About the Journal

Focus and Scope

The theme of TAJOR: Tanjungpura Journal of Coaching Research include: sports science, sports health, sports training, physical activity, sports therapy, sports history, sports education, and sports pedagogy. To be considered for publication, manuscripts must be original and relevant to the topics mentioned above.

Peer Review Process

Peer review is designed to assess the validity, quality and often the originality of articles for publication. Its ultimate purpose is to maintain the integrity of science by filtering out invalid or poor quality articles.

From a publisher"™s perspective, peer review functions as a filter for content, directing better quality articles to better quality journals and so creating journal brands.

Running articles through the process of peer review adds value to them. For this reason publishers need to make sure that peer review is robust.

Initial evaluation of manuscripts

The Editor will first evaluate all manuscripts submitted at a maximum of 2 weeks time. Although rare, yet it is entirely feasible for an exceptional manuscript to be accepted at this stage. Those rejected at this stage are insufficiently original, have serious scientific flaws, or are outside the aims and scope of the  Tanjungpura Journal of Coaching Research. Those that meet the minimum criteria are passed on to expert reviewers for review. It usually took up to 8 weeks.

Type of peer review

The process of reviewing a paper using a  double blind  method involving a minimum of  two reviewers  who have been selected by a section editor, if between reviewers there are conflicting decisions, it will be additional reviewers to decide whether the article is accepted or rejected.

Review reports

Reviewers are asked to evaluate whether the manuscript:

  • Is original by stating the objectives and gap clearly
  • Is methodologically sound
  • Follows appropriate ethical guidelines
  • Has results/findings which are clearly presented and support the conclusions
  • Correctly references previous relevant work
  • Reviewers are not expected to correct or copyedit manuscripts. Language correction is not part of the peer-review process.

Decision

Reviewers advise the editor, who is responsible for the final decision to accept or reject the article. The Editors will reach a decision based on these reports and, where necessary, they will consult with members of the Editorial Board. Editor"™s decision is final.

Publication Frequency

TAJOR: Tanjungpura Journal of Coaching Research is published three times a year, March, July and November.

Open Access Policy

This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.

Citednees in Scopus

Citation data in Scopus as of October 15, 2025, with 69 citations from 20 documents.

1. Junior, N. K. M. (2025). History of the plyometric training: A review in sport. Tanjungpura Journal of Coaching Research, 3(1), 14–31. Cite 1

2. Suniga, J. P. C., Custodio, J. M., Roldan, P. J. B., Shlool, H. A., & Abumoh’d, M. F. (2025). How effective is circuit training on physical fitness? A high-intensity study in the sport of futsal. Tanjungpura Journal of Coaching Research, 3(1), 32–40. Cite 1

3. Hussein, A. R. A. (2025). The effect of the Ayas model to learning individual fast attack and high-order thinking skills of handball for students. Tanjungpura Journal of Coaching Research, 3(1), 56–66. Cite 1

4. Haidar, M. D., Dewantara, J., Eken, Ö., Stojanović, S., & Agustina, D. (2024). Proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation (PNF) stretching in futsal sport: How does it affect recovery pulse rate after high intensity interval training? Tanjungpura Journal of Coaching Research, 2(1), 23–30. Cite 4

5. Hardinata, R., Rinto, R., Deski, D., Hartikasari, H., Nofita, T., Hendra, H., Pardi, P., & Cadiente, D. S. A. (2024). Physical fitness analysis of elementary school students: A study to design an exercise program. Tanjungpura Journal of Coaching Research, 2(1), 13–22. Cite 1
6. Mariati, D. S., Sumaryanti, S., Nugroho, S., Yassin, A., & Budayati, E. S. (2024). Movement reinforcement factors related to children’s motor skills: A review study in sports education. Tanjungpura Journal of Coaching Research, 2(1), 37–45. Cite 1

7. Stefanska, O., Rudnicki, J., Szczepocki, M., & Jurek, J. M. (2024). Effect of nitrates supplementation on muscle hypertrophy and athletic performance: A narrative review. Tanjungpura Journal of Coaching Research, 2(2), 60–70. Cite 2

