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Open Access Journal

SJR - Scimago Journal & Country Rank 2022 released!

New Releases 2023!

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The SJR - Scimago Journal & Country Rank 2022 has been released. The German Journal of Sports Medicine is now ranked higher in 2 of 3 categories! In 2020, the Journal promoted from Quartile 4 into Quartile 3 in "Orthopedics and Sports Medicine" and also in "Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation".

The respective ranks are:

- Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy und Rehabilitaion:
#46th percentile of 226 journals in the SJR - Scimago Rank, and, in the Scimago Journal & Country Rank the rank has improved in 2022 by 37 places.

- Orthopedics and Sports Medicine:
#40th percentile of 298 journals in the SJR - Scimago Rank, and, in the Scimago Journal & Country Rank the rank has improved in 2023 by 41 places.

    Our H-Index rose from 19 (in 2019) to an index of 23 (in 2023).

    The SJR 2021 is now 0.272 (compared to 2020: 0,23; 2019: 0.16; 2018: 0.14; 2017: 0.13)

     

    Cites/Doc. Factor

    Our Cites/Docs (2 years) factor is comparative to the impact factor, which rose unto a current factor of 1.021.

     

    SCImago Journal & Country Rank

     

    Current Issue

    Issue 5/2024 - Olympia and Planetary Health

     

    Editorial Planetary Health and the Olympic Games Steinacker JM, Preuss H

    Review Sustainable Sports Nutrition – a Narrative Review of Evidence-Based Approaches Towards more Sustainable Diets for Athletes Heydenreich J#, Carlsohn A#

    Review Collagen Peptide Supplementation and Musculoskeletal Performance: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Kirmse M, Hein V, Schäfer R, Platen P

    Clinical Review UPDATE Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness (DOMS) – Muscle Biomechanics, Pathophysiology and Therapeutic Approaches Schroeter S, Bloch W, Hirschmüller A, Engelhardt M, Grim C, Heiss R, Hotfiel T

    Statement Approaches to Prevent Iron Deficiency in Athletes Nolte S, Krüger K, Hollander K, Carlsohn A

    Issues in 2024

    Issue 1/2024 → planned date of publishing March 2024

    Issue 2/2024 → planned date of publishing April 2024

    Issue 3/2024 → planned date of publishin May 2024

    Issue 4/2024 → planned date of publishing June 2024

    Issue 5/2024 → planned date of publishing August 2024

    Issue 6/2024 → planned date of publishing October 2024

    Issue 7/2024 → planned date of publishing November 2024