Instruction to Author

Authors can submit their original ideas and findings, matches with the aim and objectives of the journal in the form of original or review articles, case reports and short communication. The manuscript should be written in the English language using font Calibri, size 10 and single line space in the compatible MS-Word format (.doc/.docx) in one column with margins of one inch (2.5 cm) at the top, bottom and the sides. The length of the manuscript should not be more than 20 pages.

Paper submission steps
1. Submit a cover letter in MS word format. Download sample file
2. Submit an authorship responsibility form. Download sample file
3. Submit the full manuscript in MS word format, which should have all ‘Figures with heading’ and all the ‘Tables with heading and/or legends’. Download sample file
4. Corresponding author can submit their article by clicking on the link Online Submission or can be submit through email: manuscript@sportscienceresearch.com, info.sportresearch@gmail.com.
5. Fill the required details and upload all the files.
6. For any inconvenience in manuscript submission mail to Managing Editor (editor@sportscienceresearch.com).

Copyrights

Journal follow the Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) license to published articles. The licence permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

Article Processing Charge (APC)

To attract high quality submissions and relieve the financial burden for researchers, there is No Article Processing Charge (No APC), since the APC for the journal is wholly financed by BioMed Research Publishers. Authors or their institutions don't need to pay any fees during the submission and publication.

Open Access Policy

The articles publised in the journal is an open access which distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) license. This license permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

Publication process

After receiving the manuscript, the file will be sent to the subject editor. The editor will send the article to two reviewers for double blind peer review. All the comments by the reviewers will be sent to the corresponding author and the author should return the revised version of the manuscript within one week. The revised manuscript will be sent to the reviewers again and the final decision will be taken by the Subject Editor.
Next, the accepted article will be sent to the corresponding author in ready to print format for the proofreading. The proofreading provides the opportunity to view and correct the remaining mistakes in the manuscript. Once the manuscript published in the journal, no changes will be made and for any mistake, authors will be responsible. The accepted articles will be published online as well as in print and a link to the article will be sent to the author by email for downloading.

On average, the submitted manuscripts are reviewed as quickly as possible, and it takes 4-6 weeks from submission to an acceptance/rejection decision. The accepted manuscript takes 2-3 weeks to online publication.

Plagiarism Policy

Journal is strictly against Plagiarism. Journal uses the standard Plagiarism Detection Software to avoid the Plagiarism. By submission to Journal entails that authors automatically attest that, none of the parts of manuscripts is plagiarized from any other source. Proper reference should be provided whenever anything is extracted from a source. Technical editors use Plagiarism detection tools/ softwares to ensure the originality of the article. If any article is proved to be plagiarized, Journal committee would take immediate and strict actions against the authors ranging from rejection of the manuscript to preclusion of the authors from any future publication in the journal. For serious fraud or plagiarism the journal may also report to the authors/s affiliating institution.

Manuscript Preparation Guidelines

Preparation of Cover Letter
Each submitted article must be accompanied by a Covering letter stating:
The section under which the manuscript is submitted (original research, review, case reports, short communication, letter to the editor, etc). The undertaking that the article is neither under consideration in any other journal nor has been published/accepted for publication in any other journal. The authors should state that the article represents original work and that they take full responsibility for the information provided.
Provide the contact details and affiliation of two potential reviewers (Optional).

Categories of manuscripts

Abstract
The abstract should be not more than 500 words and should contain the gist of the entire work. Avoid using any abbreviated form in the abstract. Taxonomic authorities should not be used here. References should not be used in the abstract.

Keywords
3-6 keywords are to be provided by the authors. These keywords should be typed at the end of the abstract on the same page.

Introduction
The introduction should not be an extensive literature review although it should provide sufficient background information for the reader to understand and evaluate the results of the present study.

Materials and Methods
The section should include sufficient technical information to allow the experiments to be performed. Procedural detail that has been published previously should be referred to by citation.

Results
Results should be described as concisely as possible in one of the following ways: text, table(s), or figure(s). The reproducibility and statistical significance of measurements, material or biological data, must be included where relevant.

Discussion
The discussion should provide an interpretation of the results and their significance with regard to previously published work. There should not be any significant repetition of the experimental procedures or reiteration of the introduction.

Conclusion
A short, paragraph summarizing the most important finding(s) of the research is Required.

Acknowledgments
TThe source of any financial support, gifts, technical assistance and advice received for the work being published must be indicated in the Acknowledgments section.

