There is a firm perception that the international scientific community is focusing more than ever on basic and applied research in sports science. Recognizing its inherent limitations (see Eston, 2005), the impact factor is still a valuable tool for evaluating scientific journals, and it is increasingly used also to assess trends in basic and clinical research worldwide (Garfield, 1999). After retrieving data of journals included in the "Sports Sciences" subject category of the ISI database from the year 2003 through 2006 (Thomson Scientific, 2007), it is noteworthy that the aggregate and median 2006 impact factors of these journals have increased by 20% and 32% respectively from those of 2003, and by 5% and 15% respectively from those of 2005. ... The impressive trend in the developing interest in sports science journals is mirrored in the development of the Journal of Sports Sciences' impact factor, as seen in Figure 1. With the increasing awareness of the important role that physical activity plays in the prevention of serious age-related chronic health disorders (with its attendant public health burden), the Journal of Sports Sciences has recently created a new "Physical Activity for Health" Section with Professor Colin Boreham as the Section Editor. It is clear from the trends described above that the creation of this new Section is extremely timely. Authors who are interested in disseminating their work in this rapidly developing area are encouraged to submit their research to be considered for publication.
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