8. Yusroni, M. (2024). Game model to improve motor skills through traditional sports: Development study on elementary school students. Tanjungpura Journal of Coaching Research, 2(2), 71–79. Cite 1

9. Da’i, M., Cahyono, F. D., & Pembayun, D. L. (2024). What is the physical condition profile of elderly women? Research looking at the level of flexibility. Tanjungpura Journal of Coaching Research, 2(2), 80–87. Cite 1

10. Islam, S., Husein, M., Abadi, A. K., Pratama, O. P. A., Nubatonis, J. D., Kristiono, A. A., Dewi, I. S., Wijaya, M. B., & Salacup, V. L. D. (2024). What is the relationship between body mass index and reaction speed in PPLOP boxing athletes in Central Java? Tanjungpura Journal of Coaching Research, 2(2), 88–96. Cite 1

11. Yogi, Y., Perdana, R. P., Supriatna, E., & Haïdara, Y. (2023). Modification of hand muscle strength training equipment: Study of the development of a ball stick for handball shooting. Tanjungpura Journal of Coaching Research, 1(2), 31–38. Cite 4

12. Mahesvi, H., Sukarmin, Y., Suhartini, B., & Graha, A. S. (2023). Effectiveness of massage therapy injury sports methods Ali Satia Graha: Experimental study against chronic ankle. Tanjungpura Journal of Coaching Research, 1(2), 56–62. Cite 6

13. Hardinata, R., Fakhruddin, F., Syarif, A., Ahwan, M. T. R., Abidin, M. Z., Alamsyah, A., Abdulrahman, D., Shukla, M., Malek, N. F. A., & Sa’adah, S. P. (2023). The use of audio-visual media: How does it affect rhythmic movement skills? Tanjungpura Journal of Coaching Research, 1(2), 38–47. Cite 5

14. Pelamonia, S. P., & Puriana, R. H. (2023). Retreat dribble and tight zig-zag combo training: Does it affect the improvement of basketball athletes’ dribble skills? Tanjungpura Journal of Coaching Research, 1(2), 48–55. Cite 2

15. Harianto, E., Gustian, U., Supriatna, E., Shalaby, M. N., & Taiar, R. (2023). Stimulating game performance skills in students: Experimental studies using net games. Tanjungpura Journal of Coaching Research, 1(2), 63–70. Cite 17

16. Athaya, H., Dewantara, J., Husein, M., Taiar, R., Malek, N. F. A., & Shukla, M. (2023). Analysis of physical fitness in students: A comparative study based on social status. Tanjungpura Journal of Coaching Research, 1(3), 71–78. Cite 11

17. Purnomo, M. I., Roldan, P. J. B., Cabarles, J. P. A., Quinto, J. M. B., & Garcia-Jimenez, J. V. (2023). The balance before and after dehydration: An experiment to see the difference. Tanjungpura Journal of Coaching Research, 1(3), 94–100. Cite 1

18. Chafidz, R., Juli, C., Ala, F., & Troyanovska, M. (2023). Application of speed and agility training: How do they affect dribbling skills in soccer? Tanjungpura Journal of Coaching Research, 1(3). Cite 2

19. Hardinata, R., Ahwan, M. T. R., Damastuti, E., Nugroho, W. F., Urahman, T., Abidin, M. Z., Hamsa, & Mustotiah. (2023). Tinggi badan dengan kemampuan lay up permainan bola basket: Apakah terdapat hubungan? Tanjungpura Journal of Coaching Research, 1(1), 11–17. Cite 4

20. Saputra, M. N., & Riyoko, E. (2023). Pencak silat Seliwa Betawi: A review in the perspective of historical development in Palembang. Tanjungpura Journal of Coaching Research, 1(1), 24–30. Cite 3

Screening for Plagiarism

Editorial board recognizes that plagiarism is not acceptable and therefore establishes the following policy stating specific actions (penalties) upon identification of plagiarism/similarities in articles submitted for publication in Tanjungpura Journal of Coaching Research (TAJOR). Tanjungpura Journal of Coaching Research will use iThenticate and Turnitin's originality checking software as the tool in detecting similarities of texts in article manuscripts and the final version articles ready for publication. A maximum of 20% of similarities is allowed for the submitted papers. Should we find more than 20% of the similarity index, the article will be returned to the author for correction and resubmission.

