Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport

Official Journal of Sports Medicine Australia (SMA)
Affiliated Societies: Australasian Academy of Podiatric Sports Medicine (AAPSM), Exercise and Sports Science Australia (ESSA), Australian Physiotherapy Association - Sports Physiotherapy Australia (SPA), College of Sport Psychologists (COSP), Sports Dietitians Australia (SDA), and Australasian College of Sports & Exercise Physicians (ACSEP).

The Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport is the official journal of Sports Medicine Australia (SMA) and is an an international refereed research publication covering all aspects of sport science and medicine.

The Journal considers for publication Original research and Review papers in the sub-disciplines relating generally to the broad sports medicine and sports science fields: sports medicine, sports injury (including injury epidemiology and injury prevention), physiotherapy, podiatry, physical activity and health, sports science, biomechanics, exercise physiology, motor control and learning, sport and exercise psychology, sports nutrition, public health (as relevant to sport and exercise), and rehabilitation and injury management. Manuscripts with an interdisciplinary perspective with specific applications to sport and exercise and its interaction with health will also be considered.

Only studies involving human subjects will be considered.

The journal is available to SMA members and is available by separate subscription.

This journal does not ordinarily have publication charges; however, authors can now opt to make their articles available to all (including non-subscribers) via the ScienceDirect platform. To provide open access, this journal has a publication fee which needs to be met by the authors or their research funders for each article published open access. See the Guide for Authors for more information.

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