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Author Guidelines

To improve the probability of having your manuscript accepted, we recommend checking the journal norms for publication. Please check them HERE.

If you wish, you may attach any written instruments used or another document which may support the quality of your manuscript.

Submission Preparation Checklist

All submissions must meet the following requirements.

  • The submission is original, it has not been previously published, nor is it being considered by another journal at the same time. There is no plagiarism or redundant publication. In other words, the manuscript is a unique contribution to the body of knowledge (or an explanation has been provided in Comments to the Editor).
  • If accepted for publication in this journal, publication is mandatory. 
  •  The text adheres to all style and bibliographic requirements as indicated in the instructions for authors, which may be found in About this journal.
  •  If you are submitting to a journal section subject to peer review, make sure to follow all instructions under Ensuring a Blind Review.
  •  Information has been submitted regarding the contribution of each author should indicate, in the letter of originality and publication rights license that he/she contributed in at least three of the processes described below:

    A- Financial support

    B- Study Design

    C- Data Collection

    D- Statistical Analysis and Interpretation of Results

    E- Manuscript Preparation.

 

  • The author (s) must indicate their (s) ORCID ID. 
  •  Any conflict of interest has been declared with the metadata for this submission. If no conflict is present, the statemente NONE DECLARED is included in the space provided.

  • ATTENTION: WE HAVE CHECKED THE BEST PRACTICES CURRENTLY IN USE BY TOP EXERCISE SCIENCE JOURNALS AND HAVE DECIDED TO UPDATE OUR POLICY FOR THE PROTECTION OF HUMAN SUBJECTS. STARTING ON APRIL 30, 2023, ALL SUBMITTED MANUSCRIPTS WILL BE REQUIRED TO COMPLY WITH THE FOLLOWING:

    The manuscript conforms to the provisions of the Declaration of Helsinki developed by the World Medical Association: ethical principles regarding human experimentation (see english document) 

    https://www.wma.net/policies-post/wma-declaration-of-helsinki-ethical-principles-for-medical-research-involving-human-subjects/

    With the exception of narrative and systematic reviews, metaanalyses, or essays and opinion papers, the manuscript must explicitly include, in the methods section, the following sentence: “Signed informed consent was obtained from all participants prior to data collection and after the study protocol was reviewed by [NAME OF THE INSTITUTIONAL ETHICS COMMITTEE] and approved on [DATE] according to document [DOCUMENT NUMBER]”. In the case of animal studies, the sentence should read: “This study followed current standards regarding the protection of animal research participants from the institution where the study was conducted.” 

  • I have signed and submitted the letter of originality and copyright transfer, which can be found at the end of this paragraph or on the Journal website on the right menu "Documentos y guías". The letter must be scanned with the respective signatures and uploaded to the journal manager in step #4 "Upload supplementary files". The author should fill the letter in her or his native language, in case of colaborative manuscripts, the language chose will be from the correspondence author The letter can be found here: Copyright letter.

  • Using the exact copy of an original TABLE, IMAGE, ETC. or its adaptation may require a written consent from the individual who owns the copyrights; therefore, it is the author’s responsibility to investigate the type of authorization required and attach it.
  • Some web addresses (URLs) have been added for reference.

The manuscript includes the sample size (n) and descriptive statistics (mean and standard deviation) for all key variables. This is necessary just in case other authors would want to use our information in a future metaanalýsis. 

  • The publication of research data follows open science policies. These practices are implemented by the best journals, which ensure that these data have the protections necessary to avoid ethical and authorship conflicts, in order to offer greater transparency and clarity in the processes of scientific publishing. You are invited to become acquainted with our initiative in this editorial: https://doi.org/10.15517/pensarmov.v21i1.53446

Invited Articles

Invited papers are requested by the Editor-in-Chief. These are state-of-the-art reviews on specific topics, performed by outstanding exercise scientists. The main goal is to communicate first-rate information readily available in Spanish. These manuscripts will be rated by our reviewers using the following criteria: 

1. The topic is appropriate for the scope of the journal.

2. The manuscript makes a valuable contribution to the current knowledge in its area.

3. It has not been previously published in another journal.

4. Results are presented objectively.

5. Conclusions are well supported.

6. The manuscript has good order, coherence and writing.

7. It follows the guidelines for authors.

8. At least 50% of the references are 5 years old or less.

Evaluation Form For Invited Articles

Descriptive, Correlational and Qualitative studies

This section includes original manuscripts meeting the general guidelines for authors. They must include the following subtitles: abstract, introduction, methods, results, discussion and references. As stated in the title, papers can be of a descriptive, correlational, or qualitative nature. These manuscripts will be rated by our reviewers using one of the following forms:

Detailed Evaluation Form

General evaluation Form (Whit recommendation))

