Call for papers

Welcome to the International Conference on Sport Science 2025 - ICSS 2025
12 - 13 June 2025 - Ton Duc Thang University, Vietnam

The International Conference on Sport Science 2025 - ICSS2025 focuses on the topic "Technology, Sustainability, and Comprehensive Health in Sport" to share research results on new trends and developments in the fields of sport business management, sport coach-ing, physical education, sport biomedicine, sport psychology, etc. This aims to contribute theoretical foundations and practical implications, bringing effectiveness in the implementation of sport-related activities in the era of digitalization and increasing environmental awareness. The Conference is a place to connect, exchange experiences between scientists around the world. In addition, the Conference also promotes and encourages scientists, researchers, experts, managers, lecturers, coaches, athletes, and students who are active in the field of sport who is interested to know more in-depth knowledge about the specific topics as following:

1. Sport Management

• Sport Business
• Sport Economy
• Sport Marketing and Sponsorship
• Sport Communication
• Organizing Sport Event
• Sport Buildings and Facilities
• Human Resource Management in Sport and Leisure
• Sport Public Relation
• Sport Tourism and Recreation

2. Sport Biomedical

• Sport Physiology
• Sport Biomechanics
• Sport Medicine
• Sport Nutrition
• Health Behavior

3. Sport Psychology
4. Physical Education
5. Sport Training

PAPER SUBMISSION GUIDLINES FOR ICSS 2025

Language and Style

• English Proficiency: All papers must be written in clear, concise, and academic English.
• Academic Tone: The writing style should be formal and scholarly, suitable for an academic conference.

Originality and Plagiarism

• No Plagiarism: All submissions will be screened for plagiarism before the review process begins. Plagiarized papers have to revise.

Relevance to the Conference Theme

• Thematic Relevance: The content of your paper must align closely with the stated theme and objectives of the conference.

Quality and Format

• Language Accuracy: Papers should be free from grammatical errors, typos, and formatting inconsistencies.
• Word Count: The maximum word count is 5000 words.
• Structure: Please follow the provided template for structuring your paper.
• Formatting Guidelines: Adhere strictly to the specified formatting requirements, including font type, size, line spacing, margins, citation style, and reference list format.
• Visuals: If you include images or tables, ensure they are clear, well-labeled, and directly related to the content of your paper.

ICSS 2025 - GUIDELINES FOR DOCUMENT FORMAT

To submit a manuscript to ICSS 2025, authors need to prepare two separate files: Title page and Full manuscript

1. IN TITLE PAGE: include on the first page of your submission the following information:

• Title of study (use bold and capital letters)
• Authors’ names: Give the names of all contributing authors on the title page exactly as you wish them to appear in the published article. Note that after submitting the paper, the author cannot change any information about the authors. 
• Affiliations: List the affiliation of each author (department, university, city, country)
• Correspondence details: Please provide an institutional email address for the corresponding author. Full postal details are also needed by the publisher but will not necessarily be published
• Abstract: Please be noted that Abstract is a must-have with maximum 250 words. Indicate the abstract paragraph with a bold heading. 
• Keywords: Please provide maximum six keywords to help readers find your article.
• Acknowledgements (if any)
• Permission to use copyright material from other sources (if any) 

II. MANUSCRIPT FILE: DO NOT PUT any information of author in this file 

• Title of study (use bold and capital letters)
• Abstract (150 – 250 words)
• Keywords: Please provide maximum six keywords to help readers find your article.
• Content of study

There are no strict formatting requirements for main text, but all manuscripts must contain the essential elements in main text needed to convey your manuscript including:

- Introduction
- Literature review
- Methodology
- Results
- Conclusions 

• Acknowledgement (if any)
• References
• Appendices (as appropriate)

Formatting guide: 

1. Only Microsoft word (doc, docx) are acceptable for the manuscript document. Note that: Editable files are required for processing in production. If your manuscript contains any non-editable files (such as PDFs) you will be required to re-submit an editable file when you submit your revised manuscript, or after editorial acceptance in case no revision is necessary
2. The submission should be 1.5-spaced, with document margins of 2.5cm top, 2.5cm bottom, 2.5cm inside and 2cm outside. Use the font Times New Roman, 12pt. Do not use page breaks in your manuscript. 
3. The papers do not exceed 15 pages including references and appendices. 
4. Number and Date: Arabic numerals should be used for all other numbers (e.g., 14). Dates should be written as follows: April 15, 2024.
5. Section headings should be concise and numbered sequentially, using a decimal system for subsections. Please indicate the level of the section headings in your article:   

• First-level headings (e.g. Introduction, Conclusion) should be in bold, with an initial capital letter for any proper nouns.
• Second-level headings should be in bold italics, with an initial capital letter for any proper nouns.
• Third-level headings should be in italics, with an initial capital letter for any proper nouns.

