Ethical Principles and Publication Policy

Journal of Interdisciplinary Sports Arena is committed to the principles of scientific integrity, transparency, impartiality, and academic ethics throughout its publication processes. The journal adheres to internationally recognized ethical standards and best practices in scholarly publishing.

All manuscripts submitted to the journal must be original, unpublished, and not under consideration for publication elsewhere. Authors bear full responsibility for the scientific content and ethical integrity of their work.

Studies involving human participants or animals must have received approval from an appropriate ethics committee. For research requiring ethical approval, the name of the ethics committee, approval date, and approval number must be clearly stated within the manuscript. Where applicable, authors must also confirm that informed consent was obtained from participants.

The journal does not tolerate plagiarism, data fabrication, data falsification, salami slicing, duplicate publication, inappropriate authorship practices, or any other form of research and publication misconduct. Manuscripts found to involve ethical violations will be rejected, and published articles may be subject to correction, retraction, or other appropriate actions when necessary.

The journal employs a double-blind peer-review process, in which the identities of authors and reviewers are concealed from one another. All stages of the review and publication process are conducted in accordance with the principles of confidentiality and impartiality. Authors, reviewers, and editors are expected to disclose any actual or potential conflicts of interest that may influence the evaluation or publication process.

The Editorial Board evaluates submitted manuscripts on the basis of scientific merit, originality, methodological rigor, and relevance to the journal’s aims and scope. Editorial decisions are made independently, objectively, and without discrimination or preferential treatment.

The Interdisciplinary Sports Arena Journal follows an open-access publishing model and provides unrestricted access to all published content. The journal supports the free dissemination of scientific knowledge and encourages the broad exchange of scholarly research within the academic community.

Last Update Time: 13 June 2026