Journal profile · Sport Sciences

JOURNAL OF SPORTS MEDICINE AND PHYSICAL FITNESS

ISSN 0022-4707 · eISSN 1827-1928 · Edizioni Minerva Medica S.p.A. · ITALY · Quarterly · Founded 1961

JOURNAL OF SPORTS MEDICINE AND PHYSICAL FITNESS: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.25; hybrid open access; review 6–12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 162 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.

Impact factor1.25Latest value listed by LetPub

CAS zoneZone 4 · Medicine2025 upgraded edition, major category · 2026 Xinrui edition Zone 4 · Medicine

Review time6–12 weeksCommunity average

APC—No source gives fee information

AcceptanceEasyCommunity average

Articles per year1622025 · OpenAlex count

Scope

Aims, scope and focus

JOURNAL OF SPORTS MEDICINE AND PHYSICAL FITNESS is published by Edizioni Minerva Medica S.p.A. and is in Zone 4 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Sports Performance and Training, Sports injuries and prevention and Cardiovascular and exercise physiology, together about 45.9% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)

The Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness publishes scientific papers relating to the area of the applied physiology, preventive medicine, sports medicine and traumatology, sports psychology. Manuscripts may be submitted in the form of editorials, original articles, review articles, case reports, special articles, letters to the Editor and guidelines.

Source: LetPub

Research area (LetPub): Sport Sciences

Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate

Sports Performance and TrainingMedicine19.8%
Sports injuries and preventionMedicine14.9%
Cardiovascular and exercise physiologyMedicine11.3%
Exercise and Physiological ResponsesMedicine6.7%
Sport Psychology and PerformancePsychology3.9%
Lower Extremity Biomechanics and PathologiesEngineering3.9%
Muscle metabolism and nutritionBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3.7%
Physical Activity and HealthMedicine3.5%

Rankings & indexing

CAS ranking and database indexing

CAS Journal Ranking

CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 4

Level	Category	Zone
Major	Medicine	Zone 4
Minor	Sport Sciences	Zone 4

Top journal: noReview journal: no

CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 4

Level	Category	Zone
Major	Medicine	Zone 4
Minor	Sport Sciences	Zone 4

Top journal: noReview journal: not marked

CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 4

Level	Category	Zone
Major	Medicine	Zone 4
Minor	Sport Sciences	Zone 4

Top journal: noReview journal: no

Database indexing

SCIEScopusLetPub

International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub

Indexing the journal's website claims

MEDLINEEmbaseCASCINAHLCurrent ContentsPublisher website

As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.

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: 1.25LetPub · 2026-09-13
Impact factor (publisher): 1.3Publisher website · 2026-09-29
CiteScore 2026-06: 2.7LetPub · 2026-09-13
SJR 2026-06: 0.45LetPub · 2026-09-13
SNIP 2026-06: 0.53LetPub · 2026-09-13
h-index: 58LetPub · 2026-09-13
h-index: 50OpenAlex · 2026-10-01
i10-index: 649OpenAlex · 2026-10-01
2-year mean citedness: 1.07OpenAlex · 2026-10-01
Self-citation rate: 7.7%LetPub · 2026-09-13
Share of gold OA articles: 7.62%LetPub · 2026-09-13

Volume

Articles per year: 145LetPub · 2026-09-13

Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,160 in total · the current year is incomplete

Year	Articles	Open access	Citations
2026	113	8	8
2025	162	22	109
2024	194	27	387
2023	141	22	553
2022	233	37	1,315
2021	273	35	2,114

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

Average review time (community reports): 6–12 weeksLetPub · 2026-09-13
Average acceptance (community reports): EasyLetPub · 2026-09-13

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: Edizioni Minerva Medica S.p.A.
Country or region: ITALY
Language: English
Frequency: Quarterly
Founded: 1961
ISSN: 0022-4707
Electronic ISSN: 1827-1928
Official links: Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
Submission system ↗LetPub

FAQ

Frequently asked questions about JOURNAL OF SPORTS MEDICINE AND PHYSICAL FITNESS

What CAS zone is JOURNAL OF SPORTS MEDICINE AND PHYSICAL FITNESS in?

In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, JOURNAL OF SPORTS MEDICINE AND PHYSICAL FITNESS is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Sport Sciences. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.

What is the impact factor of JOURNAL OF SPORTS MEDICINE AND PHYSICAL FITNESS?

The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.25; CiteScore 2.7, h-index 50.

How long does peer review take at JOURNAL OF SPORTS MEDICINE AND PHYSICAL FITNESS?

Authors report an average review time of 6–12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “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 JOURNAL OF SPORTS MEDICINE AND PHYSICAL FITNESS?

According to LetPub and DOAJ records, JOURNAL OF SPORTS MEDICINE AND PHYSICAL FITNESS is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists MEDLINE, Embase, CAS, CINAHL and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.

Is JOURNAL OF SPORTS MEDICINE AND PHYSICAL FITNESS open access, and what is the APC?

JOURNAL OF SPORTS MEDICINE AND PHYSICAL FITNESS 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: 2026-10-01.