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American Journal of Sports Medicine

SAGE Publications Inc. · United States

ISSN0363-5465eISSN1552-3365

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

2.29

H-Indexi

356

SNIPi

2.039

Total Worksi

12,792

Total Citationsi

943,596

2yr Mean Citednessi

3.96

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Orthopedics; Sport Sciences; Medicine (miscellaneous); Orthopedics and Sports Medicine; Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation; Sports Science.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyEight No. A Year, 2004-

StatusActive

Total Publications12,792

Publisher OrgSAGE Publishing

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

SAGE Publications Inc.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0363-5465 / 1552-3365

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

471

21k

2019

451

17k

2020

528

14k

2021

443

8.6k

2022

404

5.7k

2023

411

4.1k

2024

387

1.8k

2025

345

168

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q1

Orthopedics and Sports MedicineQ1

Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and RehabilitationQ1

Sports ScienceQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

OrthopedicsSport Sciences

Scopus Categories

Orthopedics and Sports MedicinePhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and RehabilitationSports ScienceMedicine (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Knee injuries and reconstruction techniquesShoulder Injury and TreatmentSports injuries and preventionTotal Knee Arthroplasty OutcomesShoulder and Clavicle Injuries

Frequently asked questions about American Journal of Sports Medicine

Is American Journal of Sports Medicine a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for American Journal of Sports Medicine: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of American Journal of Sports Medicine?

American Journal of Sports Medicine is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 3.96.

Is American Journal of Sports Medicine indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

American Journal of Sports Medicine is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of American Journal of Sports Medicine?