References
In the text, the references should be typed in Vancouver style

Journal article, up to 6 personal author(s):
1. Barakat C, Dash S, Klicnik I, Mohammed S, Yousufzai S. A cross-sectional study to examine constraints to sport participation among ethnically diverse female adolescents from Ontario, Canada. Int J Sport Exc Health Res. 2021;5(2):68-75.
Electronic journal article:
2. Poling J, Kelly L, Chan C, Fisman D, Ulanova M. Hospital admission for community-acquired pneumonia in a First Nations population. Can J Rural Med [Internet]. 2014 Fall [cited 2015 Apr 27];19(4):135-141. Available from: http://www.srpc.ca/14fal.html by selecting the PDF link in the table of contents.
Electronic journal article, 7 or more personal authors, optional DOI information:
3. Aho M, Irshad B, Ackerman SJ, Lewis M, Leddy R, Pope T, et al. Correlation of sonographic features of invasive ductal mammary carcinoma with age, tumor grade, and hormone-receptor status. J Clin Ultrasound [Internet]. 2013 Jan [cited 2015 Apr 27];41(1):10-7. Available from: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jcu.21990/full DOI: 10.1002/jcu.21990

Book, personal author(s):
4. Buckingham L. Molecular diagnostics: fundamentals, methods and clinical applications. 2nd ed. Philadelphia: F.A. Davis; c2012.
Book or pamphlet, organization as both author and publisher:
5. College of Medical Radiation Technologists of Ontario. Standards of practice. Toronto: The College; 2011.
Book, editor(s):
6. Kumar V, Abbas AK, Aster JC, editors. Robbins basic pathology. 16th ed. Philadelphia: Elsevier Saunders; c2013.
Book, editor(s), specific chapter with individual author(s):
7. Altobelli N. Airway management. In: Kacmarek R, Stoller JK, Heuer AJ, editors. Egan’s fundamentals of respiratory care. 10th ed. St. Louis: Saunders Mosby; c2013. p. 732-86.
Electronic book, personal author(s), requiring password:
8. Martin A, Harbison S, Beach K, Cole P. An introduction to radiation protection [Internet]. 6th ed. London: Hodder Arnold; 2012 [cited 2015 May 28]. Available from: http://lrc.michener.ca:2048/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=nlebk&AN=466903&site=ehost-live&ebv=EB&ppid=pp_iii with authorized username and password.
Electronic book, organization as author, freely available:
9. OpenStax College. Anatomy & physiology [Internet]. Version 7.28. Houston: The College; 2013 Apr 25 [Updated 2015 May 27; cited 2015 May 28]. Available from: http://cnx.org/content/col11496/latest/.

Dictionary entry:
10. Stedman’s medical dictionary for the health professions and nursing. 7th ed. Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; c2012. Hematoma; p. 756.
Entry in a print reference work:
11. Canadian Pharmacists Association. CPS 2013: compendium of pharmaceuticals and specialties. 48th ed. Ottawa: The Association; c2013. Atropine: Systemic; p. 297-9.
Entry in an online reference work:
12. Canadian Pharmacists Association. eCPS. [Internet]. Ottawa: The Association; 2015. Methimazole; [revised 2012 Mar; cited 2015 May 28]; [about 6 screens]. Available from: http://lrc.michener.ca:2048/login/ecps with authorized username and password.
Wiki entry:
13. Wikipedia: the free encyclopedia [Internet]. St. Petersburg (FL): Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. 2001 – Ebola virus epidemic in West Africa; [modified 2015 May 28; cited 2015 May 28]; [about 34 screens]. Available from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ebola_virus_epidemic_in_West_Africa
Newspaper article:
14. Carville O. Health ‘snooping’ cases on the rise. Toronto Star. 2015 May 27:Sect. GT:1 (col. 3).
Electronic newspaper article:
15. Wisniewski M. Five babies at Chicago daycare diagnosed with measles. Globe and Mail [Internet]. 2015 Feb 5 [cited 2015 Feb 6];Life:[about 2 screens]. Available from: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health-and-fitness/health/five-babies-at-chicago-daycare-diagnosed-with-measles-report/article22805944/.
Legal material (note: this is not addressed in Vancouver Style):
16. Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, S.O. 2005, c.11 [Internet]. 2009 Dec 15 [cited 2015 May 29]. Available from: http://www.e-laws.gov.on.ca/html/statutes/english/elaws_statutes_05a11_e.htm
Report available on a web page:
17. Canadian Institute for Health Information. Depression among seniors in residential care [Analysis in brief on the Internet]. Ottawa: The Institute; 2010 [cited 2015 May 29]. 18 p. Available from: https://secure.cihi.ca/free_products/ccrs_depression_among_seniors_e.pdf
Page on a website:
18. Alzheimer Society of Canada [Internet]. Toronto: The Society; c2015. Benefits of staying active; 2013 Jan 28 [cited 2015 May 29];[about 1 screen]. Available from: http://www.alzheimer.ca/en/kfla/Living-with-dementia/Day-to-day-living/Staying-active/Benefits-of-staying-active

