Submission Requirements

During manuscript submission to the journal, authors must confirm that it complies with all the established requirements listed below. In case of non-compliance with these requirements, the editorial board will return the manuscript to the authors for revision.

Technical Requirements for Submission of Articles to the Visnyk of the Precarpathian University. Series: Physical Culture

1. The length of an original article is 8 pages or more; a review article – 15–25 pages.
2. Articles must be submitted in Microsoft Word format. The file name (in Latin letters) must correspond to the surname of the first author. The entire manuscript must be contained in a single file.
3. The text of the article must be formatted with 1.5 line spacing, font “Times New Roman”, size 14 pt, margins: top and bottom – 20 mm, left and right – 25 mm.
4. Tables must be created using the Microsoft Word table editor and comply with the Vancouver style.
5. Figures, diagrams, and schemes must be submitted in an editable format in Microsoft Word or as separate files in TIFF or JPG formats.
6. Equations must be prepared using the MS Equation editor.
7. The text of the article must comply with national standards and the requirements of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine.

Structure of the Article

• UDC (in the upper left corner of the page).
• Author(s) (first name, surname, bold italics in the upper right corner).
• Title of the article (uppercase letters, bold).
• Abstract and keywords in two languages (Ukrainian and English). The English abstract must be at least 1800 characters; the Ukrainian abstract – 800–1000 characters. Structure: purpose, materials and methods, results, conclusions.

• Problem statement and analysis of recent researches.
• Purpose of the study.
• Materials and methods.
• Results.
• Discussion.
• Conclusion(s) with justification for further research in this area.
• Acknowledgments.
• Conflict of interest.
• References.

At the end of the article, provide: surname, name, patronymic of the author(s), academic degree, academic title, position, ORCID; title of the article in English; contact e-mail and phone number; full name and postal address of the higher education institution.

Abstract Structure:
        Background and Study Aim: should describe clearly the rationale for the study being done and the previous work relevant to the study. It should end with a statement of the specific question or hypothesis being addressed.
Material and Methods: mention the techniques used without going into extensive methodological detail, and outline the most important results. Include sample sizes for key experiments as appropriate.
Results: list basic results without any introduction. Only essential statistical significances should be added in brackets. Draw no conclusions.
Сonclusions: provide the key-findings as clearly as possible. You may also include a brief, more general interpretation of the results and / or specific recommendations for future research.
Key words: 5 to 8 key words (not from title).

Problem statement and analysis of recent research.
Should be comprehensible to the general reader. Authors should briefly introduce the problem, particularly emphasizing the level of knowledge about the problem at the beginning of the investigation. In the analysis of publications on the topic of the article, it is necessary to show: what the authors of these studies succeeded in solving and what they failed to solve. It is necessary to highlight problems that have not been solved by other authors.
Purpose of study
After stating the problem, formulate the RESEARCH PURPOSE
Material and methods
The materials and methods section should be brief but sufficient to allow other investigators to repeat the research. The Method section typically consists of three subsections:
(1) Participants: Example. Please indicate the number of participants and their characteristics (age, gender). Note that in this experiment informed consent was obtained from all participants.
(2) Procedure: it gives the reader a summary of each step in the execution of the research. The protocol of data acquisition, procedures, investigated parameters, methods of measurements and apparatus should be described in sufficient detail to allow other scientists to reproduce the results. Name and references to the established methods should be given. References and brief description should be provided for methods that have been published but are not well known, whereas new or substantially modified methods should be described in detail. Note what equipment and tools you used to run your experiment followed by the information on the manufacturer (name, city, and country) set in parentheses. This summary must be concise, precise, and logical.
(3) Statistical analysis: authors need to explain which statistical tests were used in their data analysis and the rationale for using those tests. From this section, every reader should be able to understand which test exactly was used for every comparison of the data presented with the Results section. At the end of the Statistical analysis, authors need to state the level of significance applied in their study and statistical program used.
Studies on patients and volunteers require informed consent documented in the text of the manuscript. For the participation of children in experiments, written consent must be obtained from their parents, as noted in this section. Information on approval of a Local Ethical Committee should also be provided. In reports on the experiments on human subjects, it should be indicated whether the procedures followed were in accordance with the ethical standards of the responsible committee on human experimentation (institutional or regional) or with the 2008 revision of the Helsinki Declaration.
Results
Should concisely and reasonably summarize the findings. Restrict tables and figures to the number needed to explain the argument of the paper and assess its support. Do not duplicate data in graphs and tables. Give numbers of observation and report exclusions or losses to observation such as dropouts from a study. Report complications. The results should be presented in a logical sequence in the text, tables and illustrations related to the statements in the text by means of reference remarks. Do not repeat in the text all the data from the tables or graphs. Emphasize only important observations.
Discussion
Should include interpretation of study findings, and results considered in the context of results in other studies reported in the literature. Do not repeat in detail data or other material from the Background or the Results section. Include in the Discussion the implications of the findings and their limitations, including implications for future research. The discussion should confront the results of other investigations especially those quoted in the text.

Conclusion(s) with justification for further research in this area.

Should be linked with the goals of the study. State new hypotheses when warranted. Include recommendations when appropriate. Unqualified statements and conclusions not completely supported by the obtained data should be avoided. It is possible to note particularly important information that the authors would like to highlight and prospects for further research.

Acknowledgements

List all contributors who do not meet the criteria for authorship, such as technical assistants, writing assistants or head of department who provided only general support. Describe their role. Financial and other material support should be disclosed and acknowledged.

Conflict of interest

Persons who have a direct or indirect relationship with the publication of the article or the information contained therein. Otherwise, indicate "Author(s) declare that there is no conflict of interest."

References (Style Vancouver)
The number of references for theoretical and experimental publications is at least 15 sources; for review publications, at least 35 sources. References selected for publication should be chosen for their importance, accessibility, and for the further reading opportunities they provide. References first cited in tables, figure legends must be numbered so that they will be in sequence with references cited in the text. Use of DOI is highly encouraged. When referencing a document with a DOI in Vancouver style, the information regarding the doi should be given in the following format: https://doi.org/10.15561/20755279.2022.0401