Aims, Objectives and Scope
The Journal of Sports and Musculoskeletal Science (JSMSci) is a peer-reviewed, open-access journal published biannually by Access Physiocare Publications. The journal publishes original research and scholarly work concerned with the structure, function, injury, disease, and rehabilitation of the musculoskeletal system, and with the physiological, biomechanical, and clinical aspects of sport and physical activity across the lifespan.
JSMSci is intended as a venue for clinically applicable and methodologically sound work from both high-resource and resource-limited settings, with particular encouragement for research addressing musculoskeletal health needs in low- and middle-income countries.
Aims
The journal aims to:
- Publish high-quality, rigorous research advancing the prevention, assessment, treatment, rehabilitation, and management of sports-related and musculoskeletal conditions.
- Bridge research and clinical practice by promoting evidence across biomechanics, exercise science, rehabilitation, clinical trials, and innovative physiotherapy interventions.
- Promote evidence-based physiotherapy practice among physiotherapists, sports professionals, researchers, educators, and allied healthcare professionals.
- Encourage innovation and emerging approaches in sports and musculoskeletal physiotherapy, including digital health, rehabilitation technology, and data-driven practice.
- Support researchers and clinicians, particularly early-career professionals, through constructive peer review and scholarly collaboration.
- Provide open and accessible scientific knowledge by publishing research under open-access principles for researchers, clinicians, educators, students, and the wider community.
Scope
The journal welcomes submissions in the following areas, including but not limited to:
- Musculoskeletal disorders and rehabilitation
- Sports injuries, prevention, and rehabilitation
- Exercise physiology and physical activity
- Orthopaedic and sports physiotherapy
- Pain management and chronic musculoskeletal conditions
- Biomechanics, gait, movement, and functional analysis
- Strength, conditioning, and athletic performance
- Evidence-based physiotherapy and clinical practice
- Digital health, AI, wearable technologies, and innovative rehabilitation
- Injury prevention and return-to-sport
