期刊名称:JOURNAL OF SCIENCE AND MEDICINE IN SPORT
期刊简介(About the journal)
投稿须知(Instructions to Authors)
编辑部信息(Editorial Board)
About the journal
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The Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport is an international refereed research publication covering all aspects of sport science and medicine.
The Journal considers for publication Original research and Review papers in the sub-disciplines relating generally to the broad sports medicine and sports science fields: sports medicine, sports injury (including injury epidemiology and injury prevention), physiotherapy, podiatry, physical activity and health, sports science, biomechanics, exercise physiology, motor control and learning, sport and exercise psychology, sports nutrition, public health (as relevant to sport and exercise), and rehabilitation and injury management. Manuscripts with an interdisciplinary perspective with specific applications to sport and exercise and its interaction with health will also be considered.
Only studies involving human subjects will be considered.
Contributors are invited to submit their manuscripts in English to the Editor for critical review. Manuscripts are electronically submitted.
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Instructions to Authors
Contributors are invited to submit their manuscripts in English to the Editor for critical peer review. The Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport considers for publication manuscripts in the categories of: - Original Research - Review Article Note: for other types of submissions, please inquire with the editorial office directly (jsams@elsevier.com)
The Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport considers for publication original research and review papers in the following sub-disciplines relating generally to the broad sports medicine and sports science fields: sports medicine, sports injury (including injury epidemiology and injury prevention), physiotherapy, podiatry, physical activity and health, sports science, biomechanics, exercise physiology, motor control and learning, sport and exercise psychology,sports nutrition, public health (as relevant to sport and exercise), and rehabilitation and injury management. Manuscripts with an interdisciplinary perspective with specific applications to sport and exercise and its interaction with health will also be considered.
Only studies involving human subjects will be considered.
Authors must declare that manuscripts submitted to the Journal have not been published elsewhere or are not being considered for publication elsewhere and that the research reported will not be submitted for publication elsewhere until a final decision has been made as to its acceptability by the Journal.
Manuscripts submitted to the Journal must conform to the style and submission instructions (particularly concerning word and reference counts) outlined here, or they will be returned without review.
The blind peer-review process will consist of reviews by at least two independent reviewers. Contributors should suggest the names and full contact details of 3 possible reviewers. None of the reviewers must be from the same institutions as the authors, and 1 must be from another country. The Editor may, at his or her discretion, choose no more than 1 of those suggested. The reviewers will be blinded to the authorship of the manuscript. The Editor will make a final decision about the manuscript, based on consideration of the reviewers' comments.
The journal receives an ever-increasing number of submissions and unfortunately can only publish a small proportion of manuscripts. The journal?s Editorial Board does not enter into negotiations once a decision on a manuscript has been made. The Editor?s decision is final.
Papers accepted for publication become the copyright of Sports Medicine Australia. Authors will be asked to sign a transfer of copyright form, on receipt of the accepted manuscript by Elsevier. This enables the publisher to administer copyright on behalf of the authors and the society, while allowing the continued use of the material by the author for scholarly communication.
CATEGORY OF MANUSCRIPTS Original Research Papers Original research papers should describe original research, be no more than 3000 words, excluding the abstract and the maximum of 30 references.
Review Articles Review articles should be both concise and in-depth and be no more than 4000 words, excluding the abstract and the maximum of 60 references.
SUBMISSION OF MANUSCRIPTS All manuscripts for publication should be submitted online via the Elsevier Editorial System at http://www.ees.elsevier.com/jsams. Authors simply need to "create a new account" (i.e., register) by following the instructions at the website, and using their own e-mail address and selected password. Authors can then submit manuscripts containing text, tables, and images (figures) online. The entire peer-review process will be managed electronically to ensure timely review and publication. Authors can expect an initial decision on their submission within 6 weeks.
Following registration, enter the "Author area" and follow the instructions for submitting a manuscript, including the structured Abstract, cover letter, tables, figures, and any supplementary material.
Abstract and Keywords The Abstract must be structured using the following sub-headings: Objectives, Design, Methods, Results, and Conclusions. Avoid abbreviations and acronyms. 250 word count.
Provide up to six keywords, with at least four selected from the Index Medicus Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) browser list (www.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/authors.html). These keywords should not reproduce words used in the title.
Under "Entry data," indicate the number of authors in the box. If you wish to publish colour figures and agree to pay the "colour charge" check the appropriate box. Colour illustrations incur a colour charge of 312 US dollars for the first page and 208 US dollars for every additional page containing colour. Figures can be published in colour at no extra charge for the online version. If you wish to have figures in colour online and black and white figures printed, please submit both versions.
