About the Journal
Focus and Scope
Jurnal Ilmu Keolahragaan focuses on the sport sciences, physical education, sport health, sport tourisme, sport marketing, and sport industry. To be considered for publication, manuscripts must original and relevant to the afore-mentioned topics.
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 Jurnal Ilmu Keolahragaan. 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.
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.
Journal History
Journal History
The inaugural edition (Volume 1, Number 1) of the Jurnal Ilmu Keolahragaan was released in March 2018 with Dr. Y. Touvan Juni Samodra, M.Pd serving as the Editor-in-Chief.
In 2019, the Jurnal Ilmu Keolahragaan introduced sections for ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS and STATEMENT OF AUTHOR CONTRIBUTION in its Manuscript Template.
Since 2019, the Jurnal Ilmu Keolahragaan has been registered in the Science and Technology Index (SINTA 4).
In March 2024, the Jurnal Ilmu Keolahragaan 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).
January 30, 2025, Jurnal Ilmu Keolahragaan submitted in Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ).
Since March 03, 2025, the Jurnal Ilmu Keolahragaan has been ranked from Sinta 4 to Sinta 3 on the Science and Technology Index (SINTA 3).
On April 16, 2025, the Jurnal Ilmu Keolahragaan was re-submitted to the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ).
