Publishing Policy

Principles of professional ethics in the work of the editor and publisher

Journal of Strenght and Conditioning (JSC) is committed to upholding the highest standards of publication ethics and takes all possible measures against any publication malpractices. The Editorial Board is responsible for, among others, preventing publication malpractice. Unethical behavior is unacceptable, and the JSC does not tolerate plagiarism in any form. Authors who submitted articles: affirm that manuscript contents are original. Furthermore, the authors’ submission also implies that the manuscript has not been published previously in any language, either wholly or partly, and is not currently submitted for publication elsewhere. Editors, authors, and reviewers, within the JSC, are to be fully committed to good publication practice and accept the responsibility for fulfilling the following duties and responsibilities, as set by the COPE Code of Conduct for Journal Editors. As part of the Core Practices, COPE has written guidelines on the http://publicationethics.org/resources/guidelines.

Ethical principles in the reviewer

Peer review helps the publisher make editorial decisions and, through editorial communication with the author, can help the author improve his work. This is why a reviewer's actions should be impartial.

- Any manuscript received for review should be treated as confidential documents. They must not be presented or discussed with others unless authorized by the publisher.

- Evaluations must be performed objectively. The author's personal criticism is inadequate. Arbitrators should express their views clearly, with supporting arguments.

- Unpublished materials disclosed in a submitted manuscript must be kept confidential and not used for personal gain.

- Any selected reviewer who feels unqualified to review the research reported in a manuscript or knows that its prompt review will be impossible should notify the editor and excuse himself from the review process.

Principles that should be used as guidelines for authors of scientific publications

The authors realize that they are responsible for the content, the arguments, the ideas promoted, the novelty and the fidelity of the research results.

The authors must present an accurate description of the research work carried out, as well as an objective discussion of its significance.

-The results and conclusions should be accurately represented in the paper in order to be repeatable and applicable in practice.

-Any fraudulent or inaccurate arguments made knowingly are unethical behavior and are unacceptable.

- An author must confirm that he / she wrote the entire work in its original form, and if the author used the work and / or the words of others, then they were quoted or quoted accordingly. Plagiarism in all its forms is unethical publishing behavior and is unacceptable.

- The author must always give adequate recognition to the work of others. The author must cite the publications that formed the basis of the reported paper. Privately obtained information, such as in conversations, correspondence or discussions with third parties, must not be used or reported without the express written permission of the source. The information obtained during the confidential review must not be used without the express written permission of the persons involved in these services.

- An author should avoid publishing manuscripts that describe essentially the same research in several journals or primary publications. Sending the same manuscript to several journals at the same time constitutes unethical publishing behavior and is unacceptable.

- an author should not submit for examination a previously published paper or partially modified papers that investigate the same issue in slightly different situations

- All contributors who have made significant contributions should be listed as co-authors.

-The corresponding author must ensure and confirm that all co-authors have approved the final version of the paper and have agreed to its submission for publication.

- When an author discovers a significant error or inaccuracy in his or her own published work, it is the author's obligation to promptly notify the journal editor and cooperate with the editor to withdraw or correct the work. If the publisher finds out from a third party that a published work contains a significant error, it has the obligation to notify the author and to withdraw or correct the work promptly.

Plagiarism Policy

Plagiarism Includes But is Not Limited to:

Refer and/or quoting terms, words and/or sentences, data and/or information from a source without citing sources in the record citation and/or without stating the source adequately;
Refer and/or quoting random terms, words and/or sentences, data and/or information from a source without citing a source in the record citation and/or without stating the source adequately;
Using a source of ideas, opinions, views, or theory without stating the source adequately;
Formulate the words and/or sentences themselves from the source of words and/or phrases, ideas, opinions, views, or theory without stating the source adequately;
Submit a scientific paper produced and/or published by others as sources of scientific work without being express adequately.

Prevention

Journal Strenght and Conditioning (JSC), will ensure that every published article will not exceed 20% similarity score. Plagiarism screening will be conducted by Journal Strenght and Conditioning (JSC) using Turnitin.

Sanctions