The Journal of Exercise Physiologyonline (JEPonline, ISSN 1097-9751) is published by the American Society of Exercise Physiologists (ASEP).  It is a professional peer reviewed internet-based journal devoted to original research, research-related reviews, and commentaries in exercise physiology.  JEPonline is published bi-monthly. 

To submit a manuscript for review, email the manuscript to the JEPonline Editor-In-Chief, Dr. Tommy Boone at tboone2@css.edu.  A cover letter stating any potential conflicts of interest, as well as copyright transfer should also be attached to the email. 

Note the "2" Important Steps:


Please follow the "submission Instructions" for creating the tables/figures and "style" used for the references. 
Upon receipt, an email correspondence verifying manuscript receipt will be sent informing the submitting author of the manuscript number and estimated time of the review process.

Author Responsibilities

Manuscript content and accuracy are the responsibility of the authors.  Authors must submit a disclosure statement regarding authorship and transfer of copyright (see below).  In order to ease the difficulty of multiple authors from various locations signing a single disclosure, JEPonline will accept a electronic signature of the lead author as responsible party for the disclosures.  The disclosure statement should be emailed along with the submitted manuscript:

The disclosure statement should include the title of the submitted work and certify the following:

1)     That all authors have participated substantially in the submitted work. 

2)     That all authors have reviewed and approve of the final version of the work and take responsibility for the content.

3)     That the manuscript is original and unpublished material, except in abstract form or oral report, and is not under consideration by another journal.

4)     The disclosure statement must be signed and dated by all authors, or otherwise the lead author assumes full responsibility for all other authors.

5)     The author(s) undersigned transfer all copyright ownership to the JEPonline in the event that the work is published by JEPonline. 

6)     A electronic signature is legally binding.

Note: If a manuscript if not accepted or if it is withdrawn prior to publication, the disclosure statement is null and void.   


Authors should inform the Editor-In-Chief of any potential conflicts of interests.  These include, but are not limited to, financial arrangements, organizational affiliations, or other relationships that may constitute a conflict of interest regarding the submitted work.  This information should be contained in the emailed cover letter.  In addition, authors must obtain permission from all persons named in the acknowledgement section.  Authors should include in the emailed cover letter that such permission has been granted.   

If human subjects were involved in the study, the manuscript must provide a statement regarding the use of Institutional Review Board protocol, signed consent forms, and compliance with additional guidelines such as HIPPA where appropriate.

A. Manuscript Submission Fee is $25.00 (U.S.) for each submission to JEPonline.  Following submission of the manuscript and related documents to the Editor-In-Chief, go to the Acteva.com to pay the $25.00 Manuscript Submission Fee or indicate in the email to the EIC that a check is in the mail to the ASEP National Office c/o Dr. Tommy Boone, Dept. of Exercise Physiology, The College of St. Scholastica, 1200 Kenwood Ave., Duluth, MN 55811.  The review process will not begin until the submission fee is paid.  Also, please appreciate that the submission fee is nonrefundable.

B. The Manuscript Page Charge is set at the following rate for all accepted papers after peer-review:

• 1 - 5 pages,  $125.00
• 6 -10 pages, $250.00
• 11 or more,   $375.00
  

The Manuscript Page Charge can be paid either by check to the ASEP National Office, c/o Dr. Tommy Boone, The College of St. Scholastica, Department of Exercise Physiology, 1200 Kenwood Ave., Duluth, MN 55811 or by credit card via Acteva. 

All submissions to JEPonline are peer reviewed.  All members of the Review Board follow ASEP-specific guidelines in how they should review manuscripts, and their presence on the Board indicates that they adhere to the ASEP code of ethics regarding manuscript reviews.

JEPonline does not strive to maintain a manuscript rejection rate.  Manuscripts are either suitable for publication after one round of reviews or they require additional work.  If a manuscript can be improved, then, we offer the authors the information needed to improve the manuscript.  It is the authors' decision to decide as to whether they want to continue revising the manuscript and complete a re-submission.  Of course, there is always the possibility that a manuscript simply cannot be published as written.  Such would certainly be an obvious reason for an outright rejection.

The editorial staff will work with authors to improve manuscripts.  Such collaboration could consist of clarifying the purpose and hypotheses, improving the methodological descriptions, ensuring that the statistical procedures used to analyze the data are correctly carried out and appropriate, and contributing to data interpretation.  We recognize the expertise of the submitting authors, and want to work with them to make their manuscript as good as possible.

International submissions are welcomed.  Internet-based research publication has tremendous potential to spread scientific knowledge around the world.  We recognize the responsibility we have to support submissions from scientists whose native language is not English, and we will offer our services to correct grammar if necessary.