Guidelines for publishing in “Sport si Societate. Revista de educatie fizica, sport si stiinte conexe” Journal (indexed in IndexCopernicus 2009-2010)
GENERAL INFORMATION
The authors are fully responsible for the content of the paper. It is necessary for them to follow the requirements and academic standards regarding scientific papers. Manuscripts that don’t comply with the journal requirements will not enter the peer-review process.
A cover letter must be signed by all authors stating that all the above requirements have been appropriately fulfilled and that they agree to publish the manuscript in Sport and Society. Interdisciplinary Journal of Physical Education and Sports. Authors are solely responsible for scientific content as well as for the ethical and legal aspects of their work.
All manuscripts will be evaluated by two independent reviewers and the Editors. The Authors will be informed about opinions of the referees concerning acceptance, improvement or rejection of the manuscript. All Editors’ decisions are final.
COPYRIGHT
The copyright for publications appearing in Sport and Society. Interdisciplinary Journal of Physical Education and Sports belongs to the Faculty of Physical Education and Sports – “Alexandru Ioan Cuza” University of Iasi, Romania. Reproduction of the publication in any form or by any means requires the permission of the editors. The authors may reproduce their own work for non-commercial purposes with clear indication of the original publisher. For electronic version, users are allowed to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of the articles in this journal without asking prior permission from the publisher or the author, in accordance with the BOAI definition of open access.
GUIDELINES FOR MANUSCRIPT SUBMISSION
1) Recommendations regarding the appearance / aesthetics of the work
Manuscripts must be submitted in Romanian and English (only for Romanian and Moldavian authors).
Other foreign authors must submit their manuscript only in English.
All manuscripts must be edited in MS Office Word application.
Tables, illustrations, graphics should be introduced in the Word text.
A) PAGE SETUP
Arrangement: - page setup format A4, margins-top 2cm, bottom =2cm, left =2cm, right =2cm; font: Times New Roman.
Title: size=14, bold, left alignment, without capital letter.
Authors: size=11, name and number that indicate affiliation; Institutional affiliation, address: italic, size= 11; Contact address – phone, email, postal address.
Abstract: size =10 (short presentation of aim and scope, material, methods, results, conclusions).
Key words : size=10.
Text: size=11, line spacing= single, one column, must to include aim, scope, material, methods, results, discussion and conclusions.
B) SPECIAL SECTIONS
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 AND FIGURES:
The location within the article where e.g. figures and tables appear should be indicated in the text.
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. Number tables consecutively in the order of their first citation in the text and supply a brief title for each. Give each column a short or abbreviated heading. Authors should place explanatory matter in footnotes, not in the heading. 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.
REFERENCES:
There must be an alphabetical list of references in the end (separated) and only numbers between brackets in body text. The authors are responsible for the accuracy of the references (according with the U.S. National Library of Medicine).
2) Specifications depending on the type of article accepted
A) RESEARCH ARTICLE
TITLE: Capital letters.
AUTHORS: Surname followed by initials and institution(s) where the study was conducted, , telephone number, facsimile number and full postal and E-mail address.
ABSTRACT: Include an abstract of 200-250 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).
STRUCTURE: INTRODUCTION, METHODS, RESULTS, DISCUSSIONS, CONCLUSIONS,
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS (with sufficient information to identify sources of support, technical assistance, and intellectual contributions not associated with authorship), REFERENCES (please see above for guidelines), AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY (for details see above the author biography section).
B) REVIEW ARTICLE
TITLE: Capital letters.
AUTHORS: Surname followed by initials and institution(s) where the study was conducted, , telephone number, facsimile number and full postal and E-mail address.
ABSTRACT: Include an abstract of 200-250 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).
STRUCTURE: MAIN TEXT, CONCLUSIONS, ACKNOWLEDGMENTS (with sufficient information to identify sources of support, technical assistance, and intellectual contributions not associated with authorship), REFERENCES (please see above for guidelines), AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY (for details see above the author biography section).
C) CASE REPORT
TITLE: Capital letters.
AUTHORS: Surname followed by initials and institution(s) where the study was conducted, , telephone number, facsimile number and full postal and E-mail address.
ABSTRACT: Include an abstract of 200-250 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).
STRUCTURE: INTRODUCTION, CASE REPORT (a brief case report including history, physical examination and laboratory findings followed by treatment and outcome), DISCUSSIONS, CONCLUSIONS,
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS (with sufficient information to identify sources of support, technical assistance, and intellectual contributions not associated with authorship), REFERENCES (please see above for guidelines), AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY (for details see above the author biography section).
D) LETTER TO THE EDITOR (SHORT COMMUNICATIONS)
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:
STRUCTURE: TITLE (capital letters), AUTHORS (surname followed by initials and institution(s) where the study was conducted, telephone number, facsimile number and full postal and E-mail address), TEXT, REFERENCES (please see above for guidelines).
E) CONFERENCE, SYMPOSIUM, PANEL PROCEEDINGS SUMMARIES
Organizers of future conferences, symposia and panel proceedings in sport and 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.
F) 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.