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Physical Therapy in Sport

Churchill Livingstone · United States · Est. 2000

ISSN1873-1600

SJR Q1✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total35

Journal Impact Factor

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SJR Score

1.002

H-Index

CiteScore

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SNIP

1.192

Total Works

2,285

Total Citations

45,331

2yr Mean Citedness

1.68

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Retractions

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal focuses on research related to sports injuries and rehabilitation. Articles investigate injury risk factors, muscle architecture changes following injury, and the relationship between sensorimotor function and pain-related cognition in athletes. The scope also includes the efficacy of interventions like blood flow restriction, the role of data in athlete management, and the association between joint morphology and range of motion in specific athletic populations. Furthermore, it covers the development and evaluation of assessment tools for monitoring pain and function in youth athletes, as well as athletes' experiences during the return-to-sport phase after injury.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary Language—

1st Year Published2000

FrequencyFour No. A Year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications2,285

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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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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5/12 · 42%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Churchill Livingstone

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1873-1600

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

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Plagiarism detection in place?

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N/A

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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)Q1

Orthopedics and Sports MedicineQ1

Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and RehabilitationQ1

Sports ScienceQ2

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

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

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Sports injuries and preventionLower Extremity Biomechanics and PathologiesKnee injuries and reconstruction techniquesShoulder Injury and TreatmentSports Performance and TrainingFoot and Ankle SurgeryMusculoskeletal pain and rehabilitationTendon Structure and TreatmentTotal Knee Arthroplasty OutcomesTraumatic Brain Injury Research