Journal profile · SPORT SCIENCES
Research in Sports Medicine
ISSN 1543-8627 · eISSN 1543-8635 · Taylor and Francis Ltd. · ENGLAND · Quarterly · Founded 2003
Research in Sports Medicine: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.29; JCR Q2 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 120 days to acceptance (101 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 69 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Research in Sports Medicine 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, Sports Performance and Training and Cardiovascular and exercise physiology, together about 44.4% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research in Sports Medicine is a broad journal that aims to bridge the gap between all professionals in the fields of sports medicine. The journal serves an international audience and is of interest to professionals worldwide. The journal covers major aspects of sports medicine and sports science - prevention, management, and rehabilitation of sports, exercise and physical activity related injuries. The journal publishes original research utilizing a wide range of techniques and approaches, reviews, commentaries and short communications. Peer Review Integrity All submitted manuscripts are subject to initial appraisal by the Editor, and, if found suitable for further consideration, to peer review by independent, anonymous expert referees. All peer review is double-anonymized and submission is online via ScholarOne Manuscripts.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): SPORT SCIENCES
Editor-in-chief Lars McNaughtonPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Sports injuries and preventionMedicine21.6%
- Sports Performance and TrainingMedicine16.4%
- Cardiovascular and exercise physiologyMedicine6.3%
- Lower Extremity Biomechanics and PathologiesEngineering5.3%
- Exercise and Physiological ResponsesMedicine5%
- Muscle metabolism and nutritionBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.5%
- Knee injuries and reconstruction techniquesMedicine3.5%
- Cardiovascular Effects of ExerciseMedicine3.4%
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 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | 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 | Sport Sciences | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q2 · best quartile · 2025
- CiteScore Q1 · 2025
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
Indexing the journal's website claims
MEDLINECAB AbstractsCINAHLPublisher website
Other: Index Medicus, OCLC, CSA, EBSCOhost Online Research Databases, Elsevier Databases, Physical Education Index, Ulrichs Periodicals Directory
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
- 2.29LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.4Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.8Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.4LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 5.4Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.85LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.85Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.17LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 1.17Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 29LetPub ·
- h-index
- 61OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 564OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.59OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 4.2%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 8.87%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 69LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 151,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 954 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 44 | 10 | 4 |
| 2025 | 69 | 16 | 86 |
| 2024 | 28 | 9 | 134 |
| 2023 | 27 | 11 | 172 |
| 2022 | 65 | 21 | 575 |
| 2021 | 110 | 24 | 1,563 |
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
120 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 79 days – 224 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 8 days (101 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 134 days
- Sample
- 101 articles with submission and acceptance dates (124 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 ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 10%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 1 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 36 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 11 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
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.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Research in Sports Medicine is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Model summary
Research in Sports Medicine is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the discoverability…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
All submitted manuscripts are subject to initial appraisal by the Editor, and, if found suitable for further consideration, to peer review by independent, anonymous expert referees. All peer review is double-anonymized and submission is online via ScholarOne Manuscripts. Model summary
All submitted manuscripts are subject to initial appraisal by the Editor, and, if found suitable for further consideration, to peer review by independent, anonymous expert referees. All peer review is double-anonymized and submission is online via ScholarOne Manuscripts.
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
- Taylor and Francis Ltd.
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 2003
- ISSN
- 1543-8627
- Electronic ISSN
- 1543-8635
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 34, Issue 5 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Research in Sports Medicine
What CAS zone is Research in Sports Medicine in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Research in Sports 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 3 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Research in Sports Medicine?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.29; CiteScore 5.4, h-index 61.
How long does peer review take at Research in Sports Medicine?
Based on the dates recorded on 101 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 120 days (interquartile range 79–224 days); authors report an average review time of over 12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 10%. 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 Research in Sports Medicine in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q2 (best quartile). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 4 of Medicine.
Which databases index Research in Sports Medicine?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Research in Sports Medicine is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists MEDLINE, CAB Abstracts and CINAHL; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Research in Sports Medicine open access, and what is the APC?
Research in Sports Medicine is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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: .