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The American Journal of Sports Medicine Template

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About the The American Journal of Sports Medicine format

The American Journal of Sports Medicine is a peer-reviewed journal published by SAGE, covering Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques, Shoulder Injury and Treatment, Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes. Over its lifetime it has published 12,909 papers, which have received 959,216 citations.

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

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Publishes research inKnee injuries and reconstruction techniques Shoulder Injury and Treatment Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes Sports injuries and prevention Tendon Structure and Treatment
ISSN0363-5465
Citation impact (2-yr)4.9
h-index361
i10-index9,250
Top institutions publishing hereHospital for Special Surgery
Journal websiteajs.sagepub.com
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Papers published in The American Journal of Sports Medicine per year

416
2014
417
2015
490
2016
411
2017
431
2018
471
2019
451
2020
528
2021
443
2022
404
2023
411
2024
387
2025

Citation impact of The American Journal of Sports Medicine by publication year

37.2K
2014
35.1K
2015
34.7K
2016
25.8K
2017
21.9K
2018
20.3K
2019
16.5K
2020
13K
2021
8.2K
2022
5.2K
2023
3.6K
2024
1.4K
2025

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

Most-cited papers in The American Journal of Sports Medicine

Biomechanical Measures of Neuromuscular Control and Valgus Loading of the Knee Predict Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury Risk in Female Athletes: A Prospective Study

Timothy E. Hewett, Gregory D. Myer, Kevin R. Ford et al. · 8 Feb 2005

BACKGROUND: Female athletes participating in high-risk sports suffer anterior cruciate ligament injury at a 4- to 6-fold greater rate than do male athletes. HYPOTHESIS: Prescreened female athletes with subsequent anterior cruciate ligament injury will demonstrate decreased neuromuscular control and increased valgus joint loading, predicting anterior cruciate ligament injury risk. STUDY DESIGN: Cohort study; Level of…

3,530 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
Evaluation of knee ligament surgery results with special emphasis on use of a scoring scale

Jack Lysholm, Jan Gillquist · 1 May 1982

We have designed a scoring scale for knee ligament surgery follow-up emphasizing evaluation of symptoms of instability. Instability is defined as "giving way" during activity. Our scoring scale was compared to a slightly modified Larson scale in patients with anteromedial and/or anterolateral instability, posterolateral and straight posterior instability, chondromalacia patellae, and meniscus lesion. The two…

2,776 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
The Long-term Consequence of Anterior Cruciate Ligament and Meniscus Injuries

Stefan Lohmander, Martin Englund, Ludvig L. Dahl et al. · 29 Aug 2007

The objectives of this study are to review the long-term consequences of injuries to the anterior cruciate ligament and menisci, the pathogenic mechanisms, and the causes of the considerable variability in outcome. Injuries of the anterior cruciate ligament and menisci are common in both athletes and the general population. At 10 to 20 years after…

2,298 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
Development and Validation of the International Knee Documentation Committee Subjective Knee Form

James J. Irrgang, Allen F. Anderson, Arthur L. Boland et al. · 1 Sep 2001

A committee of international knee experts created the International Knee Documentation Committee Subjective Knee Form, which is a knee-specific, rather than a disease-specific, measure of symptoms, function, and sports activity. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the reliability and validity of the new International Knee Documentation Committee Subjective Knee Form. To provide evidence…

2,158 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
Knee Injury Patterns Among Men and Women in Collegiate Basketball and Soccer

Elizabeth A. Arendt, Randall W. Dick · 1 Nov 1995

Women's participation in intercollegiate athletics has increased dramatically in recent years. Greater participation has increased awareness of health and medical issues specific to the female athlete. Some reports have noted a higher susceptibility to knee injury, specifically injuries to the anterior cruciate ligament, in female athletes as compared with their male counterparts. We performed a…

1,609 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →

The American Journal of Sports Medicine template — frequently asked questions

How do I write a paper in the The American Journal of Sports Medicine format?
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What reference style does The American Journal of Sports Medicine use?
The American 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. The American Journal of Sports Medicine. 2023;12(3):45–58.
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What is The American Journal of Sports Medicine?
SAGE journal (sagej). It is a multidisciplinary journal, published by SAGE.
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