Physical Fitness/Sports calls for papers / publications

Call for Papers: Journal of Applied Gerontology

The Official Journal of the Southern Gerontological Society

The Journal of Applied Gerontology (JAG) provides an international forum for information that has clear and immediate applicability to the health, care, and quality of life of older persons.
Each issue brings you the latest research and analysis from the field—and helps you apply it to your everyday practice.

Comprehensive Coverage
The Journal of Applied Gerontology publishes articles in all subdisciplines of gerontology whose findings, conclusions, or suggestions have clear and sometimes immediate applicability to the problems encountered by older persons as well as articles that inform research and the development of interventions. With JAG you'll have access to original studies by distinguished authors on a wide range of gerontological issues.

The Journal of Applied Gerontology particularly invites manuscripts featuring the systematic evaluation and outcomes assessment of programs, services, and initiatives targeting older populations.

JAG brings you comprehensive coverage of all areas of gerontological practice and policy, such as:

• Caregiving
• Exercise
• Death and dying
• Physical activity
• Ethnicity and aging
• Technology and care
• Advanced directives
• Housing
• Long-term care
• Mental health
• Retirement planning
• Sexuality
• Volunteering

Call for Manuscripts on Health Education and Promotion for the Journal of Midwifery & Women’s Health

The Journal of Midwifery & Women’s Health is soliciting manuscripts for the 2013 continuing education theme issues on Health Education and Promotion. We invite submissions that address optimizing women’s health and reproductive health outcomes. Potential topics include:

· Health education: beyond patient handouts

· Use of social media in health education and promotion

· Promoting healthy habits

· Health promotion recommendations by age group

· Obesity

· Cardiovascular disease prevention

· Diabetes prevention

· Cancer screening

· Health disparities

· Types of psychotherapy/counseling

· Exercise

· Smoking cessation

· Substance abuse

· Sexual health

· Contraception, particularly long-acting reversible contraception (LARC)

· Health promotion for postmenopausal women

· Management of unintended pregnancy

· Preconception care

· Interconception care and/or birth spacing

· Genetics

· Prevention of birth defects

· Environmental health

· Preventing teratogenic exposures during pregnancy

Other relevant topics are welcome. All types of articles will be considered, and descriptions of the article types can be found on the next page. The deadline for initial manuscript submission is August 1, 2012.

Please send your proposed topic, type of article, and contact information to JMWH Editor-in-Chief Frances E. Likis, CNM, NP, DrPH, FACNM, at flikis@acnm.org.

Call for Papers for a Special Issue of the Journal of Sports Science and Medicine on Tennis

In a major attempt to emphasize the importance of research and evidence-based practical information in advancing all aspects of tennis performance, the Journal of Sports Science and Medicine will publish a Special Issue on Tennis in early 2013. Tennis is one of the few sports in the world that requires very high levels of all major components of fitness: strength, speed, agility, power, or aerobic endurance. Moreover, Tennis is one of the world's most popular sports enjoyed by millions of people of all ages and abilities. In order to help players, coaches seek assistance from the vast amount of technical coaching information that is available in the market in the form of books, journals or websites. This special issue of the Journal of Sports Science and Medicine calls on authors to submit original research and specific reviews that enriches the current understanding of tennis performance. The scope of the issue will include (but not limited to) all aspects of applied physiology, performance indicators, injury risk and applied coaching.

Author Guidelines and Submission Deadline:

Instructions for authors and submission guidelines can be found at the Journal's homepage: http://www.jssm.org/submission.php.

Deadline for full paper submission is 30th August, 2012.

All papers will be subjected to the peer-review procedures of the Journal. Papers should be submitted online at http://www.jssm.org/submission.php. Mark that the manuscript is for a special issue and enter 'Tennis Issue' as the issue title.

Please email all special issue-related enquiries to the Guest Editor:

Jaime Fernandez-Fernandez, PhD
Faculty of Sports Science; Department of Training and Exercise Science
Ruhr-University Bochum (Germany)
Stiepeler Strasse 129; 44801. Bochum
Phone: +49 (0)2343225969; Fax: +49(0)2343214775
E-mail: jaime.fernandez-fernandez@rub.de

Dr Fernandez-Fernandez will be assisted in editorial duties by:

Dr David Sanz-Rivas, from the Spanish Tennis Federation (RFET), and Dr Mark Kovacs, from the United States Tennis Association (USTA)

Direct all journal-related enquiries to the Editor-in-Chief:

Hakan Gur, MD, PhD
Department of Sports Medicine
Medical Faculty of Uludag University
16059 Bursa; Turkey
E-mail: hakan@uludag.edu.tr or hakangur2001@gmail.com

