Manuscript preparation
GUIDE FOR AUTHORS
(Last updated: 2025-11-19)
Manuscripts that do not meet the requirements of the journal, ethics, style and format will not participate in the peer review process.
Physical rehabilitation and recreational health technologies — is a scientific peer-reviewed journal open to the international community, published in electronic format.
The journal publishes articles on the following topics:
Complementary and Manual Therapy
Occupational Therapy
Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Rehabilitation
The journal invites submission of high-quality original research.
The schedule of issues of the Journal
No. 1 - February, 28
No. 2 - April, 30
No. 3 - June, 30
No. 4 - August, 30
No. 5 - October, 30
No. 6 - December, 30
Article types
The Physical rehabilitation and recreational health technologies publishes original research articles on topics related to physical therapy and rehabilitation.
Scientific articles should present the results of original research. These manuscripts should describe how the research project was carried out and provide a thorough analysis of the research results.
Reporting standards
Authors are required to comply with validated standards of reporting during manuscript preparation, and to submit the relevant checklists with the cover letter upon submission. Below we provide examples of validated reporting standards relevant to specific types of articles:
• randomized controlled trials: CONSORT - https://www.equator-network.org/reporting-guidelines/consort;
• observational studies: STROBE - http://www.strobe-statement.org;
Authors are encouraged to refer to the SAGER guidelines for reporting of sex and gender information in study design, data analyses, results, and interpretation of findings.
The complete list of reporting guidelines for main study types is available at https://www.equator-network.org.
TERMS OF SUPPLY
Manuscripts are submitted in English (for Ukrainian authors, it is allowed to submit a manuscript in Ukrainian, with its subsequent translation into English if accepted).
Manuscripts must be submitted through the journal's online submission system.
The submitting author is responsible for ensuring that the publication of the article is approved by all other co-authors. The submitting author is also responsible for ensuring that the paper receives all necessary institutional approvals.
REQUIREMENTS FOR MANUSCRIPTS
General requirements:
Text of the article (without annotations and bibliography) with a volume of 8-10 or more A4 pages in the WORD.
Text should be one spaced, in Times New Roman, 12-point typeface. Margins: 2 cm at top, bottom, right, and left. Manuscript size: From From 12000 characters.
Language of the article - English.
Tables
Tables require a short but descriptive title. The main sections of the table should be marked with horizontal lines. The explanatory part should be included in the footnotes indicated in the body of the table in the order in which they appear. Tables should be numbered consecutively throughout the text. The units of measure must be included in the column heading. Tables should not duplicate material in text or illustrations.
Graphs and charts
Should be prepared in Excel, numbered sequentially throughout the text. If the article is accepted, the authors will be asked to provide the source files of the drawings.
Illustrations
Figures must be submitted in BMP, JPG, GIF or TIF formats. Only good drawings and original photographs are accepted. If the drawing (image) was published earlier, you must indicate the source and provide written permission to reproduce the material from the copyright holder. If the article is accepted, the authors will be asked to provide the source files of the drawings.
All figures, whether photographs, graphs or diagrams, must be consecutively numbered throughout the text.
Formulas
Use Microsoft Equation Editor or MathType. Equations must be editorially editable and must not be displayed in image format.
Measures
Units of measurement should be presented simply and concisely using the International System of Units (SI).
Links
All included references must be cited in the text.
A citation in the text consists of the author's last name and the year of publication. If you are quoting a specific part of a source, you must also add a page number or timestamp. For example: (Smith, 2020, p. 170) .
STRUCTURE OF THE ARTICLE
Title
(up to 10 words). The title of the article should reflect the content and purpose of this article.
Authors
Name and surnames of the authors (up to 5 authors).
Place of work or study (Department, institution or organization, city, country).
ORCID for each author (https://orcid.org/).
Сorresponding author: Name and surnames, e-mail.
Abstract (> 2000 words)
The abstract should reflect the content of the article; have the structure: Purpose, Material and methods, Results, Conclusions.
Keywords: 5–6 words, characterizing the investigated problem.
Introduction
The introduction describes what the author hopes to achieve, and clearly indicates the problem under investigation. Should generalize the relevant studies to ensure the context and explain what research other authors, if any, are contested or require continuation. The end of the Introduction indicates the purpose of the study.
Material and methods
In the Material and Methods section, give a clear description of the study and how it was conducted; describe the procedures and materials used specifically so that the study can be replicated.
All articles reporting research involving human subjects or their biological materials must include a statement at the beginning of the methods section clearly indicating that the study was approved before the experiment was conducted by an organization operating at the local, regional, or national level, such as an ethics committee or institutional review board, and that it was conducted in accordance with the principles set out in the Declaration of Helsinki.
