Author Guidelines
Instructions for Authors
Thank you for choosing Journal of Traditional Games and Sport (JTGS) to submit your article. The instructions we will give you will relieve you of your article being ready for the peer review process, turning it into production and reaching the publication stage smoothly. Please take some time to read and follow the steps. We declare that we will support you at every stage, our contact information (e-mail and Whatsapp) in this regard is on our website. Do not hesitate to contact us. Preliminary editorial decision 10 days, peer-review 60 days, publication 180 days.
This journal uses the this website. The complete instructions for preparing your article and submitting it to JGTS are given below.
About the JTGS
Journal of Traditional Games and Sport (JTGS) is an open-access journal published by Genc Bilge (Young Wise) Publishing Ltd (Isparta, Turkiye ), that publishes publishing original research on traditional games and sports. The journal welcomes interdisciplinary studies addressing the cultural, educational, historical, and sporting dimensions of traditional games. The Journal of Traditional Games and Sport (JTGS) aims to advance international and interdisciplinary scholarship on traditional games and sports as forms of cultural heritage, physical activity, education, and social practice. The journal welcomes original research on traditional and indigenous games, traditional sports, ethnosport, folk games, physical culture, cultural heritage, physical education, and the historical, anthropological, sociological, and educational dimensions of games and sports. JTGS particularly encourages comparative and cross-cultural studies that contribute to the documentation, preservation, understanding, and contemporary development of traditional games and sporting practices worldwide.
JTGS holds copyrights for all articles published in the journal. JTGS publish articles one time (December) per year.
Peer Review and Ethics
Journal of Traditional Games and Sport (JTGS) is an open-access journal published by Genc Bilge (Young Wise) Publishing Ltd (Isparta, Turkiye ), that publishes articles in the fields of traditional game and sports. JTGS aims to be a scientific media sharing scientific researches, practices, theories, and ideas about traditional game and sport studies. The JTGS is an international refereed scientific journal which publishes review and research article, book reviews, and interviews in English. Submitted articles will be evaluated in a double-blinded peer-reviewed fashion. JTGS holds copyrights for all articles published in the journal. JTGS publish articles one time (December) per year. In line with JTGS's Peer Review Policy statements, peer review is carried out quickly and efficiently, with minimum deficiencies, maximum ethical sensitivity.
Please note that before submitting your article to the JTGS; to prepare your Similarity Reports (you can use Turnitin, Ithenticate or other software), Ethics Committee Permissions, Cover Letter, Conflict of Interest, Author Contributions statements in which you claim the originality of your article.
Getting Your Article Ready
Writing Rules
Manuscripts should be written in APA style.
Manuscripts should be submitted in MS Word.
It should be use a normal 11-point EB Garamond for text.
All portions of the manuscript must be typed 1,15
It should not be indent the first line of paragraphs, and other paragraphs are indented 0.50 cm.
Please give short quotations in italics within the quotation marks " " and the page number cited at the end in parentheses.
Please note that long quotations should be indented without quotation marks.
Article Sections and Order
Abstract (250-300 words)
Introduction (included in literature review, conceptual framework, importance)
Problem of Study (Main and sub-problems)
Method (included in Research Model, Participants-Sampling, Data Collection Tools, Data Analysis, Procedure)
Results (It should be presented depending on the research problem)
Discussion (Up-to-date citations from quality journals and original articles in important indexes should be given)
Conclusion (Must be at least one page, present the entire article in summary)
Recommendations ( For Researchers and For Applicants)
Limitations of Study
Acknowledgements (Thanks, support funds, permissions, conflict interests, authors' contributions should be written in this section)
Biodata of Authors (Photo, name-surname, graduated schools, important studies, specialties, academic social media links; Like Researchgate, AcademicEdu)
References (It should be meticulously written in accordance with APA style, checked, not self-citation)
Appendix
In order for your article to be ready, we offer you a word version of a published article as a template. Please edit the page number, header and footer settings without changing them. We present you Article Template for JTGS.
Page Limit
A typical paper for this journal should be no more than 35 pages, inclusive of: Appendix
References
The References section is one of the most important parts of the article. Please prepare it in accordance with the APA style, with 10 points and single spacing.
Checklist for Submit an Article
Cover Letter: Do not forget to prepare the Cover Letter stating the ethical elements, originality and other aspects of your work.
Copyright Transfer Agreement Form: This form is requested to be uploaded while submitting the articles of the authors. Download the Copyright Transfer Agreement Form, make sure that all authors have signatures.
Similarity (Plagiarism) Report: You can use software such as Turnitin, Ithenticate for this report. Note that the similarity rate must be less than 15%.
Keywords: Identify up to five key words. Make sure that keywords are effective and discoverable.
Ethics Committee Permission: If your research is a research that requires ethics committee approval, this permission must be obtained and uploaded during the article submit process.
Figures, Photos: Please upload the high resolution files of the figures and photos in the Manuscript separately during the submission.
Data Sharing: To allow other researchers to use the data you use in your research, or for transparency, use the infrastructure of internationally supporting organizations and indicate this in the manuscript.
Submitting Your Article
Submission of your article is done through email to info@traditionalgamesandsport.com
Publication Charges
There are no submission fees, publication fees or page charges for this journal.
Queries
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