Publication Process

All manuscripts submitted to the Journal of Exercise Physiology and Human Performance (JOSPHE) undergo a rigorous editorial and peer-review process to ensure scientific quality, originality, and relevance to the journal's focus and scope.

1. Manuscript Submission

Authors submit their manuscripts through the journal's online submission system. Submitted manuscripts must comply with the journal's author guidelines and ethical standards.

2. Initial Editorial Screening

The editorial team conducts an initial assessment to evaluate the manuscript's suitability for the journal's scope, adherence to submission requirements, originality, and overall scientific quality.

Manuscripts that do not meet the journal's standards may be rejected without external review.

3. Plagiarism Screening

All submissions are screened using plagiarism detection software to ensure originality and compliance with publication ethics.

4. Peer Review Process

Manuscripts that pass the initial screening are assigned to independent expert reviewers under a double-blind peer-review process, where both authors and reviewers remain anonymous.

Reviewers evaluate the manuscript based on:

Originality and novelty
Scientific rigor and methodology
Clarity and organization
Relevance to the journal's scope
Significance of findings

5. Editorial Decision

Based on reviewers' recommendations, the Editor-in-Chief or assigned editor will make one of the following decisions:

Accept
Minor Revision
Major Revision
Reject

Authors receiving revision requests are expected to submit a revised manuscript along with a response to reviewers' comments within the specified timeframe.

6. Final Acceptance

After all required revisions have been satisfactorily completed, the manuscript may be accepted for publication.

7. Copyediting and Proofreading

Accepted manuscripts undergo copyediting, language editing, formatting, and proofreading to ensure accuracy, consistency, and compliance with the journal's publication standards.

8. Author Proof Approval

The corresponding author receives page proofs for final review and approval prior to publication.

9. Publication

The final version of the article is published online and becomes freely accessible through the journal's website as part of the journal's open-access policy.