About the Journal

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Aims and Scope

The aim of the journal Pedagogy of Health is to publish and disseminate current research on education and training related to physical activity, sport, health, and wellness. The journal promotes interdisciplinary and cross-cultural research aimed at promoting health and well-being, supporting inclusion, and facilitating the adaptation of different population groups to conditions arising from military conflicts and social instability.

The main research directions include, but are not limited to, the following:

  • Inclusive physical culture and adapted physical activity for people with disabilities, special educational needs, and other populations experiencing barriers to participation in physical activity, physical education, sport, and health-promoting activities.
  • The impact of military conflicts and social upheavals on health, physical activity, participation, and adaptation among affected population groups.
  • The safety of physical exercise and the optimisation of physical activity.
  • Adaptive and inclusive education and training programmes in physical activity, sport, and wellness.
  • Pedagogical approaches and innovative technologies in physical activity and health education, including interdisciplinary and cross-cultural approaches that take into account age, cultural, social, and environmental characteristics.

Categories of Articles

The journal publishes articles within two main thematic categories:

1. Inclusive Physical Culture – research on inclusive and adapted physical culture and physical activity for people with disabilities and special educational needs, as well as for populations experiencing substantial barriers to participation, mobility, or access to physical activity, physical education, sport, and health-promoting activities as a result of military conflicts, forced displacement, social upheavals, or other adverse circumstances.

2. Health, Physical Activity, and Education – research on pedagogical approaches to health promotion, safe and effective physical activity, physical education, sport and wellness, healthy lifestyles, and related educational technologies.

Within these thematic categories, the journal publishes original research articles, review articles, and theoretical articles.

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Privacy Statement

The names and email addresses entered in this journal site will be used exclusively for the stated purposes of this journal and will not be made available for any other purpose or to any other party.
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Publication Frequency

3 issues per year starting from 2026.

Journal Sponsorship

Founder and publisher. Iermakov Sergii Sidorovich (Ukraine): ORCID ID; ResearcherID; Scopus Author ID; (Doctor of Pedagogical Sciences, Professor).
Sources of Support:
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Sponsorship and advertising. For all advertising and sponsorship enquiries please contact us with your enquiry and we’ll get back to you.
Information Sponsors, Partners: • Olympic Academy of Ukraine; • Ukrainian Academy of Sciences.

Journal History

The journal was found in 2005 "Physical Education and Sports in Higher Educational Institutions" (Archives 2005-2013)

In 2022 the title is changed to “Pedagogy of Health" (eISSN 2790-2498)

Manuscript Submission

If your manuscript and figures are ready to submit according to the manuscript formatting guidelines and requirements, please proceed directly to the ONLINESUBMISSION SYSTEM

Authorship Statement

The Journal does not require authors of original (primary) research papers to assign the copyright of their published contributions (see Copyright Notice). Authors retain copyright to their work and grant the Journal a non-exclusive licence to publish. This licence allows authors to reuse their papers in their future printed work without requiring prior permission from the Journal. The publication is governed by the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY 4.0), ensuring proper acknowledgment of authorship and initial publication in the Journal. more

Copyright

Copyright Holder - Author(s).
Authors who publish with this journal agree to the following terms:

I. Authors retain copyright and grant the journal a non-exclusive right of first publication. The work is simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY 4.0), which allows others to share, adapt, and use the work, provided that proper acknowledgment of the work's authorship and its initial publication in this journal is given. Authors are permitted and encouraged to share their work online (e.g., in institutional repositories or on their personal websites) before and during the submission process, as this fosters productive exchanges and can lead to earlier and greater citation of published work (see The Effect of Open Access).
II. Conflict of interest declaration and author agreement form..

Conflict of interests

Authors should disclose at the time of submission any financial arrangement they may have. Such information will be held in confidence while the paper is under review and will not influence the editorial decision, but if the article is accepted for publication, the editors will usually discuss with the authors the manner in which such information is to be communicated to the reader.
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Article processing charges (APC)

All articles published in our journals are open access and freely available online, immediately upon publication. Article Processing Charges (APC): None. more...

DOI Policy

A digital object identifier (DOI) is a unique alphanumeric string assigned by a registration agency (the International DOI Foundation) to identify content and provide a persistent link to its location on the internet. The publisher assigns a DOI when your article is published and available electronically.

ORCID Policy

Journal encourages all authors to register for an ORCID iD and associate it with their ScopusAuthorID/ResearcherID.
We strongly believe that the increased use and integration of ORCID iDs will be beneficial for the whole research community.

Plagiarism Policy

Journal subscribes to the Principles of Transparency and Best Practice in Scholarly Publishing. All authors must abide by the standards outlined in the journal’s ethical guidelines. In particular, please note the need to avoid duplicate submission, plagiarism and self-plagiarism. If you are unsure what is meant by plagiarism read Best Practice Guidelines on Publishing Ethics. Self-Plagiarism is defined as a type of plagiarism in which the writer republishes a work in its entirety or reuses portions of a previously written text while authoring a new work. The key component of this malpractice is that the new paper makes no reference to the previous publication. Manuscripts are checked for evidence of plagiarism. In case of evidence of using plagiarism in the manuscript it will be rejected and no further submissions will be accepted.
All articles submitted to the JOURNAL will be checked using the "iThenticate" plagiarism detection software.
A specific process is followed to manage a case of plagiarism. The JOURNAL follows the guidelines contained in the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) flowcharts. more

Open Access Policy

All Open Access articles distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. more

Self-Archiving Policy

Authors of articles are permitted to self-archive the submitted (preprint) version of the article at any time, and may self-archive the accepted (peer-reviewed) version. The Authors may deposit published version of the article. more

Crossmark Policy

CrossMark is a multi-publisher initiative from Crossref, provides a standard way for readers to locate the authoritative version of an article or other published content. By applying the CrossMark logo, journal is committing to maintaining the content it publishes and to alerting readers to changes if and when they occur.
Journal is committed to uphold the integrity of the literature and publishes Errata, Expressions of Concerns or Retraction Notices dependent on the situation and in accordance with the COPE Retraction Guidelines. In all cases, these notices are linked to the original article.
Information on COPE Retraction Guidelines can be found here: Retraction Guidelines.
Clicking the CrossMark logo on a document will tell you its current status and may also give you additional publication-record information about the document.
doi: 10.15561/ph-crossmark

AI Tools Usage

If authors have the opportunity and desire to use services based on generative artificial intelligence (AI) in the manuscript, their usage must be declared. more...

Indexing

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Archiving

This journal utilizes the LOCKSS system to create a distributed archiving system among participating libraries and permits those libraries to create permanent archives of the journal for purposes of preservation and restoration

Public offer

It is suggested that any person who has an exclusive right to the Article enter into this License Agreement

Article Metrics, Usage Statistics

Article-level metrics are designed to help authors assess this by providing a better understanding of the reach of an article or published research, and the attention it is receiving online. Journal now provides access to the number of online views of each article, the number of citations to each article, and the Altmetric score of each article.
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