1. The format of the presentation of the text of the manuscript
The text of the article should be presented in the format of a Microsoft Word text editor:

The sheet format is A4;
all fields are 2 cm long;
font — Times New Roman, size — 12 pt, line spacing — 1.5 (one and a half) intervals;
graphic materials are inserted into the text.
The volume of the article is from 2 to 15 pages of the main text in the above format.

If necessary, the article can be accompanied by additional materials in electronic form (video and audio files, presentations, program listings, Excel books, etc.), which will be posted on the journal's website.

2.The structure of the manuscript
The manuscript must contain the following data for publication, it is necessary to strictly adhere to the sequence indicated below:

The title of the article.
Surname and name of the author(s).
Place of work of the author(s). It is necessary to specify the place of work of each author. If the name of the organization does not indicate that it belongs to a locality, the name of the locality must be separated by a comma.
The address of the place of work.
Annotation.
Keywords.
Information about the authors — for each of the authors:
– surname, first name, patronymic (in full);
– academic degree;
– academic title;
– position;
– place of work;
– e-mail address (e-mail).
Sources of research funding. Thanks.
The main text of the article.
A list of references arranged in the order in which references to sources appear in the text (not in alphabetical order!).
The title of the article in English.
The full name of the author(s) in English.
The place of work of the author(s) in English. It is necessary to specify the place of work of each author. If the name of the organization does not indicate that it belongs to a locality, the name of the locality must be separated by a comma.
The address of the place of work is in English.
The abstract is in English.
Keywords in English.
Information about the authors in English — for each of the authors:
– first name, patronymic, surname;
– academic degree;
– academic title;
– position;
– place of work;
– e-mail address (e-mail).
Sources of funding for research in English.
Acknowledgements in English.
The list of sources used is in English.
3. Design of individual elements of the manuscript
Mathematical formulas and equations are typed in MS WinWord editors (version 6.0 and higher) or MathType. Linear formulas and variables are typed only in plain text!

Illustrations (graphs, diagrams, photographs, line drawings) are presented in black and white or in color. All drawings should be renumbered and have names. The text of the article must contain links to all the drawings.

When placing drawings, do not use the text wrapping option.

Illustrations should be presented as separate graphic files (even if they are available in a Word document) in TIFF or JPG format, with a resolution of at least 300 pixels per inch.

The tables are provided with thematic headings and numbered with Arabic numerals in the order they are mentioned in the text.

All columns in the tables must have headings.

When placing tables, you should not use the text wrapping option.

The place of work of the author(s). The most important element for the correct indexing of articles in international databases is the precise indication of address information about the place of work of the authors, first of all, the names of organizations (data on the affiliation of the authors — author affiliation). It is necessary to indicate the full official name fixed in the charter of the educational organization or in the license. When specifying the place of work in English, it is most preferable to use the generally accepted translated version of the name of the organization. The use of the official name of the organization in English in the article will allow the most accurate identification of the affiliation of the authors, will prevent the loss of articles in the system of analysis of organizations and authors. The postal code must be indicated in the address of the place of work.

The abstract should reflect what is discussed in the article, contain a full description of the research and its practical implementation. The abstract of the article is intended to serve as an independent source of information from the article. The abstract should be quite compact — from 100 to 250 words, but at the same time contain the following mandatory sections: the purpose of writing the work, the methodology of the research, the results of the work and the possibilities of their application, the practical significance of the results and their application, the value of the work: orientation to the target group, the novelty of the results.

Keywords (up to 10, separated by commas) should reflect the main content of the article, include terms from the text of the article and from the relevant subject area, as well as the most important concepts related to the material of the article. This will help to find the article by means of search engines.

The following sections of the main text are recommended for experimental articles: introduction; methods; results; discussion; conclusions. Theoretical, review and problem articles can have an arbitrary structure, the names of sections in such articles are determined by the author.

Section names are printed in lowercase letters on a separate line without underscores and separated from the text by one empty line. The font is straight bold. The subheadings inside the sections are printed on a separate line in lowercase letters. The font is straight bold. The headings and subheadings are centered.

List of literature. The article should contain at least 20 sources in the list of references, and references to own works should be no more than 10%. All sources from the list should be referenced in the text of the article (in square brackets).