The Materials and Methods section should include the following subsections:
Participants
Describe the sample: how many participants, how they were recruited. Indicate the main demographic data (age and standard deviation, gender distribution, etc.), the main criteria for classifying participants into groups. Justify the representativeness of the sample.
All study participants must sign an informed consent form to participate in the study (if the study participants are children, the informed consent form must be signed by their parents).
Methods
Describe the methods used in sufficient detail to enable others to repeat the study. If you have more than one method, use subsections with appropriate headings.
New methods should be described in detail, while well-established methods may be described briefly and cited accordingly. Indicate the standards for evaluating the results obtained or the corresponding rating scales.
List any tools used in data collection and the indicators they measure. These tools may include equipment, hardware, software or tests, etc.
When describing indicators, the International System of Units (SI) and standard abbreviations should be used.
Procedure
Briefly describe how you collected the required data. Explain how the experiment was carried out. Who tested the participants, where they were tested or observed, etc.
Statistical analysis
Indicate which programs were used for statistical analysis. Describe the statistical analysis procedures, but not their results: what statistics were used in the data analysis, the rationale for the use of these tests, indicate the level of significance used in the study. With small sample sizes, the use of parametric indicators is possible only if the normal distribution of features in the aggregate is confirmed.
Results
This section should present your results objectively and show how they contribute to the body of scientific knowledge, so the presentation should be clear and logical. It is important not to interpret the results - this belongs in the Discussion and Conclusions section.
You can base your text on tables, figures, and graphs that best reflect your results. Clearly highlight all significant results.
Tables and figures should be numbered; figures should have a brief but complete description - a legend - that explains how the data were obtained.
Discussion (1.5-2 pages)
The Discussion should include:
- overview of the main hypothesis;
- discussion of Results: comparison with the data of publications related to the article topic;
- justifications and comments on the importance of the presented study results;
- considerations on the possibility of practical application of the results;
- conclusion on the prospects for further research.
Conclusions
Should reflect the most important aspects of the results obtained in the presented study.
References (>20)
in No. 6, 2025 - The design of the list of literature and citations in scientific works must meet the requirements of APA STYLE.
(from No. 1, 2026) References should be numbered consecutively in the order in which they are first mentioned in the text. Identify references in text, tables, and legends by Arabic numerals in parentheses.
References should follow the standards summarized in the NLM’s Sample References webpage and detailed in the NLM’s Citing Medicine, 2nd edition. All links must have a DOI or URL (Correct DOI Description: https://doi.org/....).
Supplementary Information
Author's contribution
For full transparency, all submitted manuscripts must include an Author Contribution Statement stating the work of each author. For research articles with multiple authors, a short paragraph must be provided stating their individual contribution.
The following statements should be used: Conceptualization; methodology; software; check; formal analysis; investigation; resources; data curation; writing - rough preparation; writing - review and editing; visualization; supervision; project administration; receiving funding.
Sample CRediT author statement
Zhang San: Conceptualization, Methodology, Software; Priya Singh: Data curation, Writing- Original draft preparation. Wang Wu: Visualization, Investigation. Jan Jansen: Supervision. Ajay Kumar: Software, Validation. Sun Qi: Writing - Reviewing and Editing. All authors have read and agreed with the published version of the manuscript.
Please refer to the CRediT taxonomy for an explanation of the terms.
Acknowledgements
Anyone who has contributed to a study or manuscript but is not a registered author should be credited (with their permission) (financial support, technical assistance, and non-authorship intellectual contributions).
Statement on the Use of Generative AI and generative AI-enabled technologies in the writing process
This statement does not cover the use of basic tools to check grammar, spelling, references, etc. If there is nothing to disclose, there is no need to add a statement.
Statement: In preparing this work, the author(s) used [TOOL/SERVICE NAME] for [REASON]. After using this tool/service, the author(s) reviewed and edited the content as needed and are/are solely responsible for the content of the publication.
Ethics declarations
Ethics approval and consent to participate
This paragraph should contain the following information: identification data of the ethics committee; protocol number assigned by the ethics committee and the date of approval by the ethics committee.
Consent for publication
This paragraph should contain a statement clearly indicating that patients have given their informed consent to participate in the study. Authors are responsible for obtaining consent from individuals and for publishing their personal information prior to manuscript submission.
Data Availability Statement
Authors are required to describe the method of access to all data on which the publication is based.
Conflict of Interest Statement
Authors must declare all relevant interests that may be perceived as conflicting. Authors must explain why each interest may constitute a conflict. If there are no conflicts, authors should indicate this.
Funding Statement
Authors should indicate how the research and publication of their article was funded by stating the funding body(s) (in full) followed by the appropriate grant number.
If the study did not receive special funding, the authors should indicate this.
