Author Guidelines

Authors must carefully consider and adhere to the following guidelines when preparing their submissions:

  • All manuscripts submitted for publication in the journal must be written in English.
  • Submitted manuscripts must not have been previously published or under review by another journal simultaneously.
  • Articles should be submitted as .doc/.docx for MS Word files and/or .tex for LaTeX files. However, all submissions must follow the template provided in the journal format.
  • All submissions must be prepared using the Journal’s Template. Manuscripts that do not follow the Journal’s Template will be returned to the author(s).
  • Submissions should only be made through the journal’s Online Article Submission system. Manuscripts submitted via any other medium and submissions by anyone other than one of the authors will not be evaluated.
  • All submitted manuscripts must adhere to the 7th edition of the American Psychological Association (APA) Publication Manual for both in-text citations and reference lists (APA 7).
  • A “similarity report” document is required at the time of submission (with a maximum similarity index of 20%).
  • The journal adopts a “double-blind peer review” policy for the evaluation of submitted manuscripts. Thus, each submission will be reviewed by at least two independent reviewers before publication.
  • Editors are committed to upholding the protection of human and animal rights in submitted manuscripts. They prioritize the documentation of informed consent from participants and will reject articles that lack ethical approval for studies involving human or animal subjects.
  • Authors must upload evidence of ethical approval for studies that involve data collection through quantitative or qualitative methods such as experiments, surveys, scales, interviews, observations, or focus group discussions. Additionally, case studies must include information about obtaining informed consent from participants.
  • The responsibility for the grammar and language of the articles in the article belongs to the authors. Our journal, editors or reviewers do not provide any paid services. If there is a need for language correction and proofreading, the author can have them done by independent organizations and individuals. Our journal has no responsibility for that process.
Submissions to "Sport Economics Research (SER)" should be prepared using the provided "Article Templates". It is essential that no changes are made to the template, and all writing should be done directly within it. Page Layout: A4, Portrait, Margins (Custom) (All sides: 1.5 cm)
Sport Economics Research (SER) does not impose a limit on the number of pages or word count for articles. However, the editorial board or the scientific committee may suggest shortening the content if it can be done without compromising its quality. The line spacing for the entire manuscript should be set to 1.15.

Each manuscript should be structured under the following main headings:

Title: The title of the study should clearly and comprehensively reflect its content. All major words should be capitalized, excluding conjunctions.

Abstract: The abstract should succinctly and clearly reflect the study's purpose, scope, methodology, results, key points, and originality. It should be no longer than 200 words.

Keywords: Between 3 to 5 keywords that accurately reflect the content of the study should be provided.

Introduction: The introduction should elaborate on the foundation of the research topic, provide a summary of the study's sections, discuss its relevance in the existing literature, and explain the importance, research problem, and objectives of the study.

Methodology: This section should detail the type of research, study group, data collection tools, validity and reliability, data collection techniques, data analysis, and any limitations.

Findings: The findings of the research should be presented with relevant tables, figures, graphs, or images, ensuring they align with the study's objectives and maintain coherence.

Discussion: The findings should be discussed in the context of the existing literature and the authors' interpretations, highlighting the significance of the study.

Conclusion: The conclusions drawn from the discussions should be clearly stated.

Recommendations: This section should provide recommendations in line with the study's discussions and conclusions, including suggestions for future research and practical applications that could contribute to the field.

Acknowledgements: Any individuals or institutions that made minor contributions to the research should be acknowledged.

References: The reference list should be prepared according to APA 7th edition guidelines. In-text citations and references should match the language of the full text. For works in different languages, the English titles and journal names should be used. Line spacing should be set to 1.0.

Examples;

  • Single Author: Author, A. A. (2024).
  • Two Authors: Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (2024).
  • Three or More Authors: Author, A. A., Author, B. B., & Author, C. C. (2024).
  • 21 or More Authors: Author, A. A., Author, B. B., Author, C. C., Author, D. D., Author, E. E., Author, F. F., Author, G. G., Author, H. H., Author, I. I., Author, J. J., Author, K. K., Author, L. L., Author, M. M., Author, N. N., Author, O. O., Author, P. P., Author, Q. Q., Author, R. R., Author, S. S., . . . Author, Z. Z. (2024).
  • Author with Two Surnames: Santos García, S., & Velasco Rodríguez, M. L. (2024).

**Use special characters in author names where applicable.
**Do not use abbreviations for group author citations.
**For multiple works by the same author in the same year: Author, A. A. (2024a); Author, B. B. (2024b).

Appendices: Supplementary tables, figures, graphs, and images should be provided where they are referenced in the text.

Tables and Figures: The formatting and text within tables and figures should follow the examples provided in the template. Figures should be centered, while tables should extend to the page margins. A 6 pt space should be left before and after each table or figure.

  • Table Titles and Text: 10 pt
  • Table Number: Bold, e.g., Table 1. Table Title
  • Figures: If they are editable graphics, text within figures can be reduced to 8 pt without altering the format.
  • Figure Number: Bold, e.g., Fig. 1. Figure Title
    Figures that are images or non-editable graphics should be inserted into Word at 300 DPI resolution.

Note: The sections *Discussion, Conclusion, and Recommendations* can either be combined into one section or presented separately as the authors prefer.

