Open Access Statement

The Journal of Applied Research in Sport Management (ARSM) is a fully open-access journal, which means that all articles are freely available on the Web to all users immediately upon publication. The journal is licensed under the

 Creative Commons Attribution License 4.0 International (CC-BY-NC 4.0) license.

Under this license, authors retain copyright of their work, but allow anyone to download, reuse, reprint, modify, distribute, and/or copy the content for non-commercial purposes, as long as the original authors and source are properly cited.

This license allows users to:

• Share: Copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format for non-commercial purposes.

• Adapt: Remix, transform, and build upon the material for non-commercial purposes.

Benefits of open access for authors include:

• Authors retain copyright to their work.

• Free access for all users worldwide.

• Increased visibility and readership.

• No spatial or format constraints.

• Rapid publication.

Important Note: Commercial use (e.g., selling the article, using it in paid courses, or for-profit publications) is not permitted without explicit permission from the copyright holder.