Definition:

Plagiarism involves the "use or close imitation of the language and thoughts of another author and the representation of them as one's own original work."

Policy:

Papers must be original, unpublished, and not pending publication elsewhere. Any material taken verbatim from another source needs to be clearly identified as different from the present original text by (1) indentation, (2) use of quotation marks, and (3) identification of the source.

Tanjungpura Journal of Coaching Research wants to ensure that all authors are careful and comply with international standards for academic integrity, particularly on the issue of plagiarism.
Plagiarism occurs when an author takes ideas, information, or words from another source without proper credit to the source. Even when it occurs unintentionally, plagiarism is still a serious academic violation and unacceptable in international academic publications.

When the author learns specific information (a name, date, place, statistical number, or other detailed information) from a specific source, a citation is required. (This is only forgiven in cases of general knowledge, where the data is readily available in more than five sources or is common knowledge, e.g., the fact that Indonesia is the most populous Muslim country in the world.)

When the author takes an idea from another author, a citation is required even if the author then develops the idea further. This might be an idea about how to interpret the data, either what methodology to use or what conclusion to draw. It might be an idea about broad developments in a field or general information. Regardless of the idea, authors should cite their sources. In cases where the author develops the idea further, it is still necessary to cite the original source of the idea, and then in a subsequent sentence, the author can explain her or his more developed idea.

When the author takes words from another author, citation and quotation marks are required. Whenever four or more consecutive words are identical to a source that the author has read, the author must use quotation marks to denote the use of another author's original words; just a citation is no longer enough.
Tanjungpura Journal of Coaching Research takes academic integrity very seriously, and the editors reserve the right to withdraw acceptance from a paper found to violate any of the standards set out above. For further information, potential authors can contact the editorial office at tajorjurnal@fkip.untan.ac.id

Level of Plagiarism

Minor:

A short section of another article is plagiarized without any significant data or idea taken from the other paper

Action: A warning is given to the authors and a request to change the text and properly cite the original article is made

Intermediate: A significant portion of a paper is plagiarized without proper citation to the original paper

Action: The submitted article is rejected and the authors are forbidden to submit further articles for one year

Severe: A significant portion of a paper is plagiarized that involves reproducing original results or ideas presented in another publication

Action: The paper is rejected and the authors are forbidden to submit further articles for five years.

Withdrawal of Manuscript

Withdrawal of Manuscripts

The author is not allowed to withdraw submitted or published manuscripts (unless there are compelling reasons), because the withdrawal is a waste of valuable resources that editors and reviewers spent a great deal of time processing submitted manuscripts and works invested by the publisher.

If the author still requests withdrawal of his/her manuscript the author will be asked to submit an "Article withdrawal Form" signed by all authors (or) the corresponding author of the manuscript stating the reasons for manuscript withdrawal. Authors must not assume that their manuscript has been withdrawn until they have received appropriate notification to this effect from the editorial office. Please contact tajorjurnal@fkip.untan.ac.id for the "Article withdrawal Form".

However, it is unethical to withdraw a submitted or published manuscript from one journal if accepted by another journal.

Publication Ethics and Misconduct

Tanjungpura Journal of Coaching Research (TAJOR) is a peer-reviewed journal. This statement explains the ethical behavior of all parties involved in the act of publishing articles in this journal as well as alleged research violations, including the authors, editor-in-chief, Editorial Board, peer-reviewers, and publishers of the Universitas Tanjungpura. This statement is based on the COPE Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors.

Guidelines for Journal Publication Ethics
Articles in Tanjungpura Journal of Coaching Research is an important building block in the development of a coherent and respected knowledge network. This is a direct reflection of the quality of the work of the authors and the institutions that support them. Peer-reviewed articles support and embody the scientific method. Therefore, it is important to agree on the standards of ethical behavior expected of all parties involved in the act of publishing: authors, journal editors, peer reviewers, publishers, and the public.

