University of Craiova


Faculty of Physical Education and Sport

Call for Papers

The conference aims to bring together a significant number of PhD students, academic, researchers and research scholars to exchange and share experience about the latest trends in sport science research, best practices and role in social integration developed in the world of Sport Science.

The papers will debate on various topics from educational and psychological issues of athletes training up to adapted physical activity for a real inclusion, social integration based on sports activities.

Specific focus is put on the innovative methods used in physical education, sport performance, adapted physical activities and rehabilitation in order to highlight the importance of physical exercise in our lives.

Topics of the conference include, but are not limited to:

  • Educational and psychological issues of athletes‘ training
  • Sports physiology, biochemistry, and medicine
  • Motor learning, and performance
  • Physical activity, recreation, and health
  • Adapted physical activity and rehabilitation

Prospective authors are kindly encouraged to contribute to and help shape the conference through submissions of their research. Also, high quality research contributions describing original and unpublished results of conceptual, constructive, empirical, experimental, or theoretical work in all areas of Physical Education and Sport Science are cordially invited for presentation at the conference.

The papers should be like review which presents the state of the art in the research problem, referees to the topic doctoral thesis, but also preliminary results of the research are accepted.

The papers will have 36.000 characters (with spaces), references in APA Style, and will be publish like book chapter. The organizers will send the volume of the conference to Peter Lang publisher (https://www.peterlang.com). For this reason please respect the standards of this publisher, that you find in the attached document.

On the first page of the paper please write the title, name of the authors, e-mail, affiliation, name of the phd coordinator.

Important dates:

  • 30th September, 2021 – Abstract submission deadline
  • 7th October, 2021 – Author notification
  • 18th October, 2021 – Final Paper Deadline

The papers will be submitted to the email address: efs.conferinta.doctorat@ucv.ro

Due to the persistence of COVID-19, the conference will take place in online format.

No registration fee for participation and publish.

Looking forward to welcoming you at the FIRST INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE FOR PHD STUDENTS AND RECENT PHD GRADUATES IN SPORT SCIENCE, CRAIOVA, 29-31 October 2021