About the Journal

The Brazilian Journal of Motor Behavior (BJMB) is a publication of the Brazilian Society of Motor Behavior (Sociedade Brasileira de Comportamento Motor - SOCIBRACOM) since 2006. BJMB is a free-of-charge, annual, continuous publication, peer-reviewed, and open-access journal. It is an arbitrated journal that uses an external review system by peers who have knowledge of the objects investigated and the methodologies used in the research.

The BJMB accepts original contributions pertaining to the multidisciplinary study of human movement throughout the lifespan, involving a broad range of topics related to the field of Motor Behavior like motor control, development and learning, movement disorders, clinical, theoretical and model studies. These articles could come from diverse disciplines such as kinesiology, biomechanics, neurophysiology, neuroscience, psychology, medicine, sports performance, and rehabilitation. 

The BJMB [ISSN: 2446-4902 (online version); 1980-5586 (print version)] is published using the Open Journal System (OJS) technology to improve the speed, efficiency, quality, fairness, and impact of scientific publishing. The submitted manuscript must be original, unpublished, and not be under consideration by any other journal for publication. The authors are the only party responsible for assertions made in their articles. 

BJMB only publishes manuscripts in English.

There is NO charge or fee to publish in the BJMB. Also, all articles published in the BJMB are open access freely available online, immediately upon publication.

The first review of the paper will be taken in a maximum of 60 days after submission.

 

E-mail: braz.j.motor.behavior@gmail.com 

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www.socibracom.com

Current Issue

Vol. 19 No. 1 (2025)
Published: 2025-03-15

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  • INFOGRAPHIC: Dislé: Intervention program model for children with dyslexia

    Gabriella A. Figueiredo, Paola R. Jesus, Crislaine Silva
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.20338/bjmb.v19i1.449

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1) Fontana, F. E., Uding, A., Cleneden, A., Cain, L., Shaddox, L. A., & Mack, M. G. (2014). A comparison of gaze behavior among elderly and younger adults during locomotor tasks. BJMB, 8(1), 1-8. https://doi.org/10.20338/bjmb.v8i1.43 - 13,426 downloads
 
2) Tani, G. (2006). Motor Behavior and its relationship with Physical Education. BJMB, 1(1), 20-31. https://doi.org/10.20338/bjmb.v1i1.4 - 9,332 downloads
 
3) Souza Lima, T. C., Cunha Pereira, M. C. da, & Moraes, R. de. (2011). Influence of deafness in children’s motor development and balance. BJMB, 6(1), 16-23. https://doi.org/10.20338/bjmb.v6i1.25 - 4,305 downloads
 
4) Fonseca, S. T., Faria, C. D. C. M., Ocarino, J. M., & Mancini, M. C. (2007). Ecological approach to perception and action: Fundaments for motor behavior. Brazilian Journal of Motor Behavior, 2(1), 1–10. https://doi.org/10.20338/bjmb.v2i1.12 - 4,134 downloads
 
5) Corrêa, U. C., Gonçalves, L. A., Barros, J. A. de C., & Massigli, M. (2006). Constant-random practice and motor learning: Effects of constant practice amount and the manipulation of motor task requirements. BJMB, 1(1), 41-52. https://doi.org/10.20338/bjmb.v1i1.6 -  2,557 downloads
 
 
 
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1) Fontana, F. E., Uding, A., Cleneden, A., Cain, L., Shaddox, L. A., & Mack, M. G. (2014). A comparison of gaze behavior among elderly and younger adults during locomotor tasks. BJMB, 8(1), 1-8. https://doi.org/10.20338/bjmb.v8i1.43 - 8,036 views/downloads
 
2) Benda, R. N., Marinho, N. F. S., Duarte, M. G., Ribeiro-Silva, P. C., Ortigas, P. R., Machado, C. F., & Gomes, T. V. B. (2021). A brief review on motor development: fundamental motor skills as a basis for motor skill learning. Brazilian Journal of Motor Behavior, 15(5), 342–355. https://doi.org/10.20338/bjmb.v15i5.257 - 2,356 views/downloads
 
3) Tani, G. (2006). Motor Behavior and its relationship with Physical Education. BJMB, 1(1), 20-31. https://doi.org/10.20338/bjmb.v1i1.4 - 1,643 views/downloads
 
4) Vargas, I. P., Aguiar, S. A., & Barela, J. A. (2017). Effects of sleep deprivation on sustained attention in young adults. Brazilian Journal of Motor Behavior, 11(1), 1–9. https://doi.org/10.20338/bjmb.v11i1.96 - 1,108 views/downloads
 
5) Batistela, R. A., Rinaldi, N. M., & Moraes, R. (2023). Mini-BESTest cutoff points for classifying fallers and non-fallers female older adults. Brazilian Journal of Motor Behavior, 17(4), 126–133. https://doi.org/10.20338/bjmb.v17i4.354 - 1,013 views/downloads