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Current Issue
Issue 4/2026
Exercise, Aging & Adaption
Editorial
Revisiting Statin Associated Muscle Symptoms through the Lens of Sports Medicine and Muscle Biology – Can Exercise even Increase Statin Tolerance? Hecksteden A
Review
Exercise-Induced Modulation of Heat Shock Protein 70 (HSP70) Expression in Aging Populations: A Systematic Review Jafari Harandi A#, Tartibian B#, Eslami R, Tayebi SM, Hajizadeh Maleki B, Anvarimanshadi A, Safikhani E, Sabour D, Rafizadeh N
Originalia
Trends and Hotspots in Youth Strength Training Research: A Bibliometric Analysis of the 100 Most-Cited Articles Liang Q, Ismail MHB, Abdul Ghani DZB, Guo M
Clinical Review
Preserving Skeletal Muscle during Pharmaco-logical Weight Loss: A Practical Framework Integrating Nutrition and Eccentric Exercise Roser U
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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)
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 (#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