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Three decades after the end of Apartheid, South African society remains characterised by high levels of inequality and economic disparities. These inequalities are primarily but not  exclusively experienced through race, class and gender. These differences are also experienced in the realms of sport, recreation and leisure in South Africa. This special issue is interested in but not limited to papers that address some of the structural and societal inequalities in post-Apartheid South African sports, recreation and leisure landscapes.

Sports Innovation Journal is a peer-reviewed, open-access journal published by the Sports Innovation Institute at IU Indianapolis. Our mission is to advance scholarship and practical knowledge that fosters innovation across all facets of sport—professional, collegiate, youth, and recreational. We are especially committed to encouraging collaboration between academic researchers and sport industry professionals, as well as promoting the application of evidence-based practices to real-world sport problems.

At first glance, Sport and Psychoanalysis may appear worlds apart: sport is associated with physicality, competition, and entertainment, while psychoanalysis explores the unconscious, desire, and the contradictions that structure subjectivity. Yet, it is precisely this apparent disparity that makes their relationship so compelling. By engaging with the psychic, cultural, and social dimensions of sport, the journal offers a critical space for examining how sport both reflects and unsettles the psychic and social structures that shape our lives.

This special issue aims to address this gap by highlighting the contributions of feminist thinkers whose influential writings continue to shape the philosophy of sport or hold future promise through their direct engagement with it. Although these scholars are no longer active, their insights remain vital to ongoing discussions about gender, embodiment, ethics, competition, and power in sport. We invite submissions that critically engage with the contributions of feminist thinkers, highlighting their impact on the philosophy of sport and/or exploring how their ideas can shape current and future discussions in the field.

The Global Sport Business Journal (GSBJ), the official publication of the Global Sport Business Association (GSBA), is relaunching this year and invites submissions for its 2025 edition (Volume 10). As a peer-reviewed academic journal, GSBJ is dedicated to advancing scholarship in the business of sport through interdisciplinary research that bridges theoretical development and practical application. GSBJ publishes peer-reviewed research, case studies, and book reviews on an ongoing basis.

The scope of the issue will include immigrants, emigrants, refugees, asylum seekers, and displaced people, and will focus on movement across international borders rather than domestic migration. Migration remains a cultural and competitive grey area when athletes— particularly those in underdeveloped nations—emigrate from their home country to compete for another, often with no cultural, historical, or linguistic link to their new nation. These athletes typically immigrate to developed countries at the expense of struggling sports systems in their home nations.

This special issue aims to address current gaps by inviting contributions that challenge hegemonic frameworks, decolonize sports theory, and foreground the multiplicity of sporting experiences in regions such as South Asia, Africa, the Middle East, and Latin America. The overall purpose of this special issue is to center the Global South voices as a primary lens by avoiding the essentialist, colonized, unfair, and Westernized perspectives. 

This Research Topic aims to analyze and highlight the professionalization processes within Paralympic and adaptive sports. Specifically, it seeks to explore the effects of increasing professional standards on athlete performance and testing, coaching quality, organizational governance, governmental and para governmental sporting support, and the overall integrity of these sports. The objective is to investigate the multifaceted impacts of these processes, evaluating how they influence the broader dynamics of the sports involved and their corresponding communities.

This special issue aims to address the interplay of sustainability and digitalization in sport management. Submissions may focus primarily on sustainability or digitalization but should demonstrate a meaningful connection to the other transformation. For instance, studies addressing sustainability might examine how digital technologies can enhance environmental strategies or social inclusion. Similarly, research on digitalization could explore how such advancements align with or support sustainability goals.

Place branding is a field of study that continues to grow, characterized by its transdisciplinary approach. Therefore, place branding must be examined through our understanding of the existing relationships among various stakeholders involved in the social, political, and economic life of a territory. This Special Issue aims to collect original research in the area of place branding and brand management that will provide a comprehensive understanding of the complexities faced by cities in the current twenty-first century.