Soccer is more than a game—it is a global force that shapes economies, influences politics, drives technological innovation, and unites (and divides) communities across continents. From neighborhood pitches to the world’s largest sporting stages, soccer offers a powerful lens through which to understand some of the most pressing issues of our time.
The Journal of Multidisciplinary Research is excited to announce a special issue dedicated to cutting-edge, interdisciplinary scholarship on soccer. We invite researchers, practitioners, and thought leaders from across fields to contribute bold, original work that pushes boundaries and reimagines how the world’s most popular sport can be studied.
Suggested Topics, but not limited to
- Soccer and globalization, migration, and transnational identities
- Business of soccer
- FIFA World Cup
- Political economy of soccer: governance, labor, and commercialization
- Gender, sexuality, and inclusion in soccer
- Race, ethnicity, and postcolonial perspectives in the sport
- Fan cultures, media, and digital communities
- Soccer analytics, performance science, and technology (e.g., VAR, data modeling)
- Youth development, coaching, and grassroots initiatives
- Soccer and urban space, infrastructure, and mega-events
- Historical perspectives on soccer’s evolution
- Environmental sustainability and the sport
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Submission Guidelines
The Journal of Multidisciplinary Research (JMR) seeks to publish authors who strive to produce original, insightful, interesting, important, and theoretically solid research. Demonstration of a significant “value-added” contribution to the field’s understanding of an issue or topic is crucial to acceptance for publication.
- Manuscripts should be 2,600–8,500 words (including references). At their discretion, the editors may allow additional space for papers that make very extensive contributions or that require additional space for data presentation or references.
- All submissions must follow APA (7th edition).
- Papers should be original and not under consideration elsewhere.
- Submissions will undergo double-blind peer review.
- Manuscripts should be double-spaced pages (justified, one-inch margins all around, half-inch indent, in Times New Roman 12-point font, (using active voice), including an abstract (50–150 words), keywords (up to 7 terms), references, discussion questions (up to 5), and relevant tables, figures (in their correct position in the text, not separate and not at the end of the manuscript), and appendixes.
To submit a manuscript for consideration
Please submit manuscripts via email to hgringarten@stu.edu. Include a separate title page with author details to ensure anonymity in review.
Contact Information
Professor Hagai Gringarten, Ph.D.
Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Multidisciplinary Research
Professor R. Fernandez-Calienes, Ph.D.
Managing Editor, Journal of Multidisciplinary Research
