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Q1BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation
About BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation
BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation is a scholarly journal published by BioMed Central Ltd. SCImago 2025 lists it in Q1, with an SJR of 0.999 and H-index of 44.
Coverage: 2013-2026. Research categories: Orthopedics and Sports Medicine (Q1); Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation (Q1); Rehabilitation (Q1).
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- Journal Impact Factor: 3.4 — Official source; checked 2026-10-03. Journal metric year and editorial leadership as listed on the Springer Nature journal homepage.
- Impact Factor year: 2025 — Official source; checked 2026-10-03. Journal metric year and editorial leadership as listed on the Springer Nature journal homepage.
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Topics in published research
Sports Performance and Training; Sports injuries and prevention; Cardiovascular and exercise physiology; Lower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies; Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques; Sport Psychology and Performance.
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