Publishing policy
JPES promotes
Principles of Transparency and Best Practice in Scholarly Publishing (COPE)
Publication standards
Use of Generative AI
We ask authors who have used generative AI or AI-assisted tools to insert a statement at the end of their manuscript immediately above the references or bibliography entitled ‘Declaration of generative AI and AI-assisted technologies in the writing process’.
In that statement, we ask authors to specify the tool that was used and the reason for using the tool. We suggest that authors follow this format when preparing their statement:
During the preparation of this work the author(s) used [NAME TOOL / SERVICE..........................]
in order to [REASON.............................................................................................................].
After using this tool/service, the author(s) reviewed and edited the content as needed and
take(s) full responsibility for the content of the publication.
AI or AI-assisted tools should be described as part of the methodology of the work, with details provided in the Methods section, if relevant, or in a separate section preceding references or bibliography.
Editorial Process & Peer-Review Policy
To guarantee high academic quality, Journal of Physical Education strictly applies international ethical and selection standards:
• Double-Blind Peer-Review System: All manuscripts are anonymously evaluated by at least two independent expert reviewers.
• Anti-Plagiarism Policy: All submitted papers are verified using specialized software before entering the review process.
• Open Access: We encourage the free circulation of knowledge; accepted articles are available free of charge to the scientific community.
Financial Support
Thanks to the full financial support provided by the Ro Sport & Art Association (RSAA), authors benefit from a favorable publishing policy, removing financial barriers to scientific dissemination (no hidden Article Processing Charges for regular issues selected by the RSAA council).
Publication Ethics and Malpractice Statement
Journal of Physical Education and Sport (JPES) is committed to maintaining the highest standards of professional ethics and academic integrity. All parties involved in the publishing process—authors, editors, reviewers, and the publisher—must adhere to the following behavioral standards, aligned with COPE (Committee on Publication Ethics) guidelines.
1. Duties of Authors
• Originality and Plagiarism: Authors must ensure that submitted work is entirely original. Proper citation is mandatory for external sources. Plagiarism in any form is unacceptable and results in immediate rejection.
• Data Access and Retention: Authors may be asked to provide raw data for editorial review and should retain such data for a reasonable time after publication.
• Multiple or Redundant Publication: Submitting the same manuscript to more than one journal concurrently is unethical and unacceptable.
• Authorship of the Paper: Authorship should be limited to those who have made a significant contribution to the study. All co-authors must be explicitly listed.
• Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest: All authors must disclose any financial or professional conflict of interest that might influence the results or interpretation of their manuscript.
• Informed Consent: Research involving human subjects (e.g., students, athletes) must comply with international ethical standards (Declaration of Helsinki). Informed consent must be obtained from participants or legal guardians.
2. Duties of Editors
• Fair Play and Independence: Editors evaluate manuscripts solely for their scientific merit, without regard to race, gender, sexual orientation, religious belief, ethnic origin, citizenship, or political philosophy of the authors.
• Confidentiality: Editors and editorial staff must not disclose any information about a submitted manuscript to anyone other than the corresponding author, reviewers, and the publisher.
• Conflicts of Interest: Editors will recuse themselves from considering manuscripts in which they have conflicts of interest resulting from competitive or collaborative relationships with authors or institutions.
• Ethical Responses: Editors will take reasonably prompt measures when ethical complaints have been presented regarding a submitted or published manuscript.
3. Duties of Reviewers
• Contribution to Editorial Decisions: Double-blind peer-review assists editors in making editorial decisions and helps authors improve their papers.
• Promptness: Any selected referee who feels unqualified or unable to review the manuscript within the deadline should notify the editor and excuse themselves from the process.
• Confidentiality: Any manuscripts received for review must be treated as confidential documents.
• Standards of Objectivity: Reviews should be conducted objectively. Personal criticism of the author is inappropriate. Reviewers should express their views clearly with supporting arguments.
• Conflict of Interest: Reviewers must not evaluate manuscripts in which they have conflicts of interest resulting from competitive, collaborative, or other relationships with any of the authors.
Open Access Policy
Journal of Physical Education and Sport (JPES) is a fully open-access journal. This means that all content is freely available without charge to the reader or their institution.
Free Availability and Access
• Immediate Access: Users are allowed to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of the articles, or use them for any other lawful purpose, without asking prior permission from the publisher or the author.
• No Paywalls: There are no subscription fees, paywalls, or login requirements to access published research papers.
Licensing Terms
All articles published in the Journal of Physical Education are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY).
Under this license, authors and readers are free to:
• Share: Copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format.
• Adapt: Remix, transform, and build upon the material for any purpose, even commercially.
• Attribution: You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made.
Author Fees (Charges & Publication Fees)
The journal operates under a mixed funding model supported by the Ro Sport & Art Association (RSAA) and authors' contributions:
• No Submission or Processing Fees: Authors do not pay any fee to submit their manuscripts, nor do they pay for the initial editorial processing and peer-review stages.
