Journal profile · Sport Sciences
Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise
ISSN 0195-9131 · eISSN 1530-0315 · Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd. · UNITED STATES · Monthly · Founded 1980
Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise: CAS Zone 2 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 3.87; JCR Q1 (journal website); hybrid open access; review about 2 months (community reports); community-reported acceptance: about 5%; 2,196 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise is published by Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd. and is in Zone 2 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Sports Performance and Training, Cardiovascular and exercise physiology and Sports injuries and prevention, together about 36.1% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
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From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Sport Sciences
Editor-in-chief Andrew M. Jones.Publisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Sports Performance and TrainingMedicine13.9%
- Cardiovascular and exercise physiologyMedicine13.7%
- Sports injuries and preventionMedicine8.5%
- Exercise and Physiological ResponsesMedicine6.3%
- Muscle metabolism and nutritionBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology6.2%
- Physical Activity and HealthMedicine6%
- Muscle activation and electromyography studiesEngineering3.5%
- Cardiovascular Effects of ExerciseMedicine3.5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Sport Sciences | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Sport Sciences | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Sport Sciences | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q1 · SPORT SCIENCES · rank 17/136
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
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
- 3.87LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.48LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.58LetPub ·
- h-index
- 203LetPub ·
- h-index
- 364OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 10,839OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.38OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 7.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 21.67%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 287LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 98,596 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2,304 | 76 | 98 |
| 2025 | 2,196 | 125 | 756 |
| 2024 | 2,818 | 160 | 1,933 |
| 2023 | 2,791 | 157 | 3,008 |
| 2022 | 2,415 | 169 | 5,402 |
| 2021 | 1,787 | 149 | 5,693 |
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
Too few articlesOnly 4 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)
- about 2 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 5%LetPub ·
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
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1980
- ISSN
- 0195-9131
- Electronic ISSN
- 1530-0315
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 58, Issue 9 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise
What CAS zone is Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise is in Zone 2 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 2 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.87; CiteScore 3, h-index 364.
How long does peer review take at Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise?
Authors report an average review time of about 2 months; the community-reported acceptance is “about 5%”. 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.
What JCR quartile is Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q1; by category, SPORT SCIENCES Q1 (17/136). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 2 of Medicine.
Which databases index Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise open access, and what is the APC?
Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise 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: .