Universitas Tanjungpura as the publisher of Tanjungpura Journal of Coaching Research takes the duty of guardianship over all stages of publishing very seriously, and we are aware of our ethical and other responsibilities. We are committed to ensuring that advertising, reprint or other commercial revenue has no impact or influence on editorial decisions.

Alleged Research Infringement Research
the error means falsification, falsification, manipulation of citations, or plagiarism in producing, conducting, or reviewing research and writing articles by authors, or in reporting research results. When authors are found to be involved in research violations or other serious irregularities involving articles that have already been published in a scientific journal, the Editor has a responsibility to ensure the accuracy and integrity of the scientific record.

In cases of suspected violations, the Editors and the Editorial Board will use COPE best practices to help them resolve complaints and deal fairly with violations. This will include an investigation into the allegations by the Editor. Submissions found to contain these errors will be rejected. In cases where the published paper is found to contain such errors, a retraction may be issued and will be linked to the original article.

The first step involves determining the validity of the allegation and assessing whether the allegations are consistent with the definition of research misconduct. This initial step also involves determining whether the individual committing the offense has a relevant conflict of interest.

If a scientific error or the presence of other substantial research irregularities is a possibility, the allegations are shared with the appropriate authors, who, on behalf of all co-authors, are asked to provide detailed responses. Once responses are received and evaluated, additional review and involvement of experts (such as statistical reviewers) can be obtained. For cases where infringement is unlikely, clarification, additional analysis, or both, published as a letter to the editor, and often including notification of corrections and corrections to the published article is sufficient.

Institutions are expected to carry out proper and thorough investigations into suspected scientific misconduct. Ultimately, authors, journals, and institutions have an important obligation to ensure the accuracy of scientific records. By responding appropriately to concerns about scientific errors, and taking the necessary actions based on the evaluation of these issues, such as corrections, retractions with replacements, and retractions, the Tanjungpura Journal of Coaching Research will continue to fulfill its responsibility to ensure the validity and integrity of the scientific record.

Publication Decisions
Editor is responsible for deciding which articles submitted to the journal should be published.
Editors may be guided by the discretion of the journal's editorial board and limited by legal requirements such as those that would apply regarding defamation, copyright infringement, and plagiarism. The editor may confer with other editors or reviewers in making this decision.

Complaints and Appeals
Tanjungpura Journal of Coaching Research journal will have a clear procedure for handling complaints against the journal, Editorial Staff, Editorial Board, or Publisher. Complaints will be clarified to a respected person regarding the complaint case. The scope of the complaint includes everything related to the journal's business processes, i.e., editorial processes, manipulation of found citations, unfair editors/reviewers, peer-review manipulation, etc. Complaint cases will be processed according to COPE guidelines.

post-publication
discussion permits the publication of debate posts either on its website, by letter to the editor, or on a moderated external site.

Fair play
An editor evaluates manuscripts at all times for their intellectual content regardless of the race, gender, sexual orientation, religious beliefs, ethnic origin, nationality, or political philosophy of the authors.

Confidentiality
Editors and any editorial staff may not disclose any information about submitted manuscripts to anyone other than the respective authors, reviewers, prospective reviewers, other editorial advisors, and publishers, as appropriate.

Disclosure and conflicts of interest
Unpublished material disclosed in submitted manuscripts may not be used in the editor's own research without the written consent of the author.

Data Sharing Policy
Tanjungpura Journal of Coaching Research is committed to a more open research landscape, facilitating faster and more effective research discovery by enabling reproducibility and verification of data, methodologies, and reporting standards. We encourage authors of articles published in our journal to share their research data including, but not limited to: raw data, processed data, software, algorithms, protocols, methods, and materials.

Duties of Reviewers

Contribute to Editorial Decisions
Peer reviews assist editors in making editorial decisions and editorial communication with authors can also assist authors in improving papers.

Appropriateness
Any selected referee who feels unqualified to review the research reported in a manuscript or knows that immediate review is not possible, must notify the editor and withdraw from the review process.

Confidentiality
Any manuscript received for review must be treated as a confidential document. They may not be shown or discussed with others except as permitted by the editor.

Review Standards Objectivity reviews
must be conducted objectively. Personal criticism of the author is inappropriate. Referees must express their views clearly with supporting arguments.

