Journal profile · SPORT SCIENCES
Montenegrin Journal of Sports Science and Medicine
ISSN 1800-8755 · eISSN 1800-8763 · Montenegrin Sports Academy · Montenegro
Montenegrin Journal of Sports Science and Medicine: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 9 weeks (community reports); 18 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Montenegrin Journal of Sports Science and Medicine is published by Montenegrin Sports Academy 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 Physical Activity and Health, together about 44.3% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
MJSSM covers all aspects of sports science and medicine; all clinical aspects of exercise, health, and sport; exercise physiology and biophysical investigation of sports performance; sport biomechanics; sports nutrition; rehabilitation, physiotherapy; sports psychology; sport pedagogy, sport history, sport philosophy, sport sociology, sport management; and all aspects of scientific support of the sports coaches from the natural, social and humanistic side.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): SPORT SCIENCES
Editor-in-chief Duško BjelicaPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Slovenia 4, Croatia 3, United States 2, Romania 2, Serbia 2 (25 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Sports Performance and TrainingMedicine22.6%
- Sports injuries and preventionMedicine16.4%
- Physical Activity and HealthMedicine5.2%
- Sport Psychology and PerformancePsychology5.2%
- Cardiovascular and exercise physiologyMedicine4.8%
- Sports Analytics and PerformanceEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.8%
- Motivation and Self-Concept in SportsPsychology4.5%
- Children's Physical and Motor DevelopmentPsychology4.5%
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)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.46LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.71LetPub ·
- h-index
- 20OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 63OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.63OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 20LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 222 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 24 | 24 | 3 |
| 2025 | 18 | 18 | 40 |
| 2024 | 28 | 28 | 71 |
| 2023 | 22 | 22 | 124 |
| 2022 | 24 | 24 | 164 |
| 2021 | 24 | 24 | 197 |
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)
- about 9 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 9 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | EUR 500 | — | — |
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 accepted7, with length limits
- editorialOpen Submissions Indexed Peer Reviewed Editorials should be: Up to 1000 words (excluding title, abstract, tables/figures, figure legends,main text ≤ 1,000 words
- editorialsEditorials are written or commissioned by the editors, but suggestions for possible topics and authors are welcome.Length not stated
- invited papers and award papersInvited papers and award papers include invited papers from authors with outstanding scientific credentials.Length not stated
- meeting abstractsMeeting Abstracts contain conference abstracts of the sports science papers presented at the MSA annual conference and MSA-sponsored meetings.Length not stated
- peer review - fair reviewPeer review - fair review provides authors who feel their paper has been unfairly rejected (at any journal) the opportunity to share reviewer comments, explain …Length not stated
- reviewOpen Submissions Indexed Peer Reviewed Review papers should be: Up to 6000 words (excluding title, abstract, tables/figures, figure legends,main text ≤ 6,000 words
- short reportsShort reports of experimental work, new methods, or a preliminary report can be accepted as two page papers.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteConflicts of interest, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- Conflicts of interest 2.3.4. ‘Acknowledgements’ and ‘Conflict of Interest’ (optional)
All contributors who do not meet the criteria for authorship should be listed in the ‘Acknowledgements’ section. If applicable, in ‘Conflict of Interest’ section, authors must clearly disclose any grants, financial or material supports, or any sort of technical assistances from an institution, organization, group or an individual that might be perceived as leading to a conflict of interest.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright 1.5. Open Access License and Publisher Copyright Policies
Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license Model summary
MJSSM applies the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license to articles and other works it publishes. If author(s) submit its paper for publication by MJSSM, they agree to have the CC BY license applied to their work. Under this Open Access license, the author(s) retain copyright, but agree that anyone can reuse their article in whole or part for any purpose, for free, even for commercial purpo…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access 1.5. Open Access License and Publisher Copyright Policies
MJSSM applies the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license to articles and other works it publishes. If author(s) submit its paper for publication by MJSSM, they agree to have the CC BY license applied to their work. Under this Open Access license, the author(s) retain copyright, but agree that anyone can reuse their article in whole or part for any purpose, for free, even for commercial purpo…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review 1.4. Peer Review Process
Double-blind peer review Model summary
An original manuscript submitted for publication will be submitted to the review process as long as it fits the following criteria: The study was not previously published, nor has been submitted simultaneously for consideration of publication elsewhere; All persons listed as authors approved its submission to MJSSM; Any person cited as a source of personal communication has approved the quote; The…
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
- Publisher
- Montenegrin Sports Academy
- Country or region
- Montenegro
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1800-8755
- Electronic ISSN
- 1800-8763
- Society / sponsor
- Montenegrin Sports Academy
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Montenegrin Journal of Sports Science and Medicine
What CAS zone is Montenegrin Journal of Sports Science and Medicine in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Montenegrin Journal of Sports Science and Medicine 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.
How long does peer review take at Montenegrin Journal of Sports Science and Medicine?
Authors report an average review time of about 9 weeks. 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 Montenegrin Journal of Sports Science and Medicine based?
Of the 25 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Slovenia (4), Croatia (3) and United States (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Montenegrin Journal of Sports Science and Medicine?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Montenegrin Journal of Sports Science and Medicine is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Montenegrin Journal of Sports Science and Medicine open access, and what is the APC?
Montenegrin Journal of Sports Science and Medicine is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, 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 2026-08-28). Last updated: .