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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Extracted from Scopus (on Tue May 21)87 Rampinini, E. | Impellizzeri, F.M. | Castagna, C. | Coutts, A.J. | Wisløff, U. Technical performance during soccer matches of the Italian Serie A league: Effect of fatigue and competitive level Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, Volume 12, Issue 1, 2009-01-01, Pages 227-233 80 Coutts, A.J. | Duffield, R. Validity and reliability of GPS devices for measuring movement demands of team sports Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, Volume 13, Issue 1, 2010-01-01, Pages 133-135 57 Gianotti, S.M. | Marshall, S.W. | Hume, P.A. | Bunt, L. Incidence of anterior cruciate ligament injury and other knee ligament injuries: A national population-based study Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, Volume 12, Issue 6, 2009-11-01, Pages 622-627 56 Fu, T.-C. | Wong, A.M.K. | Pei, Y.-C. | Wu, K.P. | Chou, S.-W. | Lin, Y.-C. Effect of Kinesio taping on muscle strength in athletes-A pilot study Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, Volume 11, Issue 2, 2008-04-01, Pages 198-201 54 Sayana, M.K. | Maffulli, N. Eccentric calf muscle training in non-athletic patients with Achilles tendinopathy Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, Volume 10, Issue 1, 2007-02-01, Pages 52-58 50 Cliff, D.P. | Reilly, J.J. | Okely, A.D. Methodological considerations in using accelerometers to assess habitual physical activity in children aged 0-5 years Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, Volume 12, Issue 5, 2009-09-01, Pages 557-567 48 Coutts, A.J. | Rampinini, E. | Marcora, S.M. | Castagna, C. | Impellizzeri, F.M. 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, 2009-01-01, Pages 79-84 41 Hayes, S.C. | Spence, R.R. | Galvão, D.A. | Newton, R.U. Australian Association for Exercise and Sport Science position stand: Optimising cancer outcomes through exercise Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, Volume 12, Issue 4, 2009-07-01, Pages 428-434 40 McCrory, P. | Meeuwisse, W. | Johnston, K. | Dvorak, J. | Aubry, M. | Molloy, M. | Cantu, R. Consensus statement on Concussion in Sport-The 3rd International Conference on Concussion in Sport held in Zurich, November 2008 Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, Volume 12, Issue 3, 2009-05-01, Pages 340-351 40 Weston, M. | Castagna, C. | Impellizzeri, F.M. | Rampinini, E. | Abt, G. Analysis of physical match performance in English Premier League soccer referees with particular reference to first half and player work rates Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, Volume 10, Issue 6, 2007-12-01, Pages 390-397 - View all items
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
Volume 13, Supplement 1,
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Tue May 211 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 David J. Bentley | Gregory R. Cox | Daniel Green | Paul B. Laursen Maximising performance in triathlon: Applied physiological and nutritional aspects of elite and non-elite competitions Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, Volume 11, Issue 4, July 2008, Pages 407-416 - View all items
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