The International Journal of Behavioral Social and Movement Sciences (IJOBSMS) is an international, peer-reviewed, full open-access scholarly journal dedicated to advancing research in behavioral sciences, social sciences, physical education, sports sciences, and movement sciences. The journal provides a global platform for researchers, academics, practitioners, and policymakers to publish high-quality, original research and contribute to interdisciplinary academic knowledge.
IJOBSMS publishes original research articles, review articles, systematic reviews, meta-analyses, case studies, theoretical papers, short communications, and scholarly perspectives that contribute meaningfully to theory, practice, and research development across its scope.
The mission of IJOBSMS is to promote excellence in scholarly research and academic communication by publishing rigorous, innovative, and impactful studies that enhance understanding of human behavior, social systems, education, physical activity, sports performance, and movement sciences.
The vision of IJOBSMS is to become a globally recognized scholarly journal that fosters scientific advancement, interdisciplinary collaboration, and evidence-based practice in behavioral, social, educational, and movement sciences.
IJOBSMS is published quarterly (January–March, April–June, July–September, October–December).
IJOBSMS follows a full open-access publishing model. All published articles are freely available worldwide without subscription or access restrictions under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0).
All submissions undergo a strict double-blind peer review process. The identities of authors and reviewers remain confidential throughout the process to ensure fairness, objectivity, and academic integrity.
Editorial decisions are based on originality, scientific quality, methodological rigor, ethical compliance, and relevance to the journal scope.
All published articles are assigned Digital Object Identifiers (DOIs) through Crossref to ensure permanent identification, discoverability, and citation tracking. The journal uses DOI prefix 10.63665.
Editorial decisions are based solely on academic academic merit, originality, and ethical standards. The journal does not discriminate on the basis of nationality, gender, religion, institutional affiliation, or political beliefs.
IJOBSMS follows internationally recognized publication ethics standards and COPE Core Practices. The journal maintains strict policies on plagiarism, authorship, conflicts of interest, data integrity, corrections, and retractions to ensure transparency and academic integrity.
All published articles are permanently archived on the journal’s official website. The journal follows regular backup procedures and standard digital preservation practices to ensure long-term accessibility, integrity, and security of published content.
IJOBSMS welcomes submissions from researchers worldwide and encourages international collaboration to promote diverse scholarly perspectives and global research exchange.