About this journal

Aim
The International Journal of Performance Analysis in Sport aims to present current original research into sports performance. In so doing, the journal contributes to our general knowledge of sports performance making findings available to a wide audience of academics and practitioners.

Scope
The International Journal of Performance Analysis in Sport is published by Taylor & Francis on behalf of the Centre for Performance Analysis, Cardiff School of Sport at Cardiff Metropolitan University, and in association with the International Society of Performance Analysis in Sport (ISPAS), ISPAS-Asia and the Spanish Association of Sports Performance Analysis (SASPA). The emphasis is on the analysis of actual performance in sport and exercise. Studies using observational methods, biomechanical analysis, self-report emanating from actual sports performance, qualitative observation and measurements such as heart rate response during actual sports performance are all within the scope of the journal. Laboratory studies of key techniques within sports are also of interest where such techniques are clearly important and cannot be analysed in detail during actual competition. Such techniques include tennis serves and golf swings. There may be other contributions that do not analyse sports performance at all that are within the scope of the journal. For example, interview studies or meta-analyses may lead to theoretical contributions explaining the nature of sports performance, tactics used and factors influencing performance. The journal requires original research studies, so review articles are not considered. Contributors wishing to clarify whether papers they are writing are within the scope of the journal are welcome to contact the general editor.

The volume of papers submitted to the journal has increased from 501 in 2018, to 594 in 2019 and 847 in 2020. The number of papers published in 2018, 2019 and 2020 was 88, 84 and 91 respectively. As a consequence the quality of accepted papers has increased. The demand to have papers published in the journal makes it very competitive, and only papers with a genuine chance of being published can be reviewed. Authors should use the most recent issues of the journal to understand the required quality. Authors should ask themselves the following questions when preparing a paper.

(a) Does the paper report on a substantive research exercise? If the data could be gathered and analysed over a single weekend, the authors should consider submitting the work for poster presentation at a conference.
(b) Is the research sufficiently original? Does the paper make a contribution to our knowledge of something important about sports performance?

(c)Will the paper have impact? Are the findings generalizable beyond the sample used? Authors are discouraged from submitting research based on single squads that may be convenience samples. Authors are also discouraged from submitting papers on systems or processes that might only be relevant to their own programmes of research.
(d) Does the research warrant the number of authors listed on the paper? This has become a problem with a lot of recent submissions where the nature and volume of the work certainly does not warrant the number of authors included. In cases like this, the paper has not been sent for review and has been rejected by the editor.
(e) Is the analysis sufficiently rigorous? Authors should consider the reliability of methods used, the units of analysis used, the choice of independent and dependent variables and the assumptions of any statistical tests used. In saying this, there is nothing wrong with original descriptive research and authors should avoid complex predictive modelling designs where these are not appropriate.
(f) Does the paper fit within the scope of the journal? Sports performance analysis does involve a more expanded array of methods and types of study these days. However, there have been papers submitted to the journal that are clearly not performance analysis papers. Some of these papers are of a very high quality in all other respects, but they are simply not within the scope of the journal.

All research and review articles in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymized (double-anonymized) refereeing,

International Journal of Performance Analysis in Sport

Editorial Board Members

Editor-in-Chief

Professor Stephen Mallalieu
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Department of Sport Psychology, Cardiff Metropolitan University, Cardiff, UK

Deputy Editor

Carlos Lago
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Centre for Performance Analysis, Cardiff Metropolitan University, Cynceod Campus, Cardiff, CF23 6XD, UK

Review Editors

Professor Brian Dawson
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School of Human Movement and Exercise Science University of Western Australia35 Stirling Highway Crawley, 6009 Western Australia, Australia

Professor Jose Campos
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Laboratory of Biomechanics, Faculty of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, Department of Sport and Physical Education, University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain

Dr Chris Carling
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LOSC Lille Métropole Football Club, Camphin-en-Pévèle, France

Professor Barry Drust
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School of Sport and Exercise Sciences Liverpool John Moores University Henry Cotton Campus15-21 Webster Street Liverpool L3 2ET UK

Professor Nic James
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London Sport Institute, Middlesex University, Hendon, London, NW4 4BT UK

Professor Julio Garganta
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Revista Portuguesa de Ciências do Desporto Faculdade de Desporto da Universidade do Porto Rua Dr. Plácido, Costa, 914200.450 Porto Portugal

Drew E. Gonzalez, PhD

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Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA

Dr Paul Glazier
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Institute of Sport, Exercise and Active Living, Victoria University, Footscray Park Campus, Melbourne, VIC 8001

Dr Tony Kirkbride
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CSIR- Sports Technology
Bldg 10, Rm A49
Pretoria, South Africa

Prof. Dr Martin Lames
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Faculty of Sport, Technical University of Munich, Germany

Dr Felix Lebed
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Kaye Academic College of Education in Beer-Sheba, Israel

Dr Tim McGarry
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Faculty of Kinesiology University of New Brunswick P.O. Box 44002, Peter Kelly Drive Fredericton New Brunswick, Canada E3B 5A3

Professor Isabel Mesquita
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Centre of Research, Education, Innovation and Intervention in Sport, Faculty of Sport, University of Porto, Portugal

Bianca Miarka
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Juiz de For a Federal University, Department of Physical Education, Brazil

Professor Jose Palao
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Health, Physical Activity and Sport Faculty, Catholic University of St. Anthony, Murcia, Spain

Professor Doctor Carlos Lago Peñas
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Universida de Vigo, Facultade de Ciencias, Pontevedra, Spain

Professor Derek Peters
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School of Sport and Exercise Sciences, University of Worcester, Henwick Grove, Worcester, WR2 6AJ, UK

Professor Jaime Sampaio
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Sports Sciences Department, University of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal

Professor Fernando Tavares
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Faculty of Sports Sciences and Physical Education, University of Porto, Portugal

Dr Goran Sporis
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University of Zagreb, Faculty of kinesiology, Horvacanski zavoj 15, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia

Dr Michele van Rooyen
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MRC/UCT Research Unit for Exercise Science and Sports Medicine Department of Human Biology
University of Cape Town and The Sports Science Institute of South Africa Newlands South Africa

Dr Jason Williams
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Cardiff School of Management, Cardiff Metropolitan University, Cardiff Colchester Avenue Campus Cardiff CF23 9XR UK

Dr Matt Robins
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Department of Sport and Exercise Sciences, Bishop Otter Campus, University of Chichester, PO19 6PE UK