• Publication Fee Applies: Once a manuscript is officially accepted for publication following the peer-review process, a standard Publication Fee 150 EUR is charged to cover electronic publishing costs, layout design, and archiving.
Specific fee rates and payment methods are communicated during the final decision stage.
Repository Policy (Archiving)
Authors are permitted and encouraged to post their work online (e.g., in institutional repositories or on their personal website) prior to and during the submission process, as it can lead to productive exchanges, as well as earlier and greater citation of published work.
Actions in case of violation of publication ethics
If there is a suspicion that the reviewer has appropriated the ideas or data of the author:
The algorithm of actions is based on the COPE scheme "What to do if you suspect a reviewer has appropriated an author’s idea or data"
If there are suspicions of ethical issues with the submitted manuscript:
The algorithm of actions is based on the COPE scheme "What to do if you suspect an ethical problem"
Policy on plagiarism and self-plagiats
The journal does not publish material containing plagiarism or self-plagiarism Any submited manuscript is checked for plagiarism or self-plagiarized with licensed software owned by the journal. ,,PLAGIARISM DETECTOR PRO'
Each identified case is subjected to further analysis to confirm the existence of appropriate attribution by the authors of the manuscript. If the lack of proper attribution (plagiarism) is confirmed, the manuscript is rejected without reconsideration. If self-plagiarism is found, the manuscript is rejected and a notice is sent to the author that his manuscript is not unique enough.
Any other exceedances of the level of plagiarism, accepted by the journal at 20% - without references, will be notified to the authors. they will have a deadline and a new assessment of the result of the required changes to the incriminated parts of the text. Compliance with the required parameters leads to acceptance of the article for publication and rejection if these requirements have not been fully met.
Rules for reject published articles
The Regulation regarding the retraction of published articles includes the implementation of five processes:
– initiation of an investigation regarding the need to retract a publication;
– assessment of the possibility of retraction of a publication;
– deletion of a published article;
– formation of a notice of retraction of a publication;
– consideration of the issue of introduction changes to the published article.
Handling complaints
If complaints are received by the editorial office, their validity is checked. If the complaint is reasoned, it is considered by the editorial in accordance with the COPE recommendations.
The complaint is accepted for consideration by the editorial if it is filed officially and does not have a defamatory nature.
If the complaint has features of a defamatory nature or is not properly substantiated, the editorial office submits a request for the provision of facts and arguments in support of the validity of the complaint. If such facts and arguments are not provided, or they do not contain evidence sufficient to recognize the complaint as justified, the complaint is not considered.
In the event that the complaint concerns an already published article and its validity is proven, the article recall policy applies.
The editorial of the journal implements all procedures aimed at ensuring, guaranteeing and adhering to all ethical standards and principles of academic integrity.
Prevention of manipulation
By manipulation, the editorial understands the following likely events: an attempt to use falsified data or plagiarism in the manuscript, an attempt to substitute the results of an independent examination of the manuscript, or create conditions that prevent an independent assessment of the manuscript by reviewers. In cases where there are suspicions of such actions or doubts about the results of the examination, the editorial office starts a procedure is in accordance with the COPE recommendations "How to spot potential manipulation of the peer review process".
If the facts of manipulation attempts at the review stage are discovered, the editors are guided in choosing their actions by the COPE recommendations "What to do if you suspect peer review manipulation".
Archiving
This journal distribut archiving content published in DOI CrossRef and numerous libraries and information centers and ensures long-term storage in comprehensive archives The journal automatically restore damaged information.
JPES allowing authors to deposit versions of their work in an institutional or other repository of their choice
Publication policy regarding advertising
Advertising placed on the pages of the journal must be directly or indirectly related to the subject of the journal, that is, contain information about products, technologies, services in areas related to the subject of the journal.
Advertising is not integrated with the main content and are published on separate pages/tabs. Advertisements should not be related in any way to editorial decision making and shall be kept separate from the published content.
Direct Marketing Any direct marketing activities, including solicitation of manuscripts, will be conducted on behalf of the journal
GDPR - DATA PROTECTION STATEMENT
The “Regulation” means the General Data Protection Regulation 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 06 April 2016. The Regulation replaces the Data Protection Directive 95/46/EC and is designed to harmonize data privacy laws across Europe for the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and the free movement of such data. Where appropriate, terms used in this statement shall have meanings ascribed to them in the Regulation.
In this regards JPES asks all authors of accepted articles to complete a signed document (Publication agreement) for agree to these terms of publication and for the use of personal data in JPES. Authors must clearly agree and accept that personal data, name and surname, e-mail address, nationality, institutional affiliation will be stored and used online and / or reused for this purpose in all international data bases