This editorial provides guidance for authors preparing a manuscript for submission to Sports Engineering. It does not replace the submission guidelines on the journal webpage,Footnote1 nor does it simply duplicate the scientific paper writing guides that are already available [1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8]. The submission guidelines on the journal webpage provide specific instructions that authors must adhere to, including details on article types and associated word and figure/table limits, how the manuscript should be formatted and structured and referencing style. The submission guidelines are periodically reviewed and updated as required. This editorial focuses on scientific issues, offering guidance that is specific to Sports Engineering, based on our observations as editors to make it easier for authors to submit clear research reports that are more likely to be published. The two manuscript types published in Sports Engineering, besides review articles that are typically invited, are original research articles and technical notes. Indeed, work presenting a new method, test rig or measurement device should be submitted as a technical note. Authors should not think of technical notes as being lesser than research articles, rather they should simply think of them as another type of publication, which is particularly relevant to the field of sports engineering and technology. This editorial is structured around the main sections of a typical manuscript, including the Title, Abstract, Introduction, Methods, Results, Discussion and Conclusion.
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