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Author Guidelines

Authors are invited to make a submission to this journal. All submissions will be assessed by an editor to determine whether they meet the aims and scope of this journal. Those considered to be a good fit will be sent for peer review before determining whether they will be accepted or rejected.

Before making a submission, authors are responsible for obtaining permission to publish any material included with the submission, such as photos, documents and datasets. All authors identified on the submission must consent to be identified as an author. Where appropriate, research should be approved by an appropriate ethics committee in accordance with the legal requirements of the study's country.

An editor may desk reject a submission if it does not meet minimum standards of quality. Before submitting, please ensure that the study design and research argument are structured and articulated properly. The title should be concise and the abstract should be able to stand on its own. This will increase the likelihood of reviewers agreeing to review the paper. When you're satisfied that your submission meets this standard, please follow the checklist below to prepare your submission.

Submission Preparation Checklist

All submissions must meet the following requirements.

  • This submission meets the requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines.
  • This submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration.
  • All references have been checked for accuracy and completeness.
  • All tables and figures have been numbered and labeled.
  • Permission has been obtained to publish all photos, datasets and other material provided with this submission.

Articles

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Original Research

Original articles are scientific reports of the results of experimental or observational original research on physical education and sports. This section will be considered for peer review and publication:

1. instrument validation;

2. qualitative studies;

3. quantitative studies;

4. observational studies (either transversal or longitudinal);

5. pilot studies;

6. development and/or validation of assessment instruments;

Literature Reviews

Studies that perform literature synthesis on a topic in physical education and sports. Only systematic reviews with meta-analysis and scoping reviews will be considered for evaluation. Pre-registration is mandatory and it may be done at the PROSPERO database (https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/PROSPERO/) or at a similar platform. Reviews without pre-registration will be declined and they may be resubmitted after pre-registration. In the case of reviews without meta-analysis, the manuscript must justify why the meta-analysis was considered unfeasible. The completed PRISMA checklist must be included in the submission as a supplementary file.

Up to 3000 words in lenght.

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