German Journal of Sports Medicine

German Journal of Sports Medicine

The German Journal of Sports Medicine (GJSM) is the leading and most widely read German-language journal for all sports medicine. It is aimed at all doctors working in sports medicine, general practitioners, internists, cardiologists, orthopedists, surgeons, etc., as well as other scientists from all disciplines interested in sports medicine/sports science, as well as physiotherapists, trainers, practitioners and athletes.

 

The DZSM is listed in:

  • Scimago Journal & Country Rank
  • SciVerse Scopus
  • CrossRef
  • EBSCO SPORTDiscus
  • Google Scholar
  • Chemical Abstracts Service
  • DOAJ (Directory of Open Access Journals)

 

The printed journal has a circulation of 11,500 and the science section appears in English and the sports medicine dossier in German.

 

From 2025, only one print copy will be available to DGSP members upon request for an additional charge. All members will receive free access to the online member area with all the contents of the current magazine and much more.

 

editor

The journal is published by the Association for the Promotion of Sports Medicine eV under the board of directors of Prof. Dr. Klaus-Michael Braumann (Hamburg) and Prof. Dr. Wilhelm Bloch (Cologne), treasurer Dr. Hans-Jürgen Schnell (Ruppichteroth) and assessor Prof. Dr. Dieter Böning (Berlin).

 

Editor:

editor-in-chief since 1999

  • Prof. Dr. med. Dr. hc Jürgen M. Steinacker (Ulm)

 

The editorial staff is headed by the following people

  • Prof. Dr. med. Holger Schmitt (Heidelberg)
  • Prof. Dr. med. Andreas Nieß (Tübngen)
  • Prof. Dr. med. Dr. Sports Scientist Karsten Hollander (Hamburg)
  • PD Dr. biol.hum. Susanne Kobel (Ulm)
  • Prof. (FH) PD Dr. Christian Brinkmann (Köln/Düsseldorf)
  • Dr. med. Karsten Königstein (Basel/Karlsruhe)
  • Dr. med. Patrick Müller (Magdeburg)

 

Manuscripts are submitted via the online submission portal Editorial Manager and are subject to a peer review process. Information on review and for guidelines, directives, recommendations or statements in the German Journal of Sports Medicine as well as the author guidelines can be found on the GJSM website under Authors.


practical part dossier

In the practical section of the print magazine, as well as on our website www.zeitschrift-sportmedizin.de, scientifically based topics from the world of sports medicine, sports science, exercise, prevention, clinical pictures and other fields are presented in a practical and goal-oriented manner for the practical readership. The dossier also contains the dates, events and association news of the DGSP eV.

 

 

Visit the DZSM thematic website! Visit the GJSM science page!