Founded in 1994 and awarded the title of the “Key Chinese Sports Periodical in China” in 2000, the Journal of Physical Education is the only sports academic publication administered by the Ministry of Education in China, and is now managed jointly by the South China University of Technology and South China Normal University. Its editorial department is established in South China Normal University, currently having 1 chief editor, 3 deputy chief editors and 4 editors. The Journal is managed under editorial committee system. The directors of the third editorial committee comprise SONG Jin-xian, YANG Wen-xuan, and LI Yuan-yuan, while the members of the editorial committee consist of 33 well-known experts and scholars at home and abroad. Professor YANG Wen-xuan, the chief editor, is an adviser for doctoral students majoring in sports humanity and sociology, as well as the secretary of the Party Committee of South China Normal University. Currently he holds a concurrent post as the deputy director of the National Committee of Teaching Guidance for Physical Education in Institutions of High Learning administered by the Ministry of Education, vice chairman of the China Scholastic Physical Education Research Association, and a standing member of the China Sport Development Strategy Research Association. Aiming at its target for “creating an outstanding journal and promoting academic prosperity”, the Journal of Physical Education has been comprehensively carrying the latest achievements in sports science area and constantly improving the edit, issue, printing, binding and layout of the Journal, and has made brilliant achievements in recent years, becoming the focus of the sports community.

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