The journal welcomes 8 manuscript types, all of which are subject to peer review.
Regular Articles: Original research undertaken by the author(s) which is novel and significant. Regular Articles should be 6,500 words or less.
Short Communications: Original research undertaken by the author(s), which is more preliminary or has more limited outcomes, than that for Regular Articles. They must be of general or special interest. Short Communications may also contain interesting, potentially significant observations, or negative results that are of narrow scope. Short Communications should be 2,400 words or less.
Case Reports: Brief reports of rare examples or medical cases without precedent, but not hypothesis testing. These articles should be 2,400 words or less.
Study Profiles: Study Profiles describe the details of the design, rationale, methods and analyses, baseline data (if applicable), and outcomes to date (if applicable) of clinical trials or cohort studies. Study Profiles provide more information than the trial registry or the methods section of a Regular Article and aim to aid in the prevention of unnecessary duplication of research and increase transparency. Therefore, preference is given to studies with an extended follow-up or implementation periods. Study Profiles should be 6,500 words or less, and must conform to the relevant reporting guidelines listed in the EQUATOR NETWORK (https://www.equator-network.org/), such as the SPIRIT Statement (Standard Protocol Items: Recommendations for Interventional Trials) (http://www.spirit-statement.org/).
Reviews: Reviews present novel or unique overviews of recent or important developments in the field. Reviews must be insightful and must address the question(s) of interest using appropriate and fully presented evidence; exhaustive general summaries will not be published. Reviews are usually commissioned by the Editors, however the journal welcomes proposals of 400-800 words,which should be emailed to the Editorial Office. Reviews should be 6,500 words or less.
Short Reviews: Short articles that are overviews of recent research from an author’s own laboratory, which should be 2,400 words or less. Short reviews are also commissioned by the Editors, however the journal welcomes proposals of 400-800 words, which should be emailed to the Editorial Office.
Letters to the Editor: Constructive comments and questions on regular articles, reviews, and other articles published in the journal. An opportunity will be provided for rebuttal to the authors in question. Responses from the authors, together with the names of authors and names of those submitting questions or comments, will be published. Instead of using the Editorial Manager online submission system, Letters to the Editor should be emailed to the Editorial Office as an attached PDF. (hj-tairyoku@turuin.co.jp)
Proceedings: Short summaries of in-progress or completed primary studies that have been presented at the General Sessions of the Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society of Physical Fitness and Sports Medicine (JSPFSM), but have not yet been published in a journal. Proceedings articles (up to 1,800 characters) are published in Issue 6 of the journal each year.
