Journal profile · SPORT SCIENCES
Science and Medicine in Football
ISSN 2473-3938 · eISSN 2473-4446 · TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD · ENGLAND
Science and Medicine in Football: CAS Zone 2 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.45; JCR Q1 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 72 days (first decision after review, publisher); acceptance rate 6% (journal website); 40 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Science and Medicine in Football is published by TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD and is in Zone 2 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 Sport Psychology and Performance, together about 64.2% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Science and Medicine in Football is a quarterly international, peer-reviewed journal. The mission of the publication is to advance the theoretical knowledge, methodological approaches and the professional practice associated with the sport of football. The journal aims to publish meaningful articles on various aspects of sports medicine and science related to all codes of football. In addition to original research, review articles, clinical case studies, short communications/technical reports are considered. The Journal will be of interest to the growing numbers of academic researchers and students, as well as clinicians and applied practitioners in football-related organisations across the world. Topic areas include sports medicine, epidemiology, prevention, rehabilitation, physiology, biomechanics, nutrition, training and testing, performance analysis, sport psychology and coaching. Manuscripts from social sciences are only considered when they deal with aspects very close to these named fields. Authors are particularly invited to submit work covering the following areas which are considered to be underrepresented in the scientific literature of football: Intervention studies Replication studies (i.e. studies reproducing previous investigations but with improved methodology, sample size, control of confounders, etc.). Studies with negative outcome will be saved from getting a minus point during review. Methodological studies (particularly those addressing real football or football research issues). Registered Reports Science and Medicine in Football supports research transparency initiatives and good practice. Authors are invited to follow international guidelines for quality of reporting (https://equator-network.org/) Peer Review Statement All research and review articles in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymized (double-anonymized) refereeing by at least two referees.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): SPORT SCIENCES
Editor-in-chief Franco M. ImpellizzeriPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United Kingdom 2, Belgium 1, Denmark 1 (4 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Sports Performance and TrainingMedicine25.9%
- Sports injuries and preventionMedicine23.1%
- Sport Psychology and PerformancePsychology15.2%
- Sports Analytics and PerformanceEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.5%
- Cardiovascular Effects of ExerciseMedicine4.3%
- Traumatic Brain Injury ResearchMedicine3%
- Sports Dynamics and BiomechanicsEngineering2.5%
- Cardiovascular and exercise physiologyMedicine2.3%
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: noReview 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: 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 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q1 · 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
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
- 3.45LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 3.5Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 4.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 9.3LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 9.3Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.84LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 1.84Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.02LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 2.02Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 47OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 293OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.62OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 5.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 27.19%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 34LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 232,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 553 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 30 | 22 | 5 |
| 2025 | 40 | 27 | 81 |
| 2024 | 41 | 31 | 316 |
| 2023 | 42 | 30 | 388 |
| 2022 | 79 | 39 | 1,357 |
| 2021 | 80 | 38 | 1,646 |
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".
Figures by source
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 6%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 2 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 72 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 31 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
- Open access Open access
Science and Medicine in Football 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 discoverab…
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 & FRANCIS LTD
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2473-3938
- Electronic ISSN
- 2473-4446
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 10, Issue 3 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Science and Medicine in Football
What CAS zone is Science and Medicine in Football in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Science and Medicine in Football is in Zone 2 of Medicine, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Sport Sciences. 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 Science and Medicine in Football?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.45; CiteScore 9.3, h-index 47.
How long does peer review take at Science and Medicine in Football?
The publisher reports about 72 days (first decision after review); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 6%. 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 Science and Medicine in Football in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q1 (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 2 of Medicine.
Where are the editorial board members of Science and Medicine in Football based?
Of the 4 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United Kingdom (2), Belgium (1) and Denmark (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Science and Medicine in Football?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Science and Medicine in Football is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Science and Medicine in Football open access, and what is the APC?
Science and Medicine in Football 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: .