Academic Journal
Q1Strength and Conditioning Journal
About Strength and Conditioning Journal
Strength and Conditioning Journal is a scholarly journal published by Lippincott Williams and Wilkins. SCImago 2025 lists it in Q1, with an SJR of 1.16 and H-index of 68.
Coverage: 1996-2025. Research categories: Orthopedics and Sports Medicine (Q1); Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation (Q1); Sports Science (Q2).
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Topics in published research
Sports Performance and Training; Sports injuries and prevention; Legal and Regulatory Analysis; Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies; Military Technology and Strategies; Shoulder Injury and Treatment.
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