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期刊名称：JOURNAL OF APPLIED BIOMECHANICS
 期刊简介(About the journal)
投稿须知(Instructions to Authors)
编辑部信息(Editorial Board)
About the journal
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The Journal of Applied Biomechanics (JAB), formerly known as the International Journal of Sport Biomechanics, accepts articles that pertain to the applied aspects of human biomechanics in sport, exercise, and rehabilitation. Studies of importance in theory development are also considered. Research examining the effect and control of forces that act on and are produced by the human body is encouraged. Similarly, studies related to modeling and human movement simulation and to the effects of internal and external forces on body structures during skill development and rehabilitation are appropriate for JAB. Equal consideration will be given to studies involving subjects of all levels of ability or disability.
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Instructions to Authors
The primary criteria on which manuscripts submitted to the Journal of Applied Biomechanics are judged include the adherence to accepted scientific principles and methods, the significant or novel contribution of the work to the area of biomechanics, the clarity and conciseness of the writing, and interest to the readership.
The following types of submissions are considered:
Original Research. Original Research articles present the results of a hypothesis-driven study, or in some cases a descriptive study, the results of which are considered novel and important. Original Research articles should generally not exceed 4,000 words and should not include more than 8 graphics.
Technical Notes. Technical Notes are short communications that present results related to a new or modified method, instrument, or an important experimental observation that are of interest to the readership. Technical Notes should generally not exceed 2,000 words and should not include more than 4 graphics.
Rapid Communications. Rapid Communications are intended for substantive new results that merit editorial consideration serving to minimize the elapsed time between receipt and publication. Authors should provide in their cover letter the rationale for this special consideration. Rapid Communications should not exceed 2,000 words and should not include more than 4 graphics.
Reviews/Symposium or Workshop Proceedings. Reviews are critical and inclusive presentations of important aspects of biomechanics. The role of review articles in the Journal of Applied Biomechanics is to provide a stimulus for further systematic biomechanical inquiry on a particular topic of scientific and/or clinical importance. This requires that a presumably large body of accumulated literature is summarized so as to illuminate gaps in the state of knowledge. These gaps can be revealed by identifying conflicting evidence, problems borne of methodological disparities and/or inadequacies, the influence of invalid or unproven assumptions, and the potential for alternative interpretations. Collectively, these gaps should lead to establishing explicit and testable hypotheses.
Symposium or Workshop Proceedings comprise a number of brief papers, each based on an individual presentation that was part of a larger, focused program. Reviews and Proceedings are solicited by the Editorial Board members, although authors may contact the Editor regarding the suitability of their review and symposium/workshop manuscripts.
Target Articles. Target articles present a summary of current scientific thought and the unique perspective of an experienced scientist on a matter that is of significance to the field of biomechanics. Invited responses to the target article and the author’s rebuttal are normally published with the target article.
Manuscripts should be submitted via email to the Editor: (buchanan@me.udel.edu) in Microsoft Word format. Graphics should be submitted in .tif or .jpeg formats. Authors may be asked to provide Human Kinetics with photo-ready graphics and/or hard copy of the text. Editorial decisions are reported to authors as soon as possible. Copyright for manuscripts accepted for publication in JAB must be transferred to Human Kinetics.
Submissions must include a cover letter stating that the manuscript has not been published in another journal (except in abstract form), is not presently under consideration by another journal, and will not be submitted to another journal before a final editorial decision from JAB is rendered. Authors are encouraged to provide names and contact information of up to three individuals who may be considered by the Editor to serve as reviewers. Similarly, authors may indicate individuals who might not provide an unbiased review.
For studies involving human subjects, the Methods section must include a statement regarding institutional approval of the protocol and obtaining informed consent. For studies using animals, the Methods section must include a statement regarding institutional approval and compliance with governmental policies and regulations regarding animal welfare.
The manuscript must include a cover sheet containing the title of the manuscript, full names of all authors, institutional affiliations of all authors, a brief running head, 3 to 5 key words not used in the title of the manuscript, and date of manuscript submission. The corresponding author must provide full mailing address, phone number, fax number, and email address. The author must provide a statement regarding any financial interest in the research.
For reference lists, authors should follow the guidelines found in the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association. For writing style and manuscript structure, authors should refer to the framework described in Wright, Buckwalter, and Hayes (Writing for the Journal of Orthopaedic Research, Journal of Orthopaedic Research, 17, 459-466, 1999) and Writing Biomedical Papers by Mimi Zeiger (McGraw Hill). The entire manuscript must be double-spaced. Pages should be numbered in the upper right corner, beginning with the cover page. Line numbers should appear on each page in the left margin. Separate word counts should be provided for the abstract and the body of the text.
The text of the manuscript should be organized in the following sequence: Abstract, Introduction, Methods, Results, and Discussion; Acknowledgments if any (including funding sources); References, Tables, and Figures. No subheading should be used within the Introduction, Methods, Results, and Discussion sections.
All manuscripts must include an abstract of 250--300 words. The abstract should be a stand-alone overview of the main work and should explicitly state the experimental question/hypotheses, the methods, key results, and conclusions.
