Editorial Board

Founding Editor
Associate Professor, PhD Cristina Popîrlan
Faculty of Sciences, University of Craiova, Romania
Research interests: Mathematics; Computer Science; Applied Mathematics; Artificial Intelligence; Numerical Simulation and Modeling.
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7634-545X
https://www.webofscience.com/wos/author/record/793305

Editor-in-Chief
Professor, PhD Germina Alina Cosma
Faculty of Sport and Physical Education, University of Craiova, Romania
Research interests: Health; Sports and Active Living; Physical Education; Sport Sciences; Psychology; and Pedagogy.
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4636-8041
https://www.webofscience.com/wos/author/record/55808893

Associate Editor for Technology and Innovation in Sport
Professor, PhD Jude D. Hemanth
Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences, Coimbatore, India
Research interests: Engineering; ICT; Computer Vision; Soft Computing; Image Processing.
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6091-1880
https://www.webofscience.com/wos/author/record/28624084

Open positions:

We also wish to inform you that JARSIA currently has open calls for its Editorial Board members. If you are interested in joining the board in any of the available positions, you are warmly invited to apply by sending us an e-mail () with your name, affiliation, ORCID, research areas, and the position you wish to be considered for.

Deputy Editors
Deputy Editor for Sports Performance
Deputy Editor for Sports Medicine, Health, and Well-Being
Deputy Editor for Sport Psychology and Mental Health
Deputy Editor for Sports Economics
Deputy Editor for Sociocultural Aspects of Sport

Managing Editor

Associate Editors
Sports Performance Associate Editor
Sports Medicine, Health, and Well-Being Associate Editor
Sport Psychology and Mental Health Associate Editor
Technology and Innovation in Sport Associate Editor
Sports Economics Associate Editor
Sociocultural Aspects of Sport Associate Editor

International Editorial Board members

Advisory Board members

Technical and Data Editor

Panel of Reviewers
JARSIA maintains a panel of expert reviewers from all over the world, specialized in Sports and interdisciplinary fields (connecting Sports Science, Medicine, Psychology, Biomechanics, Physiology, Coaching, Technology, Management, Education, and Sociology). Reviewer names are published annually to recognize academic contribution and transparency in peer review.

Editorial Governance

The Editorial Board structure is tailored for Journal of Advanced Research in Sports: Interdisciplinary Approach (JARSIA) — and reflects international editorial transparency, ethical alignment (COPE), and interdisciplinary representation across Sports and related sciences.

Editor-in-Chief
Role: Provides academic leadership, oversees editorial policy, and ensures alignment with COPE publishing ethics and standards.

Deputy Editors
Role: The Deputy Editors of the Journal of Advanced Research in Sports: Interdisciplinary Approach (JARSIA) provide academic and strategic leadership in their respective disciplinary domains. Working closely with the Editor-in-Chief, they ensure that the journal’s interdisciplinary vision — connecting sports science, medicine, psychology, biomechanics, physiology, coaching, technology, management, education, and sociology — is consistently reflected in editorial decisions, peer review integrity, and long-term research impact. Each Deputy Editor supervises submissions, coordinates thematic special issues, and contributes to expanding the journal’s international collaborations and policy relevance.Support the Editor-in-Chief in coordinating thematic areas, special issues, and peer review quality control.
Core Responsibilities of Deputy Editors
▪ Strategic Oversight: Guide the thematic and methodological direction of the journal.
▪ Editorial Leadership: Supervise the work of Associate Editors and reviewers within their domains.
▪ Quality Assurance: Ensure scientific rigor, originality, and ethical integrity in all published work.
▪ Interdisciplinary Integration: Foster cross-domain collaboration.
▪ Outreach and Visibility: Represent JARSIA in international research networks, conferences, and policy dialogues.
▪ Ethics and Transparency: Uphold COPE standards and contribute to JARSIA’s ongoing alignment with global best practices in scholarly publishing.

All Deputy Editors operate under the direct coordination of the Editor-in-Chief, forming the Editorial Leadership Committee, which:
▪ Meets quarterly to review journal strategy, performance, and indexing progress.
▪ Identifies emerging research areas and proposes thematic special issues.
▪ Ensures balanced representation of disciplines, methodologies, and regions in the publication portfolio.

Deputy Editor for Sports Performance: Oversees research related to exercise physiology, biomechanics, coaching science, training methodology, and athletic performance analysis. Ensures that studies in sports performance are methodologically rigorous, evidence-based, and integrative in approach, bridging scientific theory, applied practice, and technological innovation to advance human performance and well-being.

Deputy Editor for Sports Medicine, Health, and Well-Being: Oversees research focusing on sports medicine, injury prevention, rehabilitation, physical activity, and holistic health promotion. Ensures that submissions in this area are clinically relevant, scientifically rigorous, and interdisciplinary in scope, integrating perspectives from medicine, physiology, public health, and exercise science to enhance health, performance, and overall well-being through sport and physical activity.

