Journal profile · PRIMARY HEALTH CARE-ORTHOPEDICS
PHYSICIAN AND SPORTSMEDICINE
ISSN 0091-3847 · eISSN 2326-3660 · Taylor and Francis Ltd. · UNITED STATES · Founded 1973
PHYSICIAN AND SPORTSMEDICINE: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.61; subscription journal; median 131 days to acceptance (93 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 55 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
PHYSICIAN AND SPORTSMEDICINE is published by Taylor and Francis Ltd. 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 injuries and prevention, Cardiovascular Effects of Exercise and Musculoskeletal Disorders and Rehabilitation, together about 33.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Surgery. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Physician and Sportsmedicine is a peer-reviewed, clinically oriented publication for primary care physicians. We examine the latest drug discoveries to advance treatment and recovery, and take into account the medical aspects of exercise therapy for a given condition. We cover the latest primary care-focused treatments serving the needs of our active patient population, and assess the limits these treatments govern in stabilization and recovery. The Physician and Sportsmedicine is a peer-to-peer method of communicating the latest research to aid primary care physicians’ advancement in methods of care and treatment. We routinely cover such topics as: managing chronic disease, surgical techniques in preventing and managing injuries, the latest advancements in treatments for helping patients lose weight, and related exercise and nutrition topics that can impact the patient during recovery and modification.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): PRIMARY HEALTH CARE-ORTHOPEDICS
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Sports injuries and preventionMedicine17.3%
- Cardiovascular Effects of ExerciseMedicine8.4%
- Musculoskeletal Disorders and RehabilitationMedicine7.7%
- Sports Performance and TrainingMedicine7%
- Shoulder Injury and TreatmentMedicine6.6%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.1%
- Knee injuries and reconstruction techniquesMedicine3.7%
- Orthopedic Surgery and RehabilitationMedicine3.7%
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 | Primary Health Care | 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 | Primary Health Care | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Orthopedics | 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 | Orthopedics | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Primary Health Care | 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
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
- 1.61LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.85LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.2LetPub ·
- h-index
- 37LetPub ·
- h-index
- 90OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,667OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.56OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 1.26%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 54LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 8,193 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 41 | 9 | 7 |
| 2025 | 55 | 20 | 83 |
| 2024 | 55 | 13 | 145 |
| 2023 | 50 | 11 | 284 |
| 2022 | 65 | 19 | 639 |
| 2021 | 92 | 17 | 1,149 |
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
131 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 97 days – 176 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 7 days (93 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 139 days
- Sample
- 93 articles with submission and acceptance dates (118 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)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- Taylor and Francis Ltd.
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Founded
- 1973
- ISSN
- 0091-3847
- Electronic ISSN
- 2326-3660
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about PHYSICIAN AND SPORTSMEDICINE
What CAS zone is PHYSICIAN AND SPORTSMEDICINE in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, PHYSICIAN AND SPORTSMEDICINE is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Primary Health Care / 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 PHYSICIAN AND SPORTSMEDICINE?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.61; CiteScore 4.7, h-index 90.
How long does peer review take at PHYSICIAN AND SPORTSMEDICINE?
Based on the dates recorded on 93 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 131 days (interquartile range 97–176 days); authors report an average review time of over 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 PHYSICIAN AND SPORTSMEDICINE?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, PHYSICIAN AND SPORTSMEDICINE is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is PHYSICIAN AND SPORTSMEDICINE open access, and what is the APC?
PHYSICIAN AND SPORTSMEDICINE is a subscription 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .