Submissions

Author Guidelines

Journal „Management in sport” publishes papers from the field of management in sport, physical education and sport and related biomedical, humanistic, social and natural sciences with non published results of scientific researches and new empiric experiences.   Authors may submit their papers exclusively via the journal's official email address: casopis.fms@alfa.edu.rs

The author is entirely liable for the content and wording of the paper. All the papers are critically reviewed. The Author shall be notified on whether the paper has been accepted for publishing within 12 weeks. No honorarium shall be paid for the published papers.

Publication fee

The journal does not charge any fees at submiss beion and reviewing. When an article is accepted for publication, authors are required to pay 50.000 RSD.

The Author(s) are required to submit, together with the article, a properly completed and signed statement on assigning copyright to Journal „Management in sport” once the article is accepted for publication as well as the declaration on manuscript originality and compliance with the Declaration of Helsinki of 1975, as revised in 1983. The submitted manuscript not prepared in conformity with the Instructions for Authors shall be immediately returned to the author to be amended.

Categorization of the papers

The Journal publishes articles, polemics, reviews, surveys, thematic bibliographies, patents, reports and news on scientific and professionals meetings as well as similar documents vital for the field of physical education and sport. The category of the papers is to be determined by the reviewer and the editors. The reviewed papers are classified into the following categories:

• original scientific article, review article,
• short or previous announcement,
• scientific critical review, polemics and reviews, professional paper,
• informative contribution (editorial, comment etc.),
• review (book, computer program, case study, scientific event etc.).

Manuscript of the paper

Manuscripts should be in Serbian and English language, typed in Times New Roman, 12 points in size, in single spacing. The manuscript of the paper includes: abstract with key words, text, acknowledgments and notice, footnotes, references, tables and figures.

Corresponding author contact details are not listed in the paper, but only in application.Abstract

1. Article title
2. Article abstract must not exceed 250 words in a single paragraph. The abstract should concisely outline the aims, applied methods and the main
3. Key words (three to eight), written in small letters, separated by a slash (the words contained in the article title must not be stated).

Manuscript requirements

The text length is limited to 12-15 printed pages, A4 paper size, with 2cm margins. The text should include the following sections, the headings of which are in small bold case lettering:

Introduction

This part should introduce the problem, hypotheses and aim(s) of the work.

Method

This section should describe the methodology of the research – the equipment /instruments and procedures should be explained so to enable the repeating of the research. Clearly indicate the details of the applied statistical procedures of data processing. Measuring units should be expressed in compliance with the international standards.

Results

State the results clearly, drawing attention to important details in tables and figures. 

Discussion

Should contain objective and unbiased comments of the results. The comments should be in accordance with the experimental or other data of the research. Additionally, this part must be placed in the context of comparison to the similar results and reference data. 

Conclusion

This part summarizes the findings commented tin the discussion. Extensive explanations should be avoided. It is advisable to highlight the practical applicability of the work results.

Note: For reference citations, use APA style (see: Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, www.apastyle.org) and state the author name(s) and year of publication.

Acknowledgements

If present, the acknowledgements should appear after the conclusion.

1. If the manuscript is an extract from a diploma (master), master thesis or doctoral dissertation, the bibliographical description of the source should be referenced as follows:

Full title of the diploma/MA/PhD dissertation. Type of paper, city, country, name of University, year.

1. If the manuscript results from a research project/study the full bibliographical description of the entry should be referenced as follows:

Full title and project/study number, name of the institution that supported it or where it was conducted, country

1. If the manuscript was presented on a scientific/professional conference, the conference details should be referenced as follows:

Type of meeting, full name of the meeting, city, country, date of the event

Footnotes

These should be avoided unless absolutely necessary. In case they are unavoidable, they should be collected on a separate sheet at the end of the manuscript entitled Footnotes, numbered with Arabic numerals in the order of their citation in the text.

Bibliography

References of the works cited in the text should be listed on a separate page at the end of the text. The papers are quoted according to APA system (see: Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association; www.apastyle.org).

The list should begin on a separate page (after the text) under the title: Bibliography. The list should be in alphabetical order of the authors’ surnames, i.e. titles of the works (if the authors are not stated).

Tables

Tables should be printed on a separate page numbered with ordinal numbers  (for example table 1, table 5). Tables should be comprehensible without reference to the text.

Figures (including graphs, schemes, photographs etc.)

Figures must be placed on a separate sheet, marked with Arabic numerals and should be comprehensible without reference to the text. The locations of each figure should be indicated in the text. The figures should be given in such a format that would enable possible changes of dimensions and content (text in graphs, schemes etc.).