The Research in Sports Management and Motor Behavior journal is committed to keeping pace with international publishing standards and is based on the principles of peer review and open access. Accordingly, the journal employs a double-blind peer-review process, in which neither the authors are informed of the reviewers’ identities nor the reviewers are informed of the identities of the authors. This ensures that manuscripts are evaluated solely on their scientific merit and free from prejudice, bias, or personal considerations. Manuscripts submitted through the journal's online system are sent for peer review if they are consistent with the journal's scope and meet the standards established for review. Following the final approval of the Editor-in-Chief, accepted manuscripts proceed to the publication process.
The Research in Sports Management and Motor Behavior journal is committed to the highest standards of peer review and scholarly evaluation. In accordance with publication ethics, the journal follows the rules, policies, and guidelines of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and adheres to the applicable regulations concerning the prevention of and response to academic misconduct and scientific fraud. The journal follows the relevant COPE procedures when dealing with potential cases of misconduct or article retraction.
All submitted manuscripts undergo a double-blind peer-review process to ensure the quality of their methodology and scientific reasoning. After a manuscript is submitted through the journal's online management system, it is initially reviewed by the journal office, the journal's expert, and the Editor-in-Chief, normally within a maximum of one week. Authors are therefore requested to carefully read the journal's instructions and Author Guidelines, prepare their manuscripts in accordance with the requirements specified in the Persian-language guidelines, and then submit them through the online system. Following the initial assessment by the Executive Editor, manuscripts that receive preliminary approval from the Editor-in-Chief are forwarded to qualified reviewers for evaluation and peer review.
Submitted manuscripts are initially screened for compliance with the journal's formatting and writing requirements and for relevance to the journal's aims and scope. At this stage, the author is informed whether the manuscript has been approved for peer review and is also notified regarding the payment of the peer-review fee.