The Publication Ethics and Publication Malpractice Statement of the journal "Russian Journal of Information Technology in Sports" are based on the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) Code of Conduct guidelines available at www.publicationethics.org,  and requirements for peer-reviewed journals, elaborated by the "Elsevier" Publishing House (in accordance with international ethical rules of scientific publications)

1. Introduction

1.1. The publication in a peer reviewed learned journal, serves many purposes outside of simple communication. It is a building block in the development of a coherent and respected network of knowledge. For all these reasons and more it is important to lay down standards of expected ethical behaviour by all parties involved in the act of publishing: the author, the journal editor, the peer reviewer, the publisher and the society for society-owned or sponsored journal: "Russian Journal of Information Technology in Sports"

1.2.Publisher has a supporting, investing and nurturing role in the scholarly communication process but is also ultimately responsible for ensuring that best practice is followed in its publications.

1.3. Publisher takes its duties of guardianship over the scholarly record extremely seriously. Our journal programmes record «the minutes of science» and we recognise our responsibilities as the keeper of those «minutes» in all our policies not least the ethical guidelines that we have here adopted.

2. Duties of Editors

2.1.Publication decision – The Editor of a learned "Russian Journal of Information Technology in Sports" is solely and independently responsible for deciding which of the articles submitted to the journal should be published, often working on conjunction with the relevant society (for society-owned or sponsored journals). The validation of the work in question and its importance to researchers and readers must always underwrite such decisions. The Editor may be guided by the policies of the "Russian Journal of Information Technology in Sports" journal’s editorial board and constrained by such legal requirements as shall then be in force regarding libel, copyright infringement and plagiarism. The editor may confer with other editors or reviewers (or society officers) in making this decision.

2.2.Fair play – An editor should evaluate manuscripts for their intellectual content without regard to race, gender, sexual orientation, religious belief, ethnic origin, citizenship, or political philosophy of the authors.

2.3.Confidentiality – The editor and any editorial staff of "Russian Journal of Information Technology in Sports" must not disclose any information about a submitted manuscript to anyone other than the corresponding author, reviewers, potential reviewers, other editorial advisers, and the publisher, as appropriate.

2.4.Disclosure and Conflicts of interest

2.4.1. Unpublished materials disclosed in a submitted manuscript must not be used in an editor’s own research without the express written consent of the author. Privileged information or ideas obtained through peer review must be kept confidential and not used for personal advantage.

2.4.2. Editors should recuse themselves (i.e. should ask a co-editor, associate editor or other member of the editorial board instead to review and consider) from considering manuscripts in which they have conflicts of interest resulting from competitive, collaborative, or other relationships or connections with any of the authors, companies, or (possibly) institutions connected to the papers.

2.5.Vigilance over published record – An editor presented with convincing evidence that the substance or conclusions of a published paper are erroneous should coordinate with the publisher (and/or society) to promote the prompt publication of a correction, retraction, expression of concern, or other note, as may be relevant.

2.6.Involvement and cooperation in investigations – An editor should take reasonably responsive measures when ethical complaints have been presented concerning a submitted manuscript or published paper, in conjunction with the publisher (or society). Such measures will generally include contacting the author of the manuscript or paper and giving due consideration of the respective complaint or claims made, but may also include further communications to the relevant institutions and research bodies.

3. Duties of Reviewers

3.1.Contribution to Editorial Decisions – Peer review assists the editor in making editorial decisions and through the editorial communications with the author may also assist the author in improving the paper. Peer review is an essential component of formal scholarly communication, and lies at the heart of the scientific method. Publisher shares the view of many that all scholars who wish to contribute to publications have an obligation to do a fair share of reviewing.

3.2.Promptness – Any selected referee who feels unqualified to review the research reported in a manuscript or knows that its prompt review will be impossible should notify the editor of "Russian Journal of Information Technology in Sports" and excuse himself from the review process.

3.3.Confidentiality – Any manuscripts received for review must be treated as confidential documents. They must not be shown to or discussed with others except as authorised by the editor.

3.4.Standard and objectivity – Reviews should be conducted objectively. Personal criticism of the author is inappropriate. Referees should express their views clearly with supporting arguments.

3.5.Acknowledgement of Sources – Reviewers  should identify relevant published work that has not been cited by the authors. Any statement that an observation, derivation, or argument had been previously reported should be accompanied by the relevant citation. A reviewer should also call to the editor’s attention any substantial similarity or overlap between the manuscript under consideration and any other published paper of which they have personal knowledge.

