About the journal
The American Journal of Sports Medicine is a journal published by SAGE Publishing in United States. It is listed in MEDLINE according to the sources read. Facts are reproduced as recorded at their sources with their capture dates; PublishLens indicators are available after sign-in.
Basic facts
- Publisher
- SAGE Publishing
- ISSN
- 1552-3365 · 0363-5465
- Country
- United States
- Access
- Not open access / not declared
- Official website
- http://ajs.sagepub.com/
Index listings
- MEDLINE · 1976-01-01
- Indexing
- MEDLINE
- APC
- —
- Declared review time (DOAJ)
- —
- Activity (OpenAlex)
- Active — latest works 2026
- PublishLens list status
- Shown after sign-in
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Works in OpenAlex
12883
Last recorded publication year
2026
h-index
359
i10-index
9231
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Editorial & policy5
- Observed digital preservation (Keepers registry)— snapshot 2026-10-05
- CLOCKSSPortico
- Norwegian register (HK-dir)— 2027
- Level 2 — top tier (~20% of the field's channels)
- Open references deposited at Crossref
- 98%
- ORCID iDs in current deposits
- 75%
- Enrolled in Crossref Similarity Check
- ✓
- Deposits licence metadata at Crossref
- ✓
Identity & continuity3
- Source type
- journal
- NLM unique ID (PubMed)
- 7609541
- Society affiliations
- American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine
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Subject areas
- Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques
- Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques
- Shoulder Injury and Treatment
- Shoulder Injury and Treatment
- Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes
- Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes
- Sports injuries and prevention
- Sports injuries and prevention
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- Tendon Structure and Treatment
- Tendon Structure and Treatment
- Lower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies
- Lower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies
- Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms
- Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms
- Shoulder and Clavicle Injuries
- Shoulder and Clavicle Injuries
- Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation
- Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation
- Elbow and Forearm Trauma Treatment
- Elbow and Forearm Trauma Treatment
- Foot and Ankle Surgery
- Foot and Ankle Surgery
- Hip disorders and treatments
- Hip disorders and treatments
- Nerve Injury and Rehabilitation
- Nerve Injury and Rehabilitation
- Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty
- Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty
- Periodontal Regeneration and Treatments
- Periodontal Regeneration and Treatments
- Bone fractures and treatments
- Bone fractures and treatments
- Sports Performance and Training
- Sports Performance and Training
- Traumatic Brain Injury Research
- Traumatic Brain Injury Research
- Trauma Management and Diagnosis
- Trauma Management and Diagnosis
- Cardiovascular Effects of Exercise
- Cardiovascular Effects of Exercise
- Musculoskeletal synovial abnormalities and treatments
- Musculoskeletal synovial abnormalities and treatments
- Mesenchymal stem cell research
- Mesenchymal stem cell research
- Anesthesia and Pain Management
- Anesthesia and Pain Management
- Bone and Joint Diseases
- Bone and Joint Diseases
- Winter Sports Injuries and Performance
- Winter Sports Injuries and Performance
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