PsyMotion: Journal of Sport Psychology and Movement Science is committed to maintaining the highest standards of publication ethics, academic integrity, transparency, and responsible scholarly communication.
The journal expects all parties involved in the publication process, including authors, editors, reviewers, and publishers, to follow ethical standards and uphold the integrity of scholarly publishing.
Manuscripts must be original, accurate, and free from fabrication, falsification, plagiarism, or unethical research practices.
Authors, reviewers, and editors must disclose conflicts of interest and maintain transparency throughout the publication process.
All parties are responsible for ensuring that published works meet academic, ethical, and editorial standards.
Authors are responsible for submitting original manuscripts that have not been published elsewhere and are not under consideration by another journal. Authors must present their research accurately, cite all relevant sources, and ensure that all listed authors have made significant contributions to the work.
Submit original and unpublished work
Properly cite all sources and references
Avoid plagiarism, data fabrication, and data falsification
Disclose conflicts of interest and funding sources
Ensure all authors approve the final manuscript
Respond to reviewer and editorial comments ethically
Editors evaluate manuscripts based on academic merit, originality, relevance, and contribution to the journal scope, without discrimination or personal bias.
Editors must maintain the confidentiality of submitted manuscripts and must not disclose information to unauthorized parties.
Editors should not handle manuscripts in which they have conflicts of interest and must ensure impartial editorial handling.
Editors are responsible for ensuring the quality, transparency, and integrity of the peer review and publication process.
Reviewers should evaluate manuscripts objectively, constructively, and professionally based on academic quality and relevance.
Reviewers must treat manuscripts as confidential documents and must not share or use unpublished materials for personal advantage.
Reviewers must decline review assignments if they have conflicts of interest or lack appropriate expertise.
Reviewers are expected to provide clear, constructive, and evidence-based comments to help authors improve their manuscripts.
The journal takes allegations of research and publication misconduct seriously. Misconduct may include plagiarism, duplicate publication, data fabrication, data falsification, improper authorship, citation manipulation, undisclosed conflicts of interest, or unethical research practices.
Using another person’s work, ideas, or words without proper acknowledgment.
Submitting or publishing substantially the same manuscript in more than one journal.
Creating false data, results, or research records that do not reflect actual findings.
Manipulating research materials, processes, data, or results in a misleading way.
Research involving human participants, athletes, students, patients, or community members must comply with relevant ethical standards. Authors should obtain appropriate ethical approval, informed consent, and permission when required by institutional or national regulations.
Authors are responsible for ensuring that research involving human participants respects privacy, confidentiality, voluntary participation, and participant safety.
Corrections may be issued when errors are identified in published articles that do not invalidate the overall findings.
Retractions may be issued when serious ethical violations, unreliable findings, or major errors are confirmed.
The journal may publish an expression of concern while an investigation is ongoing.
The editorial team may investigate ethical concerns and request clarification or evidence from authors.
PsyMotion is committed to responsible scholarly publishing and expects all authors, editors, reviewers, and editorial staff to uphold ethical standards throughout the publication process. The journal reserves the right to take appropriate editorial action when ethical violations are identified.
