About the Journal

Focus and Scope

Cultura, Ciencia y Deporte (CCD) will consider research studies related to the different areas of Physical Activity and Sport Sciences for publication, that are scientifically based. Given the specialized nature of the journal, have no place in it simple popular articles, or those limited to exposing opinions and not conclusions based on investigation. Papers should be sent electronically through our website: http://ccd.ucam.edu, where the author must register as an author and proceed as indicated by the tool.

Peer Review Process

All manuscripts received will be examined by the Editorial Board of Cultura, Ciencia y Deporte (CCD). If the manuscript adequately fulfills the conditions defined by the Editorial Board, it will be sent on for the anonymous peer review process by at least two external reviewers, who are members of the Doctoral Advisory Committee. The manuscripts that are rejected in this first evaluation will be returned to the author with an explanation of the motives for which the paper was not admitted or, in some cases, with a recommendation to send the manuscript to a different journal that would be more related to the subject matter. Likewise, the authors of those manuscripts that, having passed this first filtering process, do not have the formal requirements presented in these norms, will be required to correct the deficiencies in the manuscript as quickly as possible. Throughout this process, the manuscript will continue to be in possession of the journal, though the author may request that his/her paper be returned if so desired. The acceptance of an article for publication in the Cultura, Ciencia y Deporte (CCD) implies the author's transfer of copyright to the editor, and reproducing or publishing part or all of the article without the written authorization of the editor is prohibited. Within four months the decision is going to be communicated to the author of the review.

You can see the evaluation sheet here Download

Frequency of publication

Quarterly / Quarterly

Open Access Policy

This Journal provides immediate free access to its content under the principle of making research freely available to the public, which encourages greater global knowledge sharing.

This journal provides immediate free access to its content on the principle of making research freely available to the public, which encourages greater global knowledge exchange.

Authors are allowed to deposit in institutional or thematic open access repositories the final version of their articles accepted for publication. Publishing rights belong to the journal and permission is required for any reproduction. The submission of an article to Cultura, Ciencia y Deporte implies the transfer of rights to the journal, allowing the article to be published. The journal Culture, Science and Sport is registered in the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ).

Code of ethics

Cultura, Ciencia y Deporte believes that ethical publishing contributes to a stronger research community. Reviewers are encouraged to adhere to ethical guidelines throughout the peer review process, as outlined by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). The COPE framework covers three categories of responsibility: confidentiality, objectivity and diligence. Visit the COPE guidelines on their website for their full ethical guidelines for reviewers.

Interoperability Protocols

The journal provides an OAI-PMH (Open Archives Initiative - Protocol for Metadata Harvesting) interface that allows other portals and information services to access the metadata of the published content.

Specifications:
OAI-PMH Protocol Version 2.0
Dublin Core Metadata

Path for harvesters:

https://ccd.ucam.edu/index.php/revista/oai

 

Digital preservation policies

This journal, under the supervision of the Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia (UCAM), implements various strategies to ensure the continued accessibility of the digital objects hosted on its servers:

1. Backup copies: Regular backups are made to guarantee the preservation of the data stored on UCAM servers.
2. Monitoring of the technological environment: The technological environment is constantly monitored to anticipate possible migrations of obsolete formats or software that may affect the accessibility of digital objects.
3. Use of DOI: The journal uses Digital Object Identifiers (DOI) to facilitate the unique and permanent identification of its contents.

 

Best paper award

Dear authors,

we are pleased to announce that CCD will award the best article published each year in the journal.

All published papers can apply. The Editorial Board will decide the candidates according to the article research quality.