Journal of Kocatepe Football Sciences

The journal aims to research, examine, and develop various topics related to the science of football.

The journal primarily focuses on Football, Indoor Football (FUTSAL), Beach Football and Football-related sports disciplines, as well as Movement and Exercise Sciences, Exercise and Sports Physiology, Exercise and Sports Psychology, Sports Sociology, Nutrition in Exercise and Sports, Sports Biomechanics, Special Teaching Methods, Sports Management, Recreation Sciences, Physical Activity and Health Sciences, Movement and Motor Control, Physiotherapy, and Engineering studies specific to the sports disciplines mentioned above.

The journal accepts original studies focused on football and football-related disciplines in sports sciences, written in Turkish or English, based on scientific methods and data, and not previously published or submitted elsewhere.
• For Turkish articles, the Turkish Language Association's Writing Guide is used for spelling and punctuation. Submissions must be scientifically sound in language and expression, clear, and understandable. Articles not meeting these criteria will be returned to the author.

• Please download the article template here

• The writing template should be organized in accordance with APA 7.0. The manuscripts to be submitted to the journal should be uploaded without changing the structure of the above template. To do this, please paste your texts into the template with the “Keep Text Only (A)” format.
• Information on spelling rules for authors is as follows;

• Ensure the English abstract is prepared by a competent institution or individual.
• The Turkish and English titles of the article must be written with capitalized initial letters, 12-point font size, and 1-line spacing, centered on the page.
• The Turkish and English abstracts must be in 11-point font.
• The entire article must be in Microsoft Word format, “Times New Roman” font, 11-point size.
• Paragraph spacing throughout the article should be "single" and "0 pt" (leave one blank line after main headings and paragraphs).
• Remove any "Track Changes" or "Comments" sections from your article.
• The font size for tables, graphs, figures, etc., should be 10 points (ranging from 9-11 points), and they should be prepared according to APA 7 style.
• Do not add page numbers to your article.
• The references section should not be numbered, and there should be a single line of spacing between each reference.
• Section headings (Introduction, Methods, Results, Discussion, Conclusion and Recommendations, References) should be aligned to the left.
• Do not center any headings or lines in your article, except for the Turkish and English titles.
• Scientific studies are limited to 15 pages (additional pages may be allowed by the editor).
• Review articles are limited to 20 pages (additional pages may be allowed by the editor).
• Your article must have an Ethics Committee Approval Report. Articles without this report will not be considered.
• The date and number of the Ethics Committee Report must be explicitly stated in the methods section of your article.
• For English articles, a Turkish abstract is mandatory. The abstract must not exceed 250 words.
• In-text citations for multiple sources should be listed alphabetically. When citing two or more works in the same parentheses, separate the works with a semicolon (Schwarzer & Buchwald, 2004; Malecki & Demaray, 2002). For English works: (Thoits et al., 1995: 120-125).
• For English articles, when citing works with three, four, or five authors, use "et al." instead of "and others" (e.g., Butcher et al., 2004).
• References must be written in 10-point font, with single-line spacing, and follow APA 7 style.
• If a study has been presented at a scientific meeting, published as an abstract or extended abstract, or derived from a thesis, the author must clearly indicate this in the notes to the editor during submission. The journal cannot be held responsible for any omissions in this regard. Moreover, studies previously presented and published in full-text proceedings are not eligible for submission to the journal. Such submissions will be rejected even if they complete the peer review process.

(1) The submission, categorization by relevant committees, preliminary review, assignment to reviewers, publication process, and digital archiving of all articles submitted to the journal are managed through the TÜBİTAK ULAKBİM Dergi-Park service system.

(2) Articles submitted to the journal are first evaluated by the journal’s secretariat and editor. At this stage, papers that do not comply with the journal’s publication and writing guidelines, its aims and scope, are weak in language and expression, contain critical scientific errors, lack originality, or fail to meet publication policies, will be returned to the author without entering the review process. The editor holds full authority to decide whether a paper meets the necessary conditions to proceed. Input from members of the Editorial Board may also be sought in this regard. Articles that conform to the journal's content and writing rules are included in the review process.

(3) A “similarity/plagiarism report” and an “Ethics Committee Approval” are required for submitted articles.

(4) A double-blind review process, where the identities of both authors and reviewers are concealed, is used to evaluate articles submitted for publication. The review process requires the article to be sent to at least two reviewers. Although a majority of favorable reviewer opinions are required for acceptance, the final decision on whether an article is published lies with the editor.

(5) Reviewers are given one month to complete their evaluation of an article. Authors are expected to address any revision requests within one month, following the “revision report.” If necessary, this period can be extended by the field editor. Reviewers may request multiple revisions, or they may reject articles if the suggested revisions are not addressed.

(6) After acceptance, a declaration of transfer of publication rights is obtained from the author(s) for articles ready for publication. Authors who submit their work through the TÜBİTAK ULAKBİM Dergi-Park system are deemed to have read and accepted the publication rights transfer agreement uploaded to the system.

(7) Accepted articles that are approved for publication by the relevant committees are assigned a DOI (Digital Object Identifier) number in order of their acceptance date. They are then published in the relevant issue upon the recommendation of the University Publishing Commission and approval by the University Administrative Board. 

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