About British Journal of Sports Medicine
Aims and Scope
British Journal of Sports Medicine (BJSM) is a multi-media information portal that provides original research, reviews and debate relating to clinically-relevant aspects of sport and exercise medicine. We contribute to innovation (research), education (teaching and learning) and knowledge translation (implementing research into practice and policy). We use web, print, video and audio material to serve the international sport and exercise medicine community.
Ownership
BJSM is co-owned by the British Association of Sport and Exercise Medicine (BASEM) and BMJ Group. It is the official journal of ECOSEP and an official journal of the Australasian College of Sports Physicians. For more information please refer to the affiliations section below.
Editions
BJSM Injury Prevention and Health Protection
BJSM Injury Prevention and Health Protection (IPHP) are regular themed issues of the journal publishing research and
educational articles relevant to protecting the health of professional and amateur athletes. These issues are supported by
the International Olympic Committee.
Journal Statistics
| Acceptance rate | 14.1% for original research submitted in 2012 |
|---|---|
| Time from submission to first decision | 23 days |
| Time from submission to publication |
24 days (online) 4.79 months (print) |
| Frequency | 18 issues per year. BJSM is monthly and IPHP is quarterly. |
| Impact factor | 4.144 |
| Indexed by | Index Medicus (Medline), ISI Current Contents (Web of Science), Excerpta Medica (Embase) |
| Launch date | 1966 |
| ISSN of BJSM | 0306-3674 |
| ISSN of BJSM Online | 1473-0480 |
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Affiliations
Members of the following organisations receive BJSM in print and/or online as a benefit of membership:
- AMSSM
- Australasian College of Sports Physicians
- BASEM
- ECOSEP
- SASMA (South African Sports Medicine Association)
- Sports Doctors Australia (SDrA)
- SSPA
- Vereniging voor Sportgeneeskunde
- ACPSM
- Sports Medicine Australia
- The Norwegian Association of Sports Medicine and Physical Activity (NIMF)
- The Norwegian Sports Physiotherapy Association (FFI)
The BMJ Publishing Group is a founding member of COPE (the Committee on Publication Ethics), which provides a forum for publishers and Editors of scientific journals to discuss
issues relating to the integrity of the work submitted to or published in their journals.
The EQUATOR Network is an international initiative that seeks to improve the value of medical research literature by promoting accurate, transparent
reporting of research studies. The BMJ Group is a sponsor of its activities.
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