Acta Facultatis Educationis Physicae Universitatis Comenianae (AFEPUC) is the official journal of the Faculty of Physical Education and Sports, Comenius University in Bratislava, approved by Ministry of Culture of Slovak Republic. AFEPUC is an open access international, multidisciplinary journal offering the latest research in the sport sciences and related disciplines, published 2 times per year (May, November). This journal features articles and research notes encompassing such topic areas as: Physical Education, Sports Training Kinesiology, Motor learning, Biomechanics, Exercise Physiology and Nutrition, as well as Behavioural Sciences in Sport, yet especially considering competitive and non-competitive aspects of sport. The journal publishes original papers, case studies, reviews and short communications. Most importantly, manuscripts submitted to the journal must contain novel data on theoretical or experimental research or on practical applications in the field of sport sciences. We encourage scientists from around the world to submit their papers to our Journal.
Acta Facultatis Educationis Physicae Universitatis Comenianae is double-blind peer reviewed journal.
Why subscribe and read
Acta Facultatis Educationis Physicae Universitatis Comenianae (AFEPUC) brings the current research results in the area of kinesiology, exercise physiology, sports nutrition as well as valuable data in physical education, sports training, recreation, sports history, psychology and pedagogy.
Why submit
- Large range of topics related to sports science disciplines such as sports medicine, exercise physiology, nutrition, motor learning, bio-mechanics, analysis of human performance, coaching, physical education, sport history, sociology, psychology and pedagogy, sports management and economics.
- Fair, transparent and quick peer-review according to the highest academic standards.
Rejection Rate
- 15%
Archiving
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Plagiarism Policy
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Editor-in-Chief
Oľga Kyselovičová, Comenius University, Faculty of Physical Education and Sports, Slovakia
Editorial Assistant
Angela Barineková, Comenius University, Faculty of Physical Education and Sports, Slovakia
Affiliate Editorial Board with International Scientific Board:
Executive Editor Assoc. Prof. PaedDr. Oľga Kyselovičová, PhD.
Editorial Assistant Mgr. Angela Barineková
Scientific and Editorial Board:
Prof. Dr. Goran Bošnjak – University of Banja Luka, Fakultet fizičkog vaspitanja i sporta, Bosna i Hercegovina
Prof. Ivan Čuk, Ph.D. – University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Sport, Slovenia
Prof. Ian Gordon Culpan – University of Canterbury (UC), New Zeland
Prof. Dr. Giyasetin Demirhan – Havettepe University Ankara, Faculty of Sport Sciences,Turkey
Prof. Jean Firica, Ph.D. - FPES, University Craiova, Romania
Prof. Kenneth Hardman, Ph.D. – University of Worcester, United Kingdom
Prof. PhDr. Michal Charvát, CSc. – Faculty of Spors Studies, Masaryk University in Brno, Czech Republic
Prof. Dr. Ming-Kai Chin, Ph.D. – Northcote of Education (N. C. E.), Hong Kong
Prof. PaedDr. Ľudmila Jančoková, CSc. – Matej Bel University in Banská Bystrica, Faculty of Arts, Slovakia
Prof. PhDr. Ivo Jirásek, Ph.D. – Palacký University in Olomouc, Faculty of Physical Culture, Czech Republic
Prof. Dr. Sc. Damir Knjaz – University of Zagreb, Faculty of kinesiology, Croatia
Assoc. Prof. PaedDr. Oľga Kyselovičová, Ph.D. – Comenius University in Bratislava, Faculty of Physical Education and Sports, Slovakia
Assoc. Prof. PaedDr. Jana Labudová, Ph.D. – Comenius University in Bratislava, Faculty of Physical Education and Sports, Slovakia
Assoc. Prof. Svetlana Lukina, SPBU Saint Petersburg University, Department of Physical Culture and Sports, Russia
Prof. Dragan Milanovič, Ph.D. – University of Zagreb, Faculty of Kinesiology, Croatia
Sarah Moss, Ph.D. – North West University, South Africa
Assoc. Prof. Jiří Nikodým, Ph.D. – Masaryk University, Faculty of Sports Studies, Czech Republic
Prof. Inese Pontaga – Latvian Academy of Sports Education, Latvia
Assoc. Prof. PaedDr. Vladimír Přidal, Ph.D. – Comenius University in Bratislava, Faculty of Physical Education and Sports, Slovakia
Assoc. Prof. PhDr. Jiří Suchý, Ph.D. – Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Physical Education and Sport, Czech Republic
Prof. PaedDr. Jaromír Šimonek, Ph.D. – Constantine the Philosofer University in Nitra, Faculty of Education, Slovakia
Prof. Dr. József Tihányi, Ph.D. – University of Physical Education in Budapest, Hungary
Assoc. Prof. PhDr. Dušan Tomajko, CSc. – Palacký University in Olomouc, Faculty of Physical Culture, Czech Republic
Prof. PhDr. Hana Valková, CSc. – Masaryk University, Faculty of Sports Studies, Czech Republic
Prof. Marián Vanderka, Ph.D. – Comenius University in Bratislava, Faculty of Physical Education and Sports, Slovakia
Prof. Erika Zemková, Ph.D. – Comenius University in Bratislava, Faculty of Physical Education and Sports, Slovakia
Language Editors
Mgr. Olympia Mókušová, Comenius University in Bratislava, Faculty of Physical Education and Sports, Slovakia
Technical Editors
Mgr. Angela Barineková, Comenius University in Bratislava, Faculty of Physical Education and Sports, Slovakia
Marta Ludvigová, Comenius University in Bratislava, Slovakia
Contact
olga.kyselovicova@uniba.sk
angela.barinekova@uniba.sk
Publisher
De Gruyter Poland
Bogumiła Zuga 32A Str.
01-811 Warsaw, Poland
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The original of the manuscript should be submitted as an attachment (in .doc or .docx format) by e-mail to: angela.barinekova@uniba.sk and in copy to olga.kyselovicova@uniba.sk.
The subject of the e-mail should be entitled as follows: "AFEPUC Manuscript_Surname of the first author" (example: "AFEPUC Manuscript_Athlete"). By one e-mail the author can submit one manuscript. If one author is submitting more manuscripts, the e-mail subject should be different (example: "AFEPUC Manuscript_Athlete1, AFEPUC Manuscript_Athlete2,").
Editorial Board accepts only original articles not previously published and articles that are not being considered or have not been submitted for publication elsewhere. If parts of the results have been published as conference abstract or elsewhere, it should be stated in references. The approval of the ethics committee (if applicable) should be mentioned in the section Methods.
PUBLICATION FEE
The publication is published free of charge. The authors as well as the readers do not need to pay publication fee.
Open Access Statement
The journal is an Open Access journal that allows a free unlimited access to all its contents without any restrictions upon publication to all users.