Every submission must include:
A Cover letter stating: the category of article (i.e., Original article or Review paper) and which subdiscipline it falls under: sports medicine, sports injury (including injury epidemiology and injury prevention), physiotherapy, podiatry, physical activity and health, sports science, biomechanics, exercise physiology, motor control and learning, sport and exercise psychology,, sports nutrition, public health (as relevant to sport and exercise), rehabilitation and injury management, and others having an interdisciplinary perspective with specific applications to sport and exercise and its interaction with health.
When the proposed publication concerns any commercial product, either directly or indirectly, the author must include in the cover letter a statement (1) indicating that he or she has no financial or other interest in the product or distributor of the product or (2) explaining the nature of any relation between himself or herself and the manufacturer or distributor of the product. Other kinds of associations, such as consultancies, stock ownership, or other equity interests or patent-licensing arrangements, also must be disclosed. If in the Editor's judgment the information disclosed represents a potential conflict of interest, it may be made available to reviewers and may be published at the Editor's discretion. Authors will be informed of the decision before publication.
Sources of outside support for research (including funding, equipment and drugs) must be named in the cover letter.
The complete manuscript, including title page, abstract, text, tables, acknowledgments, required disclosures (see below), references and illustrations. Financial support for the project must be acknowledged, or "no external financial support" declared. The ethical guidelines that have been followed must be stated clearly. The role of the funding organisation, if any, in the collection of data, their analysis and interpretation, and in the right to approve or disapprove publication of the finished manuscript must be described in the Methods section of the text.
Note that the online manuscript submission program requires separate entries of some information that also appears in the manuscript. These separate entries are needed to manage processing and reviewing your manuscript and correspondence.
Written permission from the publisher (copyright holder) must be submitted in hard copy direct to the Editorial Office for the reproduction of any previously published table(s), illustration(s) or photograph(s) in both print and electronic media or from any unmasked subjects appearing in photographs.
Regulatory requirements Research protocol: Authors must state that the protocol has been approved by the appropriate ethics committee. Name the committee. Human investigation: The ethical guidelines followed by the investigators must be included in the Methods section of the manuscript.
PREPARATION OF MANUSCRIPTS Microsoft Word is the preferred software program. Manuscripts written in 11 point Arial or Times New Roman fonts are preferred and more reliably convert to PDF files during electronic submission.
Manuscripts should be double-spaced throughout (including title page, abstract, text, references, tables, and legends) with one (1) inch or 2.5 cm margins all around.
Manuscripts must include line numbers for the convenience of the peer reviewers.
Number the pages consecutively, beginning with the title page as page 1 and ending with the legend page.
The title and headings should be in sentence-case only, not in capital letters.
Sub-headings are generally not accepted. Incorporate into the text if required.
Arrange manuscript as follows: (1) title page, (2) abstract and keywords, (3) text, (4) acknowledgments, (5) disclosures, (6) references, (7) tables (each complete with title and footnotes) (8) figures and (9) figure legends.
Word limits Original research papers 3000 word count limit (excluding title, abstract, tables/figures, figure legends, Acknowledgements, and References) Maximum number (combined) of tables and figures is 3 Long tables should only be included as supplementary material and will be made available on-line only Maximum number of references is 30 A structured abstract of less than 250 words (not included in 3000 word count) should be included with the following headings: Objectives, Design, Method, Results, and Conclusions
Review articles 4000 word count limit (excluding title, abstract, tables/figures, figure legends, Acknowledgements, and References) Maximum number (combined) of tables and figures is 3 Long tables should only be included as supplemental files and will be available on-line only Maximum number of references is 60 A structured abstract of less than 250 words (not included in 4000 word count) should be included sticking as closely as possible to the following headings: Objectives, Design, Method, Results, and Conclusions
STRUCTURE OF THE COMPLETE MANUSCRIPT (in order):
1.Title page (first page) should contain: a. Title. Short and informative b. Authors. List all authors by first name, all initials and family name c. Institution and affiliations. List the name and full address of all institutions where the study described was carried out. List departmental affiliations of each author affiliated with that institution after each institutional address. Connect authors to departments using alphabetical superscripts. d. Corresponding author. Provide the name and e-mail address of the author to whom communications, proofs and requests for reprints should be sent. e. Total word count Iincluding all text and references, (but excluding abstract), the Abstract word count, the number of Tables, the number of Figures.
