BMJ Open Sport and Exercise Medicine

Aims & Scope

BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine is an open access journal covering all aspects of sport and exercise medicine from physiology to return to play.

Metrics & Ranking

Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)
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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Health Professions and Medicine, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

Licensing & Copyright

This journal operates under an Open Access model. Articles are freely accessible to the public immediately upon publication. The content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), allowing users to share and adapt the work with proper attribution.

Copyright remains with the author(s), and no permission is required for non-commercial use, provided the original source is cited.

Policy Links

This section provides access to essential policy documents, guidelines, and resources related to the journal’s publication and submission processes.

• Aims scope
• Homepage
• Oa statement
• Author instructions
• License terms
• Review url
• Board url
• Copyright url
• Plagiarism url
• Preservation url
• Apc url
• License

Plagiarism Policy

This journal follows a plagiarism policy. All submitted manuscripts are screened using reliable plagiarism detection software to ensure originality and academic integrity. Authors are responsible for proper citation and acknowledgment of all sources, and any form of plagiarism, including self-plagiarism, will not be tolerated.

For more details, please refer to our official: Plagiarism Policy.

APC Details

The journal’s Article Processing Charge (APC) policies support open access publishing in Health Professions and Medicine, ensuring accessibility and quality in research dissemination.

This journal requires an Article Processing Charge (APC) to support open access publishing, covering peer review, editing, and distribution. The current APC is 2,163.00 GBP. Learn more.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Changes in physical activity and sedentary behaviours from before to during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown: a systematic review

  Citation: 925

  Authors: Stephanie, Mike, Mark, Jae, Yvonne, Laurie, Daragh, Felipe, Lee

• Update on the effects of physical activity on insulin sensitivity in humans

  Citation: 432

  Authors: Stephen R, John A

• How accurate are the wrist-based heart rate monitors during walking and running activities? Are they accurate enough?

  Citation: 226

  Authors: Sarah E, Hyun-Sung, Danae M, John M, Jung-Min

• Physical activity and exercise in youth mental health promotion: a scoping review

  Citation: 216

  Authors: Michaela, Alan P, Melinda, Tim, Rhiannon, Nigel, Alexandra

• Systematic review of acute physically active learning and classroom movement breaks on children’s physical activity, cognition, academic performance and classroom behaviour: understanding critical design features

  Citation: 205

  Authors: Andy J, Stephen, Jim, Phillip D, Margaret Anne, Andrew

• DEPA classification: a proposal for standardising PRP use and a retrospective application of available devices

  Citation: 202

  Authors: J, A L, B, M L, A, L, J, F

• Managing the health of the eSport athlete: an integrated health management model

  Citation: 192

  Authors: Joanne, Jerry, Gordon, Hallie

• Validity of the <i>Fitbit</i> activity tracker for measuring steps in community-dwelling older adults

  Citation: 143

  Authors: Serene S, Anne, Leanne M, Elisabeth, Catherine, Sakina, Catherine

• AI did not write this manuscript, or did it? Can we trick the AI text detector into generated texts? The potential future of ChatGPT and AI in Sports &amp; Exercise Medicine manuscript generation

  Citation: 133

  Authors: Nash, Daniel L, Stephen M, Sharief, Luiz, Evert, Aamir R

• Prevalence of depression and anxiety in top-level male and female football players

  Citation: 125

  Authors: Astrid, Nina