3.6.Disclosure and Conflict of Interest

3.6.1.Unpublished materials disclosed in a submitted manuscript must not be used in a reviewer’s own research without the express written consent of the author. Privileged information or ideas obtained through peer review must be kept confidential and not used for personal advantage.

3.6.2. Reviewers should not consider manuscripts in which they have conflicts of interest resulting from competitive, collaborative, or other relationships or connections with any of the authors, companies, or institutions connected to the papers.

4. Duties of Authors

4.1.Reporting standards

4.1.1. Authors of reports of original research should present an accurate account of the work performed as well as an objective discussion of its significance. Underlying data should be represented accurately in the paper. A paper should contain sufficient detail and references to permit others to replicate the work. Fraudulent or knowingly inaccurate statements constitute unethical behaviour and are unacceptable.

4.1.2. Review and professional publication articles should also be accurate and objective, and editorial 'opinion’ works should be clearly identified as such.

4.2.Data Access and Retention – Authors may be asked to provide the raw data in connection with a paper for editorial review, and should be prepared to provide public access to such data (consistent with the ALPSP-STM Statement on Data and Databases), if practicable, and should in any event be prepared to retain such data for a reasonable time after publication.

4.3.Originality and Plagiarism

4.3.1. The authors should ensure that they have written entirely original works, and if the authors have used the work and/or words of others, this has been appropriately cited or quoted.

4.3.2. Plagiarism takes many forms, from ‘passing off’ another’s paper as the author’s own paper, to copying or paraphrasing substantial parts of another’s paper (without attribution), to claiming results from research conducted by others. Plagiarism in all its forms constitutes unethical publishing behaviour and is unacceptable.

4.4.Multiple, Redundant or Concurrent Publication

4.4.1. An author should not in general publish manuscripts describing essentially the same research in more than one journal of primary publication. Submitting the same manuscript to more than one journal concurrently constitutes unethical publishing behaviour and is unacceptable.

4.4.2. In general, an author should not submit for consideration in another journal a previously published paper.

4.4.3. Publication of some kinds of articles (eg, clinical guidelines, translations) in more than one journal is sometimes justifiable, provided certain conditions are met. The authors and editors of the journals concerned must agree to the secondary publication, which must reflect the same data and interpretation of the primary document. The primary reference must be cited in the secondary publication. Further detail on acceptable forms of secondary publication can be found at www.icmje.org.

4.5.Acknowledgement of Sources – Proper acknowledgment of the work of others must always be given. Authors should cite publications that have been influential in determining the nature of the reported work. Information obtained privately, as in conversation, correspondence, or discussion with third parties, must not be used or reported without explicit, written permission from the source. Information obtained in the course of confidential services, such as refereeing manuscripts or grant applications, must not be used without the explicit written permission of the author of the work involved in these services.

4.6.Authorship of the Paper

4.6.1. Authorship should be limited to those who have made a significant contribution to the conception, design, execution, or interpretation of the reported study. All those who have made significant contributions should be listed as co-authors. Where there are others who have participated in certain substantive aspects of the research project, they should be acknowledged or listed as contributors.

4.6.2. The corresponding author should ensure that all appropriate co-authors and no inappropriate co-authors are included on the paper, and that all co-authors have seen and approved the final version of the paper and have agreed to its submission for publication.

4.7.Hazards and Human or Animal Subjects

4.7.1. If the work involves chemicals, procedures or equipment that have any unusual hazards inherent in their use, the author must clearly identify these in the manuscript.

4.7.2. If the work involves the use of animal or human subjects, the author should ensure that the manuscript contains a statement that all procedures were performed in compliance with relevant laws and institutional guidelines and that the appropriate institutional committee(s) have approved them. Authors should include a statement in the manuscript that informed consent was obtained for experimentation with human subjects. The privacy rights of human subjects must always be observed.

4.8. Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest

4.8.1. All authors should disclose in their manuscript any financial or other substantive conflict of interest that might be construed to influence the results or interpretation of their manuscript. All sources of financial support for the project should be disclosed.

4.8.2. Examples of potential conflicts of interest which should be disclosed include employment, consultancies, stock ownership, honoraria, paid expert testimony, patent applications/registrations, and grants or other funding. Potential conflicts of interest should be disclosed at the earliest possible stage.

