Volume: 4 Issue: 2 , 12/31/25

Year: 2025

Our journal aims to convey the research conducted in physical education and sports sciences to academicians, trainers, teachers, and students. Furthermore, the Sporda Teori ve Uygulama Dergisi (Journal of Theory and Practice in Sport) aims to deliver information in sports sciences to large masses by publishing studies of high standards in various fields of sports sciences. Therefore, in addition to the compilation, case studies, letters to the Editor, and book reviews, original research is published within the scope of the Journal of Theory and Practice in Sport.

The journal's scope consists of Physical Education and Sports Pedagogy, Exercise and Sports Psychology, Sports Management Sciences, Recreation, Movement and Training Sciences, Exercise and Sports Physiology, Sports Nutrition, Performance Analysis in Sports, Sports Philosophy, Sports Sociology, and Sports History.

General Writing Guidelines

The manuscript should be prepared in MS Word format (.docx) on A4 (21x29.7 cm) size paper. The font should be Times New Roman, with 2.5 cm margins on all sides, and the text should be justified.

Manuscript Layout

The manuscript should include the following sections in order: Title Page, Abstract, Keywords, Introduction, Method, Results, Discussion, Conclusion, Recommendations, Author Contribution, Conflict of Interest, Ethical Statement, Acknowledgment (optional), References, and Appendices (if applicable).

Word Limit

Your manuscript should not exceed 8000 words. This limit does not include the abstract and references.

Title Page

The title page should include the name(s) and surname(s) of the author(s), their institutional affiliation, city, country, and e-mail address (corresponding author). Authors’ ORCID numbers should be included. Academic titles should not be used. The article title should be written in 12-point, bold, centered, and in title case (each word capitalized except for conjunctions).

Abstract and Keywords

The abstract should be between 200–250 words and summarize the entire study. Citations should not be included. The abstract should be written in Times New Roman, 11-point font, 1.5 line spacing, justified alignment. Keywords should include 3–5 words, written in lowercase letters and separated by commas.

Introduction

The theoretical foundations and related literature of the study should be clearly stated. The problem statement, rationale, and significance of the research should be presented clearly and understandably. References to current studies should be included.

Method

This section should clearly describe the research model, participant group, data collection tools, and data analysis. Subheadings should be formatted in accordance with APA 7th edition guidelines.

Results

Research findings should be presented clearly and systematically. Tables, figures, and graphics must be prepared in accordance with APA 7th edition formatting. Text within tables and figures should use a font size between 9–11 points. Each table and figure should be supported by a short explanation that contributes to the interpretation of the findings.

Discussion

The meaning of the findings in relation to the research problem and hypothesis should be explained. Similarities, differences, and contributions to the existing literature should be discussed.

Conclusion

This section should be written independently from the discussion and results. The conclusions drawn from the research and implications for the target audience should be clearly stated.

Recommendations

Recommendations for future research should be stated separately.

Author Contribution

Each author’s contribution must be clearly indicated. Example: Study Design: AB, CD; Supervision: AB, CD, EF; Data Collection: XY, UY; Data Analysis: AB and XY; Literature Review: CD, HG; Manuscript Writing: AB, CD, HG; Critical Review: XY.

Conflict of Interest

All authors must declare that there is no conflict of interest.

Ethical Statement

The ethics committee report of the research, the name of the committee, and the approval number should be stated in this section. For studies that do not require ethics committee approval, authors must indicate that no ethics approval was required.

Acknowledgment (Optional)

Acknowledgments may include thanks to individuals, institutions, or organizations that contributed scientifically during the research process.

References

All references should be formatted according to the APA 7th Edition.

For detailed information, please refer to the Author’s Guide.

Ethics Statement and Ethics Committee Report
Authors must provide institutional ethical approval demonstrating the research's suitability for further processing. Sporda Teori ve Uygulama Dergisi (Journal of Theory and Practice in Sport) adopts COPE publication ethics (Committee on Publication Ethics) and open access policy. When a situation contrary to Scientific Research and Publication Ethics is detected in a manuscript submitted to the Journal of Theory and Practice in Sport, this situation is reported to the institution where the corresponding author works, and the manuscript is rejected. Furthermore, our Journal has the right to request output files of the analysis results from the authors according to the feedback given by the editorial and/or reviewers. Publication ethics and open access policy also require that all components of the publication process comply with ethical principles in line with the guidelines and policies published by the Publication Ethics Committee in open access (For example, "Code of Conduct and Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors" and "COPE Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors"; ICMJE Recommendations, CSE White Paper on Publication Ethics, WAME resources, WMA policies, and ORI; WMA Declaration of Helsinki).

