As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with all of the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.
The submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration (or an explanation has been provided in Comments to the Editor).
I have read and followed the Author Guidelines for this article submission.
Author Guidelines
PALAESTRA, a refereed, quarterly academic journal, broadly covers aspects related to the intersection of disability and physical activity, recreation, sport and/or physical education. All authors must submit manuscripts aligned with this scope using the submission portal. A link to the portal can be found at the top of this webpage.
Types of Manuscripts Accepted in PALAESTRA
The following types of manuscripts are considered for publication in PALAESTRA. Page limits are generally firm and included references, tables, and figures. Manuscripts that exceed the limits must be accompanied with a justification from the author(s).
Research: Ethically and rigorously designed research may be submitted, provided that the work is translational in nature—that it has clear and direct implications for theory or practice. (25-page limit)
Reviews: Reviews may include scoping reviews, systematic reviews, and meta-analyses. We encourage authors to follow PRISMA guidelines. (25-page limit)
Practical Application: These manuscripts focus on the practical application of theory or research to a variety of different settings, including programming for disabled individuals in physical education/activity, recreation, and sport. (15-page limit)
Viewpoint: Discussion of new, innovative, and sometimes controversial topics are needed to propel the field forward. Viewpoint manuscripts provide the academic space for authors to do so. (10-page limit)
All manuscripts should include an unstructured abstract of no more than 150 words. There are no page or illustration charges.
Manuscript Guidelines
The following guidelines are to assist authors in preparing manuscripts to be considered through the PALAESTRA review and editorial processes:
Submit all manuscripts in English.
Adhere to page limits associated with each manuscript type (see above).
Include a cover sheet with author name(s), academic or professional title(s), complete mailing address(es), and e-mail contact information. Do not have names or related information on any manuscript pages that will be sent out for review.
Include a brief biographical sketch of all authors.
Adhere to the American Psychological Association Manual (APA 7th ed.) for all matters of manuscript style.
Generally, all manuscripts should be organized starting with an anonymized title page, abstract, main text, references, table, then figures (if applicable). Be sure to use page numbers and continuous line numbering.
Language Use
Like other multidisciplinary and international journals in the field, PALAESTRA is accepting of a wide range of language around disability, if it is both respectful and consistent with the theoretical, epistemological, and disciplinary perspective(s) of the manuscript. This includes identity-first language (e.g., disabled people) and person-first language (e.g., person with a disability), among other variations. In instances where authors are using disability-related discourse that is not commonly published in PALAESTRA, we welcome the use of footnotes explaining language choice to help educate our reviewers and readers. Such respectful language entails acknowledging the humanity and diversity of those whom we write about: for example, not referring to a person as their diagnosis (e.g., “a CP,” or “an asthmatic”) and not using potentially derogatory or tragic language (e.g., “cripple,” “confined to a wheelchair,” or “suffering from paralysis”) unless there is a compelling and explicit justification for doing so (e.g., quoting historical sources, quoting individuals’ self-descriptions). Ultimately, the expectation for authors is to defer to the preferences of the people about whom they write. Language is symbolic, and thus it is crucial that disabled individuals have ownership over their own representation.
Peer Review Process
A double-anonymized review process is rigorously followed. Manuscripts are reviewed by members of the editorial board and/or other professional specialists representing all topical areas covered by PALAESTRA. Manuscripts are passed along for review and consideration on the condition they have not been published previously, submitted simultaneously, or accepted for publication elsewhere. Further, all submissions should meet the journal’s guidelines to ensure a standard of quality before they can be sent out for review. Submissions that do not conform to these guidelines are at risk to be unsubmitted and sent back to their authors.
Questions, comments, or concerns? Contact Dr. Wesley J. Wilson at palaestra@illinois.edu.
Copyright Notice
Sagamore Publishing LLC (hereinafter the “Copyright Owner”)
Journal Publishing Copyright Agreement for Authors
I understand that by submitting an article to PALAESTRA, I am granting the copyright to the article submitted for consideration for publication in PALAESTRA to the Copyright Owner. If after consideration of the Editors of the PALAESTRA, the article is not accepted for publication, all copyright covered under this agreement will be automatically returned to the Author(s).
THE PUBLISHING AGREEMENT
Assignment of Copyright
I hereby assign to the Copyright Owner the copyright in the manuscript I am submitting in this online procedure and any tables, illustrations or other material submitted for publication as part of the manuscript in all forms and media (whether now known or later developed), throughout the world, in all languages, for the full term of copyright, effective when the article is accepted for publication.
Reversion of Rights
Articles may sometimes be accepted for publication but later be rejected in the publication process, even in some cases after public posting in “Articles in Press” form, in which case all rights will revert to the Author.
Retention of Rights for Scholarly Purposes
I understand that I retain or am hereby granted the Retained Rights. The Retained Rights include the right to use the Preprint, Accepted Manuscript, and the Published Journal Article for Personal Use and Internal Institutional Use.
All journal material is under a 12 month embargo. Authors who would like to have their articles available as open access should contact Sagamore-Venture for further information.
In the case of the Accepted Manuscript and the Published Journal Article, the Retained Rights exclude Commercial Use, other than use by the author in a subsequent compilation of the author’s works or to extend the Article to book length form or re-use by the author of portions or excerpts in other works.
Published Journal Article: the author may share a link to the formal publication through the relevant DOI.
Author Representations
The Article I have submitted to the journal for review is original, has been written by the stated author(s) and has not been published elsewhere.
The Article was not submitted for review to another journal while under review by this journal and will not be submitted to any other journal.
The Article contains no libelous or other unlawful statements and does not contain any materials that violate any personal or proprietary rights of any other person or entity.
I have obtained written permission from copyright owners for any excerpts from copyrighted works that are included and have credited the sources in the Article.
If the Article was prepared jointly with other authors, I have informed the co-author(s) of the terms of this Journal Publishing Agreement and that I am signing on their behalf as their agent, and I am authorized to do so.