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Aims and scope

Sports Medicine - Open focuses on original research and definitive reviews in the field of sport and exercise medicine. The Journal includes medical and scientific research relating to:

  • Sporting performance enhancement including nutrition, equipment and training
  • Medical syndromes associated with sport and exercise
  • Injury prevention and treatment
  • Exercise for rehabilitation and health
  • The application of physiological and biomechanical principles to specific
    sporting codes

Key Points
Articles published in Sports Medicine - Open will include a Key Points table. Please provide approximately three short, stand-alone lines/statements summarizing the key findings/implications of the paper. These should be provided after the Abstract under the heading 'Key Points’.

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Annual Journal Metrics

  • Citation Impact 2023
    Journal Impact Factor: 4.1
    5-year Journal Impact Factor: 5.5
    Source Normalized Impact per Paper (SNIP): 1.740
    SCImago Journal Rank (SJR): 1.446

    Speed 2023
    Submission to first editorial decision (median days): 16
    Submission to acceptance (median days): 216

    Usage 2023
    Downloads: 1,609,820
    Altmetric mentions: 4,288