2.Manuscript text For Original articles, text should be organised as follows:
i.Copy of the Abstract and Keywords For the convenience of the peer reviewers. ii.Introduction Describing the (purpose of the study with a brief review of background); iii.Methods Described in detail. This section is not called Materials and Methods, and should not include subheadings. Do not use the term "subjects" - use terms such as participants or athletes, etc. iv.Results Concisely reported in tables and figures, with brief text descriptions. Do not include subheadings. Use small, non-italicized letter p for p-values with a leading zero, e.g. 0.05; Measurements and weights should be given in standard metric units. Do not replicate material that is in the tables or figures in the text. v.Discussion Containing a clear and concise interpretation of results. Cite references, illustrations and tables in numeric order by order of mention in the text. Do not include subheadings. vi.Conclusion vii.Practical Implications Three to five dot (bulleted) points summarising the practical findings derived from the study to the real-world setting of sport and exercise - that can be understood by a lay audience. Avoid overly scientific terms and abbreviations. Dot points should not include recommendations for further research. viii.Acknowledgments This field is compulsory. Grants, financial support and technical or other assistance are acknowledged at the end of the text before the references. All financial support for the project must be acknowledged. If there has been no financial assistance with the project, this must be clearly stated. ix.References Authors are responsible for the accuracy of references. x.Tables May be submitted at the end of the text file, on separate pages, one to each page. xi.Figure Legends Must be submitted as part of the text file and not as illustrations. xii.Figures Must be submitted as one or more separate files that may contain one or more images. xiii.Supplementary material (if any) Tables or figures to be viewed online only (not included in the word-count limit)
REFERENCES
The journal's reference style is the Vancouver system.
References should be numbered consecutively in un-bracketed superscripts where they occur in the text, tables, etc, and listed numerically at the end of the paper under the heading "References".
For original research papers, no more than three references should be used to support a specific point in the text.
All authors should be listed where there are three or fewer. Where there are more than three, the reference should be to the first three authors followed by the expression "et al".
Book and journal titles should be in italics.
Conference and other abstracts should not be used as references. Material referred to by the phrase "personal communication" or "submitted for publication" are not considered full references and should only be placed in parentheses at the appropriate place in the text (e.g., (Hessel 1997 personal communication). References to articles submitted but not yet accepted are not encouraged but, if necessary, should only be referred to in the text as "unpublished data".
Footnotes are unacceptable. For guidance on abbreviations of journal titles, see Index Medicus at www.nlm.nih.gov/tsd/serials/lji.html.
Book references Last name and initials of author, chapter title, chapter number, "in" italicised title of book, edition (if applicable), editor, translator (if applicable), place of publication, publisher, year of publication, e.g.:
Wilk KE, Reinold MM, Andrews JR. Interval sport programs for the shoulder, Chapter 58, in The Athlete's Shoulder, 2nd ed., Philadelphia, Churchill Livingstone, 2009.
Journal references Last name and initials of principal author followed by last name(s) and initials of co-author(s), title of article (with first word only starting in capitals), abbreviated and italicised title of journal, year, volume (with issue number in parenthesis if applicable), inclusive pages, e.g.:
Hanna CM, Fulcher ML, Elley CR et al. Normative values of hip strength in adult male association football players assessed by handheld dynamometry. J Sci Med Sport 2010; 13(3):299-303.
Internet references should be as follows: Health Care Financing Administration. 1996 statistics at a glance. Available at: http://www.hcfa.gov/stats/stathili.htm. Accessed 2 December 1996.
Articles in Press Articles in Press are cited using a DOI: http://www.doi.org. The correct format for citing a DOI is shown as follows: doi:10.1016/j.jsams.2009.10.104.
TABLES Keep the use of tables, figures and graphs to a minimum. Tables should be on separate sheets (one to each page). Do not use vertical lines. Each table should be numbered (Arabic) and have a title above. Legends and explanatory notes should be placed below the table. Abbreviations used in the table follow the legend in alphabetic order. Lower case letter superscripts beginning with "a" and following in alphabetic order are used for notations of within-group and between-group statistical probabilities. Tables should be self-explanatory, and the data should not be duplicated in the text or illustrations. Tables must be submitted as part of the text file and not as illustrations.
FIGURE LEGENDS Figure legends should be numbered (Arabic) and typed double- spaced in order of appearance beginning on a separate sheet. Identify (in alphabetic order) all abbreviations appearing in the illustrations at the end of each legend. All abbreviations used on a figure and in its legend should be defined in the legend. Cite the source of previously published (print or electronic) material in the legend.
FIGURES Images or figures are submitted online as one or more separate files that may contain one or more images. Within each file containing images, use the figure number (eg, Figure 1A) as the image filename. The system accepts image files formatted in TIFF and EPS. Powerpoint (.ppt) files are also accepted, but you must use a separate Powerpoint image file for each Powerpoint figure.
Symbols, letters, numbers and contrasting fills must be distinct, easily distinguished and clearly legible when the illustration is reduced in size.
Black, white and widely crosshatched bars are preferable; do not use stippling, gray fill or thin lines.
Written permission from unmasked patients appearing in photographs must be obtained by the authors and must be surface mailed or faxed to the editorial office once the manuscript is submitted online.
Formulae, equations and statistical notations Structural formulae, flow-diagrams and complex mathematical expressions are expensive to print and should be kept to a minimum.
