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WoS SCIE Q2Scopus Q2SCImago #8,286CAS 3区Hybrid

Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine

Abbreviation (ISO):CLIN. J. SPORT MED
Country: United States•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q2•Scopus SJR: 0.697•SCImago Rank: #8,286•Identifier (ISSN):1050-642X(Print)/1536-3724(Online)•Articles / Year: 136•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $3,215 USD
Clarivate IF (2026)Q2
2.1
↑ +0.3

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (2021)
94

94 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ2
Self-Citation Rate4.8%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
136articles/year
7.81% Gold OA•88.89% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

Quyết định số 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN ngày 11/7/2025 (Mục quốc tế)

1.75pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 2.1)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20261.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 2.1)
🔵 Computed
20251.50đ
WoS Q2(IF: 1.8)
🔵 Computed
20241.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 2.1)
🔵 Computed
20231.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 2.7)
🔵 Computed
20221.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 3.454)
🔵 Computed
20211.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 3.638)
🔵 Computed
20201.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 3.165)
🔵 Computed
20191.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 2.702)
🔵 Computed
20181.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 2.224)
🔵 Computed

Note: Domestic journal scores are officially collected from annual HĐGSNN decisions across councils. International journal scores are dynamically computed according to Decision 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN based on quartile and citation metrics in the publication year.

Aims & Scope

​Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine is an international refereed journal published for clinicians with a primary interest in sports medicine practice. The journal publishes original research and reviews covering diagnostics, therapeutics, and rehabilitation in healthy and physically challenged individuals of all ages and levels of sport and exercise participation.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Medicine96.1%Physical therapy59.6%Biology59.1%Pathology44.7%Internal medicine44.2%Surgery43.9%Psychology32.5%Physical medicine and rehabilitation30.4%Radiology28.4%Anatomy27.5%Psychiatry23.5%Physics23.4%Mathematics21.1%
Primary Research Areas

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #8,286Scopus Q2SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1993-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Health ProfessionsMedicine
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q2
0.697

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q2
Scopus H-Index (2025)
125

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
1.93

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,215 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations758
3-Year Documents371
Citable Documents353

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)0

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate34.1%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

Orthopedics and Sports MedicineQ2
Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and RehabilitationQ2
Sports ScienceQ3

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
3区 (Zone 3)Medicine
Minor Category (Specific Field):
3区ORTHOPEDICS
CAS Early Warning List History:
Updated annually: 2020 – 2024
2020
Not warned
2021
Not warned
2022
Not warned
2023
Not warned
2024
Not warned

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Publisher Review Speed
Updating
Average time to first editorial decision
Online Publication Speed
Updating
Time from acceptance to online publication
Official Acceptance Rate
Updating
Manuscript acceptance rate confirmed by the publisher
Open Access Model
Hybrid
OA publishing option or traditional subscription
Publisher
Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd.
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Bimonthly
Founding Year
1991
Editorial Address
LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS, 530 WALNUT ST, PHILADELPHIA, USA, PA, 19106-3621
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
ORTHOPEDICS
JCRSCIE
67/147Q2
PHYSIOLOGY
JCRSCIE
62/89Q3
SPORT SCIENCES
JCRSCIE
65/136Q2
ORTHOPEDICS
JCISCIE
73/147Q2
PHYSIOLOGY
JCISCIE
57/89Q3
SPORT SCIENCES
JCISCIE
67/136Q2

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—11212
20251.87670
20242.1119248
20232.791432
20223.454108791
20213.6381211,545
20203.165961,128
20192.702921,740
20182.2241472,824
2017—1574,500
2016—1213,489
2015—1202,833
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine

WoS Q2
1245201820192020202120222023202420251.80
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:1.8

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 4.8%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

Similar Journals in Discipline

Journals in the same research field with comparable impact metrics

Record UUID: 67fd4b59-42ae-455d-a854-4f7fcd103d1b
Database Updated: 2026-10-01