About This Journal
This international, peer-reviewed journal, with (P-ISSN: 19920-091, E-ISSN: 2708-3454) focuses on scientific sports science research. The aim of this journal is to promote research and development leading to the publication of academic work in areas such as athletic training, exercise physiology, sports psychology, biomechanics, motor learning, sports injuries and rehabilitations, tests and measurements, and other topics related to modern scientific developments. It is designed to be accessible to researchers including students, teachers and researchers working in scientific research center.
Journal History
The journal was established in 2002 and initially published in print format. In 2019, it transitioned to the Open Journal Systems (OJS) platform and adopted an Open Access publishing model. That same year, the First International Conference was held, and its proceedings were published across four consecutive issues.
In 2024, the Second International Conference was organized, and its proceedings were published in a special issue. In 2025, the Third International Conference was held, with its research papers also published in a dedicated special issue.
From 2002 until 2020, the journal published articles in Arabic. Starting in 2020, the journal shifted to publishing exclusively in English.
As in the beginning of 2025, the journal has moved to the Digital Commons platform. Currently, the journal follows a regular publishing schedule of four issues per year, in addition to one special issue, with all content published exclusively in English.
Digital Archiving
Modern Sport provides long-term digital preservation of all published content through CLOCKSS (Controlled Lots of Copies Keep Stuff Safe), a recognized dark-archive service that ensures content remains permanently accessible even in the event that the journal ceases publication. All articles are assigned Digital Object Identifiers (DOIs) via Crossref, ensuring persistent access. Content is additionally deposited in the Digital Repository of the University of Baghdad for institutional preservation. Authors are encouraged to self-archive the accepted manuscript in their institutional repository; Sherpa/Romeo provides guidance on self-archiving permissions under the journal's CC BY 4.0 license
Publishing Schedule
The journal publishes four issues per year:
- First issue: 1st - 30th March
- Second issue: 1st - 30th June
- Third issue: 1st - 30th September
- Fourth issue: 1st - 30th December
Publisher
College of Physical Education and Sport Sciences for Women, University of Baghdad
Address: Baghdad, Al-Waziriyah, near Al-kashafa stadium, 10001, Iraq
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Editorial Office
Dr. Abeer Dakhil Al-selmi
Address: University of Baghdad, College of Physical Education and Sport Sciences for Women, Baghdad, Iraq
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Dr. Ozgur Eken
Address: Department of Physical Education and Sport Teaching, Inonu University, Malatya, Turkey
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Dr. Wissem Dhahbi
Address: High Institute of Sport and Physical Education of Kef, University of Jendouba, Le Kef, Tunisia
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Asst. Lect. Farah Laith Naji
Address: University of Baghdad, College of Physical Education and Sport Sciences for Women, Baghdad, Iraq
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Language
The journal’s publication language is English. The full text is in English, with abstracts available in both English and Arabic.
Abstracting and Indexing
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Usage
Monthly downloads/views: 1753
Speed and Acceptance
- Average time from submission to first desk review decision: approximately 7 days; average time from desk acceptance to first peer review decision: 6–8 weeks
- Average time from editorial acceptance to publication: 3 months
- Acceptance rate: 60%
