Submissions

Author Guidelines

Original Articles

Original research with a focus on optimising human health, wellbeing, organisation capability, physical performance and long-term athletic development. Word limit 6000 words excluding references, tables and images.

Review: Review of optimising human health, wellbeing, organisation capability, physical performance and long-term athletic development issues and matters. Word limit 5000 words.

Short Report

Suitable for discourses on research findings of a specific nature and therefore may be limited in its generalizability or contribution. E.g. case studies, critical analyses of topical issues. World limit 2000 words.

Commentary

Submitted or invited commentaries on matters within optimizing human health, wellbeing, organisation capability, physical performance and long-term athletic development. Word limit 1000 words.

Abstracts

Original Articles, reviews and short reports must be submitted with an abstract. Please use the following headings: Introduction, Methods, Results/Discussion, Conclusion. Abstracts for reviews may be unstructured. Word limit 250 words.

Keywords

Please provide four keywords after the abstract. These keywords will be used for indexing purposes.

Author names and affiliations

Please present full names for all authors below article heading. This is to be presented as a separate page from the article. Indicate all affiliations with a superscript number immediately after the author's name and in front of the appropriate address. Provide the full postal address of each affiliation, including the country name and, if available, the e-mail address of each author. 

Corresponding author

Clearly indicate who will handle correspondence at all stages of refereeing and publication, also post-publication. Ensure that phone numbers (with country and area code) are provided in addition to the e-mail address and the complete postal address. Contact details must be kept up to date by the corresponding author.

Page Layout and font

There is no need to follow a specific template when submitting your manuscript in Word. However, please ensure your heading levels are clear, and the sections clearly defined.

Headings and subheadings

Please follow abstract guidelines (Introduction, Methods, Results/Discussion, Conclusion) for article headings. Divide your article into clearly defined sections. 

Figures

Figures are to be placed in the body of the article with clear captions. Follow APA 7^th guidelines for figure labels/captions. Keep text in the illustrations themselves to a minimum but explain all symbols and abbreviations used. Equations should be presented as figures with appropriate captions.

Tables

Follow APA 7^th guidelines for tables. In the text, refer to every table by its number. There are two options for the placement of tables; place all tables on separate pages after the reference list, or, embed each table within the text. 

Abbreviations

Write out abbreviations in full the first time it appears in the article.

Acknowledgements

Collate acknowledgements in a separate section at the end of the article before the references. Acknowledgments can be made for those who have assisted in the preparation of the article or at any stage during the research that was integral in ensuring the article was ready for publication.

Citations and Reference list

Please ensure that every reference cited in the text is also present in the reference list (and vice versa). References should follow appropriate APA  referencing style. For questions on references and style, consult the following APA guide at AUT University in the first instance:

http://aut.ac.nz.libguides.com/APA7th

Funding details

Please supply all details required by your funding and grant-awarding bodies.

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