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Journal of SMA feat. international refereed research publications across sports science & medicine.

24/09/2025

JSAMS Volume 28, Issue 9 – September 2025 is live.
🔗 https://zurl.co/7taOq

Editor’s Choice articles are free for everyone to access for a limited time. Subscribers can explore the full issue, featuring research across sport and exercise medicine, sports injury, physical activity and public health, and sport and exercise science.

23/09/2025

Original Research 🔍

This study investigates propulsive force deterioration (PFD) across the 100 m, 200 m, and 400 m, examining its impact on deceleration, vmax, and vfinish. Findings highlight event-specific strategies, from all-out sprinting to submaximal pacing, that shape performance outcomes.

👉 Read: https://zurl.co/brwZj

22/09/2025

✨ Celebrating the best of 2024 JSAMS research

Stage Three: Finalists Await
The countdown begins next week. Over four weeks, we’ll reveal the four nominees for the JSAMS Best Paper Award - research recognised for integrity, impact and originality, shaping the future of sports and exercise medicine.

21/09/2025

Editors Choice 🌟

Durability, defined as the ability to sustain performance despite accumulating fatigue, is a key factor in endurance sports. While research has largely focused on men, this study explores potential s*x differences in durability among professional cyclists using real-world field data.

🔗Access article: https://zurl.co/9Jqo4

18/09/2025

Infographic 📊

Martinez et al. explore whether the benefits of physically active learning for preschool children depend on exercise intensity, a key gap in research despite strong evidence in older children and adolescents.

His paper, "The effect of active learning on cognitive performance and physical fitness in preschool children: the role of exercise intensity", has just been published in the August 2025 issue of JSAMS, and we’ve distilled the study into this easy-to-digest visual.

👀 Read the full paper: https://zurl.co/6eKFz

16/09/2025

✨ Celebrating the best of 2024 JSAMS research

Stage Two: Review
Every nominated paper enters a rigorous review by our expert editorial board. Each is assessed for clarity, methodology, and contribution to the field to ensure only research of the highest standard is recognised.

This process is about more than numbers or citations. It’s about integrity, originality, and impact, celebrating work that defines the future of sports and exercise medicine.

15/09/2025

Review 📃

Despite rising female sports participation, research on breast injuries remains scarce. This review collates evidence on their definition, prevalence, severity, mechanisms, reporting, and management, while highlighting key gaps and the need for female-specific strategies.

👀 Read the full article: https://zurl.co/JGJOr

11/09/2025

Editors Choice 🌟

This study audited 15,390 new patient appointments at Axis Sports Medicine (Auckland, 2022), comparing demographics with Census data. Findings show under-representation of Indigenous peoples and lower socioeconomic groups, consistent with inequities seen across other specialties.

🔗Access article: https://zurl.co/BhPat

09/09/2025

✨ Celebrating the best of 2024 JSAMS research

The JSAMS Best Paper Awards highlight studies that have made a significant impact in sports and exercise medicine. Each year, our editorial board selects a paper recognised for its originality, quality, and influence on the field.

From advancing clinical practice to inspiring new avenues of research, award-winning papers shape how athletes, clinicians, and scientists approach performance, health, and wellbeing. This award is our way of honouring research that doesn’t just inform, but transforms the future of sports and exercise medicine.

Stay tuned as we reveal 2024's top contenders and eventual winner and celebrate research setting new standards in the field.

07/09/2025

Original Research 🔍

Motor imagery (MI), the mental simulation of movement, has long been used to boost performance. This study shows that embedding MI directly into resistance training enhances strength and power, offering coaches and athletes a practical, low-cost tool to optimise both body and mind.

👉 Read: https://zurl.co/F2t08

04/09/2025

Editors Choice 🌟 + EP 10: Ask the JSAMS Author 💬

JSAMS Editor-in-Chief Prof Tim Meyer speaks with Dr Jiangang Chen from Beijing Normal University, about his July 2025 Editor’s Choice paper: “Effects of perceived groove in music on cycling performance and intermuscular coherence between trunk and lower limb muscles.”

In this short clip, Dr Chen explains why cycling was selected for the study over other sports.
👀 Watch the full interview: https://zurl.co/bNw0l
🔗 Read the article: https://zurl.co/HtdmN

01/09/2025

Editors Choice 🌟

This new ESSA consensus statement offers a standardised guide for exercise and allied health professionals on using exercise BP testing to better identify high blood pressure and cardiovascular risk, support communication with primary care, and prompt effective exercise and lifestyle interventions.

🔗Access article: https://zurl.co/2N805

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