Manuscript should be sent in Microsoft word (double spaced) to facilitate emailing to reviewers and a faster
\nreviewing process. The ASCA will not accept hard copies of manuscripts.
\n2. Please ensure the submission is in accordance with the guidelines outlined below for all different categories of
\nsubmissions. All authors are required to clearly state the specific submission category for their paper ie Review of
\nthe Literature or From the Field: Directed Topic etc. on page 1 of their paper.
\n3. Referencing must conform to the guidelines, irrespective of the manuscript or article. From the field articles do not
\nnecessarily require referencing, though it is encouraged.
\n4. All video files that are emailed to the ASCA are required to be 5MB or less. Please do not send flash files. All
\nvideo footage should be professional in appearance with athletes wearing tidy clothes, shoes etc.
\n5. It is the author(s) responsibility to gain permission from other publishers if they are going to include copyrighted
\ninformation in their articles and to include appropriate acknowledgement of the material(s) in the article. Authors
\nmust provide proof to JASC of such permission otherwise the reviewers will return the article to the author.
\n6. Many people working and studying in the area of strength and conditioning have very firm views on what they
\nbelieve are the best training and testing methods etc. Such strong views can often result in one sided articles
\nwhich merely reflect the strong views of the author(s) and in effect become self-fulfilling prophecies. For example
\npeople who just love Olympic weightlifting may do a review of the literature on effective training techniques and
\ntend to only include those papers in their review which conform to their world view. Such myopic thinking does not
\nreally progress our discipline. The JASC encourages all authors to write papers with an open independent mind
\nand allow all points of view to be presented and considered and include papers and points of view that are
\nchallenging to their own or the prevailing view. Reviewers will be stringent on this point in order to ensure well\u0002balanced evidence based best practice is presented <\/p>\n
Each OSRS submission will be reviewed by 2 independent reviewers (The Editor-In-Chief and 1 Associate Editor).
\nOnce reviewed the author will be required to respond to each reviewers\u2019 comments in a point-by-point fashion to each
\ncomment made and submit the responses and the revised paper as 2 separate Microsoft Word documents.
\nPlease avoid using the words I, me, we, us etc. and write the paper from the 3rd person narrative point of view, written
\nin past tense.
\n1. Title Page
\nThe title page should include the manuscript title and type of submission (i.e. Original scientific research study), brief
\nrunning head, setting(s) where the research was conducted, authors\u2019 full name(s) spelled out with middle initials,
\ndepartment(s), institution(s), full mailing address of corresponding author including telephone and email address. Please
\nensure no abbreviations are used in this information.
\n2. BLUF
\nOn a separate sheet of paper, the manuscript must begin with a \u2018BLUF\u2019 (Bottom Line Up Front) statement. This
\nstatement should be a single sentence of no more than 40 words. The intent of this statement is to provide the reader
\nwith the key message of the paper (the main conclusion and\/or key practical application). This BLUF differs from an
\nabstract in that it does not summarise the background, methods, evidence or arguments. No acronyms or references
\nare to be used.
\n3. Abstract and Key Words
\nFollowing the BLUF is the abstract, a basic summary of the paper. The abstract is limited to 275 words and followed by
\n3 \u2013 6 key words. The abstract should have sentences (no headings) related to the purpose of the study, brief methods,
\nresults, conclusions and practical applications.
\n4. Text
\nThe text must contain the following sections with titles in ALL CAPS in this exact order:
\nJournal of Australian Strength and Conditioning \u2013 Author Guidelines
\nEffective February 2017
\nA – INTRODUCTION
\nThis section should demonstrate the need for the study or the underlying reason for the study. Focus on the studies
\nlending support to your hypothesis(es) and giving the proper context to the problem being studied. In most cases use
\nno subheadings in this section and try to limit it to 4 \u2013 6 concisely written paragraphs. At the end of the introduction
\nplease include one sentence that clearly outlines the purpose of the study.
\nB – METHODS
\nWithin the METHODS section, the following subheadings are required in the following order:
\nApproach to the Problem: where the author(s) show how their study design will be able to test the hypotheses
\ndeveloped in the introduction and give some basic rationales for the choices made for the independent and dependent
\nvariables used in the study;
\nSubjects: All subject characteristics that are not dependent variables of the study (e.g. subject height, weight, age etc.)
\nshould be included in this section and not in the RESULTS. A statement should be included to the effect that all subjects
\nwere explained the risks and benefits of participation in the study and provided informed consent to participate.
\nProcedures: After reading this section another investigator should be able to replicate your study or totally understand
\nhow it was carried out. Under this subheading you can add others but please limit their use to that which makes the
\nmethods clear and in order of the investigation (e.g. 1RM bench press test procedures or Agility testing procedures etc.).
\nThe ASCA encourages authors to submit photos or short videos of their procedures and methods where such
\ncontributions aid the reader\u2019s understanding of the methods and procedures used.
\nStatistical Analyses: Here is where you clearly state your statistical approach to the analysis of the data and also
\nwhether it be statistical or practical significance and so on. Please outline the specific statistical tests used (if any) and
\nalso the level of statistical significance applied. As most of the JASC readership are strength and conditioning coaches
\nplease try not to use overly complicated statistical procedures where possible.
\nNB \u2013 JASC will publish manuscripts of note that do not have control groups or that have low subject numbers and limited
\nstatistical comparisons: JASC understands that this is the typical case when training elite athletes and JASC seeks to
\nembrace studies done upon elite athletes.
\nC – RESULTS
\nPresent the results of your study in this section. Put the most important findings in Figure or Table format and less
\nimportant findings in the text. Make sure that you cite each Figure and Table and that each Figure and Table is numbered
\nand has a title. Where possible place the Figures and Tables in the text in the location they should appear in the final
\npublished document. If this is not possible then indicate in the text where each Figure and Table should be placed.
\nD – DISCUSSION
\nDiscuss the meaning of the results of your study in this section. Relate them to the literature that currently exists and
\nmake sure that you bring the paper to completion with each of your hypotheses.
\nE – PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS
\nThis is an important section for the JASC reader. In this section, tell the \u2018coach\u2019 or practitioner how your data can be
\napplied and used. This section of the paper should speak directly to this audience and not to the exercise or sport
\nscientist. <\/p>\n
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