SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS
Manuscripts that do not comply with the following requirements and directives for process, style and format will not enter the peer-review process. The JSSM does not accept descriptive studies or data reports and manuscript which has been published on preprint servers. The manuscript will also not be accepted without statistical power analysis.

INSTRUCTIONS TO AUTHORS
Research and review articles, case and brief reports, letter to editors should be submitted to JSSM in the field of sports injuries, exercise physiology, sports rehabilitation, diseases and exercise, sports traumatology, sports psychology, nutrition, sports biomechanics and kinesiology, sports education. The articles are to be submitted electronically to Editor-in-Chief. Editors may make necessary changes to articles in accordance with "Instructions to Authors". There is no page and reference limitation for the manuscript. All files related to manuscripts should be submitted electronically. Internet transmission and e-mail attachments are preferred. Text files should be in Microsoft Word 6.O and later versions. Each figure, table, photograph or other image should be submitted electronically. The manuscripts should be submitted in Times New Roman font, 12-point type, double-spaced with 3 cm margins on all sides. The reference style used by the Journal is the Harvard System of referencing. All files related to manuscripts should be submitted electronically.

ETHICAL / LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS
Manuscripts are considered if they are submitted only to JSSM and therefore should not be under consideration for publication elsewhere, either in part or in whole, in any language, without the consent of JSSM. Authors are responsible for the scientific context and legal aspects of the articles. Each author also accepts that the JSSM will not be held legally responsible for any claims of compensation.

Authors wishing to include figures or text passages that have already been published elsewhere are required to obtain permission from the copyright holder(s) and to include evidence that such permission has been granted when submitting their papers. Any material received without such evidence will be assumed to originate from the authors.

Please include at the end of the acknowledgments a declaration that the experiments comply with the current laws of the country in which they were performed. The editors reserve the right to reject manuscripts that do not comply with the abovementioned requirements. The author(s) will be held responsible for false statements or failure to fulfill the above-mentioned requirements.

Research articles and case studies involving human and animal subjects must conform to the policy statement with respect to the Declaration of Helsinki. It is the author's responsibility to ensure that a patient's anonymity is carefully protected and to verify that any experimental investigation with human subjects reported in the manuscript was performed with informed consent and following all the guidelines for experimental investigation with human subjects required by the institution(s) with which all the authors are affiliated. Authors should mask patients' eyes and remove patients' names from figures unless they obtain written consent from the patients and submit written consent with the manuscript.

Conflicts of interest
Authors must state all possible conflicts of interest, including financial, consultant, institutional, and other relationships that might lead to bias or a conflict of interest. If there is no conflict of interest, this should also be explicitly stated as none declared. All sources of funding should be acknowledged in the Acknowledgment section.

COPYRIGHT TRANSFER AND DUAL SUBMISSIONS
The JSSM must receive in writing the exclusive assignment of Transfer of Copyright, Author Reserved Rights and Licensing Authorization Statements from all authors at the time of manuscript submission. Manuscripts will not enter the peer-review process until the Transfer of Copyright, Author Reserved Rights and Licensing Authorization Statements assignment form is completed and sent to the Editorial Office. Manuscripts are considered for publication on the condition that they are contributed solely to this Journal and, therefore, have not been and will not be published elsewhere, in part or in whole. Manuscripts containing data that have been posted to the Internet for public access will not be considered for publication.

AUTHOR RESPONSIBILITIES FOR USING NONHUMAN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
(Flanagin, A.,Bibbins-Domingo, K. and Berkwits, M. (2023) Nonhuman “Authors” and Implications for the Integrity of Scientific Publication and Medical Knowledge. JAMA 329(8), 637-639. doi:10.1001/jama.2023.1344)

If the authors use nonhuman artificial intelligence, language models, machine learning, or similar technologies or tools to create content or assist with writing or manuscript preparation, they must take responsibility for the integrity of the content generated by these tools. Authors should report the use of artificial intelligence, language models, machine learning, or similar technologies to create content or assist with writing or editing of manuscripts in the Acknowledgment section or the Methods section if this is part of formal research design or methods.

This should include a description of the content that was created or edited, along with the name of the language model or tool, version, extension numbers, and manufacturer. (Note: this does not include basic tools for checking grammar, spelling, references, etc.)

