About the Journal
Focus and Scope
Revista Iberoamericana de Ciencias de la Actividad Física y el Deporte (Riccafd), is a periodical journal, with the aim to offer scientifically founded works, which help to deepen in the diverse dimensions of the Sciences of Physical Activity and Sport. Given the specialised nature of the journal, it does not include articles that are simply disseminated, nor those that limit themselves to presenting opinions rather than conclusions derived from contrasted research. Riccafd will only publish original works (and revisions) that have, in addition to the above conditions, the specific internal unit that characterizes the articles of scientific publication. Riccafd is a free-access online publication.
We would like our readers to demand as much or more as what we are prepared to offer them; to be enthusiastic, faithful and committed to the values that can be transmitted through physical and sporting activities: the desire to overcome, to progress, to fulfil oneself and to enjoy the experiences that make use of one's free time.
The demand for scientific rigour is endorsed both by the quality of the Scientific Committee and by the spirit of this publication: only rigour and perseverance in the search for mechanisms and formulas that can improve our excellence, as well as teaching us to explore our limits, can reflect our desire to contribute to knowledge while serving humanity.
Peer Review Process
Once the fulfillment of the formal requirements and the adequate thematic interest for the Revista Iberoamericana de Ciencias de la Actividad Física y el Deporte has been verified, the reception of the originals will be communicated to the authors. A rigorous system of anonymous peer review will be followed to evaluate the original articles. The review will be carried out by experts in the field.
In case of disparity in the judgments between the two evaluators, the work will be sent to a third evaluator.
The criteria on which the evaluators will be based are: originality, topicality and novelty, relevance in terms of usefulness, advancement of scientific knowledge, reliability and scientific validity, contrasted methodological quality and presentation.
The assessment issued will be:
- Accepted without modification.
- Accepted with slight modifications.
- Accepted with substantial modifications.
- Rejected.
Definitive acceptance implies the possibility of making the modifications in the work that the evaluators or the editorial board propose.
Publication Frequency
The journal has three annual issues: march, june and october. The date of receipt and acceptance will appear in each article.
Open Access Policy
This journal provides immediate open access to its content, based on the principle that providing the public with free access to research helps to increase global knowledge sharing.
The Revista iberoamericana de Ciencias de la Actividad Física y el Deporte, after more than a decade of operating free of charge and in the absence of public or private funding, finds it necessary to introduce a modest fee for authors in order to ensure the maintenance of the required quality standards, as well as the sustainability of its scientific and editorial structure and staff involved in its production and updating.
This fee, set at €300 (taxes included), will only be requested if the article is accepted for publication, starting in 2026.
The submission of manuscripts and the corresponding peer-review process do not entail any cost for authors. Payment of the fee must be made only after the article has been accepted, as it is essential to guarantee the quality and sustainability of the journal.
To this end, a single invoice will be issued with identification provided by the Spanish Tax Agency. RICCAFD does not process inclusion in any tax database and maintains no relationship other than directly with the authors.
Digital Preservation Policies
RICCAFD uses DOI that is a persistent identifier, so it ensures that the link is to be preserved, and DOAJ that is a community peer initiative, which maintains the project of the directory of journals in open access collaborated to identify principles of transparency and good practices of academic publications.
Ethics statement on publication and bad practices
Revista Iberoamericana de Ciencias de la Actividad Física y el Deporte makes a commitment to the academic community by ensuring the ethics and quality of its published articles. As a benchmark, our journal uses the Code of Conduct and Good Practices for scientific journals defined for editors by the PUBLICATION ETHICS COMMITTEE (COPE).
Our journal thereby guarantees an appropriate response to the needs of readers and authors, ensuring the quality of the published work, protecting and respecting the content and integrity of the articles. The Editorial Board will publish corrections, clarifications, retractions and apologies when necessary.
In compliance with these best practices, Revista Iberoamericana de Ciencias de la Actividad Física y el Deporte has published the arbitration system that is followed for the selection of articles as well as the evaluation criteria to be applied by the anonymous, external peer-reviewers. Revista Iberoamericana de Ciencias de la Actividad Física y el Deporte keeps these criteria current, based solely on the scientific importance, the originality, clarity and relevance of the presented article.
Our journal guarantees the confidentiality of the evaluation process at all times: the anonymity of the reviewers and authors; the reviewed content; the reasoned report issued by the reviewers and any other communication issued by the editorial, advisory and scientific boards as required.
Equally, the strictest confidentiality applies to possible clarifications, claims or complaints that an author may wish to refer to the journal’s committees or the article reviewers.
Revista Iberoamericana de Ciencias de la Actividad Física y el Deporte declares its commitment to the respect and integrity of work already published. For this reason, plagiarism is strictly prohibited and texts that are identified as being plagiarized, or having fraudulent content, will be eliminated or not published in Revista Iberoamericana de Ciencias de la Actividad Física y el Deporte. The journal will act as quickly as possible in such cases. In accepting the terms and conditions expressed by our journal, authors must guarantee that the article and the materials associated with it are original and do not infringe copyright. The authors will also have to warrant that, in the case of joint authorship, there has been full consensus of all authors concerned and that the article has not been submitted to, or previously published in, any other media.
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