International Journal of Recreation and Sports Science

International Journal of Recreation and Sport Science is an OPEN ACCESS JOURNAL publishing double-blind peer-reviewed scientific papers in English. The journal is published once a year (in December). International Journal of Recreation and Sport Science publishes original research and review articles in the field of recreation and sports sciences. The main purposes of the Journal are (i) to share the results of the research on recreation and sports science with the readers, (ii) to reveal the problems with descriptive and other methods researchers and (iii)to propose solutions, and to share with the readers the review articles that emerged by examining recent developments in the field.

International Journal of Recreation and Sport Science is a scientific journal published internationally in English since 2017 and has a double-blind referee evaluation system. A final decision is made to decide that appropriate works for the fields of recreation and sports sciences applied research, screening, examination, case study, short report and editorial letter can be published after the evaluation of the referee. The work prepared in accordance with the writing rules will be sent to the referees for evaluation by the Journal editor. International Recreation and Sport Sciences Journals have the application of the double-blind peer-review process. The Journal editor and editorial board decide on the publication, in accordance with the opinion of the referees.

Submitted articles are not returned if they are published or published. All responsibilities (scientific, professional, legal, ethical, etc.) of the articles published in the Journal belong to the authors. The copyright of the published articles can not be transferred without the journal's ownership and reference. In order to establish the scientific communication between researchers, the below-mentioned articles published elsewhere are accepted in English.

Research Article

Articles that reflect original research with findings and results.

Review Article

It scans a sufficient number of scientific articles, summarizes the information at the current level of knowledge and technology, and evaluates and compares these findings.

Short Communication

A new method or descriptive text describing important findings of research made.

Copyright Transfer Form

Copyrights of all manuscripts are taken by sending a form to authors. Publications of authors who do not submit a Copyright Transfer Form are not processed. No add-ons can be made by authors over the articles decided to be published.

Writing Rules

Articles submitted to the journal should be works with the following features:

Research studies with original scientific findings,

Studies that transfer the application examples with a scientific approach

Review studies evaluating important developments comprehensively on a particular subject

Articles should be uploaded to the system electronically at https://dergipark.org.tr/en/journal/1902/submission/step/manuscript/new

These articles cannot be published anywhere else and cannot be presented as a paper without the permission of the editorial board. All or part of the article cannot be used anywhere without citing the source. The authors in the article have to give a common opinion about the order of names.

Writing Rules

While writing your article, you can use the sample file written in accordance with the spelling rules.

For the sample article, please click on the file below.

Sample template (docx)

Files expected to be sent with the article

1) Plagiarism Report (The articles are evaluated together with the plagiarism (IThenticate, Turnitin, etc.) report as of 2017, if the plagiarism report is not added.) If the plagiarism report is not added, the editorial board has the right to reject the article by checking whether there is plagiarism in IThenticate software.

2) Copyright Form

The copyright transfer of the articles is taken by filling in and signing the form presented on the journal website. It should be downloaded as a PDF by downloading the signed Copyright Transfer Form from here and passing it through the browser after signing. Publications of the authors who do not send this form cannot be published.

3) Reviewers Suggestion Form

Please suggest up to three (3) reviewers along with their academic qualification(s) and e-mail address (OPTIONAL but it will hasten review process).

Ethical Principles and Publication Policy

Publication Ethics

The publication process at the International Journal of Recreation and Sport Science is the basis of the improvement and dissemination of information objectively and respectfully. Therefore, the procedures in this process improve the quality of the studies. Peer-reviewed studies are the ones that support and materialize the scientific method. At this point, it is of utmost importance that all parties included in the publication process (authors, readers and researchers, publisher, reviewers, and editors) comply with the standards of ethical considerations. International Journal of Recreation and Sport Science expects all parties to hold the following ethical responsibilities.

The following ethical duties and responsibilities are written in the light of the guidelines and policies made by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).

Ethical Responsibilities of Authors

• The authors who submit their manuscripts to the International Journal of Recreation and Sport Science are expected to comply with the following ethical responsibilities:

• Author(s) must submit original studies to the journal. If they utilize or use other studies, they must make the in-text and end-text references accurately and completely.

• People who have not contributed to the study at the intellectual level should not be indicated as authors.

