Journal profile · SPORT SCIENCES
Apunts-Medicina de l Esport
ISSN 1886-6581 · eISSN 2666-5069
Apunts-Medicina de l Esport: impact factor 2 (journal website); fully open access; APC about USD 2,190; review about 59 days (submission to acceptance, publisher); 26 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, Apunts-Medicina de l Esport's largest topics are Sports Performance and Training, Sports injuries and prevention and Cardiovascular Effects of Exercise, together about 43.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Orthopedics and Sports Medicine. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Apunts Sports Medicine, a publication by Consell Català de l'Esport (Catalan Sports Council), is a scientific journal dedicated to sports medicine. Apunts is focused, on the one hand, on the impact of high sports performance on men and women and, especially, in the study of team sports and muscle and tendon injuries. On the other hand, on the behaviour to follow while practicing sport or physical activity during illnesses or in certain situations. The journal regularly includes original articles on Applied Research, Clinical Cases, Editorial articles or Comments, Consensus Articles, Reviews and Letters to the Editor. All of which undergo an anonymous external peer review process.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): SPORT SCIENCES
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Spain 4, Canada 1 (5 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Sports Performance and TrainingMedicine18.4%
- Sports injuries and preventionMedicine17.5%
- Cardiovascular Effects of ExerciseMedicine7.5%
- Cardiovascular and exercise physiologyMedicine7.2%
- Shoulder Injury and TreatmentMedicine5.7%
- Sports and Physical Education StudiesSocial Sciences5%
- Health and Lifestyle StudiesHealth Professions4.6%
- Exercise and Physiological ResponsesMedicine3.6%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 2Publisher website ·
- SJR (publisher)
- 2.8Publisher website ·
- SNIP (publisher)
- 0.62Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 23OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 111OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.32OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 802 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 14 | 14 | 0 |
| 2025 | 26 | 26 | 28 |
| 2024 | 32 | 32 | 139 |
| 2023 | 22 | 22 | 123 |
| 2022 | 15 | 15 | 90 |
| 2021 | 28 | 11 | 185 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
Publisher-reported review time from the journal's website
59 dayssubmission to acceptance
The publisher's own definition applies; dates from this journal's articles in the last 24 months are not available yet, so the publisher's figure is used.
Figures by source
- Desk decision
- 59 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 16 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance
- 59 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 19 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 2,190 / EUR 2,050 / GBP 1,760 / JPY 271,630 | — | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Article types accepted9
- applied researchThe journal regularly includes original articles on Applied Research, Clinical Cases, Editorial articles or Comments, Consensus Articles, Reviews and Letters to…Length not stated
- clinical casesThe journal regularly includes original articles on Applied Research, Clinical Cases, Editorial articles or Comments, Consensus Articles, Reviews and Letters to…Length not stated
- consensus articlesThe journal regularly includes original articles on Applied Research, Clinical Cases, Editorial articles or Comments, Consensus Articles, Reviews and Letters to…Length not stated
- editorial articles or commentsThe journal regularly includes original articles on Applied Research, Clinical Cases, Editorial articles or Comments, Consensus Articles, Reviews and Letters to…Length not stated
- editorialsEditorials With some exceptions, these will be commissioned by the Editorial Committee on a current topic, which may or may not refer to an article published in…Length not stated
- letters to the editorThe journal regularly includes original articles on Applied Research, Clinical Cases, Editorial articles or Comments, Consensus Articles, Reviews and Letters to…Length not stated
- originalsOriginal articles must follow the format of, Introduction, Material and methods, Results, and Discussion.Length not stated
- reviewsApunts. Sports Medicine will give special priority to those review works that focus on current topics.Length not stated
- special articlesThis section will include articles related to Sports Medicine, which due to their characteristics cannot be considered for the Originals or Reviews sections.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePeer review
- Peer review
Anonymous external peer review process Model summary
All of which undergo an anonymous external peer review process.
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- ISSN
- 1886-6581
- Electronic ISSN
- 2666-5069
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Apunts-Medicina de l Esport
What is the impact factor of Apunts-Medicina de l Esport?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 2; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; h-index 23.
How long does peer review take at Apunts-Medicina de l Esport?
The publisher reports about 59 days (submission to acceptance). Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Where are the editorial board members of Apunts-Medicina de l Esport based?
Of the 5 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Spain (4) and Canada (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Apunts-Medicina de l Esport?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Apunts-Medicina de l Esport is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Apunts-Medicina de l Esport open access, and what is the APC?
Apunts-Medicina de l Esport is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 2,190.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-24). Last updated: .