British Journal of Sports Medicine

(BJSM) is the leading, peer-reviewed journal in sports medicine, with additional multimedia resources.

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British Journal of Sports Medicine (BJSM) is a Plan S compliant Transformative Journal.

British Journal of Sports Medicine (BJSM) is a multimedia portal for authoritative original research, systematic reviews, consensus statements and debate in sport and exercise medicine (SEM). We define sport and exercise medicine broadly.
BJSM’s web, print, video and audio material serves the international sport and exercise medicine community which includes 25 clinical societies who have over 13,000 members.
You can access BJSM on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Youtube as well as via our podcasts, Stitcher and blog.

BMJ Open Sport and Exercise Medicine is a companion journal to theBritish Journal of Sports Medicine

BJSM Global Research Grant 2024, please see here for more information >>

Meet the new Editors! For more information, please visit the landing page>>

BMJ and BJSM are fully committed to ensure best practice in publication ethics. Please see our joint statement for further information >>

Current Issue

Topical Issues

a female athlete teeing off in a golf competition

#GolfMedicine

A collection of key resources, providing an overview of the current medical issues and research landscape in #GolfMedicine

#HipAndGroinPain

a focus on the latest multidisciplinary research in hip and groin pathology

#SportsEquity

A global SEM team tackles some of sport’s toughest topics: Abuse, Racism, Ableism, Sexism, and Transphobia

#FemaleAthleteHealth

“Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus” – answering the call for an increased focus on female-specific SEM research

BJSM Live

Join Our Free Webinar on Para and Adaptive Sports Medicine!
27 August 16:00-19:00 (BST)

Athletes in para and adaptive sports have unique medical needs, yet many healthcare professionals lack the necessary training. Led by experts from the 2024 Paralympics this webinar aims to bridge that gap by upskilling healthcare professionals worldwide.

Thanks to the support of the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine, the webinar is free for all.

We are proud to have collaborated with the International Paralympic Committee (IPC), United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee (USOPC), and American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (AAPM&R).

Don’t miss this unique opportunity - join us and enhance your skills! Register free now.

BJSM Live

Latest Articles

Original research:

High rates of respiratory illnesses upon arrival: lessons from Team USA at the Santiago 2023 Pan American and Parapan American Games

12 July 2024

Review:

Considerations for the care of transgender patients in orthopaedics and sports medicine: a narrative review

12 July 2024

Original research:

12 July 2024

Infographic:

Infographic. Mitigating exertional heat illness risk in tennis

11 July 2024

Discussion:

Mission impossible--maybe not? Preventing hip osteoarthritis in athletes

11 July 2024

Featured Video

BJSM - Our Full Story

12 March 2024

Listen to Editor of British Journal of Sports Medicine, Nonhlanhla Mkumbuzi, talk about the journal's aims and scope, the advice she has for authors thinking about submitting to the journal, what the journal has to offer to readers, highlights from the journal and what the journal has planned for 2024.

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