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Last revised: 21 of May 2026
Editor-in-Chief
Prof. Robert Hristovski 
Ss. Cyril and Methodius University, Skopje, Faculty of Physical Education, Sport and Health [N. Macedonia]
Research interests: Complex systems in sport science, motor control, nonlinear dynamics.
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Associate Editors
Prof. Nuno André Nunes
Southampton Solent University, Department of Sport and Health [United Kingdom]
Research interests: Sport science & football performance analysis, small-sided games dynamics, training methodology, performance analysis, tactical and physical load management.
Prof. Aleksandar Aceski
Ss. Cyril and Methodius University, Skopje, Faculty of Physical Education Sport and Health [N.Macedonia]
Research interests: Biomechanics, training sciences, motor learning, and network-based sport science for understanding performance and athlete development
Prof. Marko Stevanovski
Ss. Cyril and Methodius University, Skopje, Faculty of Physical Education Sport and Health [N.Macedonia]
Research interests: Sport pedagogy and education, motor learning and adaptation, exercise physiology, and network approaches in sport science.
National Editorial Board Members
(listed alphabetically)
Prof. Daniela Sukova Stojmanovska
Ss. Cyril and Methodius University, Skopje, Faculty of Physical Education Sport and Health [N.Macedonia]
Research interests: Body composition, obesity and nutrition; effects of physical activity, fitness and physiotherapy on wellbeing across ages and genders; menstruation and physical activity; and negative health effects of smoking, alcohol and drug use.
Prof. Georgi Georgiev
Ss. Cyril and Methodius University, Skopje, Faculty of Physical Education Sport and Health [N.Macedonia]
Research interests: Anthropometric profiling and psychosocial determinants of physical activity, youth health and physical fitness, and motor development in school and sport populations.
Prof. Lence Aleksovska Velickovska
Ss. Cyril and Methodius University, Skopje, Faculty of Physical Education Sport and Health [N.Macedonia]
Research interests: Sport and exercise psychology, motivation and self-determination, and physical education across childhood and adolescence.
Prof. Seryozha Gontarev
Ss. Cyril and Methodius University, Skopje, Faculty of Physical Education Sport and Health [N.Macedonia]
Research interests: Population fitness, anthropometry, and body composition in children and adolescents, with a focus on health and youth development.
Prof. Vujica Żivkovikj
Ss. Cyril and Methodius University, Skopje, Faculty of Physical Education Sport and Health [N.Macedonia]
Research interests: Youth physical fitness, anthropometry, motor development, and the links between physical activity, body composition, and health.
Prof. Zarko Kostovski
Ss. Cyril and Methodius University, Skopje, Faculty of Physical Education Sport and Health [N.Macedonia]
Research interests: Motor performance in combat sports, body composition profiling, sport-specific testing, and training effects on physiological and motor abilities.
International Editorial Board Members
(listed alphabetically)
Prof. Dejan Madic
University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Sport and Physical Education [Serbia]
Research interests: Motor development in children, neuromuscular training, postural stability, and physical fitness in youth and sport populations.
Prof. Diogo Vicente Martinho
University of Coimbra, Faculty of Sport Sciences and Physical Education [Portugal]
Research interests: Sports pedagogy, sports nutrition, growth and maturation, youth athlete development, and match analysis.
Prof. Dusko Bjelica
University of Montenegro, Faculty for Sport and Physical Education [Montenegro]
Research interests: Anthropometry and body composition, youth growth and maturation, positional profiling in team sports, population health trends, and talent development.
Prof. Igor Jukic
University of Zagreb, Faculty of Kinesiology [Croatia]
Research interests: Performance analysis in elite team sports, training load and recovery, match success determinants, and conditioning in football and basketball.
Prof. Izet Radzo
University of Sarajevo, Faculty of Sport and Physical Education [Bosnia and Herzegovina]
Research interests: Performance analysis in combat sports, biomechanical and tactical determinants in judo and wrestling, training responses, and the effects of exercise on health, cognition, and body composition.
Prof. Martin Pupiš
Matej Bel University in Banská Bystrica, Faculty of Arts, Department of Physical Education and Sports [Slovakia]
Research interests: Injury prevention in elite sport, musculoskeletal assessment, neuromuscular conditioning, performance diagnostics, and physiological adaptation to training and stress.
Prof. Milan Zvan
University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Sport [Slovenia]
Research interests: Agility and change-of-direction performance, neuromechanical foundations of sport skills, and balance and coordination in youth athletes.
Prof. Munir Talovic
University of Sarajevo, Faculty of Sport and Physical Education [Bosnia and Herzegovina]
Research interests: Football performance diagnostics, injury prevention and asymmetry profiling, youth motor development and posture, and training in team sports and officiating.
Prof. Natàlia Balaguè
University of Barcelona, Catalonia [Spain]
Research interests: Complex systems in sport and health, coordination and variability in human movement, fatigue dynamics, and adaptive models of training.
Prof. Sergej Ostojic
Center for Health, Exercise and Sport Sciences, Belgrade [Serbia]
Research interests: Energy metabolism, creatine and mitochondrial function, molecular hydrogen biology, and precision nutrition across the lifespan.
Prof. Vesna Babich
University of Zagreb, Faculty of Kinesiology [Croatia]
Research interests: Sprint biomechanics, reactive strength, talent development in athletics, anthropometric predictors of performance, and motor development across childhood and elite sport.
Composition Overview
- Total countries represented: 9
- Total board members: 21
- National vs. international ratio: 9 national (42,9%) / 12 international (57,1%)
- Regional representation: Western Balkans, Central Europe, Western Europe
Administration, Web and Technical (OJS) Support
Prof. Vladimir Vuksanovikj
Ss. Cyril and Methodius University, Skopje, Faculty of Physical Education, Sport and Health [N. Macedonia]
Research interests: Sport science and physical education, sport management and policy, research methodology, data-driven analysis in sport, and editorial workflow systems.
Publisher
Faculty of Physical Education, Sport and Health, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje, Republic of North Macedonia. Address: Dimche Mirchev br. 3, Skopje, Republic of N. Macedonia.
Co-Publisher
Paradigm Publishing Services
in partnership with De Gruyter Brill
E-mail (journal contact)
info(at)pesh.mk
