About British Journal of Sports Medicine
Aims and Scope
British Journal of Sports Medicine is an international peer review journal covering the latest advances in clinical practice and research. Topics include all aspects of sports medicine, such as the management of sports injury, exercise physiology, sports psychology, physiotherapy and the epidemiology of exercise and health. To ensure international coverage BJSM has dedicated North American editors, as well as Editorial Board members from countries including Canada, Australia, Scandinavia and South Africa.
Each issue includes selected summaries from SportsMedUpdate, an evidence based journal watch service coordinated in South Africa.
British Journal of Sports Medicine is the official journal of the British Association of Sport and Exercise Medicine and has been published since 1974
Editorial policy
The British Journal of Sports Medicine (BJSM) aims to highlight clinically-relevant orginal research, editorials and commentary that will be of interest to the field of sport and exercise medicine. The journal is aimed at physicians, physiotherapists, exercise scientists and those involved in public policy.
Editor |
Karim Khan
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Editorial Office |
British Journal of Sports Medicine
Email: bjsm{at}bmjgroup.com
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Frequency |
12 times a year plus supplements |
Launch date |
1966 |
ISSN BJSM |
0306-3674 |
ISSN BJSM Online |
1473-0480 |
Readership |
Includes sports physicians, primary care physicians, exercise scientists, physiotherapists, trainers, medical advisors to sporting organisations, kinesiologists, orthopaedic consultants/ surgeons, osteopaths, consultants in emergency medicine, paediatricians, growth development specialists, cardiologists, occupational therapists, chiropodists and podiatrists, pain specialists, behavioural psychologists, dieticians and obesity specialists, exercise immunologists, rheumatologists, rehabilitation specialists and public health specialists |
Print circulation |
1650 (58% UK (including BASEM members); 17% USA and Canada; 11% Europe; 5% Far East and Australasia, 9% other) Not including online only or consortia customers |
Indexed by |
Index Medicus (Medline), ISI Current Contents (Web of Science), Excerpta Medica (Embase) |
Impact factor |
The 2008 impact factor is 2.126 (ISI Web of Science) |
Submitting to BJSM |
All papers must be submitted through Bench>Press, our online submission and review system. BJSM welcomes:
BJSM will consider rapid review and publication for articles of outstanding interest Supplementary data for articles and electronic correspondence are available on BJSM Online Further information is available in the Instructions to Authors and from the Editorial Office |
Lead times |
Mean time from submission to first decision = 30 days
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Acceptance rate |
28% |
Subscriptions |
Information on rates and how to subscribe - Personal print subscribers receive access to BJSM Online at no additional cost
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Rights |
Authors retain copyright for their own material. However, they must provide BJSM with an exclusive licence to publish.
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Permissions |
Material may not be reproduced in full or part in any medium or language without prior permission of BMJ Publishing Group Ltd Please refer to our Copyright and Permission Guidelines Authors may reproduce their own work in other publications and host on their own website or that of their institution (non-commercial only) without prior permission; we do ask that all material is clearly acknowledged with the original source and a link to the website included where possible |
Reprints |
Reprints contact details
For commercial reprint sales in excess of £2000, BMJ Journals is pleased to offer authors a 10% royalty of net receipts less any sales commission.
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Royalties from Reprint Sales |
For commercial reprint sales in excess of £2000, BMJ Journals is pleased to offer authors a 10% royalty of net receipts less any sales commission.
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Supplements |
Guidelines for publication of supplements to BJSM and other BMJ Journals For further details please contact Claire Jura:
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Advertising |
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COPE |
BJSM is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics |
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Feedback |
BJSM welcomes feedback on the journal and this site |
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