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The Journal of Sports and Musculoskeletal Science (JSMSci) is an open-access journal. Authors retain the copyright to their work without restrictions.

By submitting a manuscript to the Journal of Sports and Musculoskeletal Science (JSMSci), authors grant the journal the right to publish, reproduce, and distribute the article as the original publisher.

Upon acceptance of a manuscript for publication, the corresponding author, on behalf of all co-authors, agrees to the following terms:

Copyright Ownership

The copyright of the published article remains with the author(s). The journal does not require authors to transfer copyright ownership.

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The author(s) grant the Journal of Sports and Musculoskeletal Science (JSMSci) a non-exclusive, worldwide, perpetual licence to:

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  • Include the article in indexing services, repositories, databases, and digital preservation systems.
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The corresponding author certifies on behalf of all authors that:

  • The manuscript is original and has not been published previously, except as permitted by the journal's policies.
  • The manuscript is not under consideration by another journal.
  • All listed authors have made substantial contributions to the work and have approved the final manuscript.
  • The work does not infringe any copyright, intellectual property, or other legal rights of third parties.
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  • Ethical approval and informed consent (where applicable) have been obtained and reported.
  • All sources of funding and potential conflicts of interest have been fully disclosed.

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Authors may:

  • Share the published Version of Record immediately after publication.
  • Deposit the published article in institutional or subject repositories.
  • Post the published article on personal or institutional websites.
  • Use the article for teaching, research, presentations, dissertations, and future scholarly works, provided that the original publication in JSMSci is properly cited.

Corrections and Retractions

The journal reserves the right to publish corrections, expressions of concern, or retractions in accordance with the recommendations of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) if significant errors or research misconduct are identified after publication.

Acceptance of Terms

Submission of a manuscript to JSMSci constitutes confirmation that all authors have read, understood, and agreed to this Copyright and Licence Agreement and consent to publication under the Creative Commons Attribution–ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0) Licence.