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GJSM: Development and Strategy/ Shared Progress through Scientific Engagement

The development of our journal is strongly driven by scientific engagement and the active contribution of the scientific community.

The GJSM has further strengthened its international visibility, scientific positioning, and editorial structure. At the same time, key strategic steps have been initiated to ensure sustainable long term development.

Strategic Positioning strengthening international Visibility

The GJSM is continuously developing into a more internationally oriented journal with increasing scientific recognition.

Internationalization of the Scientific Board

  • Expansion by 5 to 10 international experts
  • Further development of the structure including potential transition of long standing members into an Honorary Board

Diversity and Representation

  • Expansion of international and scientific diversity
  • Increase in the proportion of women in science
  • Stronger inclusion of early career researchers

Submission Strategy

  • Promotion of high quality scientific manuscripts
  • Focus on international authorship and broader thematic scope

Bibliometric Development and Indexing

The GJSM shows a continuous positive development in key performance indicators

Scopus CiteScore

Quartile Development

Improvement from Q4 to Q3 in both categories

Current Position

  • Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 36th percentile 207 of 340
  • Rehabilitation 44th percentile 144 of 257
  • The distance to Q2 has been significantly reduced

SCImago Journal Rank

  • SJR is a size-independent prestige indicator that ranks journals by their 'average prestige per article' 
  • SJR is a measure of scientific influence of journals that accounts for both the number of citations received by a journal and the importance or prestige of the journals where such citations come from
  • It measures the scientific influence of the average article in a journal, it expresses how central to the global scientific discussion an average article of the journal is
  • 2025: 0.39 increase from approximately 0.36
  • Current ranking Q3 → SJR Preview

H-Index

  • Increase from 23 to 25

Conclusion

The GJSM shows continuous improvement in visibility citation performance and international scientific recognition.

Editorial Performance June 2026

Current Status

  • 35 manuscripts assigned
  • 28 editorial decisions completed
  • 6 manuscripts under review
  • 0 withdrawals

Editorial throughput

  • 85 percent of manuscripts already processed

Quality through Peer Review

The peer review system demonstrates high efficiency and strong quality assurance.

Revision 1

  • 14 manuscripts
  • 78.6 percent accepted after revision
  • Average decision time 24.7 days

Revision 2

  • 100 percent acceptance
  • Average decision time 2 days

Key Message

The review process enables constructive scientific development and ensures high publication quality.

Preparation for international Indexing Clarivate

The GJSM is actively working toward key criteria required for future international indexing.

Achieved Progress

  • Transparent peer review processes
  • High scientific and ethical standards
  • Increasing international visibility
  • Improved citation performance
  • Open access structure
  • Efficient editorial workflows
  • Strengthening of original research

Further Development Areas

  • Increased international diversity of the editorial board
  • More international authorship
  • Expansion of citation base
  • Further increase in high quality original research
  • Strengthening global visibility

Strategic Goals 2026

Core Priorities

  • Expansion of international expertise
  • Promotion of scientific diversity
  • Stronger inclusion of early career researchers
  • Improvement of gender balance

Content Strategy

Priority areas

  • Original research articles
  • Systematic reviews
  • Meta analyses

Planned Special Issues

  • Sport and Cancer
  • Sensorimotor Function and Orthopaedics

Strategic pathway

Society to Journal to International Visibility to Clarivate readiness.

Collaboration and Scientific Community

The development of the GJSM depends strongly on active participation of the scientific community

  • Citation of high quality GJSM publications
  • Submission of original scientific work
  • Encouragement of colleagues to submit manuscripts
  • Joint strengthening of international visibility

Open Access and Mission

The GJSM remains a fully open access journal and provides an international platform for high quality research in sport and movement sciences.

Outlook

We look forward to further strengthening collaboration with the DGSP Scientific Board, developing new formats of scientific exchange, and jointly increasing the international visibility and scientific impact of the GJSM in a sustainable way.