Publisher's Ethical Responsibilities
Journal publishers have adopted making free, non-profit publications bearing the ethical principles of publishing scientific works.
• The publisher, one of the stakeholders involved in a scientific study, should act within the scope of all these ethical principles.
• The publisher must use its communication power without any individual interest and correctly direct its target audience.
• The publisher protects the property and copyright of every work published in its Journal and undertakes the task of archiving every printed product.
• People should not hesitate to contact the publisher when encountering an unethical situation.

Ethical Duties and Responsibilities of Editors
• To reject the studies that are not suitable for the purpose and scope of the Journal.
• To consider the original value of the articles, their contribution to the field, the validity and reliability of the research method, the clarity of the expression, and the purpose and scope of the Journal when making a positive or negative decision about the articles.
• Taking the submitted papers to the pre-evaluation stage as long as they do not have significant problems, considering the reviewer's suggestions, not changing the decisions made by the previous Editor (s) unless there are serious problems, and contributing with constructive criticism.
• To implement the double-blind review and peer review process policies adopted by the Journal, keep the identity information of the reviewers confidential, and ensure that each article is evaluated impartially and in due time.
• To appoint independent reviewers from the author/s institutions to ensure independent peer review. • Submitting the articles considering the field editors' and reviewers' areas of expertise and supporting impartial and independent evaluations.
• To act in a balanced, objective, and fair manner in performing their duties without discrimination on the grounds of gender, religious or political beliefs, ethnic or geographical origin of the authors.
• To evaluate the studies submitted to the Journal according to their content, not giving any privilege to any author.
• To take the necessary measures to prevent possible conflicts of interest and to evaluate existing statements, if any. In the event of a conflict of interest, the Journal suspends the evaluation process of the article until the uncertainty is resolved. In this context, the Journal has the authority to request Ethics Committee Permission, Interviewer Voluntary Consent Forms, and documents to be submitted for the article from the corresponding author.
• To treat sponsored or specialty studies in the same way as any other study.
• To implement the necessary procedures by the Journal's policies and procedures in case of an ethical violation complaint.
• To allow the authors to respond to the complaint, not avoid the necessary sanctions, regardless of who the work belongs to.
• To consider also studies with negative results.
• To act responsibly and sensitively in publishing content such as revisions, explanations, apologies, and rebuttals.
Ethical Responsibilities of Reviewers
In the Sporda Teori ve Uygulama Dergisi (Journal of Theory and Practice in Sport) article evaluation process, the principle of two-way blind review is applied, in which the author(s) do not know the reviewers and the reviewers do not know the authors. Therefore, reviewers cannot communicate directly with authors. Instead, article evaluation forms, notes on the text, and revision requests are forwarded to the author(s) by the editors through the journal management system. The reviewers who will evaluate the articles submitted to the Journal of Theory and Practice in Sport should bear the following ethical responsibilities:
• To contribute to the Editor's decision-making process, reviewers must objectively review the article only in time for the content of the study and agree to evaluate only studies related to their field of expertise.
• The reviewer should evaluate with impartiality and confidentiality. According to this principle, they should destroy the articles they have reviewed after the evaluation process and use them only after publication. Nationality, gender, religious belief, political belief, and commercial concerns should not impair the impartiality of the assessment.
• When the reviewers understand a conflict of interest, they should refuse to evaluate the article and inform the editors.
• Reviewers should decide constructively and courteously by academic etiquette; personal comments containing insults and hostility should be avoided.
• The reviewers should evaluate the article for which they accepted the evaluation within the time limit.
• The reviewer(s) should reject the review if it is a very similar study they are preparing or under evaluation.
• The reviewers should protect the confidentiality of the information provided by the Editor and the author, destroy the work they have examined by the confidentiality principle after the peer review process, notify the Editor if there is a situation contrary to a blind review, and should not evaluate the work.
• Reviewers should be aware of potential conflicts of interest (financial, institutional, collaborative, or other relationships between author and author) and alert the Editor for this article if necessary.
• Reviewers should continue to maintain the confidentiality of the study and evaluation process.
• Reviewers should inform the Journal if a situation may affect its main comments and feedback.
• Reviewers should try to respond to requests from the Journal regarding revision and re-evaluation.

