The Journal is directed to translational science and clinical practice of Sports Medicine and its adjacent fields, which investigate the influence of physical activity, exercise, training and sports, as well as a lack of exercise affecting healthy people and patients of all age groups and addresses implications for prevention, diagnosis, therapy, rehabilitation and physical training.

In 1924, the Deutscher Ärztebund zur Förderung der Leibesübungen (German Medical Association for the Promotion of Sports) founded the magazine “Der Sportarzt”, which is considered the direct precursor of the current journal. However, the numbering of the volumes did not start until 1950, as the journal was not independent during the National Socialist era and a new foundation was established afterward.

In 1953, physician Arthur Mallwitz from Berlin initiated a formal founding meeting at the Karlsruhe-Schöneck Sports School, Germany. The founding members included:

• Prof. Dr. Alfred Koch, President of the German Sports Physicians Association (Deutscher Sportärztebund)

• Dr. Arthur Mallwitz, Berlin, Germany

• Prof. Dr. Frohwalt Heiß, Stuttgart, Germany

• Dr. med. Josef Hammacher, Karlsruhe, Germany

• Member of publisher Tries-Verlag, Freiburg, Germany

• Prof. Dr. med. Dr. h.c. mult. Wildor Hollmann (on behalf of Prof. H. Wilhelm Knipping), Cologne, Germany

On 15 September 1953, the journal was named “Sportmedizin”, and a board was formed with Dr. Josef Hammacher from Karlsruhe elected as editor. From 1959, Prof. Wildor Hollmann (Cologne, Germany) became Editor-in-Chief.

In 1964, the journal was renamed “Sportarzt und Sportmedizin”, and in 1999, Prof. Jürgen Steinacker was elected as Editor-in-Chief.

On 1 May 1976, the Verein zur Förderung der Sportmedizin Hannover e.V. (Association for the Advancement of Sports Medicine) was founded as a registered non-profit association with legal seat in Hannover, Germany. It acts as the publisher for the German Association for Sports Medicine and Prevention (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Sportmedizin und Prävention e.V., DGSP).

Even though the journal could be considered in its 96th volume, we are also proud to celebrate the 70th volume of the “Deutsche Zeitschrift für Sportmedizin” – “German Journal of Sports Medicine”.
It is recognized as one of the most widespread sports medicine journals in the world.

Since 1978, the journal has been called “Deutsche Zeitschrift für Sportmedizin – German Journal of Sports Medicine”.

The publisher is Dynamic Media Sales Verlag, Augsburg, Germany. Former publishers included:

• Tries Verlag

• Deutscher Ärzteverlag

• WWF-Verlagsgesellschaft

• Süddeutscher Verlag onpact

Publication Details

The journal currently publishes 11 issues per year, featuring approximately 50–60 scientific articles, along with editorials and additional general information about medicine and sports.

The journal adheres to the principles and standards of the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE):
“Recommendations for the Conduct, Reporting, Editing, and Publication of Scholarly Work in Medical Journals” (2018) www.icmje.org/icmje-recommendations.pdf

1953 – 1959: Dr. med. Josef Hammacher, Karlsruhe

1959 – 1999: Prof. Dr. med. Dr. h.c. mult. Wildor Hollmann, Cologne

Since 1999: Prof. Dr. med. Dr. h.c. Jürgen Steinacker, Ulm

• Prof. em. Dr. med. Andreas Nieß
  Specialist for Internal Medicine and Sports Medicine
  Department of Sports Medicine, University Hospital Tübingen

  Prof. Dr. med. Holger Schmitt
  Specialist for Orthopedics and Trauma Surgery
  Special Orthopedics Surgery, Rheumatology and Sports Medicine
  ATOS Klinik Heidelberg

  Prof. Dr. med. Dr. Karsten Hollander
  Specialist for Biomechanics and Sports Medicine
  MSH Medical School Hamburg, University of Applied Sciences and Medical University

1959 – 1999 Dr. med. Willi Pfeifer, Kaiserslautern
1990 – 2004 Prof. Dr. med. Holger Mellerowicz, Berlin
1986 – 1999 Prof. Dr. med. Hans Rieckert, Kiel
1977 – 1998 Prof. Dr. med. Richard Rost, Cologne
2004 – 2006 Prof. Dr. med. Dieter Kohn, Homburg

Arnold A: Bibliographie des gesamten seit 1911 erschienenen Schrifttums über Sportmedizin und deren Grenzgebiete, mit Berücksichtigung des ausländischen Schrifttums. Berlin, A. Reher, 1927.

Arnold A: Bibliographie des 1927 erschienenen Schrifttums über Sportmedizin und deren Grenzgebiete, mit Berücksichtigung des ausländischen Schrifttums. Leipzig, G. Thieme, 1929.

Arnold A: Bibliographie über Sportmedizin und Grenzgebiete 1928 – 1931. Leipzig, J.A. Barth, 1934.

Arnold A: Bibliographie über Sportmedizin und Grenzgebiete 1932 – 1935. Leipzig, G. Thieme, 1936.

Arnold A: Bibliographie der Sportmedizin und deren Grenzgebiete unter Berücksichtigung der ausländischen Literatur 1936 – 1953. Leipzig, J.A. Barth, 1958.

Klaus EJ: Deutschsprachige Standardwerke und wichtige Beiträge der Sportmedizin und ihre Grenzgebiete in den Jahren 1900 – 1955. Freiburg/Br., R. Tries, 1955.