Plagiarism

Theory and Practice of Physical Culture Journal does not publish plagiarism, including works containing plagiarism of text, plagiarism of ideas and plagiarism of data.  Manuscript authors must submit completely original work. Reference to the results of work of other authors should be accompanied by citations of the corresponding primary sources, which are to be included in the list of references. The citation of text previously published elsewhere should be reported as direct speech with the quoted text being enclosed in quotation marks and written in italics, accompanied by an obligatory citation of the source. The inclusion of large fragments of borrowed text in the manuscript is unacceptable.

Manuscripts submitted to the Theory and Practice of Physical Culture Journal are checked for plagiarism through the https://antiplagiat.ru/. If unauthorized borrowings are identified, or if the originality of the text is low (< 85%), the manuscript will be rejected from publication.

Identification of plagiarism of ideas and plagiarism of data is carried out as part of the scientific review, as well as after the publication of a manuscript - upon the fact that readers submit relevant statements. If unauthorized borrowing of data (results of scientific work) or ideas is established, the manuscript (article) will be withdrawn and retracted from publication, even if it has already been published.

Multiplicity, redundancy and simultaneous submission of publications

Theory and Practice of Physical Culture Journal considers only original content, i.e. articles that have not been previously published, including in a language other than English. Articles based on content previously made public only on a preprint server, institutional repository, or in a thesis will be considered.  If authors have used their own previously published work, or work that is currently under review, as the basis for a submitted manuscript, they must cite the previous articles and indicate how their submitted manuscript differs from their previous work. Reuse of the authors’ own words outside the Methods should be attributed or quoted in the text. Reuse of the authors’ own figures or substantial amounts of wording may require permission from the copyright holder and the authors are responsible for obtaining this.

Authors should not publish many manuscripts, mainly devoted to the same study, in more than one journal as original works.  Redundant publication, the inappropriate division of study outcomes into more than one article (also known as salami slicing), may result in rejection or a request to merge submitted manuscripts, and the correction of published articles.  Submitting the same manuscript simultaneously to more than one journal will be regarded as a violation of publication ethics. Theory and Practice of Physical Culture Journal will reject from publication any manuscripts that are found to be under consideration or previously published in other publications.

Theory and Practice of Physical Culture will consider extended versions of articles published at conferences provided this is declared in the cover letter, the previous version is clearly cited and discussed, there is significant new content, and any necessary permissions are obtained. Duplicate publication of the same, or a very similar, article may result in the retraction of the later article and the authors may incur sanctions.

Authors, when submitting a manuscript for a “secondary” publication, must notify the editors and substantiate in detail its appropriateness. In the case of a "secondary" publication, the settlement of issues related to copyright of the publication is decided individually on a case by case basis.

The general rules for a manuscript as a "secondary" publication are:

• Citation of a full bibliographic reference to the “primary” publication
• Preservation of the original bibliography (reference list) of the "primary" work

More information on the acceptable forms of secondary (repeat) publications can be found on ICMJE web pages.

Citation Manipulation

Authors whose submitted manuscripts are found to include citations whose primary purpose is to increase the number of citations to a given author’s work, or to articles published in a particular journal.  Similarly, editors and reviewers must not ask authors to include references merely to increase citations to their own or an associate’s work, to the journal, or to another journal they are associated with.

Source recognition

The contribution of others to the study should always be recognized. Authors should refer to publications that were important in carrying out the scientific work covered in the manuscript. Data obtained unofficially (for example, during a conversation, correspondence or in a process of discussion with third parties) should not be used or presented without the explicit written permission of the source. Information obtained from confidential sources (for example, the provider of a research grant) should not be mentioned in the manuscript without the express written permission of the manuscript authors who are directly related to the relevant confidential sources.

Authorship of publications

The Journal and Publisher assume that all authors agree with the content of the submitted manuscript and that all have given explicit consent to submission.  The Journal and Publisher also assume that consent for submission has been obtained from the responsible authorities at the institute or organization where the work has been carried out.

