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Journal of Athletic Training

National Athletic Trainers' Association Inc. · United States

ISSN1062-6050eISSN1938-162X

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ Open Access

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

1.166

H-Indexi

131

SNIPi

1.375

Total Worksi

2,596

Total Citationsi

90,588

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.11

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: 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—

FrequencySix No. A Year, 2009-

StatusActive

Total Publications2,596

Publisher OrgNational Athletic Trainers' Association

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelGold Open Access

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

National Athletic Trainers' Association Inc.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1062-6050 / 1938-162X

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, PubMed

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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

183

6.6k

2019

238

4.9k

2020

241

3.2k

2021

137

2022

141

1.2k

2023

122

353

2024

2025

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 ScienceQ2

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 preventionTraumatic Brain Injury ResearchShoulder Injury and TreatmentKnee injuries and reconstruction techniquesAthletic Training and Education

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Athletic Training

Is Journal of Athletic Training a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Athletic Training: 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 Journal of Athletic Training?

Journal of Athletic Training 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 1.11.

Is Journal of Athletic Training indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Athletic Training is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Athletic Training?