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Current Sports Medicine Reports

Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd. · United States · Est. 1963

ISSN1537-8918

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

0.618

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.868

Total Works

2,374

Total Citations

41,033

2yr Mean Citedness

0.89

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Retractions

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal focuses on sports medicine, particularly the diagnosis, management, and rehabilitation of injuries in athletes. It covers a range of conditions including musculoskeletal injuries, overuse injuries, and acute injuries across various sports and athlete populations. The journal also addresses aspects of athlete health such as return-to-play protocols, exercise-induced conditions, and the impact of travel and chronic diseases on athletic performance.

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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 Published1963

Annual Volume~ 93 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications2,374

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?

1537-8918

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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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2026

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.

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q2

Orthopedics and Sports MedicineQ2

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthQ2

Sports ScienceQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Sport Sciences

Scopus Categories

Orthopedics and Sports MedicineSports SciencePublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthMedicine (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Sports injuries and preventionCardiovascular Effects of ExerciseShoulder Injury and TreatmentMuscle metabolism and nutritionSports Performance and TrainingThermoregulation and physiological responsesExercise and Physiological ResponsesTraumatic Brain Injury ResearchCardiovascular and exercise physiologyLower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies