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BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine

is a peer reviewed, Open Access journal covering all aspects of sports and exercise medicine (SEM) and associated areas.

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BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine is an open-access journal covering all aspects of sport and exercise medicine and associated areas such as physical activity for chronic disease prevention. We will consider a broad array of topics within the themes of physical activity, exercise as medicine, and sports medicine; and are inclusive of scientific approaches ranging from qualitative methods, epidemiology, to measurement development and evaluation. We aim to publish original research, reviews (in particular systematic reviews) and study protocols considered to be coherent and technically sound, ensuring that the latest research is reviewed and disseminated rapidly to a global audience. BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine adheres to the highest possible industry standards concerning publication ethics. To read the journal’s detailed guidelines, please see our policies.

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This is an official journal of the British Association of Sport and Exercise Medicine (BASEM) and an open access companion journal to British Journal of Sports Medicine (BJSM).

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Feminae: an international multisite innovative project for female athletes

4 October 2023

Most Read Articles

Original research:

Impact of electrically assisted bicycles on physical activity and traffic accident risk: a prospective observational study

11 October 2022

Original research:

Comparative effectiveness of playing golf to Nordic walking and walking on acute physiological effects on cardiometabolic markers in healthy older adults: a randomised cross-over study

6 February 2023

Editorial:

AI did not write this manuscript, or did it? Can we trick the AI text detector into generated texts? The potential future of ChatGPT and AI in Sports & Exercise Medicine manuscript generation

16 February 2023

Original research:

Clinical examination for athletes with inguinal-related groin pain: interexaminer reliability and prevalence of positive tests

11 January 2023

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Risk factors for hamstring muscle injury in male elite football: medical expert experience and conclusions from 15 European Champions League clubs

24 January 2023

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Therapeutic effects of turmeric or curcumin extract on pain and function for individuals with knee osteoarthritis: a systematic review
13 January 2021

Effect of sports massage on performance and recovery: a systematic review and meta-analysis
7 May 2020

Golf participants in Australia have a higher lifetime prevalence of skin cancer compared with the general population
31 July 2023

Impact of electrically assisted bicycles on physical activity and traffic accident risk: a prospective observational study
11 October 2022

Do the combined blood pressure effects of exercise and antihypertensive medications add up to the sum of their parts? A systematic meta-review
20 January 2021

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BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine accepts submissions of a range of article types, including original research, reviews and consensus statements.

The Author Information section provides specific article requirements to help you turn your research into an article suitable for BMJ Open SEM.

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