Research in Sports Medicine is a broad journal that aims to bridge the gap between all professionals in the fields of sports medicine. The journal serves an international audience and is of interest to professionals worldwide. The journal covers major aspects of sports medicine and sports science - prevention, management, and rehabilitation of sports, exercise and physical activity related injuries. The journal publishes original research utilizing a wide range of techniques and approaches, reviews, commentaries and short communications.

Peer Review Integrity
All submitted manuscripts are subject to initial appraisal by the Editor, and, if found suitable for further consideration, to peer review by independent, anonymous expert referees. All peer review is double-anonymized and submission is online via ScholarOne Manuscripts.

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF 

Youlian Hong 
Department of Sports Medicine 
Chengdu Sports University 
Chengdu, 610041 China 
rsm.journal@gmail.com 

ASSOCIATE EDITORS 

Lars R. McNaughton 
Edge Hill University 
Ormskirk, L39 4QP UK 

Jing Xian Li 
School of Human Kinetics 
University of Ottawa 
Ottawa ON K1N 6N5 Canada 

Sergej M. Ostojic 
Faculty of Sport and Physical Education 
University of Novi Sad 
Serbia 

Beat Knechtle 
Institute of General Practice and Health Services Research 
University of Zürich, 
Zürich, CH 8091, Switzerland 

Albert Gollhofer 
Institute of Sports and Sports Science 
University of Freiburg 
Freiburg, 79117, Germany 

Julien S. Baker 
School of Science and Sport 
University of the West of Scotland 
ML3 0JB UK 

David C. Nieman 
Department HLES 
Appalachian State University 
USA

EDITORIAL BOARD 

Terence Babwah - Sports Medicine & Injury Rehabilitation Clinic, Trinidad & Tobago 
Nuno Batalha - University of Evora, Portugal 
Martin Burtscher - University of Innsbruck, Austria 
Humberto Moreira Carvalho - Federal University of Santa Catarina, Brasil 
Jaclyn Caccese - University of Delaware, USA 
Dennis Caine - University of North Dakota, USA 
Cristina Caresio - Eindhoven University of Technology, Netherlands 
Jérémy Coquart - University of Rouen-Normandie, France 
Boyi Dai - University of Wyoming, USA 
Tik-Pui Daniel Fong - Loughborough University, UK 
Michael J. Duncan - Coventry University, UK 
Miguel-Angel Gomez-Ruano - Technical University of Madrid, Spain 
Kent Hagan - University of Pennsylvania, USA 
Jamel Halouani - University of Sfax, Tunisia 
Daniel Herman - University of Florida, USA 
Martin D. Hoffman - University of California - Davis, USA 
Zachary Kerr - University of North Carolina, USA 
Pui Wah Veni Kong - Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 
Young-Tae Lim - Konkuk University, Korea 
Sonia Lippke - Jacobs University, Bremmen 
Anthony D. Mahon - Ball State University, USA 
Dewei Mao - Shandong Sport University, China 
Willy Pieter - Masaryk University, Czech Republic 
Jochen D. Schipke - Universitätsklinikum Düsseldorf, Germany 
Quan Sheng Su - China Chengdu Sports University, China 
Tzyy-Yuang Shiang - National Taiwan Normal University, Taiwan 
Moritz Schumann - German Sport University, Germany 
Nick Taylor-La Trobe University, Australia 
Athos Trecroci - University of Milan, Italy 
Alan C. Utter - Appalachian State University, USA 
Jacopo A. Vitale - IRCCS Orthopedic Institute Galeazzi, Italy 
Lin Wang - Shanghai University of Sport, China 
Yong “Tai” Wang - The University of Texas at Tyler, USA 
Del P. Wong - Shandong Sport University, China 
Javier Yanci - University of the Basque Country, UPV/EHU, Spain 
Jingzhen (Ginger) Yang - The Ohio State University, USA