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Editorial
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A decade of sports science research output
The Journal of Sports Sciences was first published in 1983 on behalf of the Society of Sports Sciences. With the unification of sports science associations in the UK, the Journal became the publication of the British Association of Sports Sciences in the Autumn of 1985. It has now completed its first decade of life. The original aspiration of the Editorial Board was for the Journal to claim a place among the top periodicals in the sports sciences. Its definition of sports science was a liberal one and applications of scientific method to exercise, fitness and leisure contexts were contained within it. The scope of the Journal was further broadened when it was adopted by the International Society for Advancement of Kinanthropometry in the Spring of 1989. The international outlook of the Journal is reflected in the composition of the Advisory Board, the choice of referees and the contents of each issue. Major milestones have been the publication of the special issue on Science and Winter Sports (Winter 1987), linked with the 1988 Winter Olympics, and the Proceedings of the International Scientific Consensus, held in Lausanne 4-6 February 1991 with IOC patronage, on 'Foods, Nutrition and Sports Performance'. There have also been opportunities to publish communications to major scientific congresses, organized under the aegis of the World Commission of Sports Biomechanics. The British perspective is reflected in the communications to the annual scientific meeting of the British Association of Sports Sciences. The 104 abstracts published in this issue are testimony to the quality of contemporary sports science and give a flavour of current research undertaken in the British Isles. A comparison with previous years demonstrates how the programmes of such events have increased in scale, to the point where it is not possible to find space for many of the submissions to the annual conference. For the last 2 years, the task of quality control over the scientific programme has been allocated to the Editorial Board of the Journal, and this practice is being continued for the foreseeable future. The present issue is the 35th in the history of the Journal. The previous issues have comprised a total of 196 manuscripts. The predominant discipline, physiology, has accounted for 47.7% of the papers published to date. The remainder have been distributed among biomechanics (16.4%), psychology (15.4%), kinanthropometry (12.8%) and sports performance (7.7%). In many cases, the distinction is arbitrary, since some papers allocated to physiology have been directly related to performance and some interdisciplinary papers have been attributed to the scientific approach that was dominant. The papers published have emanated from 25 different countries. The USA (47), UK (42), Canada (25) and Australia (16) account for 66.3% of the papers. Scandinavian authors 0264-0414/92 © 1992 E. & F.N. Spon
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(Denmark and Finland 7 each; Sweden 3; Norway 1) have contributed 9.2% of the total. The Netherlands (13) and Belgium (11) can claim 12.2% of the produce. Three papers from Israel have made it into print and two papers have appeared from France, Germany, South Africa, Japan, Poland and Czechoslovakia. Authors from Austria, Botswana, Brazil, Eire, Fiji, New Zealand, Nigeria and Switzerland have also had material accepted. These papers represent about 35% of the manuscripts offered for publication, and the sources of total submissions would practically double the number of countries already mentioned. Although the majority of manuscripts have come from scientists in English-speaking nations, the editorial policy is to help scientists overcome language problems where the quality of the work appears to merit this help. Clearly, there is a wealth of research effort now spent in the sports sciences. The many other journals, initiated in the last decade, attest to this. Such journals may have a regional orientation or may publish manuscripts in the native language only. Some of the new journals have focused on particular disciplines (e.g. sports biomechanics; sport and exercise psychology) or have combined science (albeit largely physiology) with sports medicine. Pity the beleaguered sports science researcher who now has to make a formidable effort to keep abreast of developments in the field. The task of reviewing the current state of knowledge in the sports sciences is an awesome one. Nevertheless, this was a brief given by the Sports Council (London) to the British Association of Sports Sciences this year. Although the focus was narrowed to sports performance and excellence, the task was nevertheless rather daunting. Four separate reviews were undertaken: in physiology, psychology, biomechanics and interdisciplinary sports science. These were collated to form a research strategy document to be used by the Sports Council in earmarking research priorities. The contents will have a broad appeal to the sports science communities. The four interdisciplinary reviews were processed through the refereeing procedures of this Journal and are currently being finalized. Their appearance during the next year in a special issue will form another landmark in the march of sports science. Liverpool John Moores University
THOMAS REILLY
Journal of Sports Sciences Publication details, including instructions for authors and subscription information: http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/rjsp20
Editorial Thomas Reilly
a
a
Liverpool John Moores University Published online: 14 Nov 2007.