Call for Manuscripts for a Special Issue of the Journal of Neurologic Physical Therapy: Physical Fitness, Wellness, and Secondary Prevention in Neurologic Physical Therapy

The Journal of Neurologic Physical Therapy (JNPT) is reviewing manuscripts for a special issue on Physical Fitness, Wellness, and Secondary Prevention in Neurologic Physical Therapy. The intent of this special issue, scheduled for publication in June 2013, is to address the benefits and challenges associated with rehabilitative care targeted at the reduction of morbidity and mortality associated with sedentary behaviors in persons with neurologic diagnoses. This special issue will highlight delivery of care outside of traditional third party reimbursement models of care. Potential topics may include but are not limited to:

The consequences of sedentary behavior in persons with neurologic diagnoses
Models of delivery of care
Comprehensive secondary risk reduction programs
The role of alternative therapist (i.e. Yoga, Tai Chi)
Physiologic or cognitive response to exercise/activity
Long-term benefits of chronic exercise/activity
Barriers and motivators to fitness and wellness

Prospective authors are encouraged to contact on of the Special Issue Editors, Dr. Lee Dibble (Lee.Dibble@hsc.utah.edu) and Dr. Sandy Billinger (sbillinger@kumc) regarding their submission.

Manuscripts will be considered for publication based on the relevance of the content and the results of peer review. First drafts of the manuscript will be due on October 1, 2012 with a target JNPT publication date of June 2013.

Call for Papers for a Special Issue of the International Journal of Ad Hoc and Ubiquitous Computing: BikeNet: Theory, Technology and Application

Guest Editors:
Prof. Kun Ming Yu and Prof. James Chang Wu Yu, Chung Hua University, Taiwan
Dr. Lei Shu, Osaka University, Japan

BikeNet is a mobile sensing system for cyclists which uses a number of sensors embedded into a cyclist’s bicycle to collect quantitative data about the cyclist’s rides. Researchers need to design practical distributed and centralised algorithms and to introduce novel theoretical models or evaluation methodologies to address various kinds of research problems originating from BikeNet.

Although there are a large number of developed network protocols for wireless sensor networks and ad hoc networks, the unique characteristics of BikeNet – such as limited bandwidth capacity, small size and high mobility – lead to considerable challenges in their design.

The special issue is intended to disseminate high-quality research in BikeNet, and to push theoretical and practical research forward for a deeper understanding of the fundamental algorithms, modelling, and analysis techniques for BikeNet. Authors are invited to submit papers presenting new research related to the theory or practice of BikeNet, including algorithms, modelling, technology and application. All submissions must describe original research, and must not be published or currently under review for another workshop, conference or journal.

The issue will carry revised and substantially extended versions of selected papers presented at the Workshop on Performance Evaluation of Wireless Networks (PEWiN-2012; http://people.chu.edu.tw/~pewin/2012)), but we also strongly encourage researchers unable to participate in the workshop to submit papers for this call.

Subject Coverage

Suitable topics include but are not limited to:

Algorithms, theory and applications for BikeNet, including mobile ad hoc networks, wireless sensor networks, and any kind of multi-hop wireless networks used in BikeNet
Theoretical graph and geometric models for BikeNet
Complexity analysis of algorithms for BikeNet environments
Routing algorithms and strategies in BikeNet
Power optimisation strategies in BikeNet
Throughput, capacity, and delay analysis in BikeNet
Data and resource management in BikeNet
Clustering and cooperative strategies in BikeNet
Coverage and survivability problems in BikeNet
Information theory and network coding for BikeNet
Security, privacy and cryptographic protocols theory for BikeNet

Notes for Prospective Authors

Submitted papers should not have been previously published nor be currently under consideration for publication elsewhere. (N.B. Conference papers may only be submitted if the paper was not originally copyrighted and if it has been completely re-written).

All papers are refereed through a peer review process. A guide for authors, sample copies and other relevant information for submitting papers are available on the Author Guidelines page.

Important Dates
Deadline for submission: 31 October, 2012

Acceptance notification (1st round): 31 April, 2013

Revision submission: 31 June, 2013

Final notification of acceptance: 31 August, 2013

Editors and Notes

All papers must be submitted online. If you experience any problems submitting your paper online, please contact submissions@inderscience.com, describing the exact problem you experience. (Please include in your email the title of the Special Issue, the title of the Journal and the names of the Guest Editors).

Please contact Prof. James Chang Wu Yu (cwyu@chu.edu.tw), Prof. Kun Ming Yu (yu@chu.edu.tw) or Dr. Lei Shu (lei.shu@ist.osaka-u.ac.jp) with any queries concerning this special issue.

