Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science (MPEES): A Reflection on 20 Years of Publications and a Brief Report on 2016

This editorial has two purposes that are addressed in the two major sections of this article. The first major section of this editorial provides a reflection on 20 years of publications in MPEES and follows a decennial tradition started by Yuanlong Liu (2007). Tracey Matthews, the current Chair of the Editorial Board of MPEES, provided the content for the first major section of this article. The second major section of this editorial provides a summary of MPEES-related activities in 2016 and serves to update the most recent 2015 annual review provided by Myers, Matthews, and Park (2016). Nicholas Myers, the current Editor-in-Chief of MPEES, and Seungmin Lee provided the content for the second major section of this article.

20 years of MPEES publications

This year marks the 20th anniversary since the MPEES journal began. Since 1997, MPEES has published scholarly works related to measurement issues in the areas of physical education and exercise science. There have been six Editors-in-Chief, beginning with Ted Baumgartner and now to the current Editor-in-Chief, Nicholas Myers (see Table 1). The impetus of MPEES arose from the need for a place in which measurement research could be published (Baumgartner, 2007). Originally, the journal was created for measurement specialists in the areas of physical education and exercise science to publish their measurement research, as education and psychology measurement journals did not afford these researchers a venue to promote their research. In fact, the first issue of the journal was dedicated to the major papers presented at the 8th Measurement and Evaluation Symposium held at Oregon State University in 1996 (Baumgartner, 1997). The first issue in 1997 included six articles that presented specific measurement concerns related to sub-disciplines in exercise science and physical education as well as an article discussing the issues estimating sample size in repeated measures designs (Tran, 1997). During the journal’s earlier years, there were a combination of theoretical and practical articles published. The original intent was to have measurement specialists in exercise science and physical education publish their theoretical and practical work. More recently, the journal has also become a place for researchers who are not considered measurement specialists to publish measurement-related work in the fields of exercise science and physical education.

Table 1. Editors-in-Chief of Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science.

Name and affiliation	Years served
Ted Baumgartner, University of Georgia	1997–2003
William Considine, Springfield CollegeBarbara Jensen, Springfield College	2003–2005 2003–2005
Barbara Jensen, Springfield College	2005–2006
Yuanlong Liu, Western Michigan University	2006–2009
Eddie Lam, Cleveland State University	2009–2015
Nicholas Myers, Michigan State University	2015–present

In the past 20 years, there have been many changes to the format of the journal. In 2006, the journal moved to electronic submission. An Editorial Board was also established to “develop, monitor, and evaluate policies of the publication consistent with the mission of MPEES and the Measurement and Evaluation Council of [American Association for Physical Activity and Recreation] AAPAR” (Liu, 2006, p. 148). In 2006, Section Editors were also appointed in five different areas, including Psychology-Based Measurement and Evaluation, Physical Activity Measurement and Evaluation, Teachers’ Toolbox, Sport Management-Related Measurement and Evaluation, and Research Methodology/Statistical Analysis. Presently, the journal offers seven sections for researchers to submit their work for publication. Readers are referred to Table 2 for recent sections and calls for submission. There have also been a number of special issues over the years, including “Don’t Just Sit There—Do Something!”—The Measurement of Sedentary Behavior (e.g., Kim, Barry, & Kang, 2015; http://tandfonline.com/toc/hmpe20/19/3); Special Issue of the 2012 Olympic Games (e.g., Li, 2012; http://tandfonline.com/toc/hmpe20/16/3); PE Metrics (e.g., Zhu et al., 2011; http://tandfonline.com/toc/hmpe20/15/2); and Youth Fitness Testing: A Positive Perspective (e.g., Silverman, Keating, & Phillips, 2008; http://tandfonline.com/toc/hmpe20/12/3).

Table 2. Current sections, Section Editors, and a description of desired submissions in each section.