Deputy Editor for Sport Psychology and Mental Health: Oversees research addressing psychological theory, mental health, motivation, emotional regulation, stress management, and cognitive performance in sport and exercise contexts. Ensures that publications in this field are theoretically grounded, empirically sound, and applicable to real-world sport settings, fostering interdisciplinary collaboration across psychology, neuroscience, coaching science, and human performance to promote mental well-being and resilience in athletes and active populations.

Deputy Editor for Technology and Innovation in Sport: Oversees research exploring emerging technologies, data analytics, wearable devices, motion capture, artificial intelligence, and digital transformation in sport and physical activity. Ensures that studies in this area are methodologically rigorous, innovative, and application-oriented, integrating insights from engineering, computer science, biomechanics, and performance analysis to advance evidence-based practice and technological progress in the sports domain.

Deputy Editor for Sports Economics: Oversees research related to the economic, financial, and managerial dimensions of sport, including sports management, market dynamics, event economics, governance, policy, and labor markets. Ensures that contributions are analytically robust, empirically grounded, and globally relevant, integrating approaches from economics, management, data science, and public policy to enhance understanding of the economic structures and societal impacts of sport.

Deputy Editor for Sociocultural Aspects of Sport: Oversees research examining the social, cultural, ethical, and historical dimensions of sport and physical activity. Ensures that studies in this area are conceptually rigorous, contextually informed, and globally relevant, fostering interdisciplinary dialogue across sociology, anthropology, philosophy, education, and cultural studies. Promotes scholarship that explores sport’s role in inclusion, equality, identity, community development, and social change within diverse societies.

Managing Editor
Role: Supervises submission processing, peer review workflow, and production. Ensures author communication, metadata accuracy, and publication ethics compliance.

Associate Editors
The Associate Editors of the Journal of Advanced Research in Sports: Interdisciplinary Approach oversee the peer review process within their respective disciplinary domains, ensuring methodological rigor, theoretical depth, and policy relevance.
They play a vital role in advancing JARSIA’s interdisciplinary mission by integrating insights across multiple disciplines to enhance performance, health, and well-being.

Sports Performance Associate Editor: Supports the editorial oversight of research in exercise physiology, biomechanics, coaching science, training design, and performance analysis. Evaluates submissions for scientific rigor, methodological soundness, and applied relevance, encouraging studies that integrate theoretical understanding with practical performance outcomes across diverse sporting contexts.

Sports Medicine, Health, and Well-Being Associate Editor: Contributes to the editorial review of manuscripts addressing sports medicine, injury prevention, rehabilitation, and holistic health promotion. Ensures that studies are clinically valid, evidence-based, and interdisciplinary, bridging medicine, physiology, and public health to enhance athlete care and population well-being through sport and exercise.

Sport Psychology and Mental Health Associate Editor: Assists in evaluating research related to mental health, motivation, stress management, cognition, and emotional resilience in sport and exercise. Promotes publications that are empirically grounded, ethically sound, and practically impactful, connecting insights from psychology, neuroscience, and behavioral science to improve athlete welfare and performance.

Technology and Innovation in Sport Associate Editor: Oversees submissions focused on artificial intelligence, wearable devices, motion analysis, data analytics, and digital transformation in sport. Encourages research that is technologically innovative and methodologically precise, integrating engineering, data science, and sport performance to advance the digital evolution of sport and physical activity.

Sports Economics Associate Editor: Supports the editorial management of research on the economic and financial aspects of sport, including sports management, market analysis, event economics, sponsorship, and governance. Promotes contributions that are analytically rigorous, policy-relevant, and globally comparative, advancing understanding of the economic systems and business dynamics driving sport.

Sociocultural Aspects of Sport Associate Editor: Assists in reviewing scholarship exploring the social, cultural, ethical, and community dimensions of sport. Encourages interdisciplinary work that is contextually rich, theoretically innovative, and socially engaged, emphasizing sport’s contribution to inclusion, identity, social responsibility, and cultural transformation.

International Editorial Board
The Journal of Advanced Research in Sports: Interdisciplinary Approach (JARSIA) maintains a globally representative board of scholars committed to academic excellence, interdisciplinarity, and ethical research standards.

Advisory Board
The Advisory Board provides strategic guidance on emerging research trends, ethics, and interdisciplinary collaboration.

Technical and Data Editor
Role: Ensures methodological accuracy, statistical robustness, and adherence to open science and FAIR data principles.

Panel of Reviewers

JARSIA maintains a panel of expert reviewers from all over the world, specialized in Sports and interdisciplinary fields (connecting Sports Science, Medicine, Psychology, Biomechanics, Physiology, Coaching, Technology, Management, Education, and Sociology). Reviewer names are published annually to recognize academic contribution and transparency in peer review.

Join Our Community
By publishing with JARSIA or engaging as a reader, reviewer, editor or policy partner, you become part of a dynamic international community committed to academic integrity, interdisciplinary collaboration, and the pursuit of sustainable solutions to contemporary legal and economic challenges.

Editorial Board Ethics and Standards
All members of the Editorial Board adhere to the COPE Code of Conduct, ensuring: integrity and impartiality in editorial decision-making; transparency in conflict-of-interest disclosure; fair, double-blind peer review.