Authors Guide

Last Updated: April 2025

Authors wishing to submit articles to InnovatioSports Journal are expected to prepare their manuscripts in accordance with the following guide. All submissions are evaluated based on academic integrity, ethical standards, and scientific quality.

1. ARTICLE TOPIC & SCOPE

  • Articles must align with the journal’s main themes and subfields.

  • Interdisciplinary studies are prioritized.

2. WRITING RULES & TECHNICAL SETTINGS

  • Font: Tahoma, 12 pt.

  • Line spacing: 2 (including abstracts).

  • Pages must be numbered.

  • Tables and figures should be properly titled and formatted in APA 7.

  • Language: Clear and scientific Turkish or English.

  • For detailed guidance, see: “Article Preparation Manual”

3. ABSTRACT & KEYWORDS

  • Abstracts in both Turkish and English: between 150–200 words.

  • Include 3 to 5 keywords in each language.

4. ARTICLE STRUCTURE

  • Introduction

  • Method

  • Results

  • Discussion

  • Conclusion and Recommendations

  • References (APA 7 format)

5. MANDATORY ATTACHMENTS

  • Title Page (author names, affiliation, ORCID, contact info)

  • Blind Main Text

  • Copyright Transfer Form

  • Ethics Committee Approval (if applicable)

  • Conflict of Interest Statement

  • Author Contribution Statement

6. ETHICAL PRINCIPLES & SIMILARITY CHECK

  • All articles are checked via iThenticate/Turnitin.

  • Articles with a similarity rate over 20% will not be considered.

  • Studies requiring ethics approval must include documentation.

  • For detailed ethical policies and conflict of interest declaration, see: “Ethical Policies”

7. REVIEW PROCESS

  • Our journal uses a double-blind peer review system.

  • Editors conduct the initial review, followed by at least two peer reviewers.

  • Revisions may be requested when necessary.

  • Revision deadline: Maximum 15 days.

8. PUBLICATION POLICY

  • No submission or publication fees are charged.

  • All articles are published as open access.

  • Accepted papers are assigned a DOI number.

9. POST-PUBLICATION PROCESS

  • The final manuscript is submitted to the author for approval.

  • Layout formatting and graphical checks are completed by the editorial team.

CONTACT & SUPPORT For questions and support, please contact us:
editor@isjournal.org
www.isjournal.org