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Manuscript Auditing →01Impact factor
Impact factor of Sports Medicine and Arthroscopy Review (2026)
The impact factor shown here is the 2-year mean citedness: citations received in a year by the papers Sports Medicine and Arthroscopy Review published in the two previous years, divided by the number of those papers. That is the same formula as the Journal Impact Factor, calculated by ScholarsColab. The journal is listed in JCR 2024, so it also has an official Journal Impact Factor published by Clarivate, which can differ because it counts citations from Web of Science journals only.
Rank in its subject categories
- Sport Sciencesrank 88 of 138 journals
Ranks here compare journals of the same Web of Science category in our data by 2-year citedness; they are not the official JCR rank.
Quartile of Sports Medicine and Arthroscopy Review
A journal's quartile (Q1 to Q4) is its position within a subject category: Q1 is the top quarter. The official quartiles are published by Clarivate in Journal Citation Reports (by Journal Impact Factor, in Web of Science categories) and by Scimago as the SJR quartile (in Scopus categories). Sports Medicine and Arthroscopy Review is listed in JCR 2024, so its JCR quartile is in Journal Citation Reports. It is indexed in Scopus, so Scimago shows its SJR quartile. ScholarsColab does not show a quartile until it can show the official one; the impact factor and rank above are calculated from open data.
Citations and papers per year
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02Review time
Review time of Sports Medicine and Arthroscopy Review
Each paper took a different time. The green box holds the middle half of the papers and the dark line is the median; the whiskers reach the fastest 10% and the slowest 10%. Plan with the whole spread, not only the median.
Half of the research articles Sports Medicine and Arthroscopy Review published between Jul 2025 and Oct 2026 were accepted within 72 days of submission, and the middle half took between 28 and 125 days. This time includes peer review and any revision rounds. Papers that were rejected are not counted, because only published papers carry these dates.
In Sport Sciences, Sports Medicine and Arthroscopy Review ranks 1 of 27 journals by review time (1 = fastest). See the fastest-review journals in Sport Sciences →
03Fee waivers
APC waivers and discounts for Sports Medicine and Arthroscopy Review
Sports Medicine and Arthroscopy Review follows the waiver policy of its publisher, Wolters Kluwer (Lippincott): no general country waiver for Lippincott journals; most Medknow journals charge no APC. No country rule: the publisher decides case by case, or has no waiver scheme.
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Who funds research published in Sports Medicine and Arthroscopy Review
Funders named most often
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04Indexing
Indexing of Sports Medicine and Arthroscopy Review
- ISSN
- 1062-8592
- eISSN
- 1538-1951
- Publisher
- Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd. all its journals →
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Scopus source type
- Journal
- Web of Science categories
- Sport Sciences
From the indexing lists used on ScholarsColab, updated 1 March 2026. Indexing can change: confirm on the Web of Science Master Journal List or the Scopus source list before submitting. Official Journal Impact Factors and JCR quartiles are published by Clarivate; the impact factor on this page is calculated by ScholarsColab (see how the impact factor works).
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05How to submit
How to submit to Sports Medicine and Arthroscopy Review
- Read the guide for authors. It sets the article types, word limit, reference style and file format that Sports Medicine and Arthroscopy Review accepts. You find it on the official website of the journal, usually under "For authors" or "Submit".
- Format to the journal's style. Check whether it wants a Word file, a LaTeX file or a PDF for the first submission, and follow its reference style; many journals accept any clear format at first and ask for their style only after acceptance.
- Check the fit. Read the aims and scope and a few recent issues; papers outside the scope are the most common reason for a desk rejection. The Journal Finder shows journals that published the closest work.
- Check the fee. Sports Medicine and Arthroscopy Review is not a fully open access journal, so authors usually pay nothing unless they choose open access for their article or the journal charges page or colour fees. The guide for authors states the current charges.
