Author Guidelines

1.General Information

 CATEGORIES OF ARTICLES
 The Editorial Board accepts original scientific articles for publication that align with the research areas specified in the subject descriptors: A4.11 Secondary Education (Physical Culture) and A7 Physical      Culture and Sports, provided they have not been previously published.
The journal publishes original empirical, theoretical and review articles.
Empirical papers should be written concisely using the scientific format: introduction, method (including participants, instruments and procedure), results, discussion, and references.
Theoretical papers should draw on existing research literature and should critically analyse selected models and/or theories, only reporting empirical results if they are directly related to theory.
A review article should critically evaluate material that has already been published. The aim of a review article is to analyse, evaluate, and synthesise current knowledge, not simply reproduce what is already known. Review articles should include the following sections: problem definition, summary of previous research, explanation of the subject matter, identification of contradictions, issues, and recommendations for further research (according to the PRISMA protocol - Key Documents: PRISMA 2020 Checklist).

   2. Submission of manuscripts

   Manuscripts must be submitted electronically via the journal’s online submission system:

https://journals.pnu.edu.ua/index.php/fcult/about/submissions

We recommend that you familiarize yourself with our editorial policy on the About the Journal page and review the Guidelines for Authors. In order to be able to submit manuscripts to our publication, authors must register on the journal website. If you are already registered, simply log in to the website and follow the 5 steps of submitting a manuscript for consideration.

Manuscripts are accepted in Ukrainian, English (preference is given), and other languages ​​of the European Union. 

          3. Formatting Requirements

Authors are requested to:

  • use clear scientific language;
  • use SI units;
  • ensure equations are editable (MS Equation Editor);
  • Submit literature in Vancouver style;
  • submit manuscripts in Microsoft Word format (.doc or .docx).

All figures and tables must be cited in the text.

Authors are responsible for the accuracy and completeness of bibliographic data.

DOI should be provided whenever possible.

        4. Ethical and Editorial Requirements

By submitting a manuscript, authors confirm that:

  • the manuscript has not been previously published in a peer-reviewed journal;
  • it is not under consideration elsewhere;
  • all authors meet authorship criteria and have approved the submission;
  • conflicts of interest are disclosed;
  • funding sources are declared;
  • a Data Availability Statement is included (where applicable);
  • any use of artificial intelligence tools is transparently disclosed;
  • if the manuscript has been posted as a preprint, this has been declared.

The journal follows COPE Core Practices in handling ethical issues.