Writing for publication in Physical education and sport pedagogy: reflections and advice from an editorial team

Abstract

The purpose of this article is to provide an introduction to the process of writing for publication in Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, where three issues in particular are analyzed. The rst one explains how to write an article for an international scienti c publication, drawing the attention that it must be in accordance to the aims and the scope of the journal and that instructions regarding structure should be followed, as well as articles must be clear in regard to theory, method, results, conclusions, summary and key words. The second issue is a step-by-step guide to the review process, which involves the editor´s rst decision, the decision to return the submission to the author or select two reviewers to revise the article; the feedback given by the reviewers to the editor, which decides and communicates the author; and, if the author must re-submission the article, the way how it happens. Last issue explains how Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy acts in regard to articles written in English as a foreign language.Resumo Este artigo tem por objetivo apresentar uma introdução ao processo de escrever artigos acadêmicos para a revista Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, em que três temas em particular são analisados. O primeiro tema explica como escrever um artigo acadêmico especi camente para uma publicação cientí ca internacional, lembrando que ele precisa estar 0101-3289Writing for publication in Physical education and sport pedagogy 741