About the Journal

Studia Universitatis Babeș-Bolyai Educatio Artis Gymnasticae, journal of the Faculty of Physical Education and Sport at the Babes-Bolyai University, started in 1993 as a part of Studia Universitatis Babeș-Bolyai series. During 1995-1996, 1997-1998 the issues of the journal were published in a joint volume. From 1999 to 2004 the journal appeared annually; during 2005-2007 the rhythmicity of journal was 2 volumes per year and starting with 2008 are published four issues/year. The journal is published quarterly (March, June, September, December) and the articles are accepted in English.

 

Aims and Scope

Since it was first issued in 1993, the journal evolved to an international reach. Thus, it created a network of researchers from prestigious universities which enables its members to share and disseminate their research concerning current subjects and international themes.

The aim of the journal is to encourage original contributions in Sport science and Physical Therapy and related fields.

We strive towards a number of goals, of which we hereby mention the most important:

• To establish a platform for academic debates of the highest standard, involving researchers from Romanian universities alongside reputable academics from abroad;
• To promote Romanian research in English and to increase its impact on the field;
• To approach research subjects which are currently relevant, as well as extremely rich and stimulating from a scientific viewpoint.

 

Open Access Policy

Studia UBB Educatio Artis Gymnasticae is an Open Access Journal.

All articles published are fully open access: immediately freely available to read, download and share.

The Journal does not charge readers or their institutions for access (read, download, copy, distribute, print for research use, search, or link to the full texts of articles). There is also a printed version of the journal (ISSN 1453-4223).
Studia UBB Educatio Artis Gymn. does not charge authors any kind of publication fees or article processing charges.
Articles are published under the terms of a Creative Commons license which permits, without charge, use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

Prevention and Fight against Plagiarism and other forms of fraudulent conduct

Authors of the journal must be aware and understand that Studia Universitatis Babeș-Bolyai intends to prevent, and also sanctions attempts and acts of plagiarism and other forms of fraudulent conduct, including but not limited to the fabrication and/or falsification of data. Therefore, authors are hereby advised that:
– Plagiarism attempts or other fraudulent actions discovered and documented during the review process (Editorial Office, peer review) may lead to: a) rejection of the manuscript for publication; b) official information of the higher education or research institution of the author’s affiliation; and c) information of the scholarly community and public opinion.
– Upon notification on allegation of plagiarism or other fraudulent actions for any article that has been already published in Studia Universitatis Babeș-Bolyai, and following the thorough verification of the notification, the Editorial Office may take the following steps: a) contact the Index of allegations of plagiarized works in Romania; b) follow the procedure in place for plagiarism attempts or other fraudulent actions discovered and documented during the review process; c) officially inform the higher education or research institution of the author’s affiliation, making available all necessary documents (including the author’s responsible declaration of originality); d) advise the most important international databases about the allegation of plagiarism; and e) publish (on the site, etc.) its official position on the matter. As conceptual and general guidelines on plagiarism, the journal Studia UBB refers to: “What Constitutes Plagiarism?”, in “Harvard Guide to Using Sources”, available here: https://usingsources.fas.harvard.edu/what-constitutes-plagiarism

See also: https://researcheracademy.elsevier.com/uploads/2020-06/RA_HEADT%20Centre%20Webinar%20on%20Plagiarism_FINAL.pdf

 

Publication Ethics and Publication Malpractice Statement