Journal profile · Sport Sciences
British Journal of Sports Medicine
ISSN 0306-3674 · eISSN 1473-0480 · BMJ Publishing Group · ENGLAND · Monthly · Founded 1969
British Journal of Sports Medicine: CAS Zone 1 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 15.37; hybrid open access; review 3–8 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: fairly hard; 293 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
British Journal of Sports Medicine is published by BMJ Publishing Group and is in Zone 1 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Sports injuries and prevention, Sports Performance and Training and Cardiovascular Effects of Exercise, together about 36.2% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
British Journal of Sports Medicine (BJSM) is a leading sports medicine journal with multimedia, education and research resources
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Sport Sciences
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Sports injuries and preventionMedicine20.5%
- Sports Performance and TrainingMedicine8.3%
- Cardiovascular Effects of ExerciseMedicine7.3%
- Traumatic Brain Injury ResearchMedicine5.7%
- Shoulder Injury and TreatmentMedicine5.6%
- Knee injuries and reconstruction techniquesMedicine4.7%
- Physical Activity and HealthMedicine4.7%
- Cardiovascular and exercise physiologyMedicine4.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Sport Sciences | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Sport Sciences | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Sport Sciences | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
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
- 15.37LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 15.5Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 22.1LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 22.1Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 4.85LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 4.87LetPub ·
- h-index
- 141LetPub ·
- h-index
- 314OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 5,992OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 6.46OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 6.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 31.35%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 121LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 12,111 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 255 | 86 | 157 |
| 2025 | 293 | 143 | 1,578 |
| 2024 | 320 | 196 | 3,874 |
| 2023 | 261 | 167 | 10,683 |
| 2022 | 257 | 181 | 8,084 |
| 2021 | 228 | 139 | 11,175 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with PubMed · to
Too few articlesOnly 1 articles from the last 24 months carry both submission and acceptance dates, too few for a median
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- 3–8 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- Fairly hardLetPub ·
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- BMJ Publishing Group
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1969
- ISSN
- 0306-3674
- Electronic ISSN
- 1473-0480
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about British Journal of Sports Medicine
What CAS zone is British Journal of Sports Medicine in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, British Journal of Sports Medicine is in Zone 1 of Medicine, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Sport Sciences; it is a Top journal. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of British Journal of Sports Medicine?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 15.37; CiteScore 22.1, h-index 314.
How long does peer review take at British Journal of Sports Medicine?
Authors report an average review time of 3–8 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Fairly hard”. 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.
Which databases index British Journal of Sports Medicine?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, British Journal of Sports Medicine is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is British Journal of Sports Medicine open access, and what is the APC?
British Journal of Sports Medicine is a hybrid journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website; 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .