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BMC Sports Science Medicine and Rehabilitation

BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation is an open access, peer reviewed journal that considers articles on all aspects of sports medicine and the exercise sciences, including rehabilitation, traumatology, cardiology, physiology, and nutrition.

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Subject Rehabilitation, Sport Sciences
Impact Factor 2.8
Quartile Q1
Open Access Type Open
ISSN 2052-1847
eISSN 2052-1847
Invitation Only No
Cost Range Article processing charge: £2490.00 GBP / $3090.00 USD / €2690.00 EUR, plus VAT or local taxes where applicable.

Submission Instructions

BMC Sports Science Medicine and Rehabilitation accepts the following article types. Click on an article type to view submission instructions.

Research Article

Cover Letter A cover letter is required. Cover letter must explain why the manuscript should be published, address any issues relating to journal policies, declare any potential competing interests, confirm all authors approved submission, confirm the manuscript has not been published or submitted elsewhere, and name the special issue if applicable.
Abstract An abstract is required. Abstract must not exceed 350 words. Abstract must be structured. Abstract must include the headings Background, Methods, Results, and Conclusions, and for reports of health care interventions on human participants it must also include Trial registration with the registration number and date, using the words 'retrospectively registered' if applicable.
Manuscript Manuscript must include a title page and the sections Background, Methods, Results, Discussion, Conclusions, and Declarations. Manuscript must provide three to ten keywords, include a Declarations section with the subheadings Ethics approval and consent to participate, Consent for publication, Availability of data and materials, Competing interests, Funding, Authors' contributions, and Acknowledgements using 'Not applicable' where relevant, include a list of abbreviations if abbreviations are used, and document any use of a Large Language Model in the Methods section or suitable alternative part.
References References must follow Vancouver reference style. Only published or in-press articles, clinical trial registration records, abstracts, and publicly available preprints may be cited, unpublished abstracts, unpublished data, and personal communications must not appear in the reference list, journal abbreviations must follow Index Medicus/MEDLINE, and web links or dataset identifiers should be included in the reference list as full URLs with required citation details.
Figures & Tables Figure titles and legends must be provided in the main manuscript while figures are uploaded separately, tables shorter than one page can be placed in the manuscript and larger tables can be placed at the end of the document. Figures and tables must be numbered in the order cited in the text, multi-panel figures must be submitted as a single composite file, and tables must not be embedded as figures or spreadsheet files.
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Review

Cover Letter A cover letter is required. Cover letter must explain why the manuscript should be published, address any journal policy issues, declare any potential competing interests, confirm all authors approved submission, confirm the manuscript has not been published or submitted elsewhere, and name the special issue if applicable.
Abstract An abstract is required. Abstract must not exceed 350 words.
Manuscript Manuscript must include Background, Main text, Conclusions, and a Declarations section. Manuscript must include three to ten keywords, an abbreviations list if abbreviations are used, the specified Declarations subsections with 'Not applicable' where irrelevant, and disclosure of any Large Language Model use in the Methods section or another suitable section if no Methods section is available.
References References must follow Vancouver style. Only published, in-press, or publicly available preprint articles, trial registration records, and abstracts may be cited; unpublished abstracts, unpublished data, and personal communications must not appear in the reference list; journal abbreviations must follow Index Medicus/MEDLINE; and URLs and dataset identifiers including DOIs must be given as full referenced URLs in the reference list.
Figures & Tables Figure titles and legends must be provided in the main manuscript rather than in the graphic file, tables shorter than one page may be placed within the manuscript, and tables longer than one page may be placed at the end with in-text callouts. Figures must be numbered in order and multi-panel figures submitted as a single composite file, while tables must be numbered in sequence and created using the word processor's table function rather than embedded as figures or spreadsheet files.
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Systematic Review

Cover Letter A cover letter is required. Cover letter must explain why the manuscript should be published, address any issues relating to journal policies, declare any potential competing interests, confirm all authors approved the submission, confirm the manuscript has not been published or submitted elsewhere, and name the special issue if applicable.
Abstract An abstract is required. Abstract must not exceed 350 words. Abstract must be structured. Abstract must include the headings Background, Methods, Results, and Conclusions, and registered systematic reviews should include the registration number as the last line.
Manuscript Manuscript must include Background, Main text, Conclusions, and a Declarations section, and the Conclusions section must clearly state the main conclusions and their relevance to the field. Manuscript must include three to ten keywords, a Declarations section with the subheadings Ethics approval and consent to participate, Consent for publication, Availability of data and materials, Competing interests, Funding, Authors' contributions, and Acknowledgements using 'Not applicable' where relevant, a list of abbreviations if abbreviations are used, and documentation of any Large Language Model use in the Methods or another suitable section.
References References must follow Vancouver style. Only published or publicly available articles, trial registration records, and abstracts may be cited; unpublished abstracts, unpublished data, and personal communications must not appear in the reference list; web links must be numbered and included in the reference list in full; journal abbreviations must follow Index Medicus/MEDLINE; and dataset identifiers such as DOIs should be given as full URLs.
Figures & Tables Figures must be uploaded separately in the order first mentioned in the text, while tables under one page may be placed within the manuscript and larger tables may be placed at the end with their intended location cited in the text. Figure titles and legends must be provided in the manuscript rather than in the graphic file, multi-panel figures must be submitted as a single composite file, and tables must not be embedded as figures or spreadsheet files.
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Recent Publications

Effects of core training on physical performance in team-sport athletes: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Yang Liu, Fengming Zhang, Shanshan Kong, Jiale Liu, Hanpeng Wang, Shijie Shi, Mykola Bezmylov

10.1186/s13102-026-01807-5
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Altered knee joint loading in patients with chronic ankle instability during running

Hyung Gyu Jeon, Kyeongtak Song, Eun Ji Hong, Subeen Wang, Sae Yong Lee, Hoon Kim

10.1186/s13102-026-01797-4
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Prevalence, risk factors, and conservative management of low back pain in competitive gymnasts: a systematic review

Yufeng Qin, Danli Song, Ji Li

10.1186/s13102-026-01800-y
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Sports injuries among male futsal players in Herat, Afghanistan: a cross-sectional study

Muhammad Saljuqi, Mohammad Masudi, Ali Rahimi, Fahim Ahmadi, Mohammad Shafi Saljuqi, Nasar Ahmad Shayan

10.1186/s13102-026-01791-w
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Automatically tailored exercise app training is feasible, usable, and safe for people with paraplegia: a parallel mixed methods pilot study

Janika Bolz, Johanna Marseille, Adrian Löscher, Rainer Muhl, Hans-Georg Predel, Claudio Perret

10.1186/s13102-026-01801-x
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Frequently asked questions

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Is a cover letter required?

A cover letter is required. It should explain why the manuscript should be published in BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation, address any issues relating to journal policies, declare any potential competing interests, confirm that all authors approved the submission, confirm that the manuscript has not been published or submitted elsewhere, and name the special issue if applicable. Authors may also suggest preferred or non-preferred peer reviewers in the cover letter.

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What are the publication costs?

Article processing charge: £2490.00 GBP / $3090.00 USD / €2690.00 EUR, plus VAT or local taxes where applicable.

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Research Topics

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 Exercise and Physiological Responses Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention Physical Activity and Health Shoulder Injury and Treatment Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation Foot and Ankle Surgery Muscle metabolism and nutrition Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes Genetics and Physical Performance Cardiovascular Effects of Exercise Muscle activation and electromyography studies Tendon Structure and Treatment Nutrition and Health in Aging Traumatic Brain Injury Research Spinal Cord Injury Research Sports Dynamics and Biomechanics Cardiac Health and Mental Health

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