Professional Strength and Conditioning Journal (PSCJ), the official journal of the UKSCA, has recently undergone a change in editorial leadership. For nearly 20 years, Prof. Ian Jeffreys has been the journal’s Editor and now steps down to be replaced by Dr. Chris Bishop.

As part of this change, Chris aims to continue Ian’s excellent example and also strive to develop some new areas of knowledge dissemination for the membership, in line with the strategic priorities of the Board.

The below figure provides a schematic representation of the types of articles PSCJ is looking to base future content on (row 2) and the seven key strategic sectors (row 3) that the UKSCA believes will be critical for both future employment and knowledge dissemination. 

Figure. Schematic representation of article types and strategic sectors of development for the PSCJ Editorial Board. 

PSCJ is seeking expressions of interest for seven editorial board members – one for each of the following sectors: i) high-performance sport, ii) youth and school sport, iii) tactical populations, iv) rehabilitation and medical, v) grassroots sport, vi) special populations, and vii) strength and conditioning for health and wellbeing. It is important to note, numerous sub-categories are likely to exist for articles if deemed to be a focus of attention for an author group (e.g., sex-specific characteristics, diversity-focused, etc.). 

REQUIREMENTS:

• A minimum of a 3-year commitment 
• Responsible for a minimum of 1 article every 12-months – note, this can be either as a lead author, co-author, or recruiting authors who contribute to your specific area 
• Two meetings per year: i) online with the editorial board team, and ii) in-person on the Saturday at the UKSCA Annual Conference

BENEFITS:

• 10 CPD points towards ASCC re-accreditation, per article published in PSCJ as a consequence of your editorial role, where you are not on the author team. Note, a maximum of 20 CPD points for this activity can be claimed each year
• Saturday day pass at the Annual Conference each year 
• Boosts your reputation, visibility in the profession, and professional network, helping to shape the future of research in your area and on behalf of the UKSCA

EXPRESSION OF INTEREREST: 

For those interested in being considered for the new PSCJ Editorial Board, please send a 1-page expression of interest to Chris Bishop at C.Bishop@mdx.ac.uk and copied to Sarah Kilroy at sarah@uksca.org.uk, covering why you wish to be considered for this role and which of the seven sectors you are most interested in by midnight on Sunday 23 November. Please note, you can express an interest in more than one sector if you so wish.