International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching
Coaching Science: Theory and Applications | Sport and Exercise Science | Sports Studies
The International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching (IJSSC) is a peer-reviewed, academic/professional journal, which has the mission of bridging the gap between coaching and sports science.
It welcomes studies from the social, natural, formal and applied sciences; and a wide range of disciplines, including sociology, psychology, physiology, nutrition, biomechanics, medical science, computer science, mathematics, and statistics.
Founded in 2006, the IJSSC is the most influential scholarly journal in coaching and sports science.
Each annual volume of the IJSSC has six issues.
The IJSSC welcomes the submission of articles in the following categories: Original Research, Research Notes, Case Studies, Reviews, and Perspectives.
The Editor-in-Chief invites Commentaries on articles published in the IJSSC. Usually a reviewer of the published article is the author of a Commentary.
A Perspectives article is for researchers to share their personal insights and critical thinking on a current dogma, controversial issue, challenging problem or pressing question that is of relevance to coaching and sports science. It may involve exploration of innovative ideas based on a new analysis and interpretation of existing data in a model-driven way. Prospective authors of a Perspectives article should make a pre-submission inquiry to the Editor-in-Chief.
Examples of relevant topics for the IJSSC are: The IJSSC is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).
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The International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching (IJSSC) integrates theory and practice in sports science, promotes critical reflection of coaching practice, and evaluates commonly accepted beliefs about coaching effectiveness and performance enhancement.
The vision of the IJSSC is the development of a community in which scientific research explains the processes involved in sports coaching; sports science is accessible to coaches, translating knowledge into working practice; and sports scientists are aware of the challenges faced by coaches.
The IJSSC publishes Original Research, Research Notes and Case Studies representing a wide variety of quantitative and qualitative research methods. It also publishes Perspectives articles and invited Commentaries.
The peer review process is ‘open’ and transparent, meaning that both authors and referees know the identity of each other.
| Dr. Simon P.R. Jenkins | Sports Coach Mentoring, UK |
| Chris Barnes | CB Sports Performance Ltd., UK |
| Andrea Becker | CSU Sacramento, USA |
| Britton W. Brewer | Springfield College, USA |
| Mike Callan | University of Hertfordshire, UK |
| Humberto M. Carvalho | Federal University of Santa Catarina, Brazil |
| Tania Cassidy | University of Otago, New Zealand |
| Michael Chia | Nanyang Technological University, Singapore |
| Miguel Crespo | International Tennis Federation, Spain |
| Brendan Cropley | University of South Wales, UK |
| László Csató | Corvinus University of Budapest, Hungary |
| Barry Drust | University of Birmingham, UK |
| San Fu Kao | National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan |
| Bill Gerrard | University of Leeds, UK |
| Andy Gillham | Sanford Sports Science Institute, USA |
| Greg Haff | Edith Cowan University, Australia |
| Thelma Horn | Miami University, USA |
| Lawrence W. Judge | Ball State University, USA |
| Matthias Kempe | University of Groningen, The Netherlands |
| Seungmo Kim | Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong |
| Wilbur Kraak | Stellenbosch University, South Africa |
| David Mann | VU University, The Netherlands |
| Jim McKenna | Leeds Beckett University, UK |
| Alan Nevill | University of Wolverhampton, UK |
| Harvey Newton | Newton Sports, USA |
| Donna O'Connor | University of Sydney, Australia |
| Juan José Pulido González | University of Extremadura, Spain |
| Steven Rynne | University of Queensland, Australia |
| Wayne Spratford | University of Canberra, Australia |
| Ray Stefani | California State University Long Beach, USA |
| Leisha Strachan | University of Manitoba, Canada |
| Tim Swartz | Simon Fraser University, Canada |
| Tiffanye M. Vargas | California State University, Long Beach, USA |
| Will Vickery | Australian Sports Commission, Australia |
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