To cite this article: Thomas Reilly (1992) Editorial, Journal of Sports Sciences, 10:6, 523-524, DOI: 10.1080/02640419208729947 To link to this article: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02640419208729947
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Journal of Sports Sciences, 1992,10, 523-524
Editorial
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A decade of sports science research output
The Journal of Sports Sciences was first published in 1983 on behalf of the Society of Sports Sciences. With the unification of sports science associations in the UK, the Journal became the publication of the British Association of Sports Sciences in the Autumn of 1985. It has now completed its first decade of life. The original aspiration of the Editorial Board was for the Journal to claim a place among the top periodicals in the sports sciences. Its definition of sports science was a liberal one and applications of scientific method to exercise, fitness and leisure contexts were contained within it. The scope of the Journal was further broadened when it was adopted by the International Society for Advancement of Kinanthropometry in the Spring of 1989. The international outlook of the Journal is reflected in the composition of the Advisory Board, the choice of referees and the contents of each issue. Major milestones have been the publication of the special issue on Science and Winter Sports (Winter 1987), linked with the 1988 Winter Olympics, and the Proceedings of the International Scientific Consensus, held in Lausanne 4-6 February 1991 with IOC patronage, on 'Foods, Nutrition and Sports Performance'. There have also been opportunities to publish communications to major scientific congresses, organized under the aegis of the World Commission of Sports Biomechanics. The British perspective is reflected in the communications to the annual scientific meeting of the British Association of Sports Sciences. The 104 abstracts published in this issue are testimony to the quality of contemporary sports science and give a flavour of current research undertaken in the British Isles. A comparison with previous years demonstrates how the programmes of such events have increased in scale, to the point where it is not possible to find space for many of the submissions to the annual conference. For the last 2 years, the task of quality control over the scientific programme has been allocated to the Editorial Board of the Journal, and this practice is being continued for the foreseeable future. The present issue is the 35th in the history of the Journal. The previous issues have comprised a total of 196 manuscripts. The predominant discipline, physiology, has accounted for 47.7% of the papers published to date. The remainder have been distributed among biomechanics (16.4%), psychology (15.4%), kinanthropometry (12.8%) and sports performance (7.7%). In many cases, the distinction is arbitrary, since some papers allocated to physiology have been directly related to performance and some interdisciplinary papers have been attributed to the scientific approach that was dominant. The papers published have emanated from 25 different countries. The USA (47), UK (42), Canada (25) and Australia (16) account for 66.3% of the papers. Scandinavian authors 0264-0414/92 © 1992 E. & F.N. Spon
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(Denmark and Finland 7 each; Sweden 3; Norway 1) have contributed 9.2% of the total. The Netherlands (13) and Belgium (11) can claim 12.2% of the produce. Three papers from Israel have made it into print and two papers have appeared from France, Germany, South Africa, Japan, Poland and Czechoslovakia. Authors from Austria, Botswana, Brazil, Eire, Fiji, New Zealand, Nigeria and Switzerland have also had material accepted. These papers represent about 35% of the manuscripts offered for publication, and the sources of total submissions would practically double the number of countries already mentioned. Although the majority of manuscripts have come from scientists in English-speaking nations, the editorial policy is to help scientists overcome language problems where the quality of the work appears to merit this help. Clearly, there is a wealth of research effort now spent in the sports sciences. The many other journals, initiated in the last decade, attest to this. Such journals may have a regional orientation or may publish manuscripts in the native language only. Some of the new journals have focused on particular disciplines (e.g. sports biomechanics; sport and exercise psychology) or have combined science (albeit largely physiology) with sports medicine. Pity the beleaguered sports science researcher who now has to make a formidable effort to keep abreast of developments in the field. The task of reviewing the current state of knowledge in the sports sciences is an awesome one. Nevertheless, this was a brief given by the Sports Council (London) to the British Association of Sports Sciences this year. Although the focus was narrowed to sports performance and excellence, the task was nevertheless rather daunting. Four separate reviews were undertaken: in physiology, psychology, biomechanics and interdisciplinary sports science. These were collated to form a research strategy document to be used by the Sports Council in earmarking research priorities. The contents will have a broad appeal to the sports science communities. The four interdisciplinary reviews were processed through the refereeing procedures of this Journal and are currently being finalized. Their appearance during the next year in a special issue will form another landmark in the march of sports science. Liverpool John Moores University
THOMAS REILLY
