Ethical aspects and good practices

Bioethical Aspects

SPORTIS is governed by the following bioethical principles:

• Any fee or charge required for manuscript processing and/or publication will be clearly indicated before authors begin preparing their submission.
• Authors are required to participate in the peer review process.
• All authors signing an article must have contributed significantly to the research. The editor may request clarification if an unusually high number of authors is observed.
• All authors are required to provide retractions or corrections of errors when necessary.
• Authors must include only the references used and disclose all sources of financial support.
• Duplicate publication is strictly prohibited. Submitting the same manuscript to multiple journals is considered bad practice.
• The editorial team will take reasonable measures to identify and prevent research misconduct.
• No member of the journal staff will encourage or knowingly allow misconduct.
• Allegations of research misconduct will be addressed appropriately by the editorial team.
• The journal has procedures for retracting or correcting articles when necessary.
• Editors will publish corrections, clarifications, retractions, and apologies when required.
• All research involving human participants must comply with the Declaration of Helsinki and include approval from a relevant Ethics Committee.
• Participants must not be identifiable in images or text. Authorization for publication must be provided, especially in the case of minors.
• Experimental studies involving living beings must include approval from a Bioethics Committee, stated in the Materials and Methods section.
• SPORTIS follows international ethical standards, including the COPE Code of Conduct and Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors.
• The journal uses Crossref Similarity Check plagiarism detection software. Manuscripts with high plagiarism or unjustified self-citation rates will be returned without peer review.