• If the manuscripts submitted to be published are subject to conflicting interests or relations, these must be explained.

• During the review process of their manuscripts, author(s) may be asked to supply raw data. In such a case, the author(s) should be ready to submit such data and information to the editorial and scientific boards.

• Author(s) should document that they have the participants' consent and the necessary permissions related to the sharing and research/analysis of the data that are used.

• Author(s) bears the responsibility to inform the editor of the journal or publisher if they happen to notice a mistake in their study which is in the early release or publication process and to cooperate with the editors during the correction or withdrawal process.

• Authors cannot submit their studies to multiple journals simultaneously. Each submission can be made only after the previous one is completed. A study published in another journal cannot be submitted to the International Journal of Recreation and Sport Science. Author responsibilities are given in a study (e.g.: adding an author, reordering of author names) whose review process has begun and cannot be changed.

Ethical Responsibilities of Editors

The editor and field editors of the International Journal of Recreation and Sport Science should hold the following ethical responsibilities that are based on the guides "COPE Code of Conduct and Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors" and "COPE Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors" published as open Access by Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).

General duties and responsibilities

Editors are responsible for each study published in the International Journal of Recreation and Sport Science. In this respect, the editors have the following roles and responsibilities:

• Making efforts to meet the demand for knowledge from readers and authors,

• Ensuring the continuous development of the journal,

• Managing the procedures aimed to improve the quality of the studies published in the journal,

• Supporting freedom of expression,

• Ensuring academic integrity,

• Following the procedures without making concessions on intellectual property rights and ethical standards,

• Being transparent and clear in issues that require correction or explanation.

Relationships with Readers

Editors must make decisions taking into consideration the knowledge, skills and expectations of all readers, researchers and practitioners need. They must also ensure that the published studies contribute to the literature and be original. Moreover, they must take notice of the feedback received from researchers and practitioners and provide explanatory and informative feedback.

Relationships with Authors

Editors have the following duties and responsibilities in their relations with authors:

• Editors must make positive or negative decisions about the studies' importance, originality, validity, clarity in wording and suitability with the journal's aims and objectives.

• Editors must accept the studies that are within the scope of the publication in the pre-review process unless there are serious problems with the study.

• Editors must not ignore positive suggestions made by reviewers unless there are serious problems with the study.

• New editors, unless there are serious issues, must not change the previous editor's decisions about the studies.

• "Blind Review and Review Process" must be published and editors must prevent possible diversions in the defined processes.

• Authors should be provided with explanatory and informative feedback.

Relationships with Reviewers

Editors have the following duties and responsibilities in their relations with reviewers:

Editors must

• Choose reviewers according to the subject of the study.

• Provide the information and guidance reviewers may need during the review process.

• Observe whether there are conflicting interests between reviewers and authors.

• Keep the identities of reviewers confidential in a blind review.

• Encourage the reviewers to review the manuscript in an unbiased, scientific and objective tone.

• Develop practices and policies that increase the performance of reviewers.

• Take necessary steps to update the reviewer pool dynamically.

• Prevent unkind and unscientific reviews.

• Make an effort to ensure the reviewer pool has a wide range.

Relationships with the Editorial Board

Editors must make sure that the members of the editorial board follow the procedures in accordance with the publication policies and guidelines, and must inform the members about the publication policies and developments. Moreover, editors must

• Ensure that the members of the editorial board review the manuscripts in an unbiased and independent manner.

• Select the new members of the editorial board from those who can contribute to the journal and are qualified enough.

• Send manuscripts for review based on the subject of expertise of the editorial board members.

• Regularly communicate with the editorial board. Arrange regular meetings with the editorial board for the development of publication policies and the journal.

Relationships with the Journal's Owner and Publisher

The relationship between the editors and the publisher is based on the principle of the independence of editors. All the decisions made by the editors are independent of the publisher and the owner of the journal as required by the agreement made between editors and publisher.

Editorial and Blind Review Processes

Editors are obliged to comply with the policies of the "Blind Review and Review Process" stated in the journal's publication policies. Therefore, the editors ensure that each manuscript is reviewed in an unbiased, fair and timely manner.

Quality Assurance

Editors must make sure that articles in the journal are published in accordance with the publication policies of the journal and international standards.

