About the Journal
Focus and Scope
The Acta Kinesiologiae Universitatis Tartuensis publishes articles of high standard on various aspects of the exercise and sport sciences covering a number of disciplinary bases, including biochemistry, physiology, kinanthropometry, psychology, sociology and biomechanics, as well as all clinical aspects of exercise, sport and health, ergonomics, nutrition, sport performance, youth sport, aging and other interdisciplinary perspectives. Papers dealing with animal models are not excluded from consideration, but must be clearly relevant to exercise science. However, the journal does not accept descriptive studies or data reports. In addition to original research articles, review articles and case studies are published. Manuscripts dealing with original investigations of exercise, validation of technological investigations in sport sciences or comprehensive reviews of topics relevant to the scientific study of exercise and sport will be considered for publication.
The Acta Kinesiologiae Universitatis Tartuensis is an open access publication and is freely accessible to all audience. The journal presents research findings in the growing area of exercise and sport sciences to an international audience. The readership for this journal is varied and ranges from academic researchers and students to professionals in coaching, teaching and physiotherapy.
Peer Review Process
All manuscripts published in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and reviewing by at least two reviewers. The journal aims to provide relative rapid response to authors not exceeding 6 weeks from initial submission.
Open Access Policy
This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.
The journal does not charge APCs or submission charges.
Publication Ethics and Publication Malpractice Statement
The journal adheres to the following publication ethics and malpractice statement issued by the University of Tartu Press.
1. Publication and authorship
- All submitted papers are subject to strict peer-review process by at least two international reviewers that are experts in the area of the particular paper.
- The factors that are taken into account in review are relevance, soundness, significance, originality, readability and language.
- The possible decisions include acceptance, acceptance with revisions, or rejection.
- If authors are encouraged to revise and resubmit a submission, there is no guarantee that the revised submission will be accepted.
- Rejected articles will not be re-reviewed.
- No copyright infringement, plagiarism or presentation of fraudulent data is alllowed.
- No same research can be published in more than one journal
- All papers include a list of references and, if applicable, a list of financial supporters.
2. Authors' responsibilities
- Authors must certify that their manuscripts are their original work.
- Authors must certify that the manuscript has not previously been published elsewhere.
- Authors must certify that the manuscript is not currently being considered for publication elsewhere.
- Authors are obliged to participate in the peer review process.
- Authors are obliged to provide retractions or corrections of mistakes.
- All authors mentioned in the paper must have significantly contributed to the research.
- Authors must state that all data in the paper are real and authentic.
- Authors must notify the Editors of any conflicts of interest.
- Authors must identify all sources used in the creation of their manuscript.
3. Reviewers' responsibilities
- Reviewers should keep all information regarding papers confidential and treat them as privileged information.
- Reviews should be conducted objectively, with no personal criticism of the author.
- Reviewers should express their views clearly with supporting arguments.
- Reviewers should identify relevant published work that has not been cited by the author.
- Reviewers should also call to the Editor in Chief's attention any substantial similarity or overlap between the manuscript under consideration and any other published paper of which they have personal knowledge.
- Reviewers should not review manuscripts in which they have conflicts of interest resulting from competitive, collaborative, or other relationships or connections with any of the authors, companies, or institutions connected to the papers.
4. Editors' responsibilities
- Editors have complete responsibility and authority to reject/accept an article.
- Editors should guarantee the quality of the papers and the integrity of the academic record.
- Editors should publish errata pages or make corrections when needed.
- Editors should have a clear picture of a research's funding sources.
- Editors should base their decisions solely one the papers' importance, originality, clarity and relevance to publication's scope.
- Editors should not reverse their decisions nor overturn the ones of previous editors without serious reason.
- Editors should preserve the anonymity of reviewers.
- Editors should ensure that all research material they publish conforms to internationally accepted ethical guidelines.
- Editors should only accept a paper when reasonably certain.
- Editors should act if they suspect misconduct, whether a paper is published or unpublished, and make all reasonable attempts to persist in obtaining a resolution to the problem.
- Editors should not reject papers based on suspicions, they should have proof of misconduct.
- Editors should not allow any conflicts of interest between staff, authors, reviewers and board members.
