Physical Culture and Sport. Studies and Research

Editor-in-Chief
Monika Piątkowska – Józef Piłsudski University of Physical Education in Warsaw, Poland

Deputy Editor
Joanna Bańbuła – Józef Piłsudski University of Physical Education in Warsaw, Poland

Founding Editor-in-Chief
Jerzy Kosiewicz – International Society for the Social Sciences of Sport

Assistant Editor
Martyna Sitek – Józef Piłsudski University of Physical Education in Warsaw, Poland

Social media specialist
Paulina Kaftanowicz - – Józef Piłsudski University of Physical Education in Warsaw, Poland

Language Editor
Stephen Davies
Lauren Michelle Moseley

Editorial Advisory Board
Jay Coakley – University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, USA
Miguel Cornejo Améstica – Universidad de Concepcion, Chile
Philippe Crisp – University of Chichester, United Kingdom
Tamás Dóczi – Hungarian University of Sports Science, Hungary
Iulian-Marius Dumitru – Alexandru Ioan Cuza” University, Iași, Romania
Samuel Duncan – Holmesglen Institute and Swinburne University of Technology, Australia
Andrew Edgar – Cardiff University, UK
Gyongyi Földesi – University of Physical Education in Budapest, Hungary
Krister Hertting – Halmstad University, Sweden
Jesus Ilundain Agurruza – Linfield College in McMinnville, Oregon, USA
Ferman Konukman – Sport Science Program, Quatar University, Qatar
R. Scott Kretchmar – The Pennsylvania State University, USA
Michał Lenartowicz – Józef Piłsudski University of Physical Education in Warsaw, Poland
Wanderley Marchi Junior – Universidade Federal do Parana, Brazil
William J. Morgan – University of Southern California, USA
Louis Moustakas – German Sport University Cologne, Germany
Natalia Organista – Józef Piłsudski University of Physical Education in Warsaw, Poland
Ana Lúcia Padrão dos Santos – University of São Paulo, Brazil
Sajjad Pashaie – University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran
Ingrid Ružbarská – University of Prešov, Slovakia
Robert Schneider – State University of New York, USA
Daniel Seabra – Fernando Pessoa University, Portugal
Cesar R. Torres – State University of New York, USA
Petr Vajda – Masaryk Universoty, Czech Republic
Maria Zowisło – University School of Physical Education in Cracow, Poland

Contact
Physical Culture and Sport. Studies and Research
Josef Pilsudski University of Physical Education in Warsaw
34 Marymoncka Street, 00-968 Warszawa, Poland
e-mail: pcssr@awf.edu.pl

Publisher
De Gruyter Poland
Bogumiła Zuga 32A Str.
01-811 Warsaw, Poland
T: +48 22 701 50 15

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REVIEW

All manuscripts submitted to the Physical Culture and Sport. Studies and Research are subject to a double anonymized review process. All contributions are initially assessed by the editor for suitability for the journal. Papers deemed suitable are then typically sent to a minimum of two independent expert reviewers to evaluate the scientific quality of the paper based on its originality, soundness of methodology, impact to design research, and relevance to design practices. The Editor is responsible for the final decision regarding acceptance or rejection of articles. Reviewers’ scoring and assessment criteria may be found at for authors.

A revised manuscript file shall include highlights where changes have been made. There should be no tracked changes. Please ensure you submit a separate response to reviewer’s file.

After acceptance of the paper, we kindly ask authors to provide us with their proof corrections within five days to ensure a fast publication process of the article.

PUBLICATION CHARGES

Since September 1st 2023 authors who choose to publish in Physical Culture and Sport. Studies and Research have been required to pay an article-processing charge (APC). The collected fee is used to cover general publishing costs (editing, peer review, proofreading, hosting, archiving, preservation), with any surplus transferred to the journal.

APC of €600 (EUR)/ $660 (USD)/ 2800zł (PLN) applies to papers accepted after peer review. There are no charges for rejected articles, no submission charges, and no surcharges based on the length of an article, figures or supplementary data.

Local VAT or Sales Tax will be added if applicable.

EDITORIAL STATEMENT

Please read the terms of listed documents and email a scanned copy of the signed original to the Editor-in-Chief of the journal:

• Open Access License
• Publication Ethics Statement

GUIDE FOR AUTHOR’S MANUSCRIPT SUBMISSION

All submissions to the Physical Culture and Sport. Studies and Research (PCSSR) should be made electronically at mc.manuscriptcentral.com/pcssr. Any paper submitted should not be under consideration for publication at another journal. All submitted papers must also represent original work, and should fully reference and describe all prior work on the same subject and compare the submitted paper to that work.

For general questions about PCSSR please write at pcssr@awf.edu.pl

The title page and main manuscript files must be submitted in an editable format.

Title page should contain:

• Concise and informative title. In title case, major words are capitalized, and most minor words are lowercase (Title Case Capitalization – APA Style).
• Author names and affiliations.
• Statement of responsibility in the manuscript that specifies the contribution of every author according to the following code: A) conception and design of the study, B) acquisition of data, C) analysis and interpretation of data, D) manuscript preparation, E) obtaining funding.
• Corresponding author with their e-mail address and full postal address.
• Linked ORCID of each author.

Main manuscript

A concise and factual abstract is required (maximum length of 250 words). The abstract should state briefly the purpose of the research, methods, principal results and major conclusions.

Immediately after the abstract, provide a maximum of 5 keywords. The keywords should not overlap with the title.

Article structure shall include sections:

• Introduction presenting purposes of the study and providing background for the paper. A pertinent literature review with explicit international connections for relevant ideas shall be provided. The theoretical underpinnings and key concepts of your paper shall be explained, outlining connections to relevant scholarly work in the field of research.
• Methods presenting sufficient detail to allow the context of the work to be thoroughly understood and/or for the work to be reproduced.
• Results should be clear and concise.
• Discussion exploring the significance of the results of the work, not repeating them. It is crucial to connect the results with relevant literature.
• The conclusion section must succintly tell the reader how and why it is that what's been presented is significant for practice, policy or further research.

References

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