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Print Subscription 2026 of German Journal of Sports Medicine
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Young Investigator Award 2026
We are pleased to announce that submissions for the GJSM Young Investigator Award 2025 are currently under review. The award recognizes outstanding scientific achievements and exceptional contributions to advancing research in sports and exercise science.
The winning papers will be selected from contributions published in 2025, and we look forward to announcing the awardees soon.
The award includes:
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Prize money
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Official certificate of recognition
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Opportunity for publication in the German Journal of Sports Medicine
The award ceremony will take place later in 2025. Information about the venue and event will be announced soon. We look forward to celebrating excellence in sports medicine research and supporting the next generation of leading scientists.
New Submission Process
- find here our revised submission rules (as of the Annual Meeting of Editors, June 15, 2024):
An Author-Checklist and new Author-Guidelines from February 2025 to optimize the submission process and meet the high scientific standard. If you have any questions, please contact the scientific Editorial Office.
Open Access Journal
- The German Journal of Sports Medicine <Deutsche Zeitschrift für Sportmedizin> is an Open Access Journal according to the standards of the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)
Issues in 2026
Issue 1/2026 → planned date of publishing March 2026
Issue 2/2026 → planned date of publishing April 2026
Issue 3/2026 → planned date of publishin May 2026
Issue 4/2026 → planned date of publishing June 2026
Issue 5/2026 → planned date of publishing August 2026
Issue 6/2026 → planned date of publishing October 2026
Issue 7/2026 → planned date of publishing November 2026
SJR - Scimago Journal & Country Rank and Cite Score Scopus Preview
Scopus CiteScore 2024: 1.7 (Citations/ Documents→1.5 in the previous year)/ Scopus CiteScore 2025: 2.0
Quartile advancement: from Q4 to Q3 in both categories: Orthopedics and Sports Medicine and Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy, and Rehabilitation
Orthopedics and Sports Medicine: 36th percentile (#206/336)
Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy, and Rehabilitation: 39th percentile (#138/258)
SCImago Journal Rank (SJR) 2025: 0.36 → Q3
(Increase from 2024: 0.27) → indicates the journal’s “prestige” → Improvement of 10 percent
H-index: Increased from 19 (2019) to 23 (2026)
Current Issue
Issue 1/2026
Neurodegeneration & Sports Medicine
Editorial
Three is Better than One – A Call to Consider Triangulation in Sports Science and Sports Medicine Herold F, Gronwald T, Rahlf L, Hollander K, Patejdl R
Originalia
High Frequency Saliva-Based Targeted Multi-Omics as Screening Tool in Professional Soccer – The Practice Perspective Wenzel C, Kolodziej M, Lippelt L, Laux P, Millard M, Kipper K, Iebed A, Wieder O, Braun M, Zimmer P
Originalia
Determination of the Boundary between Heavy to Severe Exercise Intensity Domain in Recreational Triathletes and Cyclists Siemers P, Schaffarczyk M, Gronwald T
Originalia
Wrist-Worn Inertial Sensors for Technique Diagnostics and Injury Prevention in Hammer Throw – A Sports Medicine Perspective Tiedemann S, Harnapp S, Witte K
Clinical Review
Arterial Stiffness and Physical Activity Herzog M, Königstein K, Bauer P, Braun-Dullaeus R, Müller P