Aims and scope

The Open Access Journal of Sports Medicine is an international, peer-reviewed, open access online journal that welcomes research, reviews and commentaries. The journal is of interest to orthopedic surgeons and specialists, sports medicine physicians, athletic trainers, team physicians and physical therapists.

Topics covered by the journal include:

  • Orthopedic sports medicine
  • Basic science relevant to clinical sports medicine
  • Epidemiology of sports injuries
  • The female athlete
  • Joint injury
  • Rehabilitation and training
  • Paralympic sport
  • Injury prevention
  • Older adult and elderly sport participation
  • Sport psychology

The Open Access Journal of Sports Medicine will no longer consider meta-analyses for publication.