The primary aim of the International Journal of Exercise Science is to engage undergraduate and graduate students in scholarly activity as they develop into professionals.

In accordance with this aim, on manuscript submissions it is mandatory that at least one author be a student (either undergraduate or graduate) at the time the data was collected. These students should have played a prominent role in the overall study. All individuals who are listed as authors should have made substantive intellectual contributions to the overall project (i.e. in terms of conception and design, collection or acquisition of data, analysis or interpretation of data). Each author listed should be able to take public responsibility for the content. Contributors who do not meet the criteria for authorship may be listed in the acknowledgements section.

Undergraduate students should be denoted with the “*” symbol, graduate students denoted with the “†” symbol, and professionals denoted with the “‡” symbol when submitting manuscripts.

Manuscript submissions follow the guidelines outlined in the Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors.

The Journal will not consider manuscripts that are simultaneously being considered by other journals, or that are redundant or duplicate in nature. Submitted manuscripts will be evaluated through the peer-review process. Manuscripts in which an undergraduate student is the primary author will be reviewed by two undergraduate peer reviewers and one faculty mentor. Manuscripts in which a graduate student is the primary author will be reviewed by two graduate peer reviewers and one faculty mentor. Manuscripts in which a professional is the primary author will be reviewed by two professional peer reviewers.

In addition to providing students with an outlet for manuscript submission, the Journal will engage students as peer reviewers, thus providing students with a more encompassing experience with regards to scholarly activity.

All student authors who have a manuscript accepted in the Journal will be added to the reviewer pool and may have the opportunity to serve as a peer reviewer on future submissions.

Select undergraduate and graduate students will serve on the Journal’s editorial board. These positions will rotate periodically to allow a greater number of students to gain experience in the editorial office.

Manuscript Preparation

While the Journal is international in nature, only submissions in English will be reviewable. If accepted, a copy of the revised manuscript in another language may be published as an addendum along with the English version; however page numbers will not be assigned to this addendum.

All portions of the manuscript must be double spaced, and include the following in order:

1. Title Page

Title – should appropriately and concisely describe the overall study. Consider a title that will make electronic retrieval of the article both sensitive and specific.

Authors’ names and current institutional affiliations

Name of the department(s) and institution(s) to which the work should be attributed

Disclaimers, if any

Corresponding author information – name, mailing address, telephone and fax numbers, and e-mail address

Source(s) of support in terms of grants, equipment, etc.

Running head that is no more than 40 characters including letters and spaced

2. Conflict of Interest Notification Page

Inappropriate influences from financial or personal relationships constitute a conflict of interest. Authors desiring to submit a manuscript to be considered for review in the Journal must disclose all relationships that could be viewed as presenting a potential conflict of interest.

3. Abstract and Key Words

An abstract that accurately reflects the content of the study should be provided. The context of the study should be presented with a statement of the purpose of the study, basic procedures, main findings, and principal conclusions. The abstract should be limited to 250 words. In a separate line, 3 – 10 key words or short phrases that are not found in the title or abstract should be included to assist indexers in cross-indexing the article.

4. Introduction

This section explains the context or background for the study. While a review of literature is not appropriate here, enough detail must be provided for readers to understand the reason for conducting the experimentation. Include a statement of purpose or statement of hypothesis.

5. Methods

This section details the protocol used to collect study data. At a minimum, the Methods section should include the following subheadings:

Participants – provide a description of inclusion and exclusion criteria used with participants. Study participants have a right to privacy that should not be violated without informed consent. Experiments involving the use of human participants must follow procedures in accordance with the ethical standards of the Helsinki Declaration. Experimentation involving the use of animals must indicate the guide for care and use that was followed.

Protocol – this section should include the methodology, equipment or apparatus (provide manufacturer name and address in parentheses), and procedures in adequate detail to allow other investigators to replicate the results.

Statistical Analysis – statistical methods should be described in enough detail to allow a knowledgeable reader with access the original data to verify the reported results. Include the computer software used, and the alpha-level used for the determination of significance.

6. Results

The results should be reported in a logical sequence, giving the main findings first. The use of descriptive text, tables, and figures should be unique and not repeat information. Tables and figures should be restricted to those needed to explain the argument of the paper. Graphs should be used as an alternative to tables with many entries.

7. Discussion

This section emphasizes new and important aspects generated from the study. Do not simply repeat information previously given in the Introduction and/or the Results sections. It may be helpful to begin the Discussion with a summary of the main findings of the study, and then suggest potential mechanisms or explanations, compare and/or contrast the results with previous research, and provide the implications of the findings for future research. Be careful not to make unqualified statements that are not adequately supported by the study data.

8. References

Readers should be provided with primary references to original research. Avoid using review articles, abstracts, and “personal communication” as references. In text citations should be identified by Arabic numerals in parentheses. References should be numbered and listed alphabetically. Journal titles should be abbreviated in the style used in Index Medicus.

Lyons S, Richardson M, Bishop P, Smith J, Giesen J. Excess post-exercise oxygen consumption in untrained males: effects of intermittent durations of arm ergometry. Appl Physiol Nutr Metab 31(3): 196-201, 2006.

McFarlin BK, Mitchell JB. Exercise in hot and cold environments: Differential effects on leukocyte number and NK cell activity. Aviat Space Environ Med 74: 1231-1236, 2003.

9.Tables and Figures

Include tables and figures in appropriate places within the body of the text (do not list each separately at the end of the manuscript). Each table and figure must be cited in the text. Number tables consecutively in the order in which they appear in the text. Provide a brief but descriptive title at the top of each table, and explanatory footnotes at the bottom for all nonstandard abbreviations. Figures should be included in a common electronic format (JPEG or GIF, for example). Number figures consecutively in the order in which they appear in the text. Provide a descriptive figure caption at the bottom of each figure. Since the primary form of the Journal exists in an on-line format, it is highly recommended that color be incorporated into tables and graphs, and color photographs included when appropriate.

Review Articles

Review articles will be solicited and are accepted by invitation only. While review articles do not require Methods and Results sections, appropriate subheadings within the manuscript text should be included. All other formatting as previously detailed above should be adhered to when submitting a review article for consideration. In addition, it is recommended that a summary table of articles reviewed be included within the manuscript.