6. Tables and figures: Tables and Figures should be numbered and cited in the text in sequence using Arabic numerals. Tables/Figures should be less than one A4 or Letter page in length so that they can be placed in the appropriate location within the manuscript.
7. Figure captions: Ensure that each illustration has a caption. A caption should comprise a brief title (not on the figure itself) and a description of the illustration. Keep text in the illustrations themselves to a minimum but explain all symbols and abbreviations used.
8. References: ICSS 2025 uses the American Psychological Associations (APA) reference style. All references mentioned in the Reference List are cited in the text, and vice versa.
9. Footnote: Do not use footnote. 
10. Language: Please write your text in good English (American or British usage is accepted, but not a mixture of these). Manuscript should be 'spell checked' and 'grammar checked'. 

APA (American Psychological Association) writing style basic
Guidelines
TEXT CITATIONS
The last names only of the author or authors and date of publication for general information. Direct quotations must include author(s), date of publication, and page numbers or paragraph numbers for electronic sources. Page numbers are optional for paraphrasing. For electronic sources, if there are no page numbers visible use the paragraph number if given (use abbreviation para.)

Examples:
Wirth and Mitchell (1994) found that although there was a reduction in depression…
Reviews of religion and happiness conclude that…. (Gartner, Larson, & Allen, 1991).
Basu and Jones (2007) went so far as to suggest that “intellectual….” (para. 4).

Using et al.,

• When a source that has two authors is cited, both authors are included every time the source is cited.
• When a source that has three, four, or five authors is cited, all authors are included the first time the source is cited. When that source is cited again, the first author's surname and "et al." are used. Consider the following examples:
• Reviews of research on religion and health have concluded that at least some types of religious behaviors are related to higher levels of physical and mental health (Payne, Bergin, Bielema, & Jenkins, 1991).
• Payne et al. (1991) showed that ...
• Bradley, Ramirez and Soo (1999) stated that….. Then later in the paper you state:
• This study found that …. (Bradley, et al., 2006)
• When a source that has six or more authors is cited, the first author's surname and "et al." are used every time the source is cited (including the first time).

Quotes and Paraphrasing:
Quotes – include author(s) and date AND page number
Examples:
Wirth and Mitchell (1994) stated, “There is ample evidence that watching movies reduces anxiety in teens” (p. 822).
According to Jones (1998), "Students often had difficulty using APA style, especially when it was their first time" (p. 199).
Jones (1998) found that "students often had difficulty using APA style" (p. 199); what implications does this have for teachers?
If there are no visible page numbers, as with online sources, use the paragraph numbers (abbreviate to “para”). For example:
“Empirical studies have found mixed results on the …..” (Golan, Kuchler, & Krissof, 2007, para. 4).
For quotes with 40 or more words use freestanding blocks of text without quotation marks.

Work Discussed in a Secondary Source (ie, using “as cited in”)
If Seidenberg and McClelland's work is cited in Coltheart et al. that you are reading, list the Coltheart et al. reference in the References. In the text, use the following citation:
In Seidenberg and McClelland's study (as cited in Coltheart, Curtis, Atkins, & Haller, 1993), it was concluded that depression is correlated with low self-esteem….
ONLY list the article by Coltheart, et al. on the reference page (DO NOT list the Seidenberg, and McClelland study!)

REFERENCES

Your reference list should appear at the end of your paper.
Your references should begin on a new page separate from the text of the essay; label this page "References" centered at the top of the page (do NOT bold, underline, or use quotation marks for the title). Continue the header from the rest of the paper. All text should be double-spaced just like the rest of your manuscript.

• All lines after the first line of each entry in your reference list should be indented one-half inch from the left margin.
• Reference list entries should be alphabetized by the last name of the first author of each work.

APA style dictates that authors are named last name followed by initials; publication year goes between parentheses, followed by a period. The title of the article is in sentence- case, meaning only the first word and proper nouns in the title are capitalized. The periodical title is run in title case, and is followed by the volume number which, with the title, is also italicized or underlined.

Author, A. A., Author, B. B., & Author, C. C. (Year). Title of article. Title of Periodical, volume number (issue number), pages.
EBSCO Discovery Services scholarly journal articles.
Journal articles with DOI must include the DOI reference number (see example below). If no DOI is available, give the URL of the journal home page. (see example below).

Article in Journal
Scruton, R. (1996). The eclipse of listening. The New Criterion, 15(30), 5-13.
Harlow, H. F. (1983). Fundamentals for preparing psychology journal articles. Journal of Comparative and Physiological Psychology, 55, 893-896. doi: 10.1037/0278- 6133.24.2.225
Slick, T. J. & Schuttle, N.S. (2006). Emotional intelligence in the workplace. Journal of Applied Psychology, 2(2). Retrieved from http://ojs.lib.swin.edu.au/index.php/.

