The inclusion of journals in the Web of Science is an important recognition for their scientific communities, but editors have to continue to improve their quality. this is the reason why this study evaluates five Brazilian and Spanish journals of Sport Sciences through a comparison of 15 indicators of transparency, editorial management, visibility and internationalization. The results show the need to broaden their information, the agility of their editorial processes to reduce the time between submission and publication of articles, and improve their impact factor. Among the editorial strategies to increase their excellence, we propose the following: emphasize the internationalization of authorship, moderating the amount of selfcitations, increase circulation via social networks and incorporate other value added services
