SciSight Ecosystem
WoS SCIE Q1Scopus Q1SCImago #4,914CAS 3区Gold OA

BMC Sports Science Medicine and Rehabilitation

Abbreviation (ISO):BMC SPORTS SCI MED R
Country: England•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q1•Scopus SJR: 0.999•SCImago Rank: #4,914•Identifier (ISSN):2052-1847(Print)•Articles / Year: 158•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $3,121 USD
Clarivate IF (2026)Q1
3.4
↑ +0.6

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (Hirsch Index)
44

44 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ1
Self-Citation Rate0%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessGold OA
158articles/year
100% Gold OA•91.55% 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: 3.4)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20262.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 3.4)
🔵 Computed
20252.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 2.8)
🔵 Computed
20242.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 2.1)
🔵 Computed
20232.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 1.9)
🔵 Computed
20222.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 2.367)
🔵 Computed
20212.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 1.934)
🔵 Computed
20202.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 1.979)
🔵 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

BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation is an open access, peer reviewed journal that considers articles on all aspects of sports medicine and the exercise sciences, including rehabilitation, traumatology, cardiology, physiology, and nutrition.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Medicine97.4%Physical therapy82.4%Biology82%Internal medicine63.5%Psychology59%Pathology53.6%Physical medicine and rehabilitation46.9%Surgery44.5%Mathematics43.4%Physics36.1%Radiology32.2%Statistics31.2%Endocrinology30.8%Psychiatry29.3%Anatomy28.9%Computer science27.6%Physiology26.6%Neuroscience25.4%Sociology23.4%Quantum mechanics23%Engineering22.6%Geography22.5%Political science22%Law21.5%

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #4,914Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:2013-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Health ProfessionsMedicine
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
0.999

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

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q1
Scopus H-Index (2025)
44

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
3.62

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,121 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations2,513
3-Year Documents633
Citable Documents633

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 Rate36.0%

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
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REHABILITATION
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
BioMed Central
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Founding Year
2009
Editorial Address
CAMPUS, 4 CRINAN ST, LONDON, ENGLAND, N1 9XW
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusDOAJPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
REHABILITATION
JCRSCIE
15/175Q1
SPORT SCIENCES
JCRSCIE
27/136Q1
REHABILITATION
JCISCIE
21/176Q1
SPORT SCIENCES
JCISCIE
16/136Q1

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—608166
20252.84451,624
20242.12502,091
20231.91761,879
20222.3672163,652
20211.9341632,566
20201.979751,526
2019—45989
2018—23823
2017—251,142
2016—391,343
2015—521,673
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for BMC Sports Science Medicine and Rehabilitation

WoS Q1
12342020202120222023202420252.80
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:2.8

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 0%

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

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Database Updated: 2026-10-01