| Title | Sports Medicine - Open |
| Abbreviation | Sports Med. - Open |
| Publication Type | Journal |
| Subject Area, Categories, Scope | Orthopedics and Sports Medicine (Q1); Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation (Q1) |
| h-index | 54 |
| Overall Rank/Ranking | 1956 |
| SCImago Journal Rank (SJR) | 1.683 |
| Impact Score | 5.76 |
| Publisher | SpringerOpen |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| ISSN | 21989761 |
| Best Quartile | Q1 |
| Coverage History | 2015-2025 |
Sports Medicine - Open is a journal covering the technologies/fields/categories related to Orthopedics and Sports Medicine (Q1); Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation (Q1). It is published by SpringerOpen. The overall rank of Sports Medicine - Open is 1956. According to SCImago Journal Rank (SJR), this journal is ranked 1.683. SCImago Journal Rank is an indicator, which measures the scientific influence of journals. It considers the number of citations received by a journal and the importance of the journals from where these citations come. SJR acts as an alternative to the Journal Impact Factor (or an average number of citations received in last 2 years). This journal has an h-index of 54. The best quartile for this journal is Q1.
The ISSN of Sports Medicine - Open journal is 21989761. An International Standard Serial Number (ISSN) is a unique code of 8 digits. It is used for the recognition of journals, newspapers, periodicals, and magazines in all kind of forms, be it print-media or electronic. Sports Medicine - Open is cited by a total of 1996 articles during the last 3 years (Preceding 2024).
The Impact IF 2024 of Sports Medicine - Open is 5.76, which is computed in 2025 as per its definition. Sports Medicine - Open IF is increased by a factor of 1.55 and approximate percentage change is 36.82% when compared to preceding year 2023, which shows a rising trend. The impact IF, also denoted as Journal impact score (JIS), of an academic journal is a measure of the yearly average number of citations to recent articles published in that journal. It is based on Scopus data.
Impact IF 2024 of Sports Medicine - Open is 5.76. If the same upward trend persists, Impact IF may rise in 2025 as well.
| Year | Impact IF |
|---|---|
| 2025/2026 | Coming Soon |
| 2024 | 5.76 |
| 2023 | 4.21 |
| 2022 | 4.57 |
| 2021 | 6.13 |
| 2020 | 4.42 |
| 2019 | 3.15 |
| 2018 | 2.52 |
| 2017 | 2.88 |
| 2016 | 2.27 |
| 2015 | 0.00 |
Sports Medicine - Open has an h-index of 54. It means 54 articles of this journal have more than 54 number of citations. The h-index is a way of measuring the productivity and citation impact of the publications. The h-index is defined as the maximum value of h such that the given journal/author has published h papers that have each been cited at least h number of times.
The ISSN of Sports Medicine - Open is 21989761. ISSN stands for International Standard Serial Number.
An ISSN is a unique code of 8 digits. It is used for the recognition of journals, newspapers, periodicals, and magazines in all kind of forms, be it print-media or electronic.
The overall rank of Sports Medicine - Open is 1956. According to SCImago Journal Rank (SJR), this journal is ranked 1.683. SCImago Journal Rank is an indicator, which measures the scientific influence of journals. It considers the number of citations received by a journal and the importance of the journals from where these citations come.
| Year | SJR |
|---|---|
| 2025/2026 | Coming Soon |
| 2024 | 1.683 |
| 2023 | 1.446 |
| 2022 | 1.538 |
| 2021 | 1.417 |
| 2020 | 1.150 |
| 2019 | 0.949 |
| 2018 | 1.143 |
| 2017 | |
| 2016 | |
| 2015 |
| Year | Ranking |
|---|---|
| 2025/2026 | Coming Soon |
| 2024 | 1956 |
| 2023 | 2415 |
| 2022 | 2052 |
| 2021 | 2315 |
| 2020 | 3536 |
| 2019 | 4675 |
| 2018 | 3570 |
| 2017 | 34740 |
| 2016 | 34162 |
| 2015 | 33617 |
Sports Medicine - Open is published by SpringerOpen. It's publishing house is located in United Kingdom. Coverage history of this journal is as following: 2015-2025. The organization or individual who handles the printing and distribution of printed or digital publications is known as Publisher.
Visit the official website of the journal/conference to check the further details about the call for papers.
