1. Papers should be written in English and should not have been published already, nor be currently under consideration elsewhere. All papers go through 'blind' peer review.
2. Each paper should come with the following information on separate pages:
(a) title of paper, date and word count (3000-8000 words for articles; up to 3000 words for shorter research and review articles);
(b) author's full name, affiliation, institutional and email address, telephone and fax numbers;
(c) an abstract of up to 150 words;
(d) up to 5 key words;
(e) a biographical note of 25-50 words.
3. Articles must be typed in double spacing throughout. All pages should be numbered. Titles and section headings should be clear with a maximum of three orders of heading.
4. The typescript should be carefully checked for errors before it is submitted for publication. Authors are responsible for the accuracy of quotations, for supplying complete and correct references, and for obtaining permission where needed to cite another author's material.
5. Essential notes should be indicated by superscript numbers in the text, and presented at the end of the text before the references. Notes and references should be in double-spacing. Articles should have a maximum of ten notes. The first, unnumbered, note should include any acknowledgements and disclaimers.
6. Lengthy quotations (of more than 40 words) should be displayed, indented; shorter quotes should be retained within the body of the text, within single quotation marks.
7. Tables and figures should be presented on separate pages at the end of the article, with short captions. Figures should be of high-quality reproducible standard. Both should be clearly numbered and include source and any explanatory notes. The position of tables and figures within the text should be clearly indicated. Poor quality artwork will not be used.
8. Referencing. Use the Harvard-style system: surname and date cited in the text; with an alphabetically ordered end list, headed References, and typed double-spaced for ease of editing. Use the following style:
(a) Hardman, K. (1996) Foundations in Comparative Physical Education and Sport. Manchester: Manchester University.
(b) Harris, J. and Cale, L. (1997) 'Activity Promotion in Physical Education', Physical Education Review 3(1): 58-67.
(c) Brettscheider, W.-D. (1992) 'Adolescents, leisure sport and lifestyle', in T. Williams, L. Almond and A.C. Sparkes (eds) Sport and Physical Activity, pp. 536-550. London: Spon.
9. Our spelling style is based on the Oxford English Dictionary and the guidelines laid down in Hart's Rules for Compositors (Oxford). We also endorse the guidelines provided by the American Psychological Association and the British Sociological Association for non-sexist and non-racist language. Other points of style: italics should be indicated by underlining; single quotation marks should be used, with double inside single, where necesssary; dates should be in the form 24 November 1997; delete points from abbreviations, hence UK, USA etc.
10. Authors will be asked to submit their manuscripts in Microsoft Word to Ken Green at the email address below.
11. Authors are sent proofs for checking and correction, and will receive 25 offprints of their article plus one copy of the journal by the end of the month of publication.
Manuscripts of articles should be submitted electronically to: Ken Green,
Email: kengreen@chester.ac.uk. Where this is not possible, three identical versions of the paper, together with any illustrations, should be submitted to: Ken Green, Department of Sport and Exercise Sciences, University of Chester, Parkgate RD, Chester, CH1 4BJ, UK.
Book reviews should be sent to j.marshall@worc.co.uk. Where this is not possible, book reviews should be submitted to Joe Marshall, School of Sport and Exercise Science, University College Worcester, Henwick Grove, Worcester, WR2 6AJ, UK.
Peer Review: European Physical Education Review adheres to a rigorous double-blind reviewing policy in which the identity of both the reviewer and author are always concealed from both parties. Each manuscript is reviewed by at least two referees. All manuscripts are reviewed as rapidly as possible, and an editorial decision is generally reached within 6-8 weeks of submission. All manuscripts are reviewed initially by the Editor and only those papers that meet the scientific and editorial standards of the journal, and fit within the aims and scope of the journal, will be sent for outside review.
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