Section name and Section Editors	Description of desired submissions
Exercise Science Kevin Jacobs  University of Miami, USA  current term expires in June 2018 Karin Pfeiffer  Michigan State University, USA  current term expires in June 2018	Comparison of the effects of different types of exercise training; in particular, studies with a focus on high-intensity interval training, physiological adaptations, and associated changes in exercise performance. Comparison of different types of physical activity assessments, especially studies where new analytical approaches and technology are investigated. Examination of clinical versus statistical significance in studies where exercise training programs/interventions are conducted.
Pedagogy Zan Gao  University of Minnesota, USA  current term expires in June 2018 Kevin Richards  University of Alabama, USA  current term expires in June 2018	At the student level, the studies could be connected to psychomotor, cognitive, psychological, and affective outcomes of physical education or physical activity in physical education class. At the teacher level, manuscripts could seek to document teaching performance and effectiveness and may be connected to the larger, national movement related to teacher accountability. At the curriculum level, studies should focus on documenting and evaluating the quality of the physical education and/or physical education teacher education programs more generally. Research focused on measuring curricular contents and the outcomes of the aforementioned three levels is also encouraged and should build upon the existing body of literature related to teaching, curriculum, and teacher preparation.
Physical Activity Tiago Barreira  Syracuse University, USA  current term expires in June 2018 Matthias Wagner  University of Konstanz, Germany  current term expires in June 2018	The use of raw accelerometer data to quantify the amount and intensity of physical activity. The reliability and validity of new methods of physical activity assessments. The validity of physical activity behavior measurement; in other words, the accuracy of habitual physical activity assessment.
Psychology Panteleimon Ekkekakis  Iowa State University, USA  current term expires in June 2019 Jeffrey Martin  Wayne State University, USA  current term expires in June 2019 Whitney Moore  Wayne State University, USA  current term expires in June 2019	Measurement and analysis of change, both from a more general (how should we capture change? how is change incorporated in the psychological theories we use?) and specific (how do we measure and analyze changes in, for example, intervention studies?) point of view. Concretely, this would mean that the call is for studies with multiple measurement points. Studies that either showcase methods for the analysis of change or empirical articles are particularly welcome.
Research Methodology/Statistics Soyeon Ahn  University of Miami, USA  current term expires in June 2018 Derwin Chan  University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong  current term expires in June 2018 Yong Gao  Boise State University, USA  current term expires in June 2017	Manuscripts may cover a broad range of topics relevant to reliability and validity of measures produced by measurement instruments or how statistics may help mitigate methodological challenges (e.g., non-invariance, measurement errors, missing data, etc.). Manuscripts summarizing empirical research studies focused on possible method artifacts (e.g., common method variance, social desirability, mere measurement effect) in the areas of sport, exercise, and physical education are also encouraged.
Sport Management and Administration James Zhang  University of Georgia, USA  current term expires in June 2019	At the individual level, authors are encouraged to submit manuscripts that focus on developing new scales and refining existing measures that may include, but are not limited to, assessing sport fan motivation for consumption, team identification, stadium experience, fan engagement, emotional attachment, and perceived service quality. At the organizational level, manuscripts that assess employees’ organizational commitment, employee job satisfaction, leadership, employee personality, employee performance, sport team reputation, corporate social responsibility, and volunteer motivation are welcomed. At the sport event level, articles measuring social impact of sport, sense of community, and sport event personality are encouraged. Since sport has become rapidly globalized, any scales that are developed through cross-cultural/multi-national studies are welcome.
Tutorial/Teachers’ Toolbox David Rowe  University of Strathclyde, United Kingdom  current term expires in June 2018	Authors are encouraged to submit articles on how to teach concepts in measurement, including various teaching methods, assignments, and labs.

Tables 3 and 4 provide the most cited articles and most read articles in MPEES to date. Liu (2007) reported on the 20 top accessed articles published in MPEES from 2000–2004. Liu noted that practical measurement and evaluation problems appeared to be of most interest to the readers, although some articles were related to correctly using statistical techniques and development of a computer program. Review of the current most cited and read MPEES articles indicates that readers are more interested in the original research related to practical measurement and evaluation problems rather than theory or statistical techniques. The top 10 cited and read articles are all practical in nature. Interestingly, Liu also noted that there had not been a great number of submissions in the section Teachers’ Toolbox. Myers et al. (2016) noted that only 8%, or two articles, were published in Volume 19 under the Tutorial and Teachers’ Toolbox section. Additionally, of the six sections related to sub-disciplines in exercise science and physical education, submissions in the area of Sport Management and Administration are lacking. Of the most cited and read articles, none appear to be related to this sub-discipline, and in 2015, zero articles were published in the Sport Management and Administration section. While the types of articles that have been accessed or cited have shifted over the 20-year history, the focus on publishing original research versus theoretical or pedagogical content has not.

Table 3. Most cited articles published in Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science.