Authors of publications can be only those people who have made a significant contribution to the formation of the work plan, the development, execution or interpretation of the results of the presented research, as well as to the process of writing the manuscript (including those who conducted scientific and stylistic editing and design in accordance with the requirements of the Journal).

1  First author. The first author in the list of co-authors should be the head of the manuscript authors who took the greatest part in the process of preparing the text and is familiar with the whole process of conducting the scientific work. The leader of the team of authors should become the "author for correspondence", to communicate with the editorial staff and readers (after the publication of the article).

2  Co-authors may be those who made a significant contribution to the preparation of the manuscript text and the study. In those cases where the study participants made a significant contribution in a certain direction in the research project, they should be indicated as persons who made a significant contribution to this study. The authors must make sure that all participants who have made a significant contribution to the study are presented as co-authors. Persons who did not participate in the study should not be listed as co-authors.  All Co-authors should approve the final version of a manuscript and agreed to its submission for publication.

Research subjects and associated risks

The journal publishes only the results of studies conducted in compliance with biomedical ethics and in accordance with GCP (Good Clinical Practice) standards.

Manuscripts should reflect all risks (obvious and potential) to which the subjects of study (people or animals) were exposed: exposure to chemicals (including drugs), procedures or equipment, and other situations that could be harmful to health or be dangerous to the life of the subjects of study.

If living people or animals are the research subjects in the experimental study, the authors should reflect in their manuscript that all stages of the study were carried out in accordance with the law and regulatory documents. Authors should also provide information that the study protocol was reviewed by an ethics committee with an obligatory indication of the name of the committee (or organization by which the committee was created), the date and reference number of the minutes of the meeting at which the study was approved. The editors have the right to require from the team the author certified copies of the relevant protocols.

All clinical trials should be conducted in accordance with the ethical principles of Good Clinical Practice and comply with the requirements of Federal Law No. 61 “On the Circulation of Medicines” (2010), as well as other applicable laws of the Russian Federation.

Disclosure of conflicts of interest

All authors are obliged to disclose (declare in the appropriate section of the manuscript) financial or other obvious or potential conflicts of interest that may be perceived as having an impact on the results or conclusions presented in the work.

Examples of potential conflicts of interest to be disclosed:

• receiving financial reward for participating in a study or writing a manuscript
• any connection with organizations that have a direct interest in the subject of the study or review (for example: work under contract, consultation, stock ownership, receiving fees or royalties, providing expert opinion)
• patent application or registration of a patent for research results (copyright, etc.)
• obtaining financial support for any of the stages of the study or manuscript writing (including grants and other financial support)
• close personal connections
• beliefs or activism, for example, political or religious, relevant to the work
• competitors or someone whose work is critiqued.

Explicit and potential conflicts of interest should be disclosed as early as possible.

Information about conflicts of interest received from the authors of manuscripts is not provided to reviewers and is available only to the editorial board when deciding on the publication of the manuscript. Information about conflicts of interest is published as part of the full article.

Significant errors in published works

If the author finds significant errors or inaccuracies in the publication, the author must promptly inform the editorial office of the journal or the publisher in order to retract the publication or to correct errors. If the editorial board or the publisher receives substantiated information from a third party that the publication contains significant errors, the author is obliged to retract the work or correct the errors as soon as possible, or to refute the statement of errors by presenting the necessary evidence to the editorial office.  When errors are identified in published articles, the publisher will consider what action is required and may consult the editors and the authors’ institution(s).  Errors by the authors may be corrected by a published corrigendum, and errors by the publisher by a published erratum.

If there are errors that significantly affect the conclusions or there is evidence of misconduct, this may require retraction or an expression of concern following the COPE Retraction Guidelines. All authors will be asked to agree to the content of the appropriate notice.

If the Theory and Practice of Physical Culture Journal becomes aware of breaches of our publication ethics policies the following sanctions may be applied:

• Rejection of the manuscript and any other manuscripts submitted by the author(s).
• Not allowing submission for 1–3 years.
• Prohibition from acting as an editor or reviewer.

Theory and Practice of Physical Culture Journal may apply additional sanctions for severe ethical violations.