Journal of Physical Fitness and Sports Medicine

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In the interests of transparency, the journal requires all authors to declare any competing or conflicts of interest in relation to their submitted manuscript. A conflict of interest exists when there are actual, perceived or potential circumstances that could influence an author’s ability to conduct or report research impartially. Potential conflicts include (but are not limited to) competing com…

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Self-archiving, also known as Green Open Access, enables authors to deposit a copy of their manuscript in an online repository. JPFSM encourages authors of original research manuscripts to upload their article to an institutional or public repository immediately after publication in the journal.

Editorial and peer review process The journal uses single-blind peer review. When a manuscript is submitted to the journal, it is screened by the Editorial Office for the basic technical requirements. It is then assigned to the Editor-in-Chief, who performs an initial screening. Manuscripts that do not fit the technical requirements, journal’s scope or are not deemed suitable for publication are r…

To support the wide dissemination of research, the journal encourages authors to post their research manuscripts on community-recognized preprint servers, either before or alongside submission to the journal. This policy applies only to the original version of a manuscript that describes primary research. Any version of a manuscript that has been revised in response to reviewers’ comments, accepte…

Self-archiving, also known as Green Open Access, enables authors to deposit a copy of their manuscript in an online repository. JPFSM encourages authors of original research manuscripts to upload their article to an institutional or public repository immediately after publication in the journal.

The journal adheres to the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) policy on Clinical Trials Registration, which recommends that all clinical trials are registered in a public trials registry at or before the time of first patient enrollment as a condition of consideration for publication. Manuscripts describing clinical trials must include the registration number of the trial a…