South African Journal of Sports Medicine
South African Sports Medicine Association
About the journal
South African Journal of Sports Medicine is an open-access journal published by South African Sports Medicine Association in South Africa, publishing in english. It is listed in DOAJ according to the sources read. Declared publication charge: 7,000 ZAR. Declared review time at DOAJ: 12 weeks. Facts are reproduced as recorded at their sources with their capture dates; PublishLens indicators are available after sign-in.
Basic facts
- Publisher
- South African Sports Medicine Association
- ISSN
- 1015-5163 · 2078-516X
- Country
- South Africa
- Languages
- english
- Access
- Open access
- Declared publication charge
- 7,000 ZAR
- Articles in DOAJ
- 0
- Declared review time
- 12 weeks
- Declared peer-review model
- double_blind
- Official website
- http://journals.assaf.org.za/index.php/sajsm/index
Index listings
- DOAJ · 2016-07-18
- Indexing
- DOAJ
- APC
- 7,000 ZAR
- Declared review time (DOAJ)
- 12 weeks — journal-declared only (not measured)
- Activity (OpenAlex)
- Active — latest works 2026
- PublishLens list status
- Shown after sign-in
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Articles in DOAJ
0
Average review time (journal-declared via DOAJ)
12weeks
Works in OpenAlex
1152
Last recorded publication year
2026
h-index
26
i10-index
129
From OpenAlex open data (CC0).
Editorial & policy11
- Last DOAJ review date
- 2025-04-29
- Added to DOAJ
- 2016-07-18
- Declared plagiarism screening
- Declared
- Other fees beyond APC
- No
- Declared digital preservation
- Portico
- Observed digital preservation (Keepers registry)— snapshot 2026-10-05
- CLOCKSSPKP PNPortico
- Editorial board
- Official page ↗
- Open references deposited at Crossref
- 32%
- ORCID iDs in current deposits
- 97%
- Enrolled in Crossref Similarity Check
- ✓
- Deposits licence metadata at Crossref
- ✓
- Peer-review policy
- View policy
Identity & continuity3
- Alternate titles
- The South African journal of sports medicineJournal of the S.A. Sports Medicine Association (1989Sports medicine (RandburgSouth African journal of sportgeneeskunde (1989Tydskrif van die S.A. Sportgeneeskunde-Vereniging (1989Sportgeneeskunde (1989SAJSM (Online
- Source type
- journal
- NLM unique ID (PubMed)
- 101132064
Classification2
Subjects (DOAJ)
LCC codes
Subject areas
- Sports injuries and prevention
- Sports injuries and prevention
- Sports Performance and Training
- Sports Performance and Training
- Sport Psychology and Performance
- Sport Psychology and Performance
- Cardiovascular Effects of Exercise
- Cardiovascular Effects of Exercise
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- Shoulder Injury and Treatment
- Shoulder Injury and Treatment
- Muscle metabolism and nutrition
- Muscle metabolism and nutrition
- Exercise and Physiological Responses
- Exercise and Physiological Responses
- Traumatic Brain Injury Research
- Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies
- Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies
- Traumatic Brain Injury Research
- Injury Epidemiology and Prevention
- Injury Epidemiology and Prevention
- Lower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies
- Legal case studies and regulations
- Lower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies
- Legal case studies and regulations
- Physical Activity and Health
- Cardiovascular and exercise physiology
- Physical Activity and Health
- Cardiovascular and exercise physiology
- Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques
- Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques
- Musculoskeletal Disorders and Rehabilitation
- Musculoskeletal Disorders and Rehabilitation
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
- Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
- Sports Analytics and Performance
- Sports Analytics and Performance
- Genetics and Physical Performance
- Genetics and Physical Performance
- Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation
- Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation
- Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports
- Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports
- Hormonal and reproductive studies
- Hormonal and reproductive studies
- Shoulder and Clavicle Injuries
- Shoulder and Clavicle Injuries
- Sports Dynamics and Biomechanics
- Sports Dynamics and Biomechanics
Keywords (DOAJ)
- sport
- exercise
- medicine
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