Protection of Personal Information

Editors are supposed to protect the personal information related to the subjects or visuals in the studies being reviewed and to reject the study if there is no documentation of the subjects' consent. Furthermore, editors are supposed to protect the personal information of the authors, reviewers, and readers.

Encouraging Ethical Rules and Protection of Human and Animal Rights

Editors are supposed to protect human and animal rights in the studies being reviewed and must reject the experimental studies which do not have ethical and related committee’s approval about the population given in such studies.

Precautions against possible Abuse and Malpractice

Editors are supposed to take precautions against possible abuse and malpractice. They must conduct investigations meticulously and objectively in determining and evaluating complaints about such situations. They must also share the results of the investigation.

Ensuring Academic Integrity

Editors must make sure that the mistakes, inconsistencies, or misdirections in studies are corrected quickly.

Protection of Intellectual Property Rights

Editors are responsible for protecting the intellectual property rights of all the articles published in the journal and the rights of the journal and author(s) in cases where these rights are violated. Also, editors must take the necessary precautions in order to prevent the content of all published articles from violating the intellectual property rights of other publications.

Constructiveness and Openness to Discussion

Editors must

• Pay attention to the convincing criticism about studies published in the journal and must have a constructive attitude towards such criticism.

• Grant the right of reply to the author(s) of the criticized study.

• Not ignore or exclude the study that includes negative results.

Complaints

Editors must examine the complaints from authors, reviewers, or readers and respond to them in an explanatory and enlightening manner.

Political and Economic Apprehensions

Neither the owner of the journal, publisher, nor any other political or economical factor can influence the independent decision-making of the editors.

Conflicting Interests

Editors, acknowledging that there may be conflicting interests between reviewers and other editors, guarantee that the publication process of the manuscripts will be completed in an independent and unbiased manner

Ethical Responsibilities of Reviewers

The fact that all manuscripts are reviewed through "Blind Review" has a direct influence on the publication quality. This process ensures confidentiality through an objective and independent review. The review process at the International Journal of Recreation and Sport Science is carried out on the principle of double-blind review. Reviewers do not contact the authors directly, and the reviews and comments are conveyed through the journal management system. In this process, the reviewer's views on the evaluation forms and full texts are assigned to the author(s) by the editor. Therefore, the reviewers doing review work for the International Journal of Recreation and Sport Science are supposed to bear the following ethical responsibilities:

Reviewers must

• Agree to review only in their subject of expertise.

• Review in an unbiased and confidential manner.

• Inform the editor of the journal if they think that they encounter a conflict of interests and decline to review the manuscript during the review process.

• Dispose the manuscripts they have reviewed in accordance with the principle of confidentiality after the review process. Reviewers can use the final versions of the manuscripts they have reviewed only after publication.

• Review the manuscript objectively and only in terms of its content and ensure that nationality, gender, religious and political beliefs, and economic apprehension do not influence the review.

• Review the manuscript in a constructive and kind tone, avoid making personal comments including hostility, slander and insult.

• Review the manuscript they have agreed to review on time and in accordance with the ethical rules stated above.

Ethical Responsibilities of Publisher

Editors and Editorial Board of the International Journal of Recreation and Sports Sciences act with the awareness of the following ethical responsibilities:

• The Editors and the Editorial Board of International journal of recreation and sport science are conscious of the fact that they must observe the ethical responsibilities below and act accordingly:

• Editors are responsible for all the processes that the manuscripts submitted to International journal of recreation and sport science will go through. Within this framework, ignoring the economic or political interests, the decision-makers are the editors.

• The publisher undertakes to have an independent editorial decision made.

• The publisher protects the intellectual property rights of all the articles published in International journal of recreation and sport science and holds the responsibility to keep a record of each unpublished article.

• The publisher bears all the responsibility to take the precautions against scientific abuse, fraud and plagiarism.

Unethical Behaviour

Should you encounter any unethical act or content in International journal of recreation and sport science apart from the ethical responsibilities listed above, please notify the journal by e-mail at intjorass@gmail.com.

Price Policy

International Journal of Recreation and Sport Science does not charge any fee for the submission, evaluation and publication of the articles. Authors do not pay article processing fees or submission fees for the studies they submit to the journal.