4.9. Fundamental errors in published works – When an author discovers a significant error or inaccuracy in a published work, it is the author’s obligation to promptly notify the editor of "Russian Journal of Information Technology in Sports" journal and cooperate with Publisher to retract or correct the paper, If the editor or the publisher learn from a third party that a published work contains a significant error, it is the obligation of the author to promptly retract or correct the paper.

5. Duties of the Publisher (and if relevant, Society)

5.1. Publisher should adopt policies and procedures that support editors, reviewers and authors of "Russian Journal of Information Technology in Sports" in performing their ethical duties under these ethics guidelines. The publisher should ensure that the potential for advertising or reprint revenue has no impact or influence on editorial decisions.

5.2. The publisher should support "Russian Journal of Information Technology in Sports" journal editors in the review of complaints raised concerning ethical issues and help communications with other journals and/or publishers where this is useful to editors.

5.3. Publisher should develop codes of practice and inculcate industry standards for best practice on ethical matters, errors and retractions.

5.4. Publisher should provide specialised legal review and counsel if necessary.

The section is prepared according to the files (http://health.elsevier.ru/attachments/editor/file/ethical_code_final.pdf) of Elsevier publisher (https://www.elsevier.com/) and files (http://publicationethics.org/resources) from Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE - http://publicationethics.org/).

An unilateral (bilateral) anonymous ("blind") peer review method is mandatory for processing of all scientific manuscripts submitted to the editorial stuff of "Russian Journal of Information Technology in Sports”. This implies that neither the reviewer is aware of the authorship of the manuscript, nor the author maintains any contact with the reviewer.

1. Members of the editorial board and leading Russian and international experts in corresponding areas of life sciences, invited as independent readers, perform peer reviews. Editor-in-chief, deputy editor-in-chief or science editor choose readers for peer review. We aim to limit the review process to 2-4 weeks, though in some cases the schedule may be adjusted at the reviewer’s request.
2. Reviewer has an option to abnegate the assessment should any conflict of interests arise that may affect perception or interpretation of the manuscript. Upon the scrutiny, the reviewer is expected to present the editorial board with one of the following recommendations:

to accept the paper in its present state;

to invited the author to revise their manuscript to address specific concerns before final decision is reached;

that final decision be reached following further reviewing by another specialist;

to reject the manuscript outright.

3. If the reviewer has recommended any refinements, the editorial staff would suggest the author either to implement the corrections, or to dispute them reasonably. Authors are kindly required to limit their revision to 2 months and resubmit the adapted manuscript within this period for final evaluation.
4. We politely request that the editor to be notified verbally or in writing should the author decide to refuse from publishing the manuscript. In case the author fails to do so within 3 months since receiving a copy of the initial review, the editorial board takes the manuscript off the register and notifies the author accordingly.
5. If author and reviewers meet insoluble contradictions regarding revision of the manuscript, the editor-in-chief resolves the conflict by his own authority.
6. The editorial board reaches final decision to reject a manuscript on the hearing according to reviewers’ recommendations, and duly notifies the authors of their decision via e-mail. The board does not accept previously rejected manuscripts for re-evaluation.
7. Upon the decision to accept the manuscript for publishing, the editorial staff notifies the authors of the scheduled date of publication.
8. Kindly note that positive review does not guarantee the acceptance, as final decision in all cases lies with the editorial board. By his authority, editor-in-chief rules final solution of every conflict.

There is no charge for publication in the journal

This work is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International

Goals of the journal:

Publication of the results of scientific research and up-to-date information on scientific achievements in the field of information technology application in sports.
Improving the scientific, educational and methodological level of specialists involved in the development and application of information technologies in sports.

Journal tasks:

Ensuring a high scientific level of peer review.
Attracting highly qualified authors.
Formation of an editorial policy that takes into account the latest scientific and technical achievements and contributes to the achievement of goals.
Inclusion of the journal in the main international abstract databases (Scopus, Web of Science).

The journal is established and published by the Russian Association of Computer Science in Sports.

The journal publishes articles in both Russian and English.

Frequency: four issues per year.