References 

Journal article reference:

Grady, J. S., Her, M., Moreno, G., Perez, C., & Yelinek, J. (2019). Emotions in storybooks: A comparison of storybooks that represent ethnic and racial groups in the United States. Psychology of Popular Media Culture, 8(3), 207–217. https://doi.org/10.1037/ppm0000185  

  • Parenthetical citation: (Grady et al., 2019)
  • Narrative citation: Grady et al. (2019)

Journal article with an article number:

Jerrentrup, A., Mueller, T., Glowalla, U., Herder, M., Henrichs, N., Neubauer, A., & Schaefer, J. R. (2018). Teaching medicine with the help of “Dr. House.” PLoS ONE, 13(3), Article e0193972. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0193972  

  • Parenthetical citation: (Jerrentrup et al., 2018)
  • Narrative citation: Jerrentrup et al. (2018)

Retracted journal article

Joly, J. F., Stapel, D. A., & Lindenberg, S. M. (2008). Silence and table manners: When environments activate norms. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 34(8), 1047–1056. https://doi.org/10.1177/0146167208318401 (Retraction published 2012, Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 38[10], 1378)  

  • Parenthetical citation: (Joly et al., 2008)
  • Narrative citation: Joly et al. (2008)

Book

Jackson, L. M. (2019). The psychology of prejudice: From attitudes to social action (2nd ed.). American Psychological Association. https://doi.org/10.1037/0000168-000

  • Parenthetical citations: (Jackson, 2019)
  • Narrative citations: Jackson (2019),

Chapter in an edited book

Aron, L., Botella, M., & Lubart, T. (2019). Culinary arts: Talent and their development. In R. F. Subotnik, P. Olszewski-Kubilius, & F. C. Worrell (Eds.), The psychology of high performance: Developing human potential into domain-specific talent (pp. 345–359). American Psychological Association. https://doi.org/10.1037/0000120-016

  • Parenthetical citations: (Aron et al., 2019)
  • Narrative citations: Aron et al. (2019)

Published dissertation or thesis references

Kabir, J. M. (2016). Factors influencing customer satisfaction at a fast food hamburger chain: The relationship between customer satisfaction and customer loyalty (Publication No. 10169573) [Doctoral dissertation, Wilmington University]. ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global. Dissertations & Theses Global.

  • Parenthetical citations: (Kabir, 2016)
  • Narrative citations: Kabir (2016)

Unpublished dissertation or thesis references

Harris, L. (2014). Instructional leadership perceptions and practices of elementary school leaders [Unpublished doctoral dissertation]. University of Virginia.  

  • Parenthetical citation: (Harris, 2014)
  • Narrative citation: Harris (2014)

Conference presentation

Evans, A. C., Jr., Garbarino, J., Bocanegra, E., Kinscherff, R. T., & Márquez-Greene, N. (2019, August 8–11). Gun violence: An event on the power of community [Conference presentation]. APA 2019 Convention, Chicago, IL, United States. https://convention.apa.org/2019-video  

  • Parenthetical citation: (Evans et al., 2019)
  • Narrative citation: Evans et al. (2019)

Webpage on a news website

Bologna, C. (2019, October 31). Why some people with anxiety love watching horror movies. HuffPost. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/anxiety-love-watching-horror-movies_l_5d277587e4b02a5a5d57b59e

  • Parenthetical citations: (Bologna, 2019)
  • Narrative citations: Bologna (2019)

Webpage on a website with a government agency group author

National Institute of Mental Health. (2018, July). Anxiety disorders. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health. https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/anxiety-disorders/index.shtml  

  • Parenthetical citation: (National Institute of Mental Health, 2018)
  • Narrative citation: National Institute of Mental Health (2018)

 

Acknowledgements: Authors may add an acknowledgements section at the end of their paper. This should be brief, and should not include thanks to anonymous referees and editors, or effusive comments. Grant or contribution numbers should be included in this section. Assistance from other writers, proof-readers and editors can also be acknowledged here. For initial submissions, if the acknowledgements section identifies the authors, we ask that you instead include this information in your cover letter or redact it to prevent double-blind review being compromised.
Author contributions: "The author(s) contributed to the manuscript’s conceptualization, analyzed, editing, and finalization". or "All authors contributed equally to the manuscript’s conceptualization, editing, and finalization and are worthy of their inclusion as authors. The aspects of the study handled by each author are given below: A.A.: conceptualized the overall study scope, design; A.B.: prepared methodology and conducted the analyses and extracted the results. All authors participated in drafting the manuscript and endorsed the final version".
Please use related number when filling the “Contribution Type” section of the table below.
1. Conception- 2. Design- 3. Supervision- 4. Fundings- 5. Materials- 6. Data Collection and/or Processing- 7. Analysis and/or Interpretation- 8. Literature Review- 9. Writing- 10. Critical Review
Declaration of Conflicting Interests: The author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.
Funding: Author(s) must explicitly disclose any financial support received from institutions or organizations. or The author(s) received no financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.
Ethnical statement: "This study was performed in line with the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki. Approval was granted by the Ethics Committee of University B (Date.../No. ...)". or "This article does not contain any studies with human participants performed by any of the authors".
ORCID iD: It is mandatory for authors to provide their ORCID identifiers.