| Discipline | Sports medicine, sports science |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Edited by | Tim Meyer |
| Publication details | |
Former name(s) | Australian Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport |
| History | 1984-present |
| Publisher | Elsevier on behalf of Sports Medicine Australia |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Hybrid | |
| 3.0 (2023) | |
| Standard abbreviations | |
| ISO 4 | J. Sci. Med. Sport |
| Indexing | |
| ISSN | 1440-2440 (print) 1878-1861 (web) |
| LCCN | sn98040933 |
| OCLC no. | 162240279 |
| Links | |
The Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport is a monthly peer-reviewed medical journal covering sports science and sports medicine. It is published by Elsevier on behalf of Sports Medicine Australia and the editor-in-chief is Tim Meyer (Saarland University). It was established in 1984 as the Australian Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, which was a merger of two earlier journals, the Australian Journal of Sports Medicine and Exercise Sciences and the Australian Journal of Sport Sciences. [1]
A companion open-access journal JSAMS Plus was established in 2022, initially with the same editor-in-chief (Tim Meyer) [2] who has now been succeeded by Jessica Orchard. [3]
The Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport is the official society journal of Sports Medicine Australia, [4] which joins medical professionals working in the sports medicine field and allied health professionals working in sports medicine or sports science. Other affiliated societies are: the Australasian Academy of Podiatric Sports Medicine, Exercise and Sports Science Australia, Australian Physiotherapy Association-Sports Physiotherapy Australia, College of Sport Psychologists, Sports Dietitians Australia, Sports Doctors Australia, and Australasian College of Sport and Exercise Physicians. [5]
The journal is abstracted and indexed in:
According to the Journal Citation Reports , the journal has a 2023 impact factor of 3.0. [13]