Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport
Official Journal of Sports Medicine Australia (SMA)
Affiliated Societies:
Australasian Academy of Podiatric Sports Medicine (AAPSM)
Exercise and Sports Science Australia (ESSA)
Australian Physiotherapy Association - Sports Physiotherapy Australia (SPA)
College of Sport Psychologists (COSP)
Sports Dietitians Australia (SDA)
Sports Doctors Australia (SDrA)
The Australasian College of Sports Physicians (ACSP)
The Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport is an international refereed research publication covering all aspects of sport science and medicine.
The Journal considers for publication Original research and Review papers in the sub-disciplines relating generally to the broad sports medicine and sports science fields: sports medicine, sports injury (including injury epidemiology and injury prevention), physiotherapy, podiatry, physical activity and health, sports science, biomechanics, exercise physiology, motor control and learning, sport and exercise psychology, sports nutrition, public health (as relevant to sport and exercise), and rehabilitation and injury management. Manuscripts with an interdisciplinary perspective with specific applications to sport and exercise and its interaction with health will also be considered.
Only studies involving human subjects will be considered.
Contributors are invited to submit their manuscripts in English to the Editor for critical review. Manuscripts are electronically submitted.
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Editor-in-Chief: Gregory Kolt, PhD
Impact factor: 3.034
5 year impact factor: 2.770
Imprint: Elsevier
ISSN: 1440-2440
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Special issues
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Volume 15, Supplement 1,
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2011 Australian Conference of Science and Medicine in Sport ``Optimising health and fitness-Participation, prevention and performance'' 19-22 October 2011
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2010 Asics Conference of Science and Medicine in Sport ''Hot topics in the tropics'', 3-6 November 2010
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Tue Jun 181 Kim L. Bennell | Rana S. Hinman A review of the clinical evidence for exercise in osteoarthritis of the hip and knee Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, Volume 14, Issue 1, January 2011, Pages 4-9 2 A.J. Fradkin | B.J. Gabbe | P.A. Cameron Does warming up prevent injury in sport? The evidence from randomised controlled trials? Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, Volume 9, Issue 3, June 2006, Pages 214-220 3 D.T. Pearson | G.A. Naughton | M. Torode Predictability of physiological testing and the role of maturation in talent identification for adolescent team sports Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, Volume 9, Issue 4, August 2006, Pages 277-287 4 Jeremy Ingram | Brian Dawson | Carmel Goodman | Karen Wallman | John Beilby Effect of water immersion methods on post-exercise recovery from simulated team sport exercise Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, Volume 12, Issue 3, May 2009, Pages 417-421 5 Tieh-Cheng Fu | Alice M.K. Wong | Yu-Cheng Pei | Katie P. Wu | Shih-Wei Chou | Yin-Chou Lin Effect of Kinesio taping on muscle strength in athletes𢀔A pilot study Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, Volume 11, Issue 2, April 2008, Pages 198-201 6 Tieh-Cheng Fu | Alice M.K. Wong | Yu-Cheng Pei | Katie P. Wu | Shih-Wei Chou | Yin-Chou Lin Effect of Kinesio taping on muscle strength in athletes𢀔A pilot study Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, Volume 11, Issue 2, April 2008, Pages 198-201 7 Kristie-Lee Taylor | Jeremy M. Sheppard | Hamilton Lee | Norma Plummer Negative effect of static stretching restored when combined with a sport specific warm-up component Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, Volume 12, Issue 6, November 2009, Pages 657-661 8 Aaron J. Coutts | Ermanno Rampinini | Samuele M. Marcora | Carlo Castagna | Franco M. Impellizzeri Heart rate and blood lactate correlates of perceived exertion during small-sided soccer games Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, Volume 12, Issue 1, January 2009, Pages 79-84 9 Matthew Stewart | Roger Adams | Albert Alonso | Blake Van Koesveld | Scott Campbell Warm-up or stretch as preparation for sprint performance? Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, Volume 10, Issue 6, December 2007, Pages 403-410 10 J.M. Sheppard | W.B. Young | T.L.A. Doyle | T.A. Sheppard | R.U. Newton An evaluation of a new test of reactive agility and its relationship to sprint speed and change of direction speed Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, Volume 9, Issue 4, August 2006, Pages 342-349 - View all items
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