Reproduced and Re-created Material
The submission and publication of content created by artificial intelligence, language models, machine learning, or similar technologies is discouraged, unless part of a formal research design or methods, and is not permitted without clear description of the content that was created and the name of the model or tool, version and extension numbers, and manufacturer. Authors must take responsibility for the integrity of the content generated by these models and tools.

Image Integrity
The submission and publication of images created by artificial intelligence, machine learning tools, or similar technologies is discouraged, unless part of formal research design or methods, and is not permitted without clear description of the content that was created and the name of the model or tool, version and extension numbers, and manufacturer. Authors must take responsibility for the integrity of the content generated by these models and tools.

PUBLISHING MODEL AND AUTHORS FEES
J Sports Sci & Med (JSSM) is published using the open-access model. All content is available free of charge to readers without subscription or access charges through the journal’s website at https://www.jssm.org. The submission and peer-review of manuscripts are free of charge. Following the positive evaluation and acceptance of a manuscript, the author(s) are requested to pay USD ($) 3,300 or EUR (€) 2,900 or GBP (£) 2,500 per article as a publication royalty fee.

Upon payment of the applicable publication royalty fee, the author(s) are entitled to use their published article for their academic, scholarly, educational and professional purposes as set out below, without obtaining additional permission from JSSM or paying any additional fee.

Upon publication of the Work and payment of the applicable publication royalty fee, the author(s) may, without additional permission from JSSM:publish or deposit the Work in their university, institutional or research repository;
• make the Work available on their personal or professional website;
• use the Work, in whole or in part, in their thesis or dissertation;
• use the Work, in whole or in part, in lectures, lecture notes, teaching materials and academic presentations;
• use the Work, in whole or in part, in textbooks, academic books, monographs and book chapters authored or co-authored by them;
• provide copies of the Work to students, colleagues, researchers, academic institutions and other third parties;
• share the published Work electronically or in printed form for academic, scholarly, educational or professional purposes; and
• otherwise reuse the Work for legitimate academic, scholarly, educational or professional purposes.

The author(s) may exercise the rights above without any additional payment to JSSM and without obtaining additional permission from JSSM, provided that the original publication in JSSM is properly acknowledged.

The author(s) may also authorize the above-mentioned academic, scholarly, educational and professional uses by third parties on their behalf, provided that such use does not misrepresent authorship or the original publication of the Work.

The payment of the publication royalty fee does not itself constitute a transfer of copyright to the author(s). Copyright and the transferable economic rights in the Work shall be governed by the journal’s Transfer of Copyright, Author Reserved Rights and Licensing Authorization Statements agreement. The rights granted to the author(s) under this policy are intended to provide the author(s) with broad rights to use, share and reuse their published Work while preserving JSSM’s rights under the Transfer of Copyright agreement. Nothing in this policy prevents the author from being identified as the author of the Work.

A reviewer who is also an author of the submitted manuscript is eligible for a 20% discount on the applicable publication royalty fee, subject to the journal’s applicable policies. The publication royalty fee is payable only after the manuscript has received a positive editorial decision and has been accepted for publication. Only bank transfers are accepted. No submission fee or peer-review fee is charged.

AUTHOR WITHDRAWAL POLICY
An author is free to withdraw an article at no charge as long as it is withdrawn within a week of its original submission. After a week, there is a withdrawal fee. Once peer review is completed and/or the paper is accepted for publication, there are some costs of the process, which is about 40% of the publishing fee. This cost is used for the publishing fee bonus of JSSM's reviewers. Therefore, the withdrawal fee is 40% of the publishing fee. For detail, you can contact the editor-in-chief.

REVIEW AND PUBLISHING POLICY
It is understood that all authors listed on a manuscript have agreed to its submission. The signature of the corresponding author on the letter of submission signifies that all conditions declared by JSSM web page have been fulfilled and accepted. Each submission should include the Transfer of Copyright, Author Reserved Rights and Licensing Authorization signed by all authors.

JSSM use double-blind review process. Upon receipt of a manuscript the editor will notify the corresponding author that the submission has been received. Received manuscripts are first examined by the JSSM editors and check about Plagiarism by using a commercial software program. Manuscripts with insufficient priority for publication and the presence of Plagiarism are rejected promptly. Manuscripts not prepared in the advised style will be sent back to authors without scientific review. We encourage authors to suggest the names of potential reviewers, but we reserve the right of final selection. The manuscript will undergo a double-blinded review process. Under this process, the editor will forward (electronically) the manuscript to two independent reviewers. Normally the review process will take approximately 4 weeks. After the review process has been completed the main author will be notified via E-mail either of acceptance, revision, or rejection of the manuscript. If the main author has not been informed of the results of the review process after 8 weeks from the date of confirmation of receipt of the manuscript (by the editor), the author should notify the editor-in-chief directly. If revision was recommended, this should be completed and returned to the editor within 4 weeks, failure to return the revised manuscript within the allotted time span will lead to rejection of the manuscript. When a manuscript has been accepted for publication it will be forwarded to the editor-in-chief for final approval. The editor-in-chief will work with the main author to make necessary revisions in order for the manuscript to appear in the Journal of Sports Science and Medicine. The final proof of the manuscript will be sent to the main author as an E-mail attachment. If the main author requires any minor changes to the finished work, these should be submitted electronically to the editor-in-chief within one week.

PERMISSIONS
Materials taken from other sources must be accompanied by a written statement from both author and publisher giving permission to the Journal for reproduction. Obtain permission in writing from at least one author of papers still in press, unpublished data, and personal communications.

PREPARATION OF MANUSCRIPT

RESEARCH ARTICLE
Include the following sections in research articles without page space:
TITLE: Capital letters.
AUTHORS: Surname followed by initials and institution(s) where the study was conducted.
RUNNING HEAD: Maximum 5 words.
ABSTRACT: Include an abstract of not more than 300 words that includes objectives, methods, results, and conclusions.
KEY WORDS: To assist in indexing the journal, list up to 6 key words (not from the title), which your article could be indexed. If possible, use terms from the Index Medicus medical subjects headings (MeSH) (http://www.nlm.nih.gov/mesh).
INTRODUCTION
METHODS
RESULTS
DISCUSSION
CONCLUSION
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS: Provide information sufficient to identify sources of support, technical assistance, and intellectual contributions not associated with authorship.
REFERENCES: Each citation in the text must be noted by surname and year in parentheses and must appear in the reference section as an alphabetic order. Example for citation in the text; a) for the single author (Gür, 1999), b) for two authors (Gür and Akova, 2001), c) more than two authors (Gür et al., 2000).

Endnote JSSM's styleDOWNLOAD

Journal article:
Akova, B., Sürmen-Gür, E., Gür, H., Dirican, M., Sarandöl, E. and Kücükoglu, S. (2001) Exercise-induced oxidative stress and muscular performance in healthy women: role of vitamin E supplementation and endogenous estradiol. European Journal of Applied Physiology 84, 141-147.
Journal article, article not in English:
Seker-Aygül, Z., Akova, B. and Gür, H. (2001) The relationship of stress and stress management factors with injury in soccer players. Turkish Journal of Sports Medicine 36, 71-80. (In Turkish: English abstract).
Journal article in press:
Gür, H., Cakin, N., Akova, B., Okay, E. and Kücükoglu, S (2002) Concentric versus combined concentric- eccentric isokinetic training: Effects on functional capacity and symptoms in patients with osteoarthrosis of the knee. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, in press.
Journal article in electronic format:
Weigand, D.A., Carr, S., Petherick, C. and Taylor, A. (2001) Motivational climate in Sport and Physical Education: The role of significant others. European Journal of Sports Science (serial online) 1(4), (13 screens/inclusive page), October. Available from URL: http://www.humankinetics.com/ejss [Accessed 8 April 2015].
Abstract:
Gur, H., Şekir, U., Akova, B. and Kucukoglu, S. (2003) A multi-station proprioceptive exercise program in patients with bilateral knee osteoarthrosis: functional capacity, pain and sensoriomotor function. 8th Anual Congress European College of Sports Science, July 9-12, Salzburg-Austria. Book of Abstract. 404.
Book:
Guyton, A.C. and Hall, J.E. (1996) Textbook of medical physiology. 9th edition. London: W. B. Saunders Company.
Chapter in edited book:
Wilson, C.H. (1984) Exercise for arthritis. In: Therapeutic exercise. Ed: Basmajian, J.V. 4th edition. Baltimor: Williams and Wilkins. 529-545.
Thesis:
Özyener, F. (2000) Effects of work intensity on dynamics of pulmonary gas exchange during exercise in humans. Doctoral thesis, University of London, London. 79.
Thesis not in English:
Özer, Ö. (2001) The effect of muscle exercise to oxygen kinetics in chronic smokers. Doctoral thesis, University of Uludag, Bursa. 1-54. (In Turkish: English abstract).

LEGENDS
AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY: Please include a brief biography, approximately 50 words per author, for each author including (1) academic title/degrees, (2) institution affiliation, (3) research focus, (4) post and e-mail addresses and (5) photograph produced in JPEG format.

TABLES, FIGURES, VIDEO, ANIMATION ETC: The location within the article where e.g. figures and tables appear should be indicated in the text. These materials (e.g. table, figure) should be submitted separately from the text document. Each item should be produced in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, or PowerPoint), GIF, or TIFF format. Electronically produced drawings, graphs, photographs, photomicrographs, animation, and video are all acceptable. Limit still art files to 700 kilobytes of memory and use 96 dpi resolution or consult with the editor-in-chief. Please have original photos or negatives available to submit on the request of the editor-in-chief. Clearly identify digitally enhanced images as such and describe the method of enhancement. Include internal scale markers where appropriate. The author is responsible for ensuring that persons pictured in photographs have provided informed consent for the use of their pictures. Please include the photographer's name with each photograph so that he or she can be properly acknowledged. Submit each item separately and number sequentially as (main author) Figure 1.jpg, (main author) Figure2.jpg, and so on, for example, GurFigure1.jpg, GurTable1.doc, GurVideo1.avi. Video clips should be less than 8 seconds in length; segments of greater length should be broken into a series of shorter clips. Make sure that each video clip is referred to within the body of the manuscript, together with an appropriate description of it.

Tables
Tables capture information concisely, and display it efficiently; they also provide information at any desired level of detail and precision. Including data in tables rather than text frequently makes it possible to reduce the length of the text.

Type each table with double spacing on a separate sheet of paper. Number tables consecutively in the order of their first citation in the text and supply a brief title for each. Do not use internal horizontal or vertical lines. Give each column a short or abbreviated heading. Authors should place explanatory matter in footnotes, not in the heading. Explain in footnotes all nonstandard abbreviations. For footnotes use the following symbols, in sequence:

*,†,‡,§,||,¶,**,††,‡‡

Identify statistical measures of variations, such as standard deviation and standard error of the mean, and give the variations in parentheses.

Be sure that each table is cited in the text.

If you use data from another published or unpublished source, obtain permission, and acknowledge them fully.

REVIEW ARTICLE
The JSSM accepts only systematic review or meta-analysis. Include the following sections in review articles without page space:

TITLE: Capital letters. All titles should include ‘a Systematic Review’.
AUTHORS: Surname followed by initials and institution(s) where the study was conducted.
RUNNING HEAD: Maximum 5 words.
ABSTRACT: Include an abstract of not more than 300 words.
KEY WORDS: To assist in indexing the journal, list up to 6 key words (not from title), which your article could be indexed. If possible, use terms from the Index Medicus medical subjects headings (MeSH) http://www.nlm.nih.gov/mesh .
INTRODUCTION
METHODS
The systematic review methodology, the protocol used for identifying studies for inclusion into the review, and for assessing the quality and risk of bias of the studies must be given. All systematic reviews (with or without meta-analysis) should address all the items recommended in the PRISMA statement. A completed PRISMA checklist and Flow Diagram should accompany the submission. For details on further use, see the PRISMA Web site.
RESULTS
DISCUSSION
CONCLUSION
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS: Provide information sufficient to identify sources of support, technical assistance, and intellectual contributions not associated with authorship.
REFERENCES: Each citation in the text must be noted by surname and year in parentheses and must appear in the reference section as an alphabetic order. Example for citation in the text; a) for the single author (Gür,1999), b) for two authors (Gür and Akova, 2001), c) more than two authors (Gür et al., 2000). See the reference section of the research article for detail.
LEGENDS
AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY: For detail see the author biography section of the research article.
TABLES, FIGURES, VIDEO, ANIMATION, ETC.: For details see the tables, figures, video, animation section of the research article.

CASE REPORT
Authors are encouraged to submit manuscripts describing specific clinical cases that provide relevant information on diagnosis and therapy of a particular case that proves unique to clinical sports medicine. Authors are also encouraged to submit case reports supporting the sports science practitioners work with athletes. Manuscripts should contain the following without page space:

TITLE: Capital letters. ;
AUTHORS: Surname followed by initials and institution(s) where the study was conducted.
RUNNING HEAD: Maximum 5 words.
ABSTRACT: Include an abstract of not more than 200 words.
KEY WORDS: To assist in indexing the journal, list up to 6 key words (not from title), which your article could be indexed. If possible, use terms from the Index Medicus medical subjects headings (MeSH) (http://www.nlm.nih.gov/mesh).
INTRODUCTION
CASE REPORT: A brief case report including history, physical examination, and laboratory findings followed by treatment and outcome.
DISCUSSION
CONCLUSION
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
REFERENCES: Each citation in the text must be noted by surname and year in parentheses and must appear in the reference section as an alphabetic order. Example for citation in the text; a) for the single author (Gür, 1999), b) for two authors (Gür and Akova, 2001), c) more than two authors (Gür et al., 2000). See the reference section of the research article for detail.
LEGENDS
AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY: For detail see the author biography section of the research article.
TABLES, FIGURES, VIDEO, ANIMATION ETC.: For details see the tables, figures, video, animation section of the research article.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Letters addressed to the editor-in-chief will be considered for publication. Letters contain an informative title and follow the submission requirements for manuscripts. Letters should be limited to 2-3 pages, 5-8 references, and a maximum of 2 tables or figures (or 1 table and 1 figure). Letters should contain the following without page space:

TITLE: Capital letters.
TEXT
REFERENCES: Each citation in the text must be noted by surname and year in parentheses and must appear in the reference section as an alphabetic order. Example for citation in the text; a) for the single author (Gür, 1999), b) for two authors (Gür and Akova, 2001), c) more than two authors (Gür et al., 2000). See the reference section of the research article for detail.
AUTHORS: Surname and initials together with telephone number, facsimile number, and full postal and E-mail address.
TABLE, FIGURE, VIDEO ETC.: For detail see the tables, figures, video, animation section of the research article.

CHECKLIST FOR AUTHORS' SUBMISSION [.doc]

• Double-space manuscript text and use 3cm margins on all sides, and Times New Roman, 12-point type, American English, and SI units.
• Include with text a title and heading title, abstract, key words, figure and table lists, figure and table legends.
• Submit all materials electronically in separate files.
• Include complete author names, addresses, e-mail, phone, and fax numbers.
• Include informed consent for identifiable patients and photos or videos of subjects.
• Include a short (~50 words) author biography for each author with photographs (optional) produced in JPEG format.
• Suggest three potential reviewers' names and addresses including e-mail.
• Provide a box with 3-5 bullet points listing the key points of the paper.
• Letter of permission to reprint figures or tables or text (if applicable)
• Accompany the "Copyright Transfer Statement"

MANUSCRIPTS ARE TO BE SUBMITTED ELECTRONICALLY TO EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
Hakan Gur, MD, PhD
Editor-in-chief
Bademli Mah., Eğitim Cad., 8. Sok., Mayıs Evleri, 16940 Mudanya, Bursa, Türkiye
E-mail: hakangur2001@gmail.com

• Authors submitting manuscripts for review shall also submit Transfer of Copyright, Author Reserved Rights and Licensing Authorization Statements
• Authors submitting manuscripts for review shall also submit Checklist for Authors’ Submission given above.
• Hard-copy or printed submissions will not be accepted by the Editorial Office and will be discarded.

Publisher and Publication office:
Hakan Gur, MD, PhD
Editor-in-chief
Journal of Sports Science and Medicine
Bademli Mah., Eğitim Cad., 8. Sok., Mayıs Evleri, 16940 Mudanya, Bursa, Türkiye
E-mail: hakangur2001@gmail.com