Copyright & Licensing

                                                                                                                                           Last revised: 24 January 2026

Research in Physical Education, Sport and Health (RPESH) is an open-access journal.
We are committed to transparency, responsible authorship, and the widest possible dissemination of scientific knowledge.
The following copyright and licensing conditions apply to all published works.

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1. Copyright Ownership

• Authors retain full copyright of their published work.
• Upon acceptance, authors grant RPESH a non-exclusive right to publish, distribute, and archive the article.
• Authors may deposit the published version in institutional or subject repositories without embargo.

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2. Licensing (Open Access)

All articles in RPESH are published under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0).

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3. Author Rights After Publication

Authors are allowed to:

• Share the published PDF freely on personal websites, institutional repositories, and professional networks
• Use the article in dissertations, academic teaching, and conference presentations
• Reuse parts of their work with proper citation
• Include the published article in future books or collected works (with acknowledgment of original publication)

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4. Publisher’s Rights

RPESH retains:

• The right to maintain and distribute the published version
• The right to include the article in indexing services, databases, archiving systems (including PKP Preservation Network), and future digital collections
• The right to correct or retract content in accordance with COPE guidelines if ethical concerns arise

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5. Use of Third-Party Material

Authors must obtain written permission to use copyrighted material (figures, tables, photographs, long text excerpts).
Permission documents may be requested by the editorial office.

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6. Disclaimer

The views expressed in published articles are solely those of the authors.
The journal and its publisher are not responsible for the accuracy of data or interpretations presented.

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7. Compliance

RPESH follows:

• COPE (Committee on Publication Ethics)
• Creative Commons licensing standards
• International open-access best practices