Acknowledgment of Sources
Reviewers must identify relevant published work that has not been cited by the authors. Any statement that an observation, derivation, or argument has been previously reported must be accompanied by a relevant citation. Reviewers should also call the editor's attention to any substantial similarities or overlaps between the manuscript under consideration and other published papers of which they have personal knowledge.

Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest
Information or privileged ideas obtained through peer review must be kept confidential and not used for personal gain. Reviewers should not consider manuscripts in which they have a conflict of interest resulting from a competitive, collaborative, or other relationship or connection with the author, company, or any institution with which the paper is related.

Author's Duties

Reporting Standards
Authors of original research reports must present an accurate account of the work performed as well as an objective discussion of its significance. The underlying data must be represented accurately on paper. A paper must contain sufficient detail and references to allow others to replicate the work. Deceptive or intentionally inaccurate statements are unethical and unacceptable behavior.

Originality and Plagiarism
Authors must ensure that they have written an entirely original work, and if the author has used the work and/or words of others, then this has been properly cited or cited.

Multiple, Redundant, or Concurrent Publications
An author may not, in general, publish a manuscript describing essentially the same research in more than one journal or major publication. Submitting the same manuscript to more than one journal at the same time constitutes unethical publishing behavior and is unacceptable.

Acknowledgment of Sources
Proper acknowledgment of the work of others should always be given. Authors should cite publications that were influential in determining the nature of the reported work.

Authorship
should be limited to those who have made a significant contribution to the conception, design, conduct, or interpretation of the reported study. All persons who have made significant contributions must be listed as co-authors. Where there are others who have participated in certain substantive aspects of the research project, they must be recognized or listed as contributors.
Correspondence authors must ensure that all appropriate co-authors and no inappropriate co-authors are included in the paper and that all co-authors have seen and approved the final version of the paper and have approved its submission for publication.

Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest
All authors must disclose in their manuscript any financial or other substantive conflicts of interest that may be construed to influence the results or interpretation of their manuscript. All sources of financial support for the project must be disclosed.

Fundamental errors in published work
When an author discovers significant errors or inaccuracies in his published work, it is the author's obligation to promptly notify the journal or publisher's editor and cooperate with the editor to retract or correct the paper.
Ethical Oversight
If research work involves chemicals, humans, animals, procedures, or equipment that have unusual hazards inherent in their use, authors must clearly identify these in the manuscript to comply with the ethical conduct of research using both animal and human subjects. If required, Authors must provide legal and ethical permission from legal associations or organizations.

If the research involves confidential data and business/marketing practices, the author must clearly justify whether the data or information will be securely hidden or not.

Correction and Retraction

Tanjungpura Journal of Coaching Research takes its responsibility to maintain the integrity and completeness of the scholarly record of our content for all end users very seriously. Changes to articles after they have been published online may only be made under the circumstances outlined below. Tanjungpura Journal of Coaching Research places great importance on the authority of articles after they have been published and our policy is based on best practices in the academic publishing community.

An Erratum is a statement by the authors of the original paper that briefly describes any correction(s) resulting from errors or omissions. Any effects on the conclusions of the paper should be noted. The corrected article is not removed from the online journal, but notice of erratum is given. The Erratum is made freely available to all readers and is linked to the corrected article.

A Retraction is a notice that the paper should not be regarded as part of the scientific literature. Retractions are issued if there is clear evidence that the findings are unreliable, this can be as a result of misconduct or honest error; if the findings have previously been published elsewhere without proper referencing, permission, or justification; if the work is plagiarized; or if the work reports unethical research. To protect the integrity of the record, the retracted article is not removed from the online journal, but notice of retraction is given, is made freely available to all readers, and is linked to the retracted article. Retractions can be published by the authors when they have discovered substantial scientific errors; in other cases, the Editors or Publisher may conclude that retraction is appropriate. In all cases, the retraction indicates the reason for the action and who is responsible for the decision. If a retraction is made without the unanimous agreement of the authors, that is also noted. In rare and extreme cases involving legal infringement, the Publisher may redact or remove an article. Bibliographic information about the article will be retained to ensure the integrity of the scientific record.

