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British Journal of Sports Medicine Template

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About the British Journal of Sports Medicine format

British Journal of Sports Medicine is a peer-reviewed journal published by Clinical & Medical Journals, covering Sports injuries and prevention, Sports Performance and Training, Cardiovascular Effects of Exercise. Over its lifetime it has published 12,097 papers, which have received 587,539 citations.

PublisherClinical & Medical Journals
Reference styleNumbered (Vancouver)
Numbered — [1], [2] in the text
1. Smith A, Jones B, Lee C. A representative article title. British Journal of Sports Medicine. 2023;12(3):45–58.

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Publishes research inSports injuries and prevention Sports Performance and Training Cardiovascular Effects of Exercise Shoulder Injury and Treatment Traumatic Brain Injury Research
ISSN0306-3674
Citation impact (2-yr)5.49
h-index308
i10-index5,940
Top institutions publishing hereUniversity of British Columbia
Journal websitebjsm.bmj.com
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Papers published in British Journal of Sports Medicine per year

565
2014
361
2015
493
2016
1K
2017
405
2018
291
2019
344
2020
228
2021
258
2022
261
2023
320
2024
293
2025

Citation impact of British Journal of Sports Medicine by publication year

24.4K
2014
31.5K
2015
40.8K
2016
36.8K
2017
24.7K
2018
21.1K
2019
28.5K
2020
10.7K
2021
7.6K
2022
9.5K
2023
3.2K
2024
1.1K
2025

Citations each year’s papers have accumulated so far — the most recent years are still building up.

Most-cited papers in British Journal of Sports Medicine

World Health Organization 2020 guidelines on physical activity and sedentary behaviour

Fiona Bull, Salih S Al-Ansari, Stuart Biddle et al. · 25 Nov 2020

Objectives To describe new WHO 2020 guidelines on physical activity and sedentary behaviour. Methods The guidelines were developed in accordance with WHO protocols. An expert Guideline Development Group reviewed evidence to assess associations between physical activity and sedentary behaviour for an agreed set of health outcomes and population groups. The assessment used and systematically updated…

11,232 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
Consensus statement on concussion in sport—the 5<sup>th</sup> international conference on concussion in sport held in Berlin, October 2016

Paul McCrory, Willem Meeuwisse, Jiří Dvořák et al. · 26 Apr 2017

The 2017 Concussion in Sport Group (CISG) consensus statement is designed to build on the principles outlined in the previous statements This document is developed for physicians and healthcare providers who are involved in athlete care, whether at a recreational, elite or professional level. While agreement exists on the principal messages conveyed by this document,…

3,328 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
Consensus statement on concussion in sport: the 4th International Conference on Concussion in Sport held in Zurich, November 2012

Paul McCrory, Willem Meeuwisse, Mark Aubry et al. · 11 Mar 2013

This paper is a revision and update of the recommendations developed following the 1st (Vienna 2001), 2nd (Prague 2004) and 3rd (Zurich 2008) International Consensus Conferences on Concussion in Sport and is based on the deliberations at the 4th International Conference on Concussion in Sport held in Zurich, November 2012.1–3&#13;\n&#13;\nThe new 2012 Zurich Consensus statement…

2,594 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
Physical activity and mental health in children and adolescents: a review of reviews

Stuart Biddle, Mavis Asare · 1 Aug 2011

OBJECTIVE: To synthesise reviews investigating physical activity and depression, anxiety, self-esteem and cognitive functioning in children and adolescents and to assess the association between sedentary behaviour and mental health by performing a brief review. METHODS: Searches were performed in 2010. Inclusion criteria specified review articles reporting chronic physical activity and at least one mental health…

2,416 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
Limits to the measurement of habitual physical activity by questionnaires

Roy J. Shephard · 1 Jun 2003

Despite extensive use over 40 years, physical activity questionnaires still show limited reliability and validity. Measurements have value in indicating conditions where an increase in physical activity would be beneficial and in monitoring changes in population activity. However, attempts at detailed interpretation in terms of exercise dosage and the extent of resulting health benefits seem…

1,688 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →

British Journal of Sports Medicine template — frequently asked questions

How do I write a paper in the British Journal of Sports Medicine format?
In DocuGuru you write your manuscript in a normal editor — no LaTeX setup required — and select the British Journal of Sports Medicine template. When you export, DocuGuru compiles the paper into the official Clinical & Medical Journals format and hands you a submission-ready PDF along with the editable LaTeX source.
What reference style does British Journal of Sports Medicine use?
British Journal of Sports Medicine uses Numbered (Vancouver) references, shown as numbered [1], [2] markers in the text. DocuGuru formats every in-text citation and the reference list in this exact style automatically. A reference appears like this: 1. Smith A, Jones B, Lee C. A representative article title. British Journal of Sports Medicine. 2023;12(3):45–58.
Do I need to know LaTeX to submit to British Journal of Sports Medicine?
No. DocuGuru generates the article LaTeX class and compiles the PDF for you in the background, so you get a Clinical & Medical Journals-ready British Journal of Sports Medicine document without writing any LaTeX. If you do want it, the LaTeX source is included in the export.
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What is British Journal of Sports Medicine?
Clinical journal (generic ICMJE manuscript format). It is a life sciences and medicine journal, published by Clinical & Medical Journals.
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