This journal uses ScholarOne Manuscripts (previously Manuscript Central) to peer review manuscript submissions. Please read the guide for ScholarOne authors before making a submission. Complete guidelines for preparing and submitting your manuscript to this journal are provided below.

Instructions for Authors

Submission

All submissions should be made online at the Qualitative Research in Sport, Exercise and Health ScholarOne Manuscripts site. New users should first create an account. Once a user is logged onto the site submissions should be made via the Author Centre. Online user guides and access to a helpdesk are available on this website.

Authors should prepare and upload two versions of their article. One should be a complete text, while in the second all document information identifying the author should be removed from files to allow them to be sent anonymously to referees. When uploading files authors will then be able to define the anonymous and named copies. Authors should prepare articles using a standard word processing package. All articles will be read by two editors and, if deemed relevant and of a sufficient standard, will be reviewed anonymously by at least two reviewers. Submission of an article to Qualitative Research in Sport, Exercise and Health will be taken to imply that it presents original, unpublished work, not under consideration for publication elsewhere. By submitting an article, the authors agree that the copyright is transferred to the Publisher if and when the article is accepted for publication. The copyright covers the exclusive rights to reproduce and distribute the article, including reprints, photographic reproductions, microfilm or any other reproduction of similar nature, and translations.

Books for review should be sent to:

David Brown

Article format
Submissions should be in English, typed in double spacing with a 4 cm margin on the left-hand side. Articles should normally be between 6000 and 8000 words, accompanied by an abstract, which must not exceed 250 words, setting out the main findings of the article. Please also include five keywords, preferably words that do not already appear in the title of the article. The editor reserves the right to return the article if it is not submitted in the required format. Sexist language should be avoided, and jargon or specialized language should be avoided where possible. Statistics are acceptable but must be explained in simple terms. Reference can be made to texts.

Contributions to the Research notes / short communications section should also conform to these specifications but will be shorter at a maximum of 2000 words.

Tables and figures
These should not be inserted in the pages of the article but should be separate files. The desired position in the text for each table, etc. should be indicated in the article. Figures should be supplied as high resolution files, preferably EPS or TIFF formats; however we can also accept PICT and JPEG formats. The publisher will normally reproduce colour figures in black and white.

Free article access: Corresponding authors will receive free online access to their article through our website (www.informaworld.com) and a complimentary copy of the issue containing their article. Reprints of articles published in this journal can be purchased through Rightslink® when proofs are received. If you have any queries, please contact our reprints department at reprints@tandf.co.uk

Publication
Page proofs will be sent for correction to the first-named author, unless otherwise requested. The difficulty and expense involved in making amendments at the page-proof stage make it essential for authors to prepare their typescripts carefully: any alterations to the original text are strongly discouraged. Our aim is rapid publication: this will be helped if authors provide good copy, following the above instructions, and return their page proofs as quickly as possible.

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