Journal profile · Sport Sciences
SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF MEDICINE & SCIENCE IN SPORTS
ISSN 0905-7188 · eISSN 1600-0838 · Blackwell Munksgaard · DENMARK · Quarterly · Founded 1991
SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF MEDICINE & SCIENCE IN SPORTS: CAS Zone 2 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 4.01; hybrid open access; APC about USD 4,550; median 113 days to acceptance (95 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: about 25%; 211 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF MEDICINE & SCIENCE IN SPORTS is published by Blackwell Munksgaard 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 injuries and prevention, Sports Performance and Training and Cardiovascular and exercise physiology, together about 37.2% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports is a multidisciplinary journal published 12 times per year. It aims to publish high quality and impactful articles in the fields of orthopaedics, rehabilitation and sports medicine, exercise physiology and biochemistry, biomechanics and motor control, health and disease relating to sport, exercise and physical activity, as well as on the social and behavioural aspects of sport and exercise. Keywords Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports, SMS, sports medicine, sports science, sports physiology, biomechanics, sports rehabilitation, sports traumatology, orthopedic sports medicine Abstracting and Indexing Information Abstracts on Hygiene & Communicable Diseases (CABI) Academic Search (EBSCO Publishing) Academic Search Alumni Edition (EBSCO Publishing) Academic Search Elite (EBSCO Publishing) Academic Search Premier (EBSCO Publishing) AMED: Allied & Complementary Medicine Database (British Library) Biological Abstracts (Clarivate Analytics) BIOSIS Previews (Clarivate Analytics) CAB Abstracts® (CABI) Current Contents: Clinical Medicine (Clarivate Analytics) Environment Index (EBSCO Publishing) Global Health (CABI) Health & Medical Collection (ProQuest) Health Research Premium Collection (ProQuest) Health Source Nursing/Academic (EBSCO Publishing) Hospital Premium Collection (ProQuest) Journal Citation Reports/Science Edition (Clarivate Analytics) Leisure Tourism Database (CABI) Leisure, Recreation & Tourism Abstracts (CABI) MEDLINE/PubMed (NLM) Nutrition Abstracts & Reviews Series A: Human & Experimental (CABI) ProQuest Central (ProQuest) ProQuest Central K-499 PsycINFO/Psychological Abstracts (APA) PubMed Dietary Supplement Subset (NLM) Research Library (ProQuest) Research Library Prep (ProQuest) Rural Development Abstracts (CABI) Science Citation Index (Clarivate Analytics) Science Citation Index Expanded (Clarivate Analytics) Sugar Industry Abstracts (CABI) The RECAL Legacy (National Centre for Prosthetics & Orthodontics) Tropical Diseases Bulletin (CABI)
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Sport Sciences
Editor-in-chief José A. CalbetPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United Kingdom 15, Spain 15, Sweden 14, Denmark 13, Norway 13 (129 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Sports injuries and preventionMedicine16%
- Sports Performance and TrainingMedicine13.2%
- Cardiovascular and exercise physiologyMedicine8.1%
- Physical Activity and HealthMedicine5.2%
- Exercise and Physiological ResponsesMedicine4.8%
- Cardiovascular Effects of ExerciseMedicine4.6%
- Muscle metabolism and nutritionBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.4%
- Knee injuries and reconstruction techniquesMedicine4%
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 2 |
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 2 |
Top journal: yesReview 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: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
MEDLINEPubMedPsycINFOCAB AbstractsCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, ProQuest
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
- 4.01LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 7.3LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 7.3Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.53LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.61LetPub ·
- h-index
- 97LetPub ·
- h-index
- 191OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 3,537OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 4.19OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 66.78%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 177LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 183Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 1,516,133Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 5,288 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 186 | 134 | 121 |
| 2025 | 211 | 156 | 856 |
| 2024 | 248 | 202 | 1,725 |
| 2023 | 260 | 219 | 3,034 |
| 2022 | 193 | 121 | 3,156 |
| 2021 | 224 | 144 | 4,827 |
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
113 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 75 days – 151 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 14 days (95 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 127 days
- Sample
- 95 articles with submission and acceptance dates (428 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)
- about 2 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 25%LetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 9%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 1 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 108 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 14 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Single 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 4,550 / EUR 3,810 / GBP 3,070 | — | — | |
| 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)
What to prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Reference style
- AMA
- Cover letter
- Optional
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, Peer review
- Authorship Authorship
Please refer to the journal’s authorship policy the Editorial Policies and Ethical Considerations section for details on eligibility for author listing.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Conflict of Interest Statement
Authors will be asked to provide a conflict of interest statement during the submission process. For details on what to include in this section, see the section ‘Conflict of Interest’ in the Editorial Policies and Ethical Considerations section below. Submitting authors should ensure they liaise with all co-authors to confirm agreement with the final statement.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data Sharing and Data Availability
This journal expects data sharing. Review Wiley’s Data Sharing policy where you will be able to see and select the data availability statement that is right for your submission.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Publication Ethics
This journal is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). Note this journal uses iThenticate’s CrossCheck software to detect instances of overlapping and similar text in submitted manuscripts. Read Wiley'sTop 10 Publishing Ethics Tips for Authors here. Wiley’s Publication Ethics Guidelines can be found here.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review and Acceptance
The acceptance criteria for all papers are the quality and originality of the research and its significance to journal readership. Manuscripts are single-blind peer reviewed. Papers will only be sent to review if the Editor-in-Chief determines that the paper meets the appropriate quality and relevance requirements.
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
- Blackwell Munksgaard
- Country or region
- DENMARK
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 1991
- ISSN
- 0905-7188
- Electronic ISSN
- 1600-0838
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 36, Issue 9 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF MEDICINE & SCIENCE IN SPORTS
What CAS zone is SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF MEDICINE & SCIENCE IN SPORTS in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF MEDICINE & SCIENCE IN SPORTS is in Zone 2 of Medicine, and in Zone 2 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 SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF MEDICINE & SCIENCE IN SPORTS?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 4.01; CiteScore 7.3, h-index 191.
How long does peer review take at SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF MEDICINE & SCIENCE IN SPORTS?
Based on the dates recorded on 95 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 113 days (interquartile range 75–151 days); authors report an average review time of about 2 months; the community-reported acceptance is “about 25%”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 9% (2025). 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 are the manuscript requirements of SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF MEDICINE & SCIENCE IN SPORTS?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Reference style: AMA; Cover letter: Optional. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF MEDICINE & SCIENCE IN SPORTS based?
Of the 129 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United Kingdom (15), Spain (15) and Sweden (14). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF MEDICINE & SCIENCE IN SPORTS?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF MEDICINE & SCIENCE IN SPORTS is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists MEDLINE, PubMed, PsycINFO, CAB Abstracts and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF MEDICINE & SCIENCE IN SPORTS open access, and what is the APC?
SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF MEDICINE & SCIENCE IN SPORTS is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 4,550.
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: .