Subject of articles:

- Information systems in sports
- Data analysis and big data in sports
- Mathematical modeling in sports
- Decision support systems and management in sports
- Artificial intelligence and machine learning in sports
- Sports biomechatronics
- Sports analytics
- Biomechanics in sports
- Digital doubles in sports
- Research of operations in sports
- Economic and mathematical modeling and forecasting in the sports industry
- Digital technologies in sports marketing and management
- Esports and digital
- Sports programming

The journal adheres to the policy of open access (Open Access). All articles are posted indefinitely and free of charge immediately after the release of the issue. Full-text real-time access to scientific articles of the journal is provided on the official website of the journal, on the platform of the Scientific Electronic Library eLIBRARY.ru and on other aggregators. The founder and publisher of the journal is the Russian Association of Computer Science in Sports.

Each article published in a scientific journal is assigned a DOI (Digital Object Identifier) ​​- a digital object identifier - this is a modern standard for designating information on the Internet, currently used by all the world's largest scientific organizations and publishers.

1. The format of the presentation of the text of the manuscript
The text of the article should be presented in the format of a Microsoft Word text editor:

The sheet format is A4;
all fields are 2 cm long;
font — Times New Roman, size — 12 pt, line spacing — 1.5 (one and a half) intervals;
graphic materials are inserted into the text.
The volume of the article is from 2 to 15 pages of the main text in the above format.

If necessary, the article can be accompanied by additional materials in electronic form (video and audio files, presentations, program listings, Excel books, etc.), which will be posted on the journal's website.

2.The structure of the manuscript
The manuscript must contain the following data for publication, it is necessary to strictly adhere to the sequence indicated below:

The title of the article.
Surname and name of the author(s).
Place of work of the author(s). It is necessary to specify the place of work of each author. If the name of the organization does not indicate that it belongs to a locality, the name of the locality must be separated by a comma.
The address of the place of work.
Annotation.
Keywords.
Information about the authors — for each of the authors:
– surname, first name, patronymic (in full);
– academic degree;
– academic title;
– position;
– place of work;
– e-mail address (e-mail).
Sources of research funding. Thanks.
The main text of the article.
A list of references arranged in the order in which references to sources appear in the text (not in alphabetical order!).
The title of the article in English.
The full name of the author(s) in English.
The place of work of the author(s) in English. It is necessary to specify the place of work of each author. If the name of the organization does not indicate that it belongs to a locality, the name of the locality must be separated by a comma.
The address of the place of work is in English.
The abstract is in English.
Keywords in English.
Information about the authors in English — for each of the authors:
– first name, patronymic, surname;
– academic degree;
– academic title;
– position;
– place of work;
– e-mail address (e-mail).
Sources of funding for research in English.
Acknowledgements in English.
The list of sources used is in English.
3. Design of individual elements of the manuscript
Mathematical formulas and equations are typed in MS WinWord editors (version 6.0 and higher) or MathType. Linear formulas and variables are typed only in plain text!

Illustrations (graphs, diagrams, photographs, line drawings) are presented in black and white or in color. All drawings should be renumbered and have names. The text of the article must contain links to all the drawings.

When placing drawings, do not use the text wrapping option.

Illustrations should be presented as separate graphic files (even if they are available in a Word document) in TIFF or JPG format, with a resolution of at least 300 pixels per inch.

The tables are provided with thematic headings and numbered with Arabic numerals in the order they are mentioned in the text.

All columns in the tables must have headings.

When placing tables, you should not use the text wrapping option.

The place of work of the author(s). The most important element for the correct indexing of articles in international databases is the precise indication of address information about the place of work of the authors, first of all, the names of organizations (data on the affiliation of the authors — author affiliation). It is necessary to indicate the full official name fixed in the charter of the educational organization or in the license. When specifying the place of work in English, it is most preferable to use the generally accepted translated version of the name of the organization. The use of the official name of the organization in English in the article will allow the most accurate identification of the affiliation of the authors, will prevent the loss of articles in the system of analysis of organizations and authors. The postal code must be indicated in the address of the place of work.

The abstract should reflect what is discussed in the article, contain a full description of the research and its practical implementation. The abstract of the article is intended to serve as an independent source of information from the article. The abstract should be quite compact — from 100 to 250 words, but at the same time contain the following mandatory sections: the purpose of writing the work, the methodology of the research, the results of the work and the possibilities of their application, the practical significance of the results and their application, the value of the work: orientation to the target group, the novelty of the results.