Single Author
Last name first, followed by author initials.
Berndt, T. J. (2002). Friendship quality and social development. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 11(5), 7-10.

Two Authors
List by their last names and initials. Use the ampersand instead of "and."
Wegener, D. T., & Petty, R. E. (1994). Mood management across affective states: The hedonic contingency hypothesis. Journal of Personality & Social Psychology, 66(2), 1034-1048.

Three or more Authors
List by last names and initials; commas separate author names, while the last author name is preceded again by ampersand.
Kernis, M. H., Cornell, D. P., Sun, C. R., Berry, A., Harlow, T., & Bach, J. S. (1993).
There's more to self-esteem than whether it is high or low: The importance of stability of self-esteem. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 65(3), 1190- 1204.

More than 7 Authors
Gilbert, D.G., McCue, J. F., Rabinovich, N. E., Sugai, C., Plath, L. C., Agard, M,
…Botros, N. (2004) Effects of quitting smoking on EEG activation. Nicoltine and Tobacco Research, 6(4), 249 – 266. doi: 10.1080/1462220004`00001676305

Unknown Author
Merriam-Webster's collegiate dictionary (10th ed.).(1993). Springfield, MA: Merriam- Webster.

Article in a Magazine
Henry, W. A., III. (1990, April 9). Making the grade in today's schools. Time, 135, 28-31.

Article in a Newspaper
Unlike other periodicals, p. or pp. precedes page numbers for a newspaper reference in APA style. Single pages take p., e.g., p. B2; multiple pages take pp., e.g., pp. B2, B4 or pp C1, C3-C4.
Schultz, S. (2005, December 28). Calls made to strengthen state energy policies. The Country Today, pp. 1A, 2A.

Basic Format for Books
Author, A. A. (Year of publication). Title of work: Capital letter also for subtitle. Location: Publisher.

Note: For "Location," you should always list the city and the state using the two letter postal abbreviation without periods (New York, NY).
Calfee, R. C., & Valencia, R. R. (1991). APA guide to preparing manuscripts for journal publication. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.

Edited Book, No Author
Duncan, G. J., & Brooks-Gunn, J. (Eds.). (1997). Consequences of growing up poor.
New York, NY: Russell Sage Foundation.

Edited Book with an Author or Authors
Plath, S. (2000). The unabridged journals K.V. Kukil, (Ed.). New York, NY: Anchor.

Article or Chapter in an Edited Book
Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (Year of publication). Title of chapter. In A. Editor & B. Editor (Eds.), Title of book (pages of chapter). Location: Publisher.
Note: When you list the pages of the chapter or essay in parentheses after the book title, use "pp." before the numbers: (pp. 1-21). This abbreviation, however, does not appear before the page numbers in periodical references, except for newspapers.
O'Neil, J. M., & Egan, J. (1992). Men's and women's gender role journeys: Metaphor for healing, transition, and transformation. In B. R. Wainrib (Ed.), Gender issues across the life cycle (pp. 107-123). New York, NY: Springer.

Two or More Works by the Same Author
Use the author's name for all entries and list the entries by the year (earliest comes first). Berndt, T. J. (1981).
Berndt, T. J. (1999). When an author appears both as a sole author and, in another citation, as the first author of a group, list the one-author entries first.
Berndt, T. J. (1999). Friends' influence on students' adjustment to school. Educational Psychologist, 34(2), 15-28.
Berndt, T. J., & Keefe, K. (1995). Friends' influence on adolescents' adjustment to school.
Child Development, 66, 1312-1329.
References that have the same first author and different second and/or third authors are arranged alphabetically by the last name of the second author, or the last name of the third if the first and second authors are the same.
Wegener, D. T., Kerr, N. L., Fleming, M. A., & Petty, R. E. (2000). Flexible corrections of juror judgments: Implications for jury instructions. Psychology, Public Policy, & Law, 6, 629-654.
Wegener, D. T., Petty, R. E., & Klein, D. J. (1994). Effects of mood on high elaboration attitude change: The mediating role of likelihood judgments. European Journal of Social Psychology, 24, 25-43.

Two or More Works by the Same Author in the Same Year
If you are using more than one reference by the same author (or the same group of authors listed in the same order) published in the same year, organize them in the reference list alphabetically by the title of the article or chapter. Then assign letter suffixes to the year. Refer to these sources in your essay as they appear in your reference list, e.g.: "Berdnt (1981a) makes similar claims..."
Berndt, T. J. (1981a). Age changes and changes over time in prosocial intentions and behavior between friends. Developmental Psychology, 17(2), 408-416.
Berndt, T. J. (1981b). Effects of friendship on prosocial intentions and behavior. Child Development, 52, 636-643.