Sports

Sports is an international, peer-reviewed, open access journal published monthly online by MDPI. The Strength and Conditioning Society (SCS), The European Sport Nutrition Society (ESNS) and The European Network of Sport Education (ENSE) are affiliated with Sports and their members receive discounts on the article processing charges.
  • Open Access— free for readers, with article processing charges (APC) paid by authors or their institutions.
  • High Visibility: indexed within Scopus, ESCI (Web of Science), PubMed, PMC, and other databases
  • Journal Rank: CiteScore - Q1 (Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation)
  • Rapid Publication: manuscripts are peer-reviewed and a first decision is provided to authors approximately 19.3 days after submission; acceptance to publication is undertaken in 3.7 days (median values for papers published in this journal in the second half of 2023).
  • Recognition of Reviewers: reviewers who provide timely, thorough peer-review reports receive vouchers entitling them to a discount on the APC of their next publication in any MDPI journal, in appreciation of the work done.
Impact Factor: 2.7 (2022); 5-Year Impact Factor: 3.3 (2022)
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Topic in Societies, Sports, Healthcare
Sport and Society Topic Editors: José Carmelo Adsuar, Mitchell Alberto Alarcón Diaz, Jorge Carlos-Vivas, Roxana Paola Palacios Cartagena, Carmen Galán Arroyo, Ana Fondón-Ludeña
Deadline: 31 July 2024
Topic in Behavioral Sciences, EJIHPE, JFMK, Sports, Sustainability
Interdisciplinary Approaches to Sports in the 21st Century Topic Editors: Paweł A. Piepiora, Zbigniew Norbert Piepiora
Deadline: 31 December 2024
Topic in Healthcare, Hygiene, JCM, Life, Sports
Physical Exercise Impacts on Human Physical and Psychological Health Topic Editors: Xueqiang Wang, Li Li, Li Hu
Deadline: 30 June 2025
Topic in Biomechanics, Healthcare, IJERPH, Nutrients, Sports, Sensors, Muscles, Foods
Endurance and Ultra-Endurance: Implications of Training, Recovery, Nutrition, and Technology on Performance and Health Topic Editors: Nicolas Berger, Russ Best
Deadline: 31 December 2025
Special Issue in Sports
Advances in Neuromuscular Adaptations to Exercise, Environment, Injury, and Rehabilitation Guest Editors: Xin Ye, Nicolas Babault, Markus Gruber
Deadline: 20 March 2024
Special Issue in Sports
Advances in Sport Psychology Guest Editors: Pedro Teques, Andreas Ihle, Élvio Gouveia, Hugo Miguel Borges Sarmento
Deadline: 31 March 2024
Special Issue in Sports
The Potential Role of Artificial Intelligence in Sports Cardiology Guest Editors: Stefano Palermi, Marco Vecchiato, Andrea Saglietto
Deadline: 20 April 2024
Special Issue in Sports
Second Edition: Sport Psychology Interventions for Athletes' Performance and Well-Being Guest Editor: Selenia Di Fronso
Deadline: 30 April 2024
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