Title and Year Published	Authors
Development and Initial Validation of a Measure of Autonomy, Competence, and Relatedness in Exercise: The Basic Psychological Needs in Exercise Scale (2006)	Symeon P. Vlachopoulos and Sotiria Michailidou
Considerations for Normalizing Measures of the Star Excursion Balance Test (2003)	Phillip A. Gribble and Jay Hertel
Assessing Item Content-Relevance in Sport Psychology Scale-Construction Research: Issues and Recommendations (1999)	John G. H. Dunn, Marcel Bouffard, and W. Todd Rogers
Factorial Validity and Psychometric Examination of the Exercise Dependence Scale-Revised (2004)	Danielle Symons Downs, Heather A. Hausenblas, and Claudio R. Nigg
Examining the Psychometric Properties of the Behavioral Regulation in Exercise Questionnaire (2002)	Philip M. Wilson, Wendy M. Rodgers, and Shawn N. Fraser
An Australian Version of the Neighborhood Environment Walkability Scale: Validity Evidence (2008)	Ester Cerin, Eva Leslie, Neville Owen, and Adrian Bauman
Evaluation of Four Vertical Jump Tests: Methodology, Reliability, Validity, and Accuracy (2000)	Luis F. Aragón
What Constitutes Situational Interest? Validating a Construct in Physical Education (1999)	Ang Chen, Paul W. Darst, and Robert P. Pangrazi
Reliability and Validity of the Computer Science and Applications Accelerometer in a Mechanical Setting (2003)	Søren Brage, Niels Brage, Niels Wedderkopp, and Karsten Froberg
Determining Measurement Error in Digital Pedometers (2003)	Susan D. Vincent and Cara L. Sidman

Table 4. Most read articles in Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science.

Title and Year Published	Authors
Submaximal Treadmill Exercise Test to Predict VO2max in Fit Adults (2007)	Pat R. Vehrs, James D. George, Gilbert W. Fellingham, Sharon A. Plowman, and Kymberli Dustman-Allen
Three Different Methods of Calculating Vertical Jump Height from Force Platform Data in Men and Women (2008)	Gavin L. Moir
The Responsible Use of Youth Fitness Testing to Enhance Student Motivation, Enjoyment, and Performance (2008)	Lenny D. Wiersma and Clay P. Sherman
Prediction of Maximum Oxygen Uptake Using Both Exercise and Non-Exercise Data (2009)	James D. George, Samantha L. Paul, Annette Hyde, Danielle I. Bradshaw, Pat R. Vehrs, Ronald L. Hager, and Frank G. Yanowitz
Development and Initial Validation of a Measure of Autonomy, Competence, and Relatedness in Exercise: The Basic Psychological Needs in Exercise Scale	Symeon P. Vlachopoulos and Sotiria Michailidou
Vertical Jump and Leg Power Norms for Young Adults (2004)	David D. Patterson and D. Fred Peterson
The Sport Imagery Questionnaire for Children (SIQ-C) (2009)	C. R. Hall, K. J. Munroe-Chandler, G. J. Fishburne, and N. D. Hall
Validating Coach-Athlete Relationship Measures with the Nomological Network (2009)	Sophia Jowett
Self-Talk: It Works, but How? Development and Preliminary Validation of the Functions of Self-Talk Questionnaire (2008)	Yannis Theodorakis, Antonis Hatzigeorgiadis, and Stiliani Chroni
Development and Preliminary Validation of the Collective Efficacy Questionnaire for Sports (2005)	Sandra E. Short, Philip Sullivan, and Deborah L. Feltz

Presently, MPEES publishes four issues per year sponsored by the Society of Health and Physical Educators (SHAPE America). The current scope and aim of the journal is as follows: MPEES covers original measurement research, special issues, and tutorials within six substantive disciplines of physical education and exercise science. Six of the seven sections of MPEES define the substantive disciplines within the purview of the original research to be published in the journal, including Exercise Science, Physical Activity, Physical Education Pedagogy, Psychology, Research Methodology and Statistics, and Sport Management and Administration. The seventh section of MPEES, entitled the Tutorial and Teachers’ Toolbox, serves as an outlet for either review and/or didactic articles to be published in the journal. Special issues provide an avenue for a coherent set of articles (e.g., four–five) to collectively focus in depth on an important and timely measurement-related issue within the scope of MPEES. The primary aim of MPEES is to publish high-impact articles, most of which will focus on original research, that fit within the scope of the journal (Myers, Matthews, & Park, 2016). Full information on all operating guidelines for MPEES (e.g., mission, scope, and aims) is available by request to Thomas Lawson ([email protected]).

