Journal info (provided by editor)

Manuscripts received last year
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Articles published last year
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% accepted last year
10% accepted
Immediately rejected last year
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Open access status
optional
Two-year impact factor
6.72

Aims and Scope

British Journal of Sports Medicine (BJSM) is a multi-media portal that provides original research, reviews and debate relating to clinically-relevant aspects of sport and exercise medicine, including physiotherapy, physical therapy and rehabilitation. We contribute to innovation (research), education (teaching and learning) and knowledge translation (implementing research into practice and policy). Our web, print, video and audio material, combined with active social media, serves the international community of clinicians who treat active people.

Duration of manuscript handling phases

Duration first review round
1.5 months
Tot. handling time acc. manuscripts
3.7 months
Decision time immediate rejection
13 days
Overall rating manuscript handling
5.0 / 5.0

Characteristics of peer review process

Average number of review rounds
2.0 rounds
Difficulty of reviewer comments
2.0 / 5.0 (easy)
Average number of review reports
2.0 reports
Quality of review reports
5.0 / 5.0

Latest review

Outcome: Rejected (im.).

Motivation:
In my view, the journals should not make recommendations to other journals, especially when the suggestion is related to an alternative and lucrative marketplace of Open Acess "sister" journals that require substantial amounts of processing charges.