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Sports Medicine - Open publishes the following article types:

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Manuscripts should conform to the following reporting guidelines:

  • Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses: PRISMA
  • Randomized Clinical Trials: CONSORT
  • Observational studies: STROBE
  • Studies of diagnostic accuracy: STARD
  • Animal pre-clinical studies: ARRIVE
  • Other types of health-related research: Consult the EQUATOR web site for appropriate reporting guidelines.


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  • 2022 Citation Impact
    4.6 - 2-year Impact Factor
    5.7 - 5-year Impact Factor
    1.705 - SNIP (Source Normalized Impact per Paper)
    1.15 - SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

    2022 Speed
    24 days to first decision for all manuscripts (Median)
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