Biology of Sport

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Download Author's statementINFORMATION FOR AUTHORS(Last updated: 11 Jul 2024)Biology of Sportis the official journal of the Institute of Sport – National Research Institute located in Warsaw (Poland) published since 1984.AIM AND SCOPEBiology of Sportis an international scientific peer-reviewed journal, published quarterly in electronic format. The journal publishes articles concerning basic and applied sciences in sport: sports and exercise physiology, sports genetics, training and testing, sports performance and analysis, as well as in other biological aspects related to sport.Biology of Sportinvites the submission of high quality original research articles, short communications and review papers. Please note that only those manuscripts that have not been published anywhere else are eligible for consideration. The only exception is the presentation of preliminary data (i.e. as an abstract); in such cases the authors are obliged to make an appropriate note in the manuscript.A cover letter (authors’ statement) must be signed by all authors, stating that all the above requirements have been appropriately fulfilled and that they agree to publication of the manuscript inBiology of Sport. The authors are solely responsible for the scientific content as well as for the ethical and legal aspects of their work. Detailed information on preparation of the manuscript is described in the Instructions for Authors.EDITORIAL PROCESSTo achieve the aim of publishing top-quality papers, the editorial process inBiology of Sportconsists of two stages: pre-review (1) and peer review (2).First stage: Pre-reviewAfter submission, a paper enters the pre-review stage. The aim of pre-review is to identify papers potential interesting forBiology of Sportreaders.The pre-review assessment is based on the following criteria:1. Does the paper fall within the broad remit ofBiology of Sport?2. Is the paper appropriately formatted forBiology of Sport?3. Is the paper novel and interesting?4. Is the su

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