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Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine

Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd. · United States · Est. 1991

ISSN1536-3724

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q2+18

Total43

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

0.72

H-Index

144

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.894

Total Works

4,084

Total Citations

110,745

2yr Mean Citedness

0.80

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes research on sports injuries, including their incidence, risk factors, and treatment. Articles focus on various sports and athlete populations, examining conditions such as tendinopathies, ligament tears, muscle strains, and concussions. The scope also includes the effectiveness of different interventions, surgical techniques, and rehabilitation protocols, as well as the impact of physical exertion and biomechanics on injury prevention and recovery.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1991

Annual Volume~ 95 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications4,084

Publisher OrgLippincott Williams & Wilkins

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Submission Info

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1536-3724

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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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APC fees clearly disclosed?

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

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

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Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

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

Orthopedics and Sports MedicineQ2

Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and RehabilitationQ2

Sports ScienceQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

OrthopedicsPhysiologySport Sciences

Scopus Categories

Orthopedics and Sports MedicinePhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and RehabilitationSports Science