Journal of Sports and Biomotor Sciences

The Scientific Journal of Sport and Biomotor Sciences holds a publication license issued by the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance (License No. 89/29534, dated 2011-02-07) and a scientific–research license granted by the Head of the Research Planning and Policy-making Center of the Ministry of Science, Research and Technology (License No. 90/3/11/45/817, dated 2011-06-01). The journal is published by Hakim Sabzevari University through a double-blind peer-review process.

The Semiannual Journal of Sport and Biomotor Sciences is an Open-access publication. All scientific articles published in this journal are made immediately available to readers through the journal’s online system, without requiring any payment or user registration. Readers are permitted to use, read, download, redistribute, or link to the full text of the articles, and may utilize the journal’s content for lawful purposes without prior permission from the publisher or authors, provided that proper citation to the article and the journal is given.

This journal adheres to the guidelines of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). It complies with the Executive By-law of the Law on the Prevention and Combat of Academic Misconduct. All submitted manuscripts are screened using the Samim Noor similarity detection system to ensure their originality and are subsequently subjected to rigorous evaluation by qualified and experienced reviewers.

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• Type of access: Open Access
• Publisher: Hakim Sabzevari University (With the scientific support of the Iranian Medicinal Plants Scientific Association)
• Rank in the evaluation system of publications of the Ministry of Science, Research and Technology of Iran: "B"
• Aims & Scope: To establish an international scientific and research database with a primary focus on the field of exercise physiology.
• Country of Publication: Iran, Khorasan Razavi, Sabzevar
• Journal type: Scientific journal
• Frequency: Semiannual
• Journal Language: Persian (with a short & extended abstract in English)
• Publication Type: Electronic
• Year of Establishment of Publication: 2008
• Publication cost: 2.000.000 Rial
• Average initial review time: Maximum 10 days
• Average review time: Maximum 45 days
• Average time from submission to publication of the article: 6 months
• Acceptance rate of articles: 25% (click here for updated information)
• Type of review of articles: Double-Blind Review
• Licensing terms: CC BY-NC-ND: According to this license, users are permitted to download and redistribute the works provided that the original author is credited; however, no modifications may be made to the works, and any commercial use is strictly prohibited.
• Copyright terms: Authors retain the copyright and full publishing rights.
• Handling of Plagiarism: In cases where plagiarism is confirmed, the author(s) will be placed on the journal’s blacklist, and if the article has been published, it will be archived accordingly.
• Similarity Checking: To ensure the authenticity of ownership, prevent similarity with other articles, and avoid plagiarism, all manuscripts submitted to the journal are screened by the Samim Noor system before entering the peer-review process.
• Contact Information: Contact number: +98  051- 44012525, +98  051- 44012763 & Email: SBS@hsu.ac.ir