一致。

发现

回归显示，与其他领域相比，体育管理的价值被低估。星级制度的应用表明，在17种体育管理期刊中，其中11种基于CII的评分高于AJG，而其他6种期刊的表现与AJG相似。

实际影响

如果将研究成果传达到期刊排名列表，可以有助于学术界对体育管理期刊更好的国际认可。

研究贡献

本手稿有助于比较基于应用于 CII 的原始星级系统方法的期刊的影响，该方法有助于建立有意义的界限。