Keywords (up to 10, separated by commas) should reflect the main content of the article, include terms from the text of the article and from the relevant subject area, as well as the most important concepts related to the material of the article. This will help to find the article by means of search engines.

The following sections of the main text are recommended for experimental articles: introduction; methods; results; discussion; conclusions. Theoretical, review and problem articles can have an arbitrary structure, the names of sections in such articles are determined by the author.

Section names are printed in lowercase letters on a separate line without underscores and separated from the text by one empty line. The font is straight bold. The subheadings inside the sections are printed on a separate line in lowercase letters. The font is straight bold. The headings and subheadings are centered.

List of literature. The article should contain at least 20 sources in the list of references, and references to own works should be no more than 10%. All sources from the list should be referenced in the text of the article (in square brackets).

The Publication Ethics and Publication Malpractice Statement of the journal "Russian Journal of Information Technology in Sports" are based on the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) Code of Conduct guidelines available at www.publicationethics.org,  and requirements for peer-reviewed journals, elaborated by the "Elsevier" Publishing House (in accordance with international ethical rules of scientific publications)

1. Introduction

1.1. The publication in a peer reviewed learned journal, serves many purposes outside of simple communication. It is a building block in the development of a coherent and respected network of knowledge. For all these reasons and more it is important to lay down standards of expected ethical behaviour by all parties involved in the act of publishing: the author, the journal editor, the peer reviewer, the publisher and the society for society-owned or sponsored journal: "Russian Journal of Information Technology in Sports"

1.2.Publisher has a supporting, investing and nurturing role in the scholarly communication process but is also ultimately responsible for ensuring that best practice is followed in its publications.

1.3. Publisher takes its duties of guardianship over the scholarly record extremely seriously. Our journal programmes record «the minutes of science» and we recognise our responsibilities as the keeper of those «minutes» in all our policies not least the ethical guidelines that we have here adopted.

2. Duties of Editors

2.1.Publication decision – The Editor of a learned "Russian Journal of Information Technology in Sports" is solely and independently responsible for deciding which of the articles submitted to the journal should be published, often working on conjunction with the relevant society (for society-owned or sponsored journals). The validation of the work in question and its importance to researchers and readers must always underwrite such decisions. The Editor may be guided by the policies of the "Russian Journal of Information Technology in Sports" journal’s editorial board and constrained by such legal requirements as shall then be in force regarding libel, copyright infringement and plagiarism. The editor may confer with other editors or reviewers (or society officers) in making this decision.

2.2.Fair play – An editor should evaluate manuscripts for their intellectual content without regard to race, gender, sexual orientation, religious belief, ethnic origin, citizenship, or political philosophy of the authors.

2.3.Confidentiality – The editor and any editorial staff of "Russian Journal of Information Technology in Sports" must not disclose any information about a submitted manuscript to anyone other than the corresponding author, reviewers, potential reviewers, other editorial advisers, and the publisher, as appropriate.

2.4.Disclosure and Conflicts of interest

2.4.1. Unpublished materials disclosed in a submitted manuscript must not be used in an editor’s own research without the express written consent of the author. Privileged information or ideas obtained through peer review must be kept confidential and not used for personal advantage.

2.4.2. Editors should recuse themselves (i.e. should ask a co-editor, associate editor or other member of the editorial board instead to review and consider) from considering manuscripts in which they have conflicts of interest resulting from competitive, collaborative, or other relationships or connections with any of the authors, companies, or (possibly) institutions connected to the papers.

2.5.Vigilance over published record – An editor presented with convincing evidence that the substance or conclusions of a published paper are erroneous should coordinate with the publisher (and/or society) to promote the prompt publication of a correction, retraction, expression of concern, or other note, as may be relevant.

2.6.Involvement and cooperation in investigations – An editor should take reasonably responsive measures when ethical complaints have been presented concerning a submitted manuscript or published paper, in conjunction with the publisher (or society). Such measures will generally include contacting the author of the manuscript or paper and giving due consideration of the respective complaint or claims made, but may also include further communications to the relevant institutions and research bodies.

3. Duties of Reviewers

3.1.Contribution to Editorial Decisions – Peer review assists the editor in making editorial decisions and through the editorial communications with the author may also assist the author in improving the paper. Peer review is an essential component of formal scholarly communication, and lies at the heart of the scientific method. Publisher shares the view of many that all scholars who wish to contribute to publications have an obligation to do a fair share of reviewing.

