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BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation

BioMed Central Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 2008

ISSN2052-1847eISSN2052-1847

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

100

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (4 more)+22

Total100

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

136

days submission → published

measured · last 18 articles · accept 122d

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Slow · vs ~15 wk median

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

SJR Scorei

0.999

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.151

Total Worksi

1,791

Total Citationsi

20,815

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.45

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Rehabilitation; Sport Sciences; Orthopedics and Sports Medicine; Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2008

Annual Volume~ 291 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,791

Publisher OrgBioMed Central

OA Since2012

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewOpen

Review Time~26 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC-ND

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

CLOCKSSLibrary of CongressLOCKSSPorticoPMC

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/12 · 83%

✅

Do you know the journal / publisher?

BioMed Central Ltd

✅

Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

✅

Is the ISSN verified?

2052-1847 / 2052-1847

✅

Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed

✅

Peer review process documented?

Open

❌

Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

❌

APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

✅

Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

✅

Long-term digital preservation?

CLOCKSS, Library of Congress, LOCKSS, Portico, PMC

✅

Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

✅

Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

✅

Primary language documented?

English

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

959

2019

1.5k

2020

163

2.4k

2021

216

3.5k

2022

176

1.7k

2023

250

1.8k

2024

447

1.1k

2025

342

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.

Orthopedics and Sports MedicineQ1

Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and RehabilitationQ1

RehabilitationQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

RehabilitationSport Sciences

Scopus Categories

RehabilitationOrthopedics and Sports MedicinePhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Sports Performance and TrainingSports injuries and preventionCardiovascular and exercise physiologyLower Extremity Biomechanics and PathologiesKnee injuries and reconstruction techniquesSport Psychology and PerformanceExercise and Physiological ResponsesBalance, Gait, and Falls PreventionPhysical Activity and HealthShoulder Injury and Treatment

Frequently asked questions about BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation

Is BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 100/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation?

BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation 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 2.45.

Is BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation?