Aims & Scope
The Journal of Imagery Research in Sport and Physical Activity is a scholarly peer-reviewed, all electronic journal that publishes original research, reviews, and theoretical or conceptual papers related to understanding the role of imagery in sport, physical activity, exercise, and rehabilitation settings.
Criteria for publication will include:
- Outstanding quality; likely to be widely read and highly cited;
- Relevance to the area;
- Contribution to the advancement of imagery research;
- Interest to specialists in the field and accessible to researchers with interests outside the immediate topic of the paper;
- Readability and presentation.
In addition, the journal will occasionally feature an “It’s A Promising Start…” section which will include pilot-type studies that have interesting results but recognized methodological limitations (i.e., smaller sample sizes, etc). These publications will be rare, and in the form of a short note or brief report. The Journal will also publish a summary of imagery-related publications from other journals in a digest format thereby making it the finest source for up-to-date imagery research.
We strongly encourage authors to present data and results which utilize the features of the electronic media and web publishing. For example, authors can include color in tables and figures, and can attach additional files such as video/audio clips that may show the experimental procedures. Among the other innovative features of the journal, we wish to highlight the following:
- We operate a full electronic submissions service which allows authors to send both their initial submission and revised version in electronic form with no need to send paper copies.
- Articles are published as soon as they are accepted rather than waiting for an issue to be completed which significantly shortens publication times compared to printed versions of scholarly journals.
- The electronic publication gives most readers access to the papers at their desktops.
- “Authors as typesetters” means that authors will never again scour copyedited manuscripts or galleys in search of errors introduced by copyeditors and typesetters. What authors wrote is exactly what the readers will see.
The Journal of Imagery Research in Sport and Physical Activity began publishing in the Spring of 2006.