A Publisher's Note notifies readers that an article has been corrected subsequent to publication. It is issued by the Publisher and is used in cases where typographical or production errors (which are the fault of the Publisher) affect the integrity of the article metadata (such as title, author list, or byline) or will significantly impact the readers' ability to comprehend the article. The original article is removed and replaced with a corrected version. Publisher's Notes are freely available to all readers. Minor errors that do not affect the integrity of the metadata or a reader's ability to understand an article and that do not involve a scientific error or omission will be corrected at the discretion of the Publisher.
In such a case, the original article is removed and replaced with a corrected version. The date the correction is made is noted on the corrected article. Authors should also be aware that an original article can only be removed and replaced with a corrected version less than one year after the original publication date. Corrections to an article that has a publication date that is older than one year will only be documented by a Publisher's Note.

The following guideline may also be helpful: COPE Guidelines for Retracting Articles

Revenue Sources

Tanjungpura Journal of Coaching Research implements an open access publishing model, where the cost of publishing is borne by the authors, their institutions, or other supporting institutions, known as the Article Processing Charge (APC).

As an open access journal, Tanjungpura Journal of Coaching Research requires payment of the APC at the beginning of the publication process. Once the article is published, the content will be freely and permanently available to all readers, subject to certain applicable licenses. Information regarding the amount of the APC is transparently presented on the main page of the journal.

Reviewer Guidelines

Presentation
Does the paper relate a cohesive argument? Are the ideas clearly presented?

Writing
Does the title characterize the manuscript? Is the writing concise and easy to follow?

Length
What portions of the paper should be expanded? Removed? Condensed? Summarized? Combined?

Title
Does the title concise, omitting terms that are implicit and, where possible, be a statement of the main result or conclusion presented in the manuscript? Abbreviations should be avoided within the title.

Abstract
Does the abstract consist of 1) aim of the study; 2) method; 3) result or finding; and 4) conclusion.

Introduction
Clearly describing and respectively:
• The background of the study;
• State of the art, relevant research to justify the novelty of the manuscript;
• Gap analysis, novelty statement;
• Hypothesis or problem statement (optional);
• Approach to resolve the problem; and
• The aim of the study.

Method
• The method is written clearly, so then other researchers can replicate the experiment or research with the same result;
• Not only describe the definition of terms but also describe how to conduct the research;
• Describe the location, participant, research instrument, and data analysis;

Result and discussion
• The data presented has been processed (not raw data) into a table or figure and given a supportive description which easy to follow.
• The result related to the original questions or objectives outlined in the Introduction section.
• The author describes the result of the study consistent with what other investigators have reported or there any differences.
• The author provides interpretation scientifically for each of the results or findings presented.
• The author describes the implications of the research.
• The author describes the limitations of the research or drawbacks to the method or position.
• The author describes further need/areas for research or expansion of ideas.

Conclusion
Consist of:
• Answer the objectives of the research;
• Implication or recommendation (optional);
• Written in a paragraph, not in bullet/numbering.

Indexing and Abstracting

INDEXING BY:

1. DOAJ (Directory of Open Access Journals)
2. EBSCO
3. MIAR
4. ROAD
5. OPENALEX
6. CROSSREF
7. EZB
8. ASCI
9. EUROPUB
10. DEMENSIONS
11. GOOGLE SCHOLAR
12. GARUDA

Journal History

Journal History

  1. The inaugural edition (Volume 1, Number 1) of the Tanjungpura Journal of Coaching Research was released in March 2023 with Mr. Didi Suryadi serving as the Editor-in-Chief.
  2. In 2023, the Tanjungpura Journal of Coaching Research introduced sections for ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS and STATEMENT OF AUTHOR CONTRIBUTION in its Manuscript Template.
  3. In March 2024, the Tanjungpura Journal of Coaching Research participated in the Conference for Journal Editors, titled "Workshop on Strengthening Scientific Journal Management in Submitting Accreditation and Reaccreditation" which was hosted by PJKI (Indonesian Sports Journal Manager).
  4. Since May 03, 2024, the Tanjungpura Journal of Coaching Research has been listed in the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ).