This online AHF magazine, publishes articles on aquatic health, aquatic fitness and water safety. We address the general public and therefore our articles are short and explanations are easy to understand. We use a simple language to explain the science behind everyday aquatic topics so that it is accessible to the reader. These can be about any issue related to aquatic health and/or swimming fitness, short reviews of aknowledged scientific articles and/or reviews, teaching methodology of various aquatic modalities, or reviews of popular aquatic books. Articles that contain health related information, guidelines, and/or suggestions need to be based on sound scientific sited research, although authors maintain the liberty of their interpretation.

In this time of accelerated available information the filtering and processing of information by scientists and educated and acknowledged professionals is very valuable and can promote constructive communication in the evolving field of Aquatic Health and Fitness.

 

 Guidelines for submitting short articles:

 

• The article size is restricted to 5000 characters within 2-pages (including spaces, title, author and references). Margins, are the standard APA size of 2.5 cm (1 inch) for all four sides; Fonts can be either Times New Roman or Courier and size 12-pt. Double space the article without leaving lines between paragraphs. Left margins should be flash but do not justify the right side of your text. The first line of every paragraph should be indented five spaces.

• All content of the article is  the sole responsibility of the author(s) of the article and not of the association.

• Your article will be reviewed by a 3-member committee responsible for the thematic area of your article, and after suggestions and/or corrections you will correct, preview and confirm the final version of your article before it is uploaded. Not all articles will be accepted. 

• References in the text have to be cited at the end of the abstract (they must fit in the 5000 characters) in APA format.

• Articles can be submitted in the following email:aquatichealthfitness@gmail.com and the title of your email should be “Article Submission”