Journal of Sports and Motor Development and  Learning

Journal of Sports and Motor Development and Learning

Statistical summary of the journal  
Number of Volumes 18
Number of Issues 63
Number of Articles 529
Number of Contributors 958
Article View 1,043,560
PDF Download 914,160
View Per Article 1972.7
PDF Download Per Article 1728.09
 
Number of Submissions 1,772
Rejected Submissions 795
Reject Rate 45
Accepted Submissions 380
Acceptance Rate 21
Number of Indexing Databases 23
h-index in google scholar 16

The Journal of Sports and Motor Development and Learning (JSMDL) is a peer-reviewed open-access quarterly journal in Persian (with extended English abstracts and bibliographies) devoted to the fields of sports psychology, exercise psychology, motor development, and learning, published by the University of Tehran and is scientifically sponsored by the Iranian Motor Behavior and Sport Psychology Association (IMBSPA). It is an interdisciplinary journal devoted to the publication of original articles, review articles, etc., considering the research ethics and academic rules and regulations. The Journal of Sports and Motor Development and Learning (JSMDL) aims to publish research and review papers on the most recent issues and developments in the field. All papers are subject to a double-blind reviewing process.

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About the Journal:

Journal Title: Journal of Sports and Motor Development and Learning (JSMDL)

Country of Publication: Iran, Tehran.

Publisher: University of Tehran

Scientific Sponsorship Society: Iranian Motor Behavior and Sport Psychology Association (IMBSPA)

Director-in-Charge: Dr. Rahman Soori

Editor-in-Chief: Dr. Mahmood Shiekh

Subject Area: ABCD Science

Format: Print and Online

Print    ISSN: 2008-9333

Online ISSN: 2676-4547

Frequency: Quarterly

Publishing Schedule: March, June, September, and December

Language: Persian, including English abstracts and bibliographies.

Open Access: Yes, free access to articles

Article types: Research and review papers.

Primary Review: 10 days, approximately.

Peer Review Policy: Double-blind peer-review

Average refereeing time: 12 weeks

Acceptance percentage: 20%

Article Processing Charges:  Yes. Publication charges are required from the author (authors must pay 2,000,000 Iranian Rials for review costs. Authors must pay 4,000,000 Rials for publication after acceptance). There is no charge if an article is rejected (before or after peer review), and there are no submission fees.

Citation Style: The APA referencing style.

Website: https://jsmdl.ut.ac.ir

E-mail: jsmdl@ut.ac.ir  

Gmail: jsmdljournals@gmail.com  

Tel: +98-2161118877

Fax: +98-2188630002

Address: Office of the Journal of Sports and Motor Development and Learning, Faculty of Sport Sciences and Health, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran. P.O. Box:  13117-14398.

Indexing & Abstracting: EBSCO, EBSCO: SPORTDiscus with Full Text,  EBSCO: Arab World Research Source: Al Masdar Database, EBSCOhost, WorldCat, ISSN-ROAD, Islamic World Science Citation Center (ISC), Scientific Information Database (SID), National Digital Archives of Iranian Scholarly Journals, Noormags, Magiran, Google Scholar, Academia, LinkedIn, etc.

COPE: The Journal of Sports and Motor Development and Learning (JSMDL) follows the policies and guidelines of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and abides by its Code of Conduct in dealing with potential cases of misconduct.

Copyright: Authors retain unrestricted copyrights and publishing rights.

Type of License: Creative Commons — Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0)

Required files to upload: Authors must submit the following five essential files through the manuscript submission system: 1. Main Manuscript File (without the author details and prepared based on the provided template. 2. Title Page, 3. Authorship Form (must include the article title, full names of all authors, and be signed by all authors), 4. Conflicts of Interest Form (must be signed by the Corresponding Author and uploaded with the Main Manuscript File), and 5. Cover letter (Please include any necessary information in the cover letter).

Current Issue: Volume 18, Issue 1, Spring 2026 

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