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06Reviewer comments
Reviewer comments and rejection reasons for Sports Medicine and Arthroscopy Review
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Sport Sciences journals with a similar impact factor*
The journals next to Sports Medicine and Arthroscopy Review when the 130 journals of Sport Sciences in our data are ranked by impact factor*:
| Rank | Journal | Impact factor* | Indexing | Open access |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 84 | Journal for the Measurement of Physical Behaviour | 1.44 | ESCI | Subscription |
| 85 | Wilderness and Environmental Medicine | 1.43 | SCIE | Subscription |
| 86 | Journal of Motor Learning and Development | 1.42 | ESCI | Subscription |
| 87 | Gait & Posture | 1.39 | SCIE | Subscription |
| 89 | Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science | 1.36 | SCIE, SSCI | Subscription |
| 90 | Journal of Applied Biomechanics | 1.28 | SCIE | Subscription |
| 91 | Human Movement | 1.27 | ESCI | Fully open access |
| 92 | Baltic Journal of Health and Physical Activity | 1.25 | ESCI | Fully open access |
*Impact factor calculated by ScholarsColab (2-year citedness), not the official Clarivate value.
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No AI or language model is used. Your words are matched against the titles of 157,109 real published journal papers, by our mentors and by other researchers (shown without names); journals are ranked by how many closely matching papers they published. Indexing comes from the SCIE, SSCI, AHCI, ESCI, Scopus and JCR 2024 lists, matched by journal name; the impact factor is calculated by ScholarsColab, not the official Clarivate value, and no quartile is shown until the official JCR or SJR quartile can be; review time is the median days from submission to acceptance (not every publisher publishes these dates). Always check a journal’s scope and current indexing before submitting.
08Questions
Frequently asked questions
How long is the review time of Sports Medicine and Arthroscopy Review?
Based on 20 research articles Sports Medicine and Arthroscopy Review published from Jul 2025 to Oct 2026, the median time from submission to acceptance was 72 days, and half of them were accepted between 28 and 125 days. After acceptance, papers appeared online after a median of 96 days. Data updated October 2026. Individual papers can take longer, especially with major revisions.
What is the impact factor of Sports Medicine and Arthroscopy Review?
Based on ScholarsColab citation data (October 2026), the 2-year impact factor of Sports Medicine and Arthroscopy Review is 1.39: papers it published in the two previous years were cited 1.39 times on average in a year. The journal is listed in JCR 2024, so Clarivate also publishes an official Journal Impact Factor, which can differ.
What is the h-index of Sports Medicine and Arthroscopy Review?
The h-index of Sports Medicine and Arthroscopy Review is 77 (October 2026): 77 of its papers have each been cited at least 77 times. Its i10-index is 582.
What is the quartile of Sports Medicine and Arthroscopy Review?
A journal's quartile (Q1 to Q4) is its position within a subject category: Q1 is the top quarter. The official quartiles are published by Clarivate in Journal Citation Reports (by Journal Impact Factor, in Web of Science categories) and by Scimago as the SJR quartile (in Scopus categories). Sports Medicine and Arthroscopy Review is listed in JCR 2024, so its JCR quartile is in Journal Citation Reports. It is indexed in Scopus, so Scimago shows its SJR quartile. ScholarsColab does not show a quartile until it can show the official one; the impact factor and rank above are calculated from open data.
Is Sports Medicine and Arthroscopy Review indexed in Scopus?
Yes. Sports Medicine and Arthroscopy Review appears in the Scopus list, according to the indexing lists used on ScholarsColab (updated 1 March 2026). Always confirm the current status on the official list before submitting.
Is Sports Medicine and Arthroscopy Review an SCIE journal?
Yes. Sports Medicine and Arthroscopy Review is listed in the Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE), according to the indexing lists used on ScholarsColab (updated 1 March 2026). Always confirm the current status on the official list before submitting.
Is Sports Medicine and Arthroscopy Review in Journal Citation Reports (JCR)?
Yes. Sports Medicine and Arthroscopy Review is listed in JCR 2024, so it has a Journal Impact Factor. For the current impact factor and quartile, check Journal Citation Reports.
Does Sports Medicine and Arthroscopy Review offer an APC waiver?
Sports Medicine and Arthroscopy Review follows the policy of Wolters Kluwer (Lippincott): no general country waiver for Lippincott journals; most Medknow journals charge no APC. No country rule: the publisher decides case by case, or has no waiver scheme. Rules verified 27 October 2026; confirm on the publisher's page.
Who funds research published in Sports Medicine and Arthroscopy Review?
4% of 57 recent research articles in Sports Medicine and Arthroscopy Review name a funder; the funders named most often are None., SportsMed UK Ltd.
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