The history of MPEES is one of innovation and success in promoting our scholarly works. Fast forward to today, and MPEES remains true to its original purpose—to provide a place in which measurement experts in exercise science and physical education can publish their work. That said, there is a clear shift of interest in the preferred content of publication—a move toward more original, practical research versus theoretical or tutorial work. It will be exciting to see what the next 20 years bring for the journal. As long as the mission and purpose of the journal remain consistent and the articles published continue to be of exceptionally high quality, there is no doubt that MPEES will continue to deliver cutting-edge measurement research in the areas of exercise science and physical education for years to come.

MPEES-related activities in 2016

We begin our summary of MPEES-related activities in 2016 with a review of relevant leadership structures generally outside of the manuscript review process. Taylor & Francis Group owns and publishes MPEES. Shrikrishna Singh (Publisher, Routledge U.S. Educational Journals) and his team serve as our primary collaborators at Taylor & Francis. Dr. Singh is leading our application to Thomson Reuters Web of Science for an impact factor for MPEES, with submission of the application planned for fall 2017. SHAPE America is the official sponsor of MPEES, with Thomas Lawson (Senior Periodical Publications Manager) serving as our liaison to SHAPE America. Tom offers logistical support to MPEES (e.g., operational guidelines) and serves as an ex-officio member of the Editorial Board.

Editorial Board

The Editorial Board functions as the principal advisory group to the Editor-in-Chief for MPEES. The primary responsibility of the Editorial Board is to work with the Editor-in-Chief to both develop and help enact a long-term vision for the journal. In June 2016, one Editorial Board member completed a 3-year term, and we thank him for his service:

• Minsoo Kang (Middle Tennessee State University, USA).

In July 2016, one Editorial Board member began a 3-year term, and we look forward to his contributions through June 2019:

• Stephen Silverman (Columbia University, USA).

Throughout 2016, eight Editorial Board members continued to serve on an existing 3-year term (or as an ex-officio member), and we appreciate their continuous contributions:

• Deborah Feltz (Michigan State University, USA)—current term expires in June 2018;

• Yong Gao (Boise State University, USA)—current term expires in June 2017;

• Kimberly Kostelis (Central Connecticut State University, USA)—current term expires in June 2018;

• Eddie Lam (Cleveland State University, USA)—current term expires in June 2018;

• Thomas Lawson (SHAPE America)—an ex-officio member;

• Tracey Matthews (Springfield College, USA)—current term expires in June 2017;

• Nicholas Myers (Michigan State University, USA)—an ex-officio member; and

• Katherine Parks (Taylor & Francis)—an ex-officio member.

Nominations for potential Editorial Board members are encouraged and are accepted on an ongoing basis by both the Editor-in-Chief ([email protected]) and the Chair of the Editorial Board ([email protected]).

Leadership structures for manuscript review

The Editor-in-Chief provides overall leadership for the double-blind manuscript review process used at MPEES. The Editor-in-Chief conducts an initial review of each manuscript and renders either an immediate final decision (i.e., unassigned: desk-reject or desk-accept) or assigns a manuscript to a Section Editor for review. Section Editors have a prominent leadership role in guiding the review process for assigned manuscripts at MPEES. Section Editors have three key responsibilities for assigned manuscripts. The first responsibility is to secure at least two qualified reviewers within 10 days (e.g., days 1–10). The second responsibility is to receive at least two quality reviews within two months (e.g., days 11–70). The third responsibility is to provide both a thorough summary of the reviews for the authors and a recommendation for publication to the Editor-in-Chief within two weeks (e.g., Days 71–84). The Editor-in-Chief makes and then communicates a decision regarding publication status within a week (e.g., Days 85–91).

Section Editors

There has been a modest turnover in Section Editors at MPEES in the past year. In June 2016, three Section Editors completed a 3-year term, and we thank each of them for their service:

• Kevin Byon (Indiana University, USA) for the Sport Management and Administration section;

• Richard Fletcher (Massey University, New Zealand) for the Psychology section; and

• Magnus Lindwall (University of Gothenburg, Sweden) for the Psychology section.

Readers are referred to Table 2 for a list of the current Section Editors. Nominations for potential Section Editors are encouraged and are accepted on an ongoing basis by both the Editor-in-Chief ([email protected]) and the Chair of the Editorial Board ([email protected]).

Manuscripts submitted

A goal for 2016 was to receive at least 100 manuscripts, and this goal has been achieved.

During the calendar year of 2016 (technically from 10/31/15–10/31/16 to accommodate the publication schedule of MPEES), 108 original research manuscripts and 0 special issue manuscripts were received at MPEES, not counting any revised versions of these 108 manuscripts. During the calendar year of 2015, 80 original research and 6 special issue manuscripts were received at MPEES, not counting any revised versions of these 86 manuscripts. During the calendar year of 2014, 71 original research and 0 special issue manuscripts were received at MPEES, not counting any revised versions of these 71 manuscripts. During the calendar year of 2013, 62 original research and 0 special issue manuscripts were received at MPEES, not counting any revised versions of these 62 manuscripts. A goal for 2017 is to continue the recent upward trend in manuscript submissions to MPEES by receiving at least 110 high-quality manuscripts.

Approximately one-half of the 108 manuscripts that were submitted to MPEES during the calendar year of 2016 were submitted to either the Physical Activity section (29 manuscripts or 27% of the total number of manuscripts) or the Research Methodology and Statistics section (24 manuscripts or 22% of the total number of manuscripts). At least 10% of the total number of manuscripts submitted were submitted within each of the following three other sections: Exercise Science (22 manuscripts or 20% of the total number of manuscripts), Psychology (15 manuscripts or 14% of the total number of manuscripts), and Physical Education Pedagogy (13 manuscripts or 12% of the total number of manuscripts). Less than 5% of the total number of manuscripts were submitted across the Sport Management and Administration section and the Tutorial and Teachers’ Toolbox section. The possibility of removing sections from, and/or adding new sections to MPEES, will be considered by the Editorial Board in 2017.

Most of the manuscripts that were submitted to MPEES during the calendar year of 2016 had received an initial decision by 1 November 2016 (i.e., 97 of the 108 manuscripts received). Manuscripts that received an immediate decision constituted 30 of the 97 manuscripts (i.e., 31%) that have received an initial decision. When an immediate decision was rendered by an Editor-in-Chief, it always (i.e., for 30 of 30 manuscripts) occurred within 10 days of receiving the manuscript. Assigned manuscripts constituted 67 of the 97 manuscripts (i.e., 69%) that have received an initial decision. When a manuscript was assigned by an Editor-in-Chief, it typically (i.e., for 55 of 67 manuscripts) received an initial decision within 70 days of receiving the manuscript. We gratefully acknowledge, and list in the Appendix, the many scholars who served as reviewers for MPEES in 2016. We offer an additional acknowledgment to the Reviewers of the Year for 2016:

• You Fu (University of Nevada, USA); and

• Rebecca Moore (Eastern Michigan University, USA).

Volume 20 (i.e., the volume published in 2016) of MPEES published a total of 23 articles. Approximately three-quarters of the 23 articles that were published in 2016 were published within either the Research Methodology and Statistics section (13 articles or 57% of the total number of published articles) or the Physical Activity section (4 articles or 17% of the total number of published articles). At least 1 article was published within each of the following four additional sections in 2015: Exercise Science (2 articles or 9% of the total number of published articles), Psychology (2 articles or 9% of the total number of published articles), Physical Education Pedagogy (1 article or 4% of the total number of published articles), and Tutorial and Teachers’ Toolbox (1 article or 4% of the total number of published articles). No articles were published in the Sport Management and Administration section in 2016.

A call for manuscript submissions in 2017

Table 2 summarizes the most recent calls for manuscripts by section of MPEES which were provided in the Myers et al. (2016) editorial. Each section-specific call for manuscripts in Table 2 will remain in effect through 2017. To further define the population of the type of manuscripts that we are interested in receiving in 2017, we identify an example of a high-quality manuscript recently published in MPEES that is consistent with each section of the journal.

In the list provided below, readers are referred to an example of a relevant and high-quality article that is consistent with MPEES by section:

• Novak and Dascombe (2016) for the Exercise Science section;

• Montoye, Pivarnik, Mudd, Biswas, and Pfeiffer (2016) for the Physical Activity section;

• Weaver et al. (2016) for the Physical Education Pedagogy section;

• Cox, Ulrich-French, and French (2016) for the Psychology section;

• Chung, Liao, Song, and Lee (2016) for the Research Methodology and Statistics section; and

• Lander, Morgan, Salmon, and Barnett (2016) for the Tutorial and Teachers’ Toolbox section.

Instructions for submitting a manuscript to MPEES can be found online at http://www.tandfonline.com/action/authorSubmission?journalCode = hmpe20&page = instructions.

Ideas for special issues are also encouraged and can be proposed on an ongoing basis to the Editor-in-Chief ([email protected]) or to any other member of the Editorial Board.

Appendix

Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science gratefully acknowledges the following people who served as referees during the time period of 1 November 2015—1 November 2016. An asterisk indicates that a reviewer served more than once during the given time period. Two asterisks indicate a Reviewer of the Year for 2016.

Vivien Ainley, Royal Holloway University of London, United Kingdom

Claudia Albrecht, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany

*Saul Alcaraz, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Spain

Constantino Arce, University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain

Daniel Arvidsson, Lund University, Sweden

Yang Bai, Iowa State University, USA

Julien Baker, University of the West of Scotland, United Kingdom

Georges Baquet, Université Lille-II, France

*Tiago Barreira, Syracuse University, USA

Christine M. Baugh, Harvard University, USA

Vista Beasley, University of Stirling, United Kingdom

*Fearghal Behan, Loughborough University, United Kingdom

Sarahjane Belton, Dublin City University, Ireland

*Nicholas Beyler, Mathematica Policy Research, USA

Rodrigo Bini, Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand

*Nicole Bolter, San Francisco State University, USA

*Andrew Bosak, Liberty University, USA

*Timothy Brusseau, University of Utah, USA

*Maciej Buchowski, Vanderbilt University, USA

*Gokhan Caliskan, Gazi University, Turkey

*Marta Castaner, University of Lleida, Spain

Julen Castellano, University of the Basque Country, Spain

*Erin Centeio, Wayne State University, USA

Ang Chen, University of North Carolina Greensboro, USA

*Han Chen, Valdosta State University, USA

*Senlin Chen, Iowa State University, USA

Nicole Chimera, Daemen College, USA

Seong Kwan Cho, Texas A&M International University, USA

Luis Cid, Instituto Politécnico De Santarém, Portugal

Bronwyn Clark, The University of Queensland, Australia

Phoebe Constantinou, Ithaca College, USA

Sean Cumming, University of Bath, United Kingdom

Giancarlo D’Andrea, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy

John Dunn, University of Alberta, Canada

*Theodosia Economou, University of Athens, Greece

Eystein Enoksen, Norwegian School of Sport Sciences, Norway

*Eimear Enright, University of Queensland, Australia

Heather Erwin, University of Kentucky, USA

*James Farnsworth, Middle Tennessee State University, USA

David B. Feldman, Santa Clara University, USA

Maria Joao Forjaz, University of Rochester, USA

*Andreas Fröberg, University of Gothenburg, Sweden

**You Fu, University of Nebraska at Kearney, USA

*Yong Gao, Boise State University, USA

Alexandre Garcia-Mas, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Spain

Alex Garn, Louisiana State University, USA

Mark J. Gierl, University of Alberta, Canada

*Todd Gilson, Northern Illinois University, USA

Tan Leng Goh, Montclair State University, USA

*Hongwei Guan, Ithaca College, USA

Daniel Gucciardi, Curtin University, Australia

Felix Guillen, University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain

*Katie Gunnell, University of Ottawa, Canada

James Hannon, West Virginia University, USA

*Laura Hayden, University of Massachusetts Boston, USA

Luc J. Hebert, Défense Nationale du Canada, Canada

Vello Hein, University of Tartu, Estonia

*Chaoqun Huang, University of Utah, USA

Ying Jin, Middle Tennessee State University, USA

Marquell Johnson, University Wisconsin, USA

Jian Kang, University of Calgary, Canada

Munenori Katoh, Ryotokuji University, Japan

*Myoung Jin Kim, Illinois State University, USA

Yongjae Kim, Kutztown University, USA

*Youngdeok Kim, Texas Tech University, USA

Kristi King, University of Louisville, USA

Eddie Lam, Cleveland State University, USA

Kyle M. Lang, Texas Tech University, USA

Tim Lathlean, Monash University, Australia

Alfred Lee, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong

*Anita Lee, Eastern Connecticut State University, USA

*In Heok Lee, University of Georgia, USA

*Ka Man Leung, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong

*Chunxiao Li, The Education University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong

