British Journal of Sports Medicine (BJSM) is the leading, peer-reviewed journal in sports medicine, with additional multimedia resources. British Journal of Sports Medicine (BJSM) is a multimedia portal for authoritative original research, systematic reviews, consensus statements and debate in sport and exercise medicine (SEM). We define sport and exercise medicine broadly. BJSM’s web, print, video and audio material serves the international sport and exercise medicine community which includes 25 clinical societies who have over 13,000 members.
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SJR Quartile by Discipline
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Medicine (miscellaneous)Q1
Orthopedics and Sports MedicineQ1
Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and RehabilitationQ1
Sports ScienceQ1
Subject Classification
Web of Science Categories
Sport Sciences
Scopus Categories
Orthopedics and Sports MedicinePhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and RehabilitationSports ScienceMedicine (miscellaneous)
Research Topics (OpenAlex)
Sports injuries and preventionSports Performance and TrainingCardiovascular Effects of ExerciseShoulder Injury and TreatmentInjury Epidemiology and Prevention