3.2.Promptness – Any selected referee who feels unqualified to review the research reported in a manuscript or knows that its prompt review will be impossible should notify the editor of "Russian Journal of Information Technology in Sports" and excuse himself from the review process.

3.3.Confidentiality – Any manuscripts received for review must be treated as confidential documents. They must not be shown to or discussed with others except as authorised by the editor.

3.4.Standard and objectivity – Reviews should be conducted objectively. Personal criticism of the author is inappropriate. Referees should express their views clearly with supporting arguments.

3.5.Acknowledgement of Sources – Reviewers  should identify relevant published work that has not been cited by the authors. Any statement that an observation, derivation, or argument had been previously reported should be accompanied by the relevant citation. A reviewer should also call to the editor’s attention any substantial similarity or overlap between the manuscript under consideration and any other published paper of which they have personal knowledge.

3.6.Disclosure and Conflict of Interest

3.6.1.Unpublished materials disclosed in a submitted manuscript must not be used in a reviewer’s own research without the express written consent of the author. Privileged information or ideas obtained through peer review must be kept confidential and not used for personal advantage.

3.6.2. Reviewers should not consider manuscripts in which they have conflicts of interest resulting from competitive, collaborative, or other relationships or connections with any of the authors, companies, or institutions connected to the papers.

4. Duties of Authors

4.1.Reporting standards

4.1.1. Authors of reports of original research should present an accurate account of the work performed as well as an objective discussion of its significance. Underlying data should be represented accurately in the paper. A paper should contain sufficient detail and references to permit others to replicate the work. Fraudulent or knowingly inaccurate statements constitute unethical behaviour and are unacceptable.

4.1.2. Review and professional publication articles should also be accurate and objective, and editorial 'opinion’ works should be clearly identified as such.

4.2.Data Access and Retention – Authors may be asked to provide the raw data in connection with a paper for editorial review, and should be prepared to provide public access to such data (consistent with the ALPSP-STM Statement on Data and Databases), if practicable, and should in any event be prepared to retain such data for a reasonable time after publication.

4.3.Originality and Plagiarism

4.3.1. The authors should ensure that they have written entirely original works, and if the authors have used the work and/or words of others, this has been appropriately cited or quoted.

4.3.2. Plagiarism takes many forms, from ‘passing off’ another’s paper as the author’s own paper, to copying or paraphrasing substantial parts of another’s paper (without attribution), to claiming results from research conducted by others. Plagiarism in all its forms constitutes unethical publishing behaviour and is unacceptable.

4.4.Multiple, Redundant or Concurrent Publication

4.4.1. An author should not in general publish manuscripts describing essentially the same research in more than one journal of primary publication. Submitting the same manuscript to more than one journal concurrently constitutes unethical publishing behaviour and is unacceptable.

4.4.2. In general, an author should not submit for consideration in another journal a previously published paper.

4.4.3. Publication of some kinds of articles (eg, clinical guidelines, translations) in more than one journal is sometimes justifiable, provided certain conditions are met. The authors and editors of the journals concerned must agree to the secondary publication, which must reflect the same data and interpretation of the primary document. The primary reference must be cited in the secondary publication. Further detail on acceptable forms of secondary publication can be found at www.icmje.org.

4.5.Acknowledgement of Sources – Proper acknowledgment of the work of others must always be given. Authors should cite publications that have been influential in determining the nature of the reported work. Information obtained privately, as in conversation, correspondence, or discussion with third parties, must not be used or reported without explicit, written permission from the source. Information obtained in the course of confidential services, such as refereeing manuscripts or grant applications, must not be used without the explicit written permission of the author of the work involved in these services.

4.6.Authorship of the Paper

4.6.1. Authorship should be limited to those who have made a significant contribution to the conception, design, execution, or interpretation of the reported study. All those who have made significant contributions should be listed as co-authors. Where there are others who have participated in certain substantive aspects of the research project, they should be acknowledged or listed as contributors.

4.6.2. The corresponding author should ensure that all appropriate co-authors and no inappropriate co-authors are included on the paper, and that all co-authors have seen and approved the final version of the paper and have agreed to its submission for publication.