The IS0 4 standard abbreviation of Sports Medicine - Open is Sports Med. - Open. This abbreviation ('Sports Med. - Open') is well recommended and approved for the purpose of indexing, abstraction, referencing and citing goals. It meets all the essential criteria of ISO 4 standard.
ISO 4 (International Organization for Standardization 4) is an international standard that defines a uniform and consistent system for abbreviating serial publication titles and journals.
If your research field is/are related to Orthopedics and Sports Medicine (Q1); Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation (Q1), then please visit the official website of this journal.
The acceptance rate/percentage of any academic journal/conference depends upon many parameters. Some of the critical parameters are listed below.
It is essential to understand that the acceptance rate/rejection rate of papers varies among journals. Some Journals considers all the manuscripts submissions as a basis of acceptance rate computation. On the other hand, few consider the only manuscripts sent for peer review or few even not bother about the accurate maintenance of total submissions. Hence, it can provide a rough estimation only.
The best way to find out the acceptance rate is to reach out to the associated editor or to check the official website of the Journal/Conference.
Sports Medicine - Open latest impact IF is 5.76. It's evaluated in the year 2024. The highest and the lowest impact IF or impact score of this journal are 6.13 (2021) and 0.00 (2015), respectively, in the last 10 years. Moreover, its average IS is 3.59 in the previous 10 years.
The Sports Medicine - Open has an SJR (SCImago Journal Rank) of 1.683, according to the latest data. It is computed in the year 2025. In the past 10 years, this journal has recorded a range of SJR, with the highest being 1.683 in 2024 and the lowest being in 2017. Furthermore, the average SJR of the Sports Medicine - Open over the previous 10-year period stands at 3.59.
The latest h-index of the Sports Medicine - Open is 54.
The Sports Medicine - Open is published by the SpringerOpen, with its country of publication being the United Kingdom.
The Sports Medicine - Open is currently ranked 1956 out of 27955 Journals, Conferences, and Book Series in the latest ranking. Over the course of the last 10 years, this journal has experienced varying rankings, reaching its highest position of 1956 in 2024 and its lowest position of 34740 in 2017.
The standard ISO4 abbreviation for the Sports Medicine - Open is Sports Med. - Open.
Sports Medicine - Open is classified as a journal that the SpringerOpen publishes.
The Sports Medicine - Open encompasses the following areas:
For a more comprehensive understanding of its scope, check the official website of this journal.
The Sports Medicine - Open is assigned the following International Standard Serial Numbers (ISSN): 21989761.
The best quartile for the Sports Medicine - Open is Q1 (2024).
The Sports Medicine - Open coverage history can be summarized as follows: 2015-2025.
| Journal/Conference/Workshop/Book Title | Type | Ranking | Publisher | h-index | Impact Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Discourse | journal | 7536 | Routledge | 70 | 2.75 |
| International Journal of Research and Method in Education | journal | 6367 | Taylor and Francis Ltd. | 41 | 3.31 |
| Journal of Sociolinguistics | journal | 4415 | Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd | 68 | 2.14 |
| Indian Phytopathology | journal | 16772 | Springer | 20 | 0.91 |
| Genes and Nutrition | journal | 4763 | BioMed Central Ltd | 69 | 4.26 |
| Proceedings of the ACM SIGKDD International Conference on Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining | conference and proceedings | 4334 | 192 | 0.00 | |
| Transactions on Embedded Computing Systems | journal | 7171 | Association for Computing Machinery | 67 | 3.13 |
| Society and Economy | journal | 18195 | Akademiai Kiado | 19 | 1.57 |
| International Journal of Data Mining and Bioinformatics | journal | 26355 | Inderscience Enterprises Ltd | 26 | 0.63 |
| Romanian Reports in Physics | journal | 12975 | Publishing House of the Romanian Academy | 42 | 2.17 |
| Year | Impact Score (IS) |
|---|---|
| 2025/2026 | Coming Soon |
| 2024 | 5.76 |
| 2023 | 4.21 |
| 2022 | 4.57 |
| 2021 | 6.13 |
| 2020 | 4.42 |
| 2019 | 3.15 |
| 2018 | 2.52 |
| 2017 | 2.88 |
| 2016 | 2.27 |
| 2015 | 0.00 |
