Tag: Orr Levental

Paul M. Pedersen’s edited collection Research Handbook on Sport and COVID-19 (Edward Elgar) examines sport-related research and analysis pertaining to how the sport industry has been impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic and discusses how the sport industry and its stakeholders might move forward in post-pandemic times. Our reviewer is Leonardo Colares Castro, and he deals with this 462 pages, 34 chapters and 92 authors volume in the only way possible – taking a comprehensive view, finding the many advantages and making note of a few shortcomings.

JSM provides a broad-based exploration of the field and promotes a greater understanding of sports media in terms of their practices, value, and effect on the culture as a whole. The journal features scholarly articles, essays, book reviews, and reports on major conferences and seminars. Editor’s pick from the current issue: The "Mighty Kacy" Effect? American Ninja Warrior and the Elevation of Women Athletes by Kevin Hull, Andrew Billings, Lauren Schwartz.

JS&T aims to publish research that makes a clear contribution, substantively, theoretically or methodologically, to the body of knowledge relating to all aspects of the relationship between sport and tourism. The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: Can a negative destination image be improved through hosting a mega sports event?: the case of smart tourism city Pyeong Chang by Pam Lee, Chulmo Koo & Namho Chung.

Psychology of Sport