4.7.Hazards and Human or Animal Subjects

4.7.1. If the work involves chemicals, procedures or equipment that have any unusual hazards inherent in their use, the author must clearly identify these in the manuscript.

4.7.2. If the work involves the use of animal or human subjects, the author should ensure that the manuscript contains a statement that all procedures were performed in compliance with relevant laws and institutional guidelines and that the appropriate institutional committee(s) have approved them. Authors should include a statement in the manuscript that informed consent was obtained for experimentation with human subjects. The privacy rights of human subjects must always be observed.

4.8. Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest

4.8.1. All authors should disclose in their manuscript any financial or other substantive conflict of interest that might be construed to influence the results or interpretation of their manuscript. All sources of financial support for the project should be disclosed.

4.8.2. Examples of potential conflicts of interest which should be disclosed include employment, consultancies, stock ownership, honoraria, paid expert testimony, patent applications/registrations, and grants or other funding. Potential conflicts of interest should be disclosed at the earliest possible stage.

4.9. Fundamental errors in published works – When an author discovers a significant error or inaccuracy in a published work, it is the author’s obligation to promptly notify the editor of "Russian Journal of Information Technology in Sports" journal and cooperate with Publisher to retract or correct the paper, If the editor or the publisher learn from a third party that a published work contains a significant error, it is the obligation of the author to promptly retract or correct the paper.

5. Duties of the Publisher (and if relevant, Society)

5.1. Publisher should adopt policies and procedures that support editors, reviewers and authors of "Russian Journal of Information Technology in Sports" in performing their ethical duties under these ethics guidelines. The publisher should ensure that the potential for advertising or reprint revenue has no impact or influence on editorial decisions.

5.2. The publisher should support "Russian Journal of Information Technology in Sports" journal editors in the review of complaints raised concerning ethical issues and help communications with other journals and/or publishers where this is useful to editors.

5.3. Publisher should develop codes of practice and inculcate industry standards for best practice on ethical matters, errors and retractions.

5.4. Publisher should provide specialised legal review and counsel if necessary.

The section is prepared according to the files (http://health.elsevier.ru/attachments/editor/file/ethical_code_final.pdf) of Elsevier publisher (https://www.elsevier.com/) and files (http://publicationethics.org/resources) from Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE - http://publicationethics.org/).

An unilateral (bilateral) anonymous ("blind") peer review method is mandatory for processing of all scientific manuscripts submitted to the editorial stuff of "Russian Journal of Information Technology in Sports”. This implies that neither the reviewer is aware of the authorship of the manuscript, nor the author maintains any contact with the reviewer.

1. Members of the editorial board and leading Russian and international experts in corresponding areas of life sciences, invited as independent readers, perform peer reviews. Editor-in-chief, deputy editor-in-chief or science editor choose readers for peer review. We aim to limit the review process to 2-4 weeks, though in some cases the schedule may be adjusted at the reviewer’s request.
2. Reviewer has an option to abnegate the assessment should any conflict of interests arise that may affect perception or interpretation of the manuscript. Upon the scrutiny, the reviewer is expected to present the editorial board with one of the following recommendations:

to accept the paper in its present state;

to invited the author to revise their manuscript to address specific concerns before final decision is reached;

that final decision be reached following further reviewing by another specialist;

to reject the manuscript outright.

3. If the reviewer has recommended any refinements, the editorial staff would suggest the author either to implement the corrections, or to dispute them reasonably. Authors are kindly required to limit their revision to 2 months and resubmit the adapted manuscript within this period for final evaluation.
4. We politely request that the editor to be notified verbally or in writing should the author decide to refuse from publishing the manuscript. In case the author fails to do so within 3 months since receiving a copy of the initial review, the editorial board takes the manuscript off the register and notifies the author accordingly.
5. If author and reviewers meet insoluble contradictions regarding revision of the manuscript, the editor-in-chief resolves the conflict by his own authority.
6. The editorial board reaches final decision to reject a manuscript on the hearing according to reviewers’ recommendations, and duly notifies the authors of their decision via e-mail. The board does not accept previously rejected manuscripts for re-evaluation.
7. Upon the decision to accept the manuscript for publishing, the editorial staff notifies the authors of the scheduled date of publication.
8. Kindly note that positive review does not guarantee the acceptance, as final decision in all cases lies with the editorial board. By his authority, editor-in-chief rules final solution of every conflict.

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