Journal profile · Medicine-Orthopedics and Sports Medicine
Sports Health-A Multidisciplinary Approach
ISSN 1941-7381 · eISSN 1941-0921 · Sage Periodicals Press · UNITED STATES
Sports Health-A Multidisciplinary Approach: CAS Zone 3 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.03; hybrid open access; APC about USD 4,400; review about 111 days (submission to acceptance, publisher); acceptance rate 10.5% (journal website); 125 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Sports Health-A Multidisciplinary Approach is published by Sage Periodicals Press and is in Zone 3 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, Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques and Shoulder Injury and Treatment, together about 40.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Orthopedics and Sports Medicine and Surgery. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Sports Health: A Multidisciplinary Approach (SPH) is a bi-monthly, peer-reviewed journal for primary care physicians, orthopaedic surgeons, physical therapists, athletic trainers and other medical and health care professionals involved in the training and care of the competitive or recreational athlete. SPH publishes review articles, original … | View full journal description This journal is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Medicine-Orthopedics and Sports Medicine
Editor-in-chief Edward M. WojtysPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 1%); most named United States 52, Canada 3, Australia 3, Japan 2, Türkiye 2 (73 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Sports injuries and preventionMedicine20.1%
- Knee injuries and reconstruction techniquesMedicine11.4%
- Shoulder Injury and TreatmentMedicine9.3%
- Lower Extremity Biomechanics and PathologiesEngineering8.5%
- Sports Performance and TrainingMedicine5.7%
- Traumatic Brain Injury ResearchMedicine5%
- Total Knee Arthroplasty OutcomesMedicine4.4%
- Tendon Structure and TreatmentMedicine3.5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Sport Sciences | Zone 3 |
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 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Sport Sciences | Zone 3 |
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
- 3.03LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 3.1Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher)
- 4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 6.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.26LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.9LetPub ·
- h-index
- 34LetPub ·
- h-index
- 99OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 930OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.74OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 3.2%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 15.01%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 111LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 3Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,776 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 121 | 118 | 27 |
| 2025 | 125 | 111 | 224 |
| 2024 | 153 | 153 | 843 |
| 2023 | 131 | 131 | 1,260 |
| 2022 | 114 | 114 | 1,439 |
| 2021 | 136 | 136 | 3,115 |
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
Publisher-reported review time from the journal's website
111 dayssubmission to acceptance
The publisher's own definition applies; dates from this journal's articles in the last 24 months are not available yet, so the publisher's figure is used.
Figures by source
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 10.5%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 7 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 64 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance
- 111 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 56 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 4,400 / GBP 3,226 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 4,400 | — | — |
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 prepare11 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 350 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 3
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 4,500 words
- Reference style
- AMA
- Templates
- Word
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
- Highlights
- Required
- Graphical abstract
- Optional
- Cover letter
- Required
- Not considered
- preprint server
Article types accepted7, with length limits
- case reportSports Health publishes Guest Editorials, Letters to the Editor, Author's Response, Systematic Reviews or Meta-analysis, Clinical Reviews, Clinical Research, Ca…main text ≤ 1,200 words
- editorialSports Health publishes Guest Editorials, Letters to the Editor, Author's Response, Systematic Reviews or Meta-analysis, Clinical Reviews, Clinical Research, Ca…Length not stated
- letters to the editorSports Health publishes Guest Editorials, Letters to the Editor, Author's Response, Systematic Reviews or Meta-analysis, Clinical Reviews, Clinical Research, Ca…Length not stated
- meta-analysisSports Health publishes Guest Editorials, Letters to the Editor, Author's Response, Systematic Reviews or Meta-analysis, Clinical Reviews, Clinical Research, Ca…Length not stated
- reviewSports Health publishes Guest Editorials, Letters to the Editor, Author's Response, Systematic Reviews or Meta-analysis, Clinical Reviews, Clinical Research, Ca…Length not stated
- systematic reviewSports Health publishes Guest Editorials, Letters to the Editor, Author's Response, Systematic Reviews or Meta-analysis, Clinical Reviews, Clinical Research, Ca…Length not stated
- tutorialSports Health publishes Guest Editorials, Letters to the Editor, Author's Response, Systematic Reviews or Meta-analysis, Clinical Reviews, Clinical Research, Ca…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship
- Authorship 4.5 Authorship and Acknowledgment
Submission of a manuscript implies that all authors have contributed substantially to the work and know and approve the content of the submitted manuscript. Please refer to the ICMJE Authorship guidelines. Our policy discourages the inclusion of >7 authors on an article. If >7 authors are listed, the contribution of each author to the work must be explained in the cover letter. Please be clear abo…
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
- Sage Periodicals Press
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1941-7381
- Electronic ISSN
- 1941-0921
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Sports Health-A Multidisciplinary Approach
What CAS zone is Sports Health-A Multidisciplinary Approach in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Sports Health-A Multidisciplinary Approach is in Zone 3 of Medicine, and in Zone 3 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 Sports Health-A Multidisciplinary Approach?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.03; CiteScore 6.9, h-index 99.
How long does peer review take at Sports Health-A Multidisciplinary Approach?
The publisher reports about 111 days (submission to acceptance); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 10.5%. 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 Sports Health-A Multidisciplinary Approach?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 350 words; Keywords: ≥ 3; Manuscript length: ≤ 4,500 words; Reference style: AMA; Templates: Word; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Suggested reviewers: Optional; Highlights: Required; Graphical abstract: Optional; Cover letter: Required. 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 Sports Health-A Multidisciplinary Approach based?
Of the 73 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 1%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (52), Canada (3) and Australia (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Sports Health-A Multidisciplinary Approach?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Sports Health-A Multidisciplinary Approach is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Sports Health-A Multidisciplinary Approach open access, and what is the APC?
Sports Health-A Multidisciplinary Approach is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 4,400.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .