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.
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. 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. Authors are responsible
for the scientific context and legal aspects of the articles.
Editors may make necessary changes to articles in accordance
with "Instructions to Authors". There is no page and reference
limitation for the manuscript. Research articles and case
studies involving human and animal subjects must conform
to the policy statement with respect to the Declaration
of Helsinki. All files related to manuscripts should be
submitted electronically. Internet transmission and e-mail
attachments are preferred; Iomega Zip disk and CD-ROM
are acceptable for large files. 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.
COPYRIGHT
TRANSFER AND DUAL SUBMISSIONS
The JSSM must receive in writing the exclusive assignment
of Copyright
Transfer Statement from all authors at the time
of manuscript submission. Manuscripts will not enter the
peer-review process until the Copyright
Transfer Statement 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will not be published elsewhere, in part or in whole.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.
PUBLISHING
MODEL AND AUTHORS FEES
J Sports Sci & Med is published using the open access
model. All content are available free of charge without
restrictions from the journal's Website at: http://www.jssm.org.
The submission and peer-review of manuscripts are free
of charge. Authors are only requested to pay USD($) 500
or Euro(€) 375 or GBP(£) 250 (including VAT) per article.
This fee is requested after positive evaluation of a manuscript.
The reviewer as a submitted author of the article has
a %20 discount. Only bank transfers are accepted. Bank
transfers should be directed to;
Mr. Murat ATIL, Asist Group Comp., c/o The Bank of FORTIS
(switch code: DISBTRIS), Koroglu Branch, Ankara, Turkey.
Acc # TR55 0007 1001 7430 1030 129 for USD ($)
Acc# TR86 0007 1001 7430 1030 077 for EUR (€)
Acc# TR81 0007 1001 7430 1030 010GBP (£).
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 Copyright
Transfer Statement signed by all authors.
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.
Manuscripts with insufficient priority for publication
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 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.
The authors of manuscripts accepted for publication must
transfer page charge to the bank account of the publisher.
Failure to payment will result in the manuscript not being
accepted for publication. Manuscript accepted in the first
quarter of the year will be published not later than the
third quarter of the year.
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 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 single author (Gür, 1999),
b) for two authors (Gür and Akova, 2001), c) more than
two authors (Gür et al., 2000).
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
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. W. B. Saunders Company, London.
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) previous publications of note,
(5) post and e-mail addresses and (6) 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 JPEG 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 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 picture. 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
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.
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).
MAIN TEXT
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 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 research article for detail.
LEGENDS
AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY: For detail see the author biography
section of research article.
TABLES, FIGURES, VIDEO, ANIMATION ETC.: For details
see the tables, figures, video, animation section of
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. 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.
DISCUSION
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 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 research article for detail.
LEGENDS
AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY: For detail see the author biography
section of research article.
TABLES, FIGURES, VIDEO, ANIMATION ETC.: For details
see the tables, figures, video, animation section of
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 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 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 research
article.
CONFERENCE,
SYMPOSIUM, PANEL PROCEEDINGS SUMMARIES
Organizers of future conferences, symposia and panel
proceedings in sports medicine or the exercise sciences
are encouraged to contact the editor-in-chief regarding
publication. National or international conferences,
symposia and panel proceedings should include the overall
title, start and finish dates, location, subject areas
and main speakers.
SUMMARIES/REPORTS
ON CONFERENCES, SYMPOSIUM, PANEL PROCEEDINGS
Individuals attending international conferences are
invited to provide members with a brief summary about
keynote speeches. A summary on a particular topic should
be a maximum of one page. The person submitting the
summary should give their surname, initials and their
institution (e.g. summarized by Hakan Gür, Department
of Sports Medicine, Medical Faculty of Uludag University,
Bursa-TR, E-mail: hakan@uludag.edu.tr).
CHECKLIST
FOR AUTHORS' SUBMISSION [.doc]
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Double-space
manuscript text and use 3cm margins on all sides,
and Times New Roman, 12-point type, American English,
and SI units.
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Include
with text a title and heading title, abstract, key
words, figure and table lists, figure and table legends.
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Submit
all materials electronically in separate files.
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Include
complete author names, addresses, e-mail, phone and
fax numbers.
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Include
informed consent for identifiable patients and photo
or video of subjects.
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Include
a short (~50 words) author biography for each author
with photograph (optional) produced in JPEG format.
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Suggest
three potential reviewers' names and addresses including
e-mail.
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Provide
a box with 3-5 bullet points listing the key points
of the paper.
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Letter
of permission to reprint figures or tables or text
(if applicable)
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Accompany
the "Copyright Transfer Statement"
MANUSCRIPTS
ARE TO BE SUBMITTED ELECTRONICALLY TO EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
Hakan Gur, MD, PhD
Editor-in-chief
Journal of Sports Science and Medicine
Department of Sports Medicine
Medical Faculty of Uludag University
16059 Bursa
Turkey
Tel: +90 (224) 442 81 96
Fax: +90 (224) 442 87 27
E-mail: hakan@uludag.edu.tr
http://www.jssm.org
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