Journal profile · Physiology
Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine
ISSN 1050-642X · eISSN 1536-3724 · Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd. · UNITED STATES · Bimonthly · Founded 1991
Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine: CAS Zone 3 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.99; hybrid open access; median 262 days to acceptance (75 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: fairly easy; 76 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine is published by Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd. and is in Zone 3 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Sports injuries and prevention, Traumatic Brain Injury Research and Shoulder Injury and Treatment, together about 36.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Orthopedics and Sports Medicine and Surgery. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine is an international refereed journal published for clinicians with a primary interest in sports medicine practice. The journal publishes original research and reviews covering diagnostics, therapeutics, and rehabilitation in healthy and physically challenged individuals of all ages and levels of sport and exercise participation.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Physiology
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Sports injuries and preventionMedicine19.6%
- Traumatic Brain Injury ResearchMedicine9.4%
- Shoulder Injury and TreatmentMedicine7.8%
- Knee injuries and reconstruction techniquesMedicine6.7%
- Cardiovascular Effects of ExerciseMedicine6%
- Lower Extremity Biomechanics and PathologiesEngineering5.9%
- Sports Performance and TrainingMedicine4.3%
- Tendon Structure and TreatmentMedicine4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Physiology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Orthopedics | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Sport Sciences | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Orthopedics | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Physiology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Sport Sciences | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Orthopedics | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Physiology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Sport Sciences | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview 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
- 1.99LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.7LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.88LetPub ·
- h-index
- 94LetPub ·
- h-index
- 145OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,841OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.1OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 4.8%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 7.81%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 89LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 4,149 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 113 | 14 | 16 |
| 2025 | 76 | 16 | 72 |
| 2024 | 119 | 20 | 251 |
| 2023 | 91 | 15 | 440 |
| 2022 | 108 | 34 | 801 |
| 2021 | 121 | 26 | 1,569 |
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 Crossref · to
262 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 156 days – 346 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 48 days (75 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 324 days
- Sample
- 75 articles with submission and acceptance dates (238 in the window); the latest was accepted on
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)
- 6–12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- Fairly easyLetPub ·
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
- Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd.
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 1991
- ISSN
- 1050-642X
- Electronic ISSN
- 1536-3724
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine
What CAS zone is Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine is in Zone 3 of Medicine, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Physiology / Orthopedics / Sport Sciences. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.99; CiteScore 3.9, h-index 145.
How long does peer review take at Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine?
Based on the dates recorded on 75 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 262 days (interquartile range 156–346 days); authors report an average review time of 6–12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Fairly easy”. 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 Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine open access, and what is the APC?
Clinical Journal of Sport 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; 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .