Ownership and Governance Structure: Sport-Mu is owned, published, and managed as an academic journal dedicated to advancing research in sports science, physical education, and athletic performance. According to the COPE Principles of Transparency and Best Practice in Scholarly Publishing, "Information about the ownership and management of a journal should be clearly indicated on the journal's website". In full compliance with this principle, Sport-Mu maintains absolute transparency regarding its organizational ownership, administrative body, and publishing governance.

Organizational Identity and Misleading Information: To prevent misleading authors and readers, COPE mandates that "Organisational names should not be used in a way that could mislead potential authors and editors about the nature of the journal's owner". Sport-Mu operates with a distinct organizational identity, ensuring that all published legal names, affiliations, sponsor details, and parental institution associations accurately represent the actual operating entity without creating confusion regarding its scope or journal lineage.

Editorial Independence and Management Roles: In alignment with the COPE Editorial Guidelines and the core standards for managing relationships between journal owners and editorial teams, the management structure of Sport-Mu strictly separates commercial or institutional administrative interests from editorial decision-making. The Editor-in-Chief and the editorial board maintain full editorial independence to make final acceptance or rejection decisions based solely on academic merit, peer review rigor, and ethical standards.

Website Infrastructure and Security: COPE guidelines state that "Websites should be properly supported and maintained, with particular attention given to security aspects that help protect users from viruses and malware" and that "all traffic should be redirected through https". The infrastructure management team behind Sport-Mu ensures continuous site maintenance, secure encrypted HTTPS connections, and strict adherence to web standards to guarantee user safety and content integrity across all published manuscripts.

Affiliation and Society Transparency: As recommended in COPE's Best Practice for Journal Management, "If a journal is affiliated with a society, institution, or sponsor, links to their website(s) should be provided where available". Sport-Mu explicitly discloses all institutional affiliations, sponsoring societies, and partner organizations on its website, providing direct links to official partner domain pages for public verification.