About the Journal

Focus and Scope

The Revista Brasileira de Educação Física e Esporte (RBEFE) is a publication from the School of Physical Education and Sport of the University of São Paulo (EEFEUSP) with the mission of publishing researches that contribute to advance the field of Physical Education and Sport.

POLICIES

1. Only original research that has not nor will be published elsewhere will be considered for publication in the RBEFE.

2. The submission of manuscripts is only to be made through the online system (http://revistas.usp.br/rbefe). Before submission, the authors must go through a checklist in order to assure compliance to the guidelines.

3. The submission will be evaluated in two steps. The first evaluation will check for formatting, writing style and scope. The editors will then either reject the submission or move it forward to a double-blind peer-review process. Whenever conflicting reviews are provided, the editor will either assign the manuscript to a third reviewer or reject the submission.

4. The authors will be asked to indicate two preferred and two non-preferred reviewers (optional). Importantly, the RBEFE reserves the right to choose the reviewers regardless of the authors’ indication.

5. The reviewers will receive the manuscripts electronically along with a form containing the key points to be evaluated. The reviewers will also be notified in respect of the deadlines for the conclusion of the reviews.

6. The following types of manuscripts are accepted by te RBEFE: - Original articles. - Short reviews are accepted upon invitation only. Each edition of the RBEFE will comprise the publication of a maximum of two short review articles. - Special communications: “Methodological advances” and “Letter to the editor”. - No review articles are accepted at this time.

SUBAREAS

1. The authors must indicate one of the following sections of the RBEFE upon submission of a new manuscript.

• Sociocultural – articles related to Physical Education and Sport History, Philosophy, Antropology, Sociology, Politics, Economics, and Administration.

• Biodynamics – articles related to Physical Education and Sport Biochemistry, Physiology, Biomechanics, Medicine, Nutrition and related areas.

• Behaviour and Pedagogy – articles related to Physical Education and Sport Psychology, Motor Control and Motor Behavior, Pedagogy and related areas.

2. The authors are allowed a 30-day period to provide the proper amendments after the reviews are provided. After this period, the manuscript will be considered as a new submission and not as a reviewed manuscript. If a longer period is necessary, the authors shall consult the section editor.

3. The articles can be submitted in any of the three languages: Portuguese, English or Spanish.

• The authors are solely responsible for the content and writing of the articles.

• During the reviewing process the authors shall include a header of the new version of the manuscript with the manuscript ID and the number of the review (e.g. 170016 review 1)

4. The names and addresses informed in the journal will be used for the sole purpose of the services provided by the journal and will not be shared for other purposes or parties.

Publication Frequency

Continuous publication.

Open Access Policy

All the contents of this journal, except where otherwise noted, is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License (CC-BY).

Index sources

  • LILACS
  • SPORTS DISCUS
  • Portal de Revistas da USP
  • CABi Abstracts

Intelectual property

All content of the journal, except where identified, is licensed under a Creative Commons attribution-type BY-NC.

Sponsors

Registration and Financial Assistance:

  • Program for Scientific Periodical Publications, Universidade de São Paulo.