JSEM serves clinicians, physiotherapists, biomechanists, sports scientists, and public health experts focused on movement, recovery, and performance. We value studies that integrate physiological and psychological outcomes, evaluate interventions, or advance evidence based training and rehabilitation.

We publish original research articles, systematic reviews, meta analyses, clinical trials, case reports, and methodology papers. Manuscripts should present clear objectives, robust methods, and evidence based conclusions with clinical or performance implications.

Strong submissions include clear study objectives, reproducible methods, and complete data availability statements. Include participant safety protocols and ensure figures report units and outcomes clearly.

We prioritize work that links exercise science to clinical outcomes, rehabilitation pathways, and injury prevention. Highlight translational relevance and evidence based conclusions.

Open access removes barriers for clinicians, athletic trainers, and interdisciplinary teams, accelerating the adoption of evidence based sports medicine practices.

JSEM welcomes research from diverse settings, including elite sport, community health, and public exercise programs. Describe context and care constraints to improve real world applicability.

Match your manuscript to sports medicine priorities such as injury prevention, rehabilitation, training adaptation, or exercise based clinical care. Clear scope alignment speeds editorial screening and improves reviewer selection.

Provide validated instruments, clear statistical rationale, and transparent data availability statements. Robust methods help reviewers assess impact and increase the likelihood of positive decisions.

Authors may suggest qualified reviewers with relevant expertise and no conflicts of interest. Provide institutional emails and a brief rationale to support reviewer matching.

Highlight how your findings can improve athlete health, rehabilitation outcomes, or training protocols. Translational relevance strengthens reviewer interest and reader impact.

Provide clear data availability statements and repository links where possible. Transparent data practices improve trust and support reproducible sports science.

JSEM values collaborations across physiology, biomechanics, psychology, and clinical care. Clarify contributor roles to support reviewer selection and evaluation.

High quality submissions include a clear hypothesis, justified sample sizes, and transparent reporting of training or rehabilitation protocols. Provide detailed methods, statistical rationale, and clear outcomes to support reproducibility. Reviewers prioritize manuscripts that connect study design to clinical or performance impact.

Include a structured abstract and concise conclusions that summarize the practical implications for sports medicine. These signals help editors assess fit quickly and improve the speed of peer review.

JSEM reaches sports physicians, physiotherapists, athletic trainers, exercise physiologists, and performance analysts across multiple disciplines. Open access publication ensures that your findings are available to clinicians and practitioners who apply research at the point of care. Emphasize how your results inform prevention, recovery, or performance optimization to maximize engagement.

Articles that translate evidence into practical guidance receive strong visibility across indexing platforms and professional networks.

Ensure your manuscript includes ethics approvals, data statements, and clear figure legends. Complete submissions move to review faster.

When in doubt about fit, send a brief inquiry with a structured abstract. Early guidance can reduce desk rejections.

Include ethics approvals and safety monitoring details for athlete or patient studies. Transparent safety reporting supports reviewer confidence.

Provide complete files at submission, including figures, tables, and supplementary data. Complete packages reduce administrative follow up and speed reviewer assignment.

High impact submissions connect performance or rehabilitation findings to measurable clinical outcomes. Describe how your results influence prevention strategies, return to play decisions, or exercise based care pathways. Provide clear limitations and practical implications so readers can translate findings into applied settings.

Strong submissions are structured, concise, and supported by transparent data statements and ethical approvals, which improves review efficiency and acceptance potential.