Call for Papers for a Special Issue of the Journal of Pediatric Biochemistry: Systems and Childhood Obesity

You are invited to participate in a special issue of the Journal of Pediatric Biochemistry dedicated to the interaction and impact of the biological, familial, social/cultural, and built environmental systems on childhood obesity.

Submission deadline: May 31, 2012

Review and notification of decision: July 9, 2012

Submissions should be sent to: Rita DeBate: rdebate@health.usf.edu

Questions should be directed to: Preston Mercer: pmercer@poly.usf.edu

Journal of Pediatric Biochemistry is an English multidisciplinary peer-reviewed international journal publishing articles in the field of child biochemistry, pediatric laboratory medicine and biochemical aspects to the study of childhood diseases in body fluids, cells or tissues. Journal of Pediatric Biochemistry provides an in-depth update on new subjects, and current comprehensive coverage of the latest techniques in biochemical diagnosis in childhood. Journal of Pediatric Biochemistry encourages submissions from all authors throughout the world. The following articles will be considered for publication: editorials, original and review articles, short report, rapid communications, letters to the editor, and book reviews. The aim of the journal is to share and disseminate knowledge between all disciplines that work in the field of child biochemistry

Instructions for authors can be found at: http://www.childscience.org/html/jpb/instructions.html

American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine Research Awards

AOSSM offers awards for reports of original research in the following categories:

The Cabaud Memorial Award

This award is given to the best paper submitted concerning hard or soft tissue biology, in-vitro research, laboratory or "bench-type" research, or in-vivo animal research.

The O'Donoghue Award

This award is given to the best overall paper which deals with clinical based research or human in-vivo research.

The Excellence in Research Award

This award is given to the best paper submitted in any category to the Awards Committee with a primary author under the age of 40 at the time of the Annual Meeting.

Each award consists of:

$2000 honorarium
Award certificate
Presentation of the paper at the AOSSM Annual Meeting
Consideration of publication in The American Journal of Sports Medicine

Manuscripts to be considered for a research award should be emailed to Bart Mann by November 1st at 5:00 pm Central. Manuscripts may be considered in more than one category so please indicate which award(s) you would like to be considered for.

Call for Papers for a Special Issue of Sports Biomechanics: the 2012 London Olympic & Paralympic Games

Journal Editor-in-Chief: Young-Hoo Kwon
Guest Editors: Gareth Irwin and David G. Kerwin

The Olympic/Paralympic Games represent the pinnacle of an elite sporting career. With over 190 countries participating and more than 30 sports included, it is the biggest multi-sporting event in the world. National pride paralleled by athletic endeavors in the pursuit of the Olympic motto ‘Citius, Altius, Fortius’ (Faster, Higher, Stronger) have turned this sporting event into a major economic, media and cultural festival.

Biomechanics has played a key role in past Olympic Games through projects authorised by the International Olympic Committee Medical Commission resulting in peer-reviewed journal publications; examples include gymnastics (Kerwin & Irwin, 2010; Hiley & Yeadon, 2005; Kwon et al., 1990), weightlifting (Garhammer, 1985), athletics (Hay & Miller, 1985; Mero et al., 1994), dressage (Deuel & Park, 1990) and swimming (Kennedy et al., 1990). All have addressed the ongoing aim of furthering knowledge and understanding of elite sports performance. Pre-Games research has also played a significant role for example in equipment design (e.g. swimming suit; Mollendorf et al., 2004) and underpinning of the Paralympics versus able-bodied athlete debate (e.g. Oscar Pistorius; Brüggemann et al., 2008).
The principal aims of the Sports Biomechanics journal are improvement of performance and reduction of injury with the caveat of translating complex biomechanical information into meaningful coaching advice. The journal is at the forefront in providing the link between human biomechanics and its application to sport. This special issue builds on the tradition of the targeted perspective bringing together a selection of biomechanics research papers linked to the Olympic/Paralympic Games (pre-Games research and projects conducted during the Games). Permeating this research will be the theme of bridging the gap between science and practice based on evidence with high ecological validity.

Author Guidelines and Submission Deadline:
Instructions for authors and submission guidelines can be found at the Journal's homepage: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/authors/rspbauth.asp. Deadline for full paper submission is December 31, 2012.

All papers will be subjected to the peer-review procedures of the Journal. Papers should be submitted online at http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/rspb. Mark that the manuscript is for a special issue and enter 'London Olympics' as the issue title.

Please email all special issue-related enquiries to the Guest Editors:

Dr. Gareth Irwin & Professor David Kerwin
Cardiff School of Sport
University of Wales Institute-Cardiff
girwin@uwic.ac.uk; dkerwin@uwic.ac.uk

Direct all journal-related enquiries to the Editor-in-Chief:
Dr. Young-Hoo Kwon
Biomechanics Laboratory
Texas Woman's University
ykwon@twu.edu