South African Journal of Sports Medicine

ISSN 1015-5163Academy of Science of South AfricaSouth Africa
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Journal overview

Journal identity
Titles
South African Journal of Sports Medicine
S Afr J Sports Med (abbreviated)
Key identifiers
ISSN
1015-5163
eISSN
2078-516X
NLM ID
101132064
Publisher / basic metadata
Publisher
Academy of Science of South Africa
South African Sports Medicine Association
Country
Language
English

Indexing & coverage

Current indexing summary
Scopus
Currently indexed

Scopus's Sources record lists this journal as active.

Indexing history
Coverage
2019–2026
Indexing services (MEDLINE, Embase)
Not available
Bibliographic inclusion (PubMed)
Not available
Full-text availability (PMC — not an indexing service)
PMCCoverage available

Metrics

JIF
Not available
SCImago Journal Rank (SJR) — 2025

Source: SCImago Journal & Country Rank — 2025 dataset. SJR is a metric published by SCImago, presented here as reported.

SJR
0.402
Best Quartile
Q3
H-index
11
Subject categories
  • Orthopedics and Sports Medicine — Q3
  • Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation — Q3
More metrics
Coverage
2019–2026
Country
South Africa
Region
Africa
Publisher
Academy of Science of South Africa
Open Access
Yes
Open Access (Diamond)
Yes
Total documents (current year)
32
Total documents (3 years)
72
Total references
672
Total citations (3 years)
77
Citable documents (3 years)
69
Citations per document (2 years)
1.27
References per document
21
Source details
Match confidence
Confirmed — two independent ISSNs agree
Matched via ISSN(s)
1015-5163, 2078-516X
SCImago Source ID
21101101954
SCImago Rank (across all SCImago source types)
14167

Publication activity

Publication activity
SCImago
2025
32 observed publications
Latest publication activity observed
2025
Current-year activity
Recent publication activity observed

Evidence sources: SCImago. SCImago's count is a source-reported aggregate figure; Crossref/OpenAlex/PubMed counts are distinct article records JCF Labs observed via each provider's own free API — none is guaranteed to be that journal's complete output for the year, and providers may disagree (this is expected, not an error). See this journal's own source evidence above for full context.

Open access

DOAJ — Directory of Open Access Journals

Source: DOAJ (Directory of Open Access Journals). Listing status and policy details are reported here as DOAJ published them.

Listed in DOAJ
Yes
License
CC BY
APC (article processing charge)
7000 ZAR; 400 USD; 380 EUR
More information
Waiver policy
No
Review process
Double anonymous peer review
Plagiarism screening
Yes
Preservation services
Portico
Added to DOAJ
2016-07-18
Journal homepage
DOAJ profile
Source details
Match confidence
Confirmed — two independent ISSNs agree
Matched via ISSN(s)
1015-5163, 2078-516X

Subjects & categories

Subjects / categories
Subject area (SCImago)
MeSH (PubMed)
Not available
Coverage / history
Scopus:2019-2026
PMC:v.31(1) 2019 – v.38(1) 2026