Sports Medicine

Sports Medicine focuses on definitive and comprehensive review articles that interpret and evaluate the current literature to provide the rationale for and application of research findings in the sports medicine and exercise field. Major topics covered by reviews published in the journal include:

-Sports medicine and sports science, including performance research.

-The medical syndromes associated with sport and exercise.

-The practical role that clinical medicine plays in sport, through injury prevention and treatment.

-The medical use of exercise for rehabilitation and health.

-The application of physiological and biomechanical principles to specific sports.

Sports Medicine also publishes:

-Leading/current opinion articles providing overviews of contentious or emerging issues.

-High-quality original research articles.

Additional enhanced features (including slide sets, videos and animations) can be published with articles; these are designed to increase the visibility, readership and educational value of the journal’s content. In addition, articles published in Sports Medicine may be accompanied by plain language summaries to assist readers in understanding important medical advances.

All manuscripts are subject to peer review by international experts. Letters to the Editor are welcomed and will be considered for publication.

《Sports Medicine》是一本由ADIS INT LTD出版商出版的专业医学期刊，该刊创刊于1984年，刊期Monthly，该刊已被国际权威数据库SCI、SCIE收录。在中科院最新升级版分区表中，该刊分区信息为大类学科：医学 1区，小类学科：运动科学 1区；在JCR（Journal Citation Reports）分区等级为Q1。该刊发文范围涵盖运动科学等领域，旨在及时、准确、全面地报道国内外运动科学工作者在该领域取得的最新研究成果、工作进展及学术动态、技术革新等，促进学术交流，鼓励学术创新。2021年影响因子为11.928，平均审稿速度较慢,6-12周。