*Gary Liguori, North Dakota State University, USA

*Jing Dong Liu, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong

*Xiaofeng Liu, University of South Carolina, USA

Yuanlong Liu, Western Michigan University, USA

R. G. Lockie, California State University Northridge, USA

*Marilyn Looney, Northern Illinois University, USA

Barbara R. Lucas, The University of Sydney, Australia

Giuliana Lucci, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy

Carolina Lundqvist, Karlstad University, Sweden

Duncan J. Macfarlane, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Aristides M. Machado-Rodrigues, University of Bath, United Kingdom

*Matthew Mahar, East Carolina University, USA

Ayabe Makoto, Okayama Prefectural University, Japan

*Luke Mao, University of New Mexico, USA

*Gema Maria Diaz-Toca, University of Alcalá, Spain

*Jason P. Martens, University of Oregon, USA

*Jeffrey Martin, Wayne State University, USA

Céline Mathy, University of Liège, Belgium

*Tracey Matthews, Springfield College, USA

*Thomas McKenzie, San Diego State University, USA

Colin D. McLaren, University of Saskatchewan, Canada

Michelle Mellis, Leeds Beckett University, United Kingdom

Kevin Mercier, Adelphi University, USA

*Timothy Michael, Western Michigan University, USA

*Kam Ming Mok, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Alex Montoye, Alma College, USA

*E. Whitney Moore, Wayne State University, USA

Justin Moore, University of South Carolina, USA

**Rebecca Moore, Eastern Michigan University, USA

*Elizabeth Mullin, Springfield College, USA

Alan Nevill, University of Wolverhampton, United Kingdom

Aubrey Newland, California State University Chico, USA

Ivana Nikolic, University of Zagreb, Croatia

Alfred Nimmerichter, Fachhochschule Wiener Neustadt, Austria

Sanna Nordin-Bates, The Swedish School of Sport and Health Sciences, Sweden

James A. Onate, Ohio State University, USA

Doris Oriwol, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany

Brittany Overstreet, University of Tennessee, USA

*Cemal Ozemek, Marian University, USA

Stephanie Prince, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Canada

*Yago Ramis, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Spain

*Nicola D. Ridgers, Deakin University, Australia

Simon Roberts, Liverpool John Moores University, United Kingdom

James R. Rudd, Victoria University, Australia

*Pedro Saint-Maurice, Iowa State University, USA

Maria Teresa B. Santos, Cruzeiro do Sul University, Brazil

Travis Saunders, University of Prince Edward Island, Canada

Steffen Schmidt, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany

John Schuna, Oregon State University, USA

Tatjana Seizova-Cajic, The University of Sydney, Australia

*Bo Shen, Wayne State University, USA

Joseph Signorile, University of Miami, USA

Navin R. Singh, Durban University of Technology, South Africa

Alan Smith, Michigan State University, USA

*Susan Sotir, Springfield College, USA

Jeremy Steeves, Maryville College, USA

*Andreas Stenling, Umeå University, Sweden

*Christopher Stevens, University of Newcastle, Australia

Vivien Suchert, IFT-Nord gemeinnützige GmbH, Germany

*Haichun Sun, University of South Florida, USA

*Colleen T. Ives, University of Western Ontario, Canada

Christopher Thompson, Florida State University, USA

*Paula Thomson, California State University Northridge, USA

Sarah Ullrich-French, Washington State University, USA

Huseyin Unlu, Aksaray University, Turkey

Vish Unnithan, Staffordshire University, United Kingdom

Robert J. Vallerand, University of Quebec, Canada

V. Vedul-Kjelsas, Sør-Trøndelag University College, Norway

Symeon Vlachopoulos, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece

Karin Weman, Halmstad University, Sweden

Philip Wilson, Brock University, Canada

*Karl Wuensch, East Carolina University, USA

Zi Yan, Hong Kong Institute of Education, Hong Kong

Zi Yan, Merrimack College, United States of America

Brian Yim, Kent State University, USA

Bin Yu, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA

*Xihe Zhu, Old Dominion University, USA

Cengiz Zopluoglu, University of Miami, USA