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Yu-Kai Chang and Alessandro Quartiroli’s edited collection Physical Activity, Exercise, and Mental Health: An International Approach to Research and Practice (Routledge) delivers contemporary international perspectives on the critical relationship between physical activity, exercise, and mental health. Our reviewer is clinical psychologist Emily Hindman, and her knowledgeable review shows that while physical activity often benefits mental health, its application needs to consider individual differences, psychological processes, social and cultural context, and the circumstances in which activity is undertaken.

SSJ publishes original research, framed by social theory, on exercise, sport, physical culture, and the (physically active) body. The journal publishes peer-reviewed empirical, theoretical, and position papers; book reviews; and critical essays. The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: Better to Have Played Than Not Played? Childhood Sport Participation, Dropout Frequencies and Reasons, and Mental Health in Adulthood by Laura Upenieks, Brendan Ryan, Chris Knoester

Qualitative Research in Sport, Exercise and Health is a landmark publication – it is the first international journal solely dedicated to the advancement and dissemination of qualitative research in the sport, exercise, and health sciences. The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: ‘I’m glad I can walk, but sometimes it’s so challenging that it’s an inconvenience to myself and others’: physical activity experiences among individuals with spinal cord injury who ambulate by Sarah Lawrason, Jennifer Tomasone, Kenedy Olsen & Kathleen Martin Ginis.

JSEP publishes peer-reviewed research articles by leading world scholars that explore the interactions between psychology and exercise and sport performance, and more. The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: The Home Advantage in the National Basketball Association Conference Finals and Finals Series From 1979 to 2019: A Mediation Analysis of Offensive and Defensive Skills by Jeffrey D. Graham, Bolun Zhang, Denver M.Y. Brown, John Cairney.