About the Journal

The Scientific-Theoretical Journal «Theory and Practice of Physical Culture» was founded in 2013 on the problems of physical culture and sports. Throughout its history, the journal has taken its place among the elite Russian and international scientific journals. For the years of its existence various governmental and non-governmental organizations repeatedly marked it as a leader among specialized editions in the physical culture and sports industry. It is included in the list of journals, peer-reviewed by Higher Attestation Committee of the Russian Federation (VAK RF).  

Mission: provision of scientific information, popularization of scientific views, publishing the results of professional and scientific activities.

The main goal
Creation and maintenance of an international expert platform for the integration of advanced science, education, and practice in the field of physical culture and sports, which contributes to the development of the industry and the formation of science-based policies.
The journal's objectives:
1. Research and academic objectives: Publication of research results: Ensuring the rapid and high-quality publication of the latest results of fundamental and applied scientific research in all areas of physical culture and sports. Development of scientific discussion: Creation of a platform for scientific discussions, exchange of opinions and critical analysis of theories and methods in the field of sports. Maintaining scientific standards: Ensuring high quality of published materials through a double-blind peer-review system and compliance with the criteria of the Higher Attestation Commission (VAK RF) and international scientific databases. Consolidation of the scientific community: Bringing together the efforts of leading scientists, trainers, practitioners and young researchers to solve the current problems of the industry.
2. Information, educational and training tasks: Popularization of science: Translation of complex scientific concepts into a language accessible to a wide range of practitioners (coaches, teachers, managers). Informing the target audience: Timely provision of managers, scientists and teachers with up-to-date scientific information necessary for making managerial and methodological decisions. Methodological support: Publication of materials of direct practical value for improving the system of sports training, physical education and management.
3. Practice-oriented and industry-specific tasks: Introduction of innovations: Promoting the introduction of digital technologies, biomechanical analyzers, and new pedagogical and psychological methods into the daily practice of sports and physical culture. Development of key areas of the industry: Highlighting and promoting important areas such as sports management, adaptive physical culture, sports sociology, and physical activity among the population. Professional development: Providing coaches, teachers, and managers with access to the latest scientific achievements for continuous professional growth.
4. Social and public objectives: Expert opinion formation: Becoming the main source of scientifically based information for shaping public opinion and influencing public policy in the field of physical culture and sports. Promotion of physical culture values: Promoting a healthy lifestyle and increasing physical activity among the population through scientifically based recommendations. Support for inclusion: Development and promotion of the scientific foundations of adaptive physical culture for the integration of people with disabilities into society through sports. Thus, the journal "Theory and Practice of Physical Culture" sets itself complex tasks aimed not only at the development of pure science, but also at their direct implementation in practice, which makes it a key link between theory and real achievements in sports and physical education.

Readers of the journal «Theory and Practice of Physical Culture» – statesmen, leaders of sports and scientific organizations, distinguished scholars, teachers and students of physical culture and sports and pedagogical education system. These are intellectual, active, influential leaders of the modern world of science and sport with a high potential of opinions formation.

The main sections of the journal:

  • SPORTS TRAINING
  • SPORT MANAGEMENT
  • DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION IN SPORT
  • SPORT BIOMECHANICS
  • THEORY AND METHODOLOGY OF SPORT
  • PHYSICAL EDUCATION OF STUDENTS
  • MOTOR ACTIVITY OF THE POPULATION
  • SPORT PSYCHOLOGY
  • ADAPTIVE PHYSICAL CULTURE AND SPORTS
  • SOCIOLOGY OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND SPORTS

Archiving policy

«Theory and Practice of Physical Culture» uses as long-term preservation service, where each journal is currently archived - Open Journal Systems.        

Open Journal Systems (OJS) is an open-source software application for managing and publishing scholarly journals. Originally developed and released by PKP in 2001 to improve access to research, it is the most widely used open-source journal publishing platform in existence, with over 25,000 journals using it worldwide (https://pkp.sfu.ca/ojs/).    

Online journal

ISSN 2409-4234

Starting year: 2013

Frequency: Monthly

Language : English