Ethical Responsibilities of Authors
Scientific research ethical responsibilities of the author(s) submitting a manuscript to Sporda Teori ve Uygulama Dergisi (Journal of Theory and Practice in Sport):
• The author(s) should not send a manuscript that they have published elsewhere or sent for publication to the Journal of Theory and Practice in Sport simultaneously.
• The author(s) must submit an original study to the Journal of Theory and Practice in Sport.
• The author(s) should cite the sources they used while writing the manuscript with appropriate citation techniques in line with ethical principles.
• The names of people who do not contribute to the article should not be written as authors. Changing the author order, removing an author, or adding an author of an article applied for publication should not be suggested. The corresponding author uploads author names at the stage of uploading the manuscript to the system. Journal Editorial Board does not make any systematic changes.
• The author/s should notify the editors with a conflict of interest regarding the manuscript submitted to the Journal.
• If the author(s) requests information or raw data during the evaluation process, they should submit it to the Editors.
• The author(s) should document that they have obtained the right to use the data they use in their articles, the permissions for the research analysis, or the consent of the participants they have researched. As shown in the manuscript template, information about voluntary consent must be provided.
• The author(s) should contact the Editor within five days to inform, correct, or withdraw the error related to the manuscript in the evaluation and early view stage or published in the electronic environment.
• The author(s) states that they have received ethics committee approval for studies that require data collection by quantitative or qualitative methods, such as experiments, surveys, scales, interviews, observations, and focus group studies, which require an ethics committee decision, the name of the ethics committee, the date and the number of the decision, and the candidate article. It should be stated on the first and last page and in the method section, and the document showing the ethics committee's decision should be uploaded to the system with the submission of the article.
• The author(s) should present in the article evidence that they pay attention to ethical principles in the data collection process (such as obtaining permission to use other people's documents such as scales, questionnaires, photographs, or voluntary consent forms). It should be stated in the manuscript that research and publication ethics and copyright regulations for intellectual and artistic works are complied with. If the research was carried out on human and animal subjects, it should be reported that it was carried out by international reports, guidelines, etc. (Helsinki Declaration).
• Ethics committee approval is not required for review articles from the author(s). However, in works that do not require an ethics committee decision, it should be stated on the last page of the article that an ethics committee decision is not required.

Fundamentals of Policies
• Higher Education Council Scientific Research and Publication Ethics Directive • Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE)
• World Medical Association (WMA) Declaration of Helsinki
• International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE)
• Budapest Open Access Declaration • Creative Commons


Journal of Theory and Practice in Sport does not charge any fee in review process, after acceptance, and during submission.

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Baş Editör

Özcan Saygın
Prof. Dr. Özcan SAYGIN MUĞLA SITKI KOÇMAN ÜNİVERSİTESİ, SPOR BİLİMLERİ FAKÜLTESİ
Sports Training, Physical Activity and Health

Editör Yardımcıları

Derya Sakallı
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Sports Science and Exercise, Physical Training and Sports Pedagogy
Süleyman Murat Yıldız
Prof. Dr. Süleyman Murat YILDIZ MUĞLA SITKI KOÇMAN ÜNİVERSİTESİ
Sports and Recreation

Alan Editörleri

Saadet Sevil Uludağ Uyanıker
Dr. Saadet Sevil ULUDAĞ UYANIKER MUĞLA SITKI KOÇMAN ÜNİVERSİTESİ
Sport and Exercise Psychology, Physical Training, Sports and Physical Activity For Disabled, Sports and Recreation, Exercise and Sports Psychology, Sports Science and Exercise (Other)
Hakan Ünal
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Sport and Leisure Management
Gönül Babayıgıt Irez
Prof. Dr. Gönül BABAYIGIT IREZ Muğla Sıtkı Koçman Üniversitesi
Exercise Physiology, Physical Activity and Health
Fatma İlker Kerkez
Prof. Dr. Fatma İlker KERKEZ Muğla Sıtkı Koçman Üniversitesi Spor Bilimleri Fakültesi
Sports Science and Exercise, Physical Training and Sports, Physical Training and Sports Pedagogy, Physical Activity and Health, Motor Control
Kemal Göral
Prof. Dr. Kemal GÖRAL MUĞLA SITKI KOÇMAN ÜNİVERSİTESİ, SPOR BİLİMLERİ FAKÜLTESİ
Sports Training, Physical Activity and Health, Physical Fitness, Sports Nutrition
Lale Yıldız Çakır
Dr. Lale YILDIZ ÇAKIR MUĞLA SITKI KOÇMAN ÜNİVERSİTESİ
Sport and Exercise Psychology, Sports Science and Exercise, Physical Training, Sports and Physical Activity For Disabled, Exercise and Sports Psychology