Experimental Research and Metaanalysis

These are original research papers and metaanalyses which meet the following criteria: abstract, introduction, methods, results, discussion and references. These manuscripts will be rated by our reviewers using one of the following forms:

Detailed Evaluation Form

General evaluation Form (Whit recommendation)

 

Systematic review

This section intends to publish analyses, syntheses and critiques of current scientific evidence on specific topics; these must be first rate and relevant for Human Movement Science and Health. Manuscripts for this section have a 7000 word limit; acceptance of texts exceding this limit will be the prerrogative of the Editor. These manuscripts will be peer-reviewed using the following form: 

 Detailed Form for systematic Review

Essays and reviews

This section publishes essays with wide and well-founded reflections about specific topics or hypotheses related to Human Movement and Health Sciences.

Manuscripts submitted to this section have a 7000-word limit and should include at least the following elements: introduction, main body, and conclusion. In addition, the author(s) must make sure that the article follows a clear train of thought, allowing the readers to understand the manuscript’s main topic or hypothesis.

Guidelines and Consensus Statements

The main goal of this section is to present the position of various professional organizations related to human movement science and health regarding current topics, such as competition for pre-pubertal children or the mandatory nature of physical education classes in school systems.

As is the case for the other sections of this journal, manuscripts must be original and unpublished. These manuscripts will be rated by our reviewers using one of the following forms:

Detailed Evaluation Form

General evaluation Form (Whit recommendation)

News in Motion

This is an opinion section. Therefore, manuscripts will not be peer-reviewed, although they will be subject to editorial review.

Contents must be well grounded; authors must avoid insulting or denigrating members of the exercise science professions.

 

Clinical Studies

We accept case studies and clinical research. The work must be authorized by the corresponding ethics committee (institutional review board). These manuscripts will be rated by our reviewers using one of the following forms:

Detailed Evaluation Form

General evaluation Form (Whit recommendation)

 

Science and Football

Articles in this section have association football (soccer) as their main subject, but they may include consolidated offspring sports such as beach soccer and indoor soccer or futsal. Studies may be experimental or descriptive, literature reviews and expert analyses on training, strategy or tactics. There may also be specialized discussions on sports management or tutorials (teaching recommendations for the improvement of skills or tactics). All papers submitted to this section must include a strong scientific background. When the author’s experience or academic production are the basis of a paper, it must be clearly stated in the body of the article that such material is original, to distinguish it from the work of other authors. These manuscripts will be rated by our reviewers using one of the following forms:

 

Detailed Evaluation Form

General evaluation Form (Whit recommendation)

Technical Note

Manuscripts in this section will clearly explain a relevantproblem in need of solution, together with the methods used and the proposed solution. These are very specific problems which would not warrant a full-length article, but are documented with the same rigor.

Methods should be clearly described, as well as the target population and the specific recommendations made according to the results.

An abstract should be included, with the same characteristics as those used in the experimental research section. There should be a list of key references with no less than three and no more than ten papers cited. The maximum length of the manuscript should be four pages. These manuscripts will be rated by our reviewers using one of the following forms:

Detailed Evaluation Form

General evaluation Form (Whit recommendation)

Databases, novel methods and other complementary files

Esta nueva sección fue creada en seguimiento a nuestro editorial del 2019 “Los cambios radicales de la ciencia abierta”. Su objetivo es publicar bases de datos crudos, metodologías novedosas y otros archivos complementarios, vinculados con manuscritos que se aceptaron para publicación en el mismo número. Se recomienda que las bases tengan formato *.csv o *.xlsx, para ser fácilmente utilizables por otros científicos. Dichas bases de datos deberán estar curadas y anotadas, de tal manera que sean inteligibles para los lectores. Los archivos deberán incluir información completa sobre los autores y demás metadatos, deberán referenciar el artículo al que corresponden en un pie de página, se publicarán bajo una licencia Creative Commons-Atribución-NoComercial-CompartirIgual 4.0 Internacional claramente estipulada y tendrán su propio DOI. Aunque no están sujetos a revisión por pares, son citables.

Copyright Notice

Given that this publication is ascribed to Creative Commons, its attributions and restrictions must be respected.

Authors who publish with this Journal agree to the following terms: 

  • Authors are able to enter into separate, additional contractual arrangements for the non-exclusive distribution of the journal’s published version of the work (e.g., post it to an institutional repository or publish it in a book), with an acknowledgment of its initial publication in this Journal.
  • Authors are permitted and encouraged to post their work online (e.g., in institutional repositories or on their 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.

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Your article will be used by us solely for publication purposes in this Journal and will only be known by the Editor of the Journal, the Associate Editor, the Reviewers and later the person in charge of proofreading and formatting. No one else will have access to your article before being published.