Streaming video:
19. Allen S, Waerlop I. The Gait Guys talk about great toe dorsiflexion [Internet]. [place unknown]: The Gait Guys; 2014 May 11 [cited 2015 May 29]. Video: 3 min. Available from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8O8TLtunUQ
Electronic image:
20. Bickle I. Swallowed foreign body [radiograph]. 2014 Jul 14 [cited 2015 May 29]. In: Radiopaedia.org [Internet]. [place unknown]: Radiopaedia.org; c2005-2015. [about 1 screen]. Available from: http://radiopaedia.org/cases/swallowed-foreign-body-1
Blog post (no given name, so screen name used as an author):
21. Munkee. Nuclear Munkee. [blog on the Internet]. [place unknown]:[Munkee]; [date unknown] –. In-111 pentetreotide imaging; 2013 Mar 19 [cited 2015 May 29]; [about 3 screens]. Available from: http://nuclearmunkee.blogspot.ca/2013/03/in-111-pentetreotide-imaging.html
Poster presentation/session presented at a meeting or conference:
22. Chasman J, Kaplan RF. The effects of occupation on preserved cognitive functioning in dementia. Poster session presented at: Excellence in clinical practice. 4th Annual Conference of the American Academy of Clinical Neuropsychology; 2006 Jun 15-17; Philadelphia, PA..

Figures
All the figures should be in JPG/JPEG format in a word file. The figures should be with the resolution of 300 dpi. Figures should be numbered as they are cited in the main text. If tmhe figure is a plate, each figure should be subdivided by using upper case letters of bold “Calibri” font size as required but similar in all. If a figure comprises more than one glossy photograph, these should be marked A, B, C...etc. Legends of all figures should be provided on a separate page.

Figure format:

Figure 1: ---(9 Font size, Calibri, Normal, Bold)

Tables
The table should be made as simple as possible. Only a few horizontal lines should be used without vertical lines in the table. All tables should be placed after references in the manuscript. Each table should be consecutively numbered in Arabic numerals with a self-descriptive heading and/or legend. Any abbreviation or symbol used in the table should be described in the legend. The same data should not be represented in tables and in graphs.

Table Format – It should be designed using table tools of MS Word and exactly same as below

Table 1: --- (9 Font size, Calibri, Normal, Bold)

Units and Symbols: The use of the International System of Units (SI) is recommended.

Formula and equations 
Structural and chemical formula, process flow diagrams and complicated mathematical Expressions should be very clearly presented. All subscripts, Greek letters and unusual Characters must be identified. Structural and chemical formulae as well as process flow Diagrams should be prepared in the same way as graphs.

Review article
The summarized and up to date information on a topic will be published under this category. The article should not be more than 4500 words. For other instructions will be similar to the general guidelines.

Short communications
Any concise, new findings, important information and preliminary results can be published under this category. It should not be more than 100 words. For other instructions will be similar to the general guidelines.

Case reports
New, interesting and rare cases can be reported. They should be unique, describing a great diagnostic or therapeutic challenge and providing a learning point for the readers. Cases with clinical significance or implications will be given priority. These communications could be of up to 2000 words and should have the following headings: Abstract (unstructured), Key-words, Introduction, case report, Discussion, Conclusion, Reference, Tables and Legends in that order.

The manuscript could be supported with up to 10 references. Case Reports could be authored by up to 6 authors.

Letter to the Editor:
These should be short and decisive observations. They should preferably be related to articles previously published in the Journal or views expressed in the journal. They should not be preliminary observations that need a later paper for validation. The letter could have up to 800 words and 5-10 references. It could be generally authored by not more than 6 authors.

Proof Corrections

Corresponding Author will receive PDF version of their manuscript for proof reading after acceptance of the article. Proofs should be checked for typographical errors and returned within 48 hours. Major changes are not acceptable at the proof stage. The corresponding author will be solely responsible for ensuring that revised version has consent of all the authors and it must reach editorial office within stipulated time.

Appeals and Complaints
Authors have the right to appeal editorial decisions or review reports during the editorial process. Please contact the editorial office at editor@sportscienceresearch.com to submit your appeals. Editors may seek comments from additional peer reviewers to help them make their final decision. The editor’s decision following an appeal is final. Author protest alone should not affect decisions.

Complaints on editorial process or publication ethics should be delivered to the editorial office at editor@sportscienceresearch.com, and will be handled by the editor who responsible for the journal. For complaints about publication ethics, the Editor will follow guidelines published by COPE.

Jurisdiction
All the Services, are governed by and constructed in accordance with the laws of India, without reference to conflict of laws principles and you irrevocably and unconditionally submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Delhi, Delhi, India. For any dispute or related violence, it will be discussed and considered only in front of ‘Judiciary of Delhi’ at Delhi, India.