Yayın Kurulu

Ertuğrul Gelen
Prof. Dr. Ertuğrul GELEN Sakarya Uygulamalı Bilimler Üniversitesi

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Sports Training
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Sports Science and Exercise, Sports Training, Physical Activity and Health
Tonguç Osman Mutlu
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Sports Activity Management, Exercise and Sports Psychology, Sport and Leisure Management
Kadir Yıldız
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Sports Science and Exercise, Sports Activity Management, Sports and Recreation
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Dr. Recep Ali ÖZDEMİR Harvard Medical School
Neurology and Neuromuscular Diseases
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Sport and Leisure Management
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Prof. Dr. Emre BELLİ Atatürk Üniversitesi Spor bilimleri Fakültesi
Sports Activity Management, Sports and Recreation
Bojan Masanovic
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Dr. Bojan Masanovic serves as an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Sports and Physical Education at the University of Montenegro. In addition to his academic role, he currently holds the position of Vice-Dean for International Cooperation at the same institution. He is a recognized member of the consortium for several scientific research projects (both national and ERASMUS+ Sport) focused on innovative approaches to advancing the field. Through the EAPA-BCH project, he co-founded an innovative nutrition and exercise program for the elderly. He also contributed to the EUFITMOS project, developing an innovative battery of tests used across Europe, and led the SWOST project, establishing a methodology for improving gender equality. Additionally, he is one of the creators of the groundbreaking theory on the Autophagy Threshold and Autophagy Zones, and he and his team are currently working on determining when individuals enter the autophagy zone. Dr. Masanovic is active in the media, where he uses open letters to draw attention to important everyday issues and to propose solutions to decision-makers. He has highlighted concerns such as the prevalence of underweight children in Montenegro and advocated for a monitoring system to address and improve this situation. During the COVID-19 crisis, he emphasized the importance of physical activity for enhancing the immune system. Over the past five years, Dr. Masanovic has published more than 50 articles in Web of Science-indexed journals. In recognition of his significant contributions to scientific research, artistic, and professional work, the University of Montenegro awarded him a plaque in 2019 and 2024. He also received the Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Development of Education and Sports Sciences in Albania from the Albanian Association of Sports Sciences (ASSA). Most recently, in 2024, he was honored with the “FIEPS Thulin Award” for Distinguished Service in International Physical Education.
Education
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Dr. Ingi þór EİNARSSON
Health Sciences Education and Development of Programs: Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Physical Training, Sports and Physical Activity For Disabled

İstatistik Editörü

Çağdaş Caz
Prof. Dr. Çağdaş CAZ YOZGAT BOZOK ÜNİVERSİTESİ, SPOR BİLİMLERİ FAKÜLTESİ
Sports Science and Exercise

Yabancı Dil Editörü

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Asst. Prof. Dr. Mine MÜFTÜLER MUĞLA SITKI KOÇMAN ÜNİVERSİTESİ, SPOR BİLİMLERİ FAKÜLTESİ

Türkçe - İngilizce
Sports Science and Exercise, Physical Training and Sports, Physical Training and Sports Pedagogy, Sports and Recreation

Mizanpaj Editörü

Aygün Akgül
Res. Assist. Aygün AKGÜL MUĞLA SITKI KOÇMAN ÜNİVERSİTESİ, SPOR BİLİMLERİ FAKÜLTESİ
Communication Studies, Social Media Studies, Sports Activity Management

Sekreterya

Ayhan Aydoğdu
Res. Assist. Ayhan AYDOĞDU MUĞLA SITKI KOÇMAN ÜNİVERSİTESİ, SPOR BİLİMLERİ FAKÜLTESİ
Sports Activity Management
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