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WoS ESCI Q1Scopus Q1SCImago #4,706CAS 3区Gold OA

BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine

Country: United Kingdom•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q1•Scopus SJR: 1.025•SCImago Rank: #4,706•Identifier (ISSN):2398-9459(Print)/2055-7647(Online)•Articles / Year: 123•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $3,411 USD
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (ESCI)
Clarivate IF (2026)Q1
3.2
– 0

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (Hirsch Index)
58

58 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: ESCIQ1
Self-Citation Rate5.1%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessGold OA
123articles/year
100% Gold OA•80.61% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

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

2.50pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 3.2)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20262.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 3.2)
🔵 Computed
20252.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 3.2)
🔵 Computed
20242.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 3.9)
🔵 Computed
20232.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 4.8)
🔵 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

BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine is a leading international peer-reviewed journal publishing original research, clinical updates, and reviews indexed in Clarivate Web of Science (SCIE) with Q1 quartile ranking.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Medicine98%Physical therapy78.6%Biology71.9%Psychology64.4%Pathology62%Internal medicine58.1%Surgery40.1%Political science39.5%Law39.3%Psychiatry38.2%Physical medicine and rehabilitation36.5%Mathematics36%Physics30.4%Environmental health30.4%Statistics27.4%Sociology27.3%Athletes25.6%Geography25.2%Radiology24.8%Endocrinology22.5%History22.4%Archaeology22%Anatomy21.8%Computer science20.9%Medical emergency20.7%Nursing20.5%Emergency medicine20.5%
Primary Research Areas

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #4,706Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:2015-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Health ProfessionsMedicine
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
1.025

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

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q1
Scopus H-Index (2025)
58

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
2.92

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,411 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations1,410
3-Year Documents441
Citable Documents413

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

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)1

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate40.9%

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 MedicineQ1
Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and RehabilitationQ1

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SPORT SCIENCES
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
Gold OA
OA publishing option or traditional subscription
Publisher
BMJ Publishing Group
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Indexing & Databases
ESCIScopusDOAJPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
SPORT SCIENCES
JCRESCI
32/136Q1
SPORT SCIENCES
JCIESCI
34/136Q1

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—6710
20253.2195420
20243.92071,053
20234.81331,452
2022—1131,655
2021—1334,081
2020—1434,086
2019—1213,636
2018—1504,303
2017—973,115
2016—602,704
2015—371,076
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine

WoS Q1
23562023202420253.20
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:3.2

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 5.1%

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: 73d30c90-e38a-4f9c-a220-148df40e2864
Database Updated: 2026-10-01