The Introduction should concisely state the problem and its importance. The importance, and possibly the novelty of the work presented in the manuscript, should be clear to the reader. By highlighting what is known and what is not known about the problem, the Introduction should demonstrate the presence of a gap in the literature and recognize the manner in which the experimental questions and hypotheses proposed in the paper will fill the gap.
A key purpose of the Methods section is to describe what was performed. The description must provide sufficient detail to allow a trained scientist to both evaluate the soundness of the methods, and therefore the resulting data, and repeat the work. There should be a clear link between each of the experimental questions/hypotheses and the Methods.
The Results section should present only the results that relate to the experimental questions/hypotheses stated in the Introduction. Results are distinct from data. Data should be presented in figures and tables. Results are interpretation of the data. Be certain to have a result for each experimental question/hypothesis.
There are several mandatory elements for the Discussion section. State the answers to the questions that were asked. Answer each question exactly the way it was asked. Support the answer using your results and those of others. Explain why the answers are reasonable or how the answers fit with the published ideas on the topic. Explain results that do not support the answers. Establish the newness and importance of the answers. Explain discrepancies with published work. Explain unexpected findings. State and explain limitations. Explain validity of assumptions.
Each table and figure should be presented on a separate page. Figure captions should serve to make the figure completely understandable without having to refer to the text. The figure caption should include a brief title, experimental details if necessary, description of the statistical information presented in the figure, and definition of symbols and abbreviations.
Editorial Board
ISSN: 1065-8483
Frequency: Quarterly (February, May, August, November)
Editor
Thomas S. Buchanan
Director, Ctr for Biomed. Engineering Res.
University of Delaware
126 Spencer Lab
Newark, DE 19716
Tel (302) 831-2410; Fax (302) 831-3466
email buchanan@me.udel.edu
Associate Editors:
Biomechanical Modeling
J.J. Trey Crisco III, Brown University
Clinical Biomechanics
Christopher M. Powers, University of Southern California
Exercise & Sport Mechanics
Phillip E. Martin, The Pennsylvania State University
Gait & Posture Mechanics
Paul DeVita, East Carolina University
Musculoskeletal Biomechanics
Kevin P. Granata, University of Virginia
Stephen J. Piazza, The Pennsylvania State University
Neuromuscular Biomechanics
Kelly J. Cole, University of Iowa
Editorial Board Members
Donald D. Anderson, University of Iowa
Jesus Dapena, Indiana University
Warren Darling, University of Iowa
Jack T. Dennerlein, Harvard University
Bruce Elliott, University of Western Australia
Michael E. Feltner, Pepperdine University
Braden C. Fleming, Brown Medical School
Kenton R. Kaufman, Mayo Clinic
Robert F. Kirsch, Case Western Reserve University
Roger Kram, University of Colorado Boulder
Alberto Leardini, Istituti Ortopedici Rizzoli
David G. Lloyd, University of Western Australia
Kurt Manal, University of Delaware
Stuart M. McGill, University of Waterloo
Mark McMulkin, Shriners?Hospital Spokane
Wendy M. Murray, VA Palo Alto Health Care System
Maury A. Nussbaum, Virginia Tech
Mark S. Redfern, University of Pittsburgh
George Salem, University of Southern California
Julie R. Steele, University of Wollongong
Darryl Thelen, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Jeffrey A. Weiss, University of Utah
H. John Yack, University of Iowa
M.R. (Fred) Yeadon, Loughborough University
Frequency: Quarterly (February, May, August, November)
Editor
Thomas S. Buchanan
Director, Ctr for Biomed. Engineering Res.
University of Delaware
126 Spencer Lab
Newark, DE 19716
Tel (302) 831-2410; Fax (302) 831-3466
email buchanan@me.udel.edu
Associate Editors:
Biomechanical Modeling
J.J. Trey Crisco III, Brown University
Clinical Biomechanics
Christopher M. Powers, University of Southern California
Exercise & Sport Mechanics
Phillip E. Martin, The Pennsylvania State University
Gait & Posture Mechanics
Paul DeVita, East Carolina University
Musculoskeletal Biomechanics
Kevin P. Granata, University of Virginia
Stephen J. Piazza, The Pennsylvania State University
Neuromuscular Biomechanics
Kelly J. Cole, University of Iowa
Editorial Board Members
Donald D. Anderson, University of Iowa
Jesus Dapena, Indiana University
Warren Darling, University of Iowa
Jack T. Dennerlein, Harvard University
Bruce Elliott, University of Western Australia
Michael E. Feltner, Pepperdine University
Braden C. Fleming, Brown Medical School
Kenton R. Kaufman, Mayo Clinic
Robert F. Kirsch, Case Western Reserve University
Roger Kram, University of Colorado Boulder
Alberto Leardini, Istituti Ortopedici Rizzoli
David G. Lloyd, University of Western Australia
Kurt Manal, University of Delaware
Stuart M. McGill, University of Waterloo
Mark McMulkin, Shriners?Hospital Spokane
Wendy M. Murray, VA Palo Alto Health Care System
Maury A. Nussbaum, Virginia Tech
Mark S. Redfern, University of Pittsburgh
George Salem, University of Southern California
Julie R. Steele, University of Wollongong
Darryl Thelen, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Jeffrey A. Weiss, University of Utah
H. John Yack, University of Iowa
M.R. (Fred) Yeadon, Loughborough University
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