Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

pISSN: 1064-8011eISSN: 1533-4287• JCR: J STRENGTH COND RESLippincott Williams & WilkinsUnited States
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2026 Impact Factor

3.0

Released June 2026 · Based on 2025 citation data

No change vs last year

Impact Factor History

  1. Metric year 2025

    Released

    3.0
  2. Metric year 2024

    3.0

JCR Category Rankings

Journal Citation Reports category rankings
CategoryIndexesQuartile
SPORT SCIENCESSCIEQ2
Q2
JCR Quartile
B2
CAS Block

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research current release and JCR quartile

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research's newest impact factor is 3.0, released June 17, 2026 and based on 2025 citation data. The journal is listed as JCR Q2 in this Journal Metrics record.

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Ranking position in Medicine

Ranked #2,130 in Medicine by impact factor and #630 among Q2 Medicine journals. This context helps compare Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research against journals publishing in the same field.

#2,130
of 6,225 field journals

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research publication trend

Published 1,189 papers across the last 5 recorded years with a current impact factor of 3.0.

2026 vs 2025: -232
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Journal Details

Total Articles
11,375
H-Index
214
Open Access
Hybrid
Subject Areas
Orthopedics and Sports MedicineOrthopedics and Sports MedicineComplementary and alternative medicineBiomedical Engineering

Article Volume

2022
201
2023
294
2024
340
2025
293
2026
61
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