Present simple formulae in the line of normal text, where possible. Use a slash (/) for simple fractions rather than a built up fraction. Do not use italics for variables.
In statistical analyses, 95% confidence intervals should be used, where appropriate. Experimental design should be concisely described and results summarised by reporting means, standard deviations (SD) or standard errors (SE) and the number of observations. Statistical tests and associated confidence intervals for differences or p-values should also be reported when comparisons are made. Only use normal text for statistical terms: do not use bold, italics or underlined text.
Scientific terminology To enable consistency, authors should generally follow the technical guidelines of Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, unless otherwise stipulated in these Instructions. Following are some examples of the Journal style in the most basic cases and some general SI unit guidelines.
Mass: 10 g, 2 kg temperature: 20 o C distance: 10 cm, 4 m, 20 km time: 10 s, 20 min, 2 hr, 5 wk, 1 y power: 10 W energy: 400 J, 10 kJ.
The centigrade scale (? C) and the metric units (SI) must be used, except in the case of heart rate (beats per min: bpm), blood pressure (mmHg) and gas pressure (mmHg).
When opening a sentence, numbers should be expressed in words, e.g.: Forty-seven patients were contacted by phone.
The 24-hour clock should be used.
Editorial Board
Editor-in-Chief:
Professor Gregory Kolt
School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, University of Western Sydney, Sydney Australia, Email: g.kolt@uws.edu.au
Assistant Editor (Sports Science and Science):
Dr David Bentley
University of Adelaide, Australia
Dr David Bishop
Universita di Verona, Italy
Assistant Editor (Exercise Physiology):
Professor Timothy Cable
Liverpool John Moores University, United Kingdom
Assistant Editor (Physical Activity and Health):
Dr Marijke Chin A Paw
VU University Medical Centre, The Netherlands
Dr Mirielle van Poppel
VU University Medical Centre, The Netherlands
Assistant Editor (Biomechanics/Motor Control and Learning)
Professor Stephan Riek
University of Queensland, Australia
Assistant Editor (Injury Prevention):
Dr Belinda Gabbe
Monash University, Australia
Professor Lars McNaughton
University of Hull, UK
Assistant Editor (Sport and Exercise Psychology)
Dr Costas Karageorghis
Brunel University, UK
Assistant Editor (Podcasts)
Professor Kerry Mummery
CQ University, Australia
Assistant Editor (Physiotherapy)
Dr Tania Pizzari
School of Physiotherapy, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Victoria, Australia
Editorial Board:
Professor Wendy Brown
University of Queensland, Australia
Dr Ray Browning
University of Colorado Health Sciences Centre, USA
Dr Jill Cook
La Trobe University, Australia
Dr Aaron Coutts
University of Technology, Sydney, Australia
Dr Annet J Dallmeijer
VU University Medical Centre, The Netherlands
Dr Patrik Danielson
UMEA University, Sweden
Dr Peter Davidson
University of Otago, New Zealand
Professor Peter Eastwood
University of Western Australia
Dr Kieran Fallon
Australian Institute of Sport, Australia
Dr Damian Farrow
Victoria University and Australian Institute of Sport, Australia
Dr Andrew Garnham
Deakin University, Australia
Dr Conor Gissane
Brunel University, United Kingdom
Dr Brent Hagel
University of Calgary, Canada
Dr Marc Hamilton
University of Missouri, Columbia, USA
Dr Spencer Hayes
Liverpool John Moore University, United Kingdom
Franco M. Impellizzeri
Neuromuscular Research Laboratory, Switzerland
Ass. Prof. Katriina Kukkonen-Harjula
UKK Institute for Health Promotion Research, Finland
Professor Paul Laursen
New Zealand Academy of Sport, AUT University, New Zealand
Ass. Prof. Anthony Leicht
James Cook University, Australia
Ass. Prof. David Lloyd
University of Western Australia
Dr Michael Makdissi
The University of Melbourne, Australia
Professor Frank Marino
Charles Sturt University, Australia
Dr Alberto Mendes-Villanueva
ASPIRE, Academy of Sports Excellence, Qatar
Dr Geraldine Naughton
Australian Catholic University, Australia
Dr Leslie Nicholson
University of Sydney, Australia
Professor Ken Nosaka
Edith Cowan University, Australia
Professor Jo Salmon
Deakin University, Australia
Dr Joanna Scurr
University of Portsmouth, UK
Dr Ian Shrier
McGill University, Canada
Dr Dennis Taaffe
University of Queensland, Australia
Professor Toomas Timpka
Linkoping University, Sweden
Dr Evert Verhagen
EMGO-Institute, The Netherlands
Dr Stuart Warden
Indiana University, USA
Editorial Office:
Adrianne Chai
Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, Sydney, Email: jsams@elsevier.com
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