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Current Issue
Issue 6/2026:
Healthy Ageing
Editorial
Healthy Ageing: Measuring and Maintaining Functional Ability
Kelso A, de Bruin ED
Originalia
Insights into Physical Activity and Fitnessof Older Adults in Swiss Residential Care Facilities: A Cross-Sectional Study
Tanner CY, Schwarz A, Heinrich S, Kelso A
Originalia
Development and Validation of a Telephone Coaching Program to increase Physical Activity among Community-Dwelling Older Individuals
Reimann L, Winkels S, Hamacher M, Bednorz J, Arnold C, Stark C, Hegermann S, Gatzen M, Alfuth M, Morat T, Schwendinger F, Streese L
Concept Study
A Digital Platform Concept to Make Multidomain Prevention Accessible for Older Adults
Eberle T, Brixius K, Zijlstra W
Concept Study
Beyond Muscle Quantity: Rethinking Sarcopenia as a Disorder of Brain-Muscle Communication?
Gennaro F, Casolo A, de Bruin ED
Editorial
Sport and Exercise Therapy in Contemporary Health Care – which Competencies are Actually Required
Thiel A, Schmidt T, Bloch W, Wollesen B, Joisten C, Rulofs B, Vogt T, Abel T, Wilke C, Degener A, Schaller A, Biallas B
Review
Effectiveness of Physiotherapy Interventions on Foot Posture and Balance in Athletes: A Systematic Review
Parab Ankita A, Motimath B, Chivate D
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Young Investigator Award 2026
The Young Investigator Award recognizes outstanding scientific achievements and exceptional contributions to advancing research in sports and exercise science. Eligible contributions are selected from articles published in 2025.
The award includes:
- Prize money
- An official certificate of recognition
- The opportunity to publish in the German Journal of Sports Medicine
We are pleased to announce the four finalists for the Young Investigator Award 2026, selected for their outstanding scientific contributions to sports and exercise medicine research:
Dr. Claudia Niessner
Strategies to Minimize Selection Bias in Digital Population-Based Studies in Sport and Health Sciences: Methodological and Empirical Insights from the COMO Study
Thorsten Klein
Relationship of Muscular Fitness and Self-Rated Health of Children and Adolescents in Germany
Dr. med. Dr. med. univ. Andreas Kopf
Clinical Decision-Making after Knee Injuries: Differences Between Professional and Amateur Football
The recipients of the two awards will be announced during the MEDICA event in Düsseldorf on 19 November 2026.
We look forward to celebrating excellence in sports medicine research and honoring the next generation of innovative scientists who are shaping the future of the field.
New Submission Process
- find here our revised submission rules (as of the Annual Meeting of Editors, June 15, 2024):
Author-Guidelines 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)
Reviewer Activity (2023–March 15, 2026)
Overview of reviewer invitations, responses, completed reviews, and average time to completion.
- 2023: 215 invited | 56 declined | 109 completed | 13 days
- 2024: 198 invited | 89 declined | 80 completed | 16 days
- 2025: 361 invited | 155 declined | 169 completed | 18 days
- 2026 (to March 15): 134 invited | 77 declined | 32 completed | 16 days
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 publishing 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 (#207/340)
Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy, and Rehabilitation: 39th percentile (#144/257)
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)
Reviewer Statistics
Activity | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | March 15, 2026 |
Number of invited reviews | 215 | 198 | 361 | 134 |
Number of rejected reviews | 56 | 89 | 155 | 77 |
Number of finished reviews | 109 | 80 | 169 | 32 |
Days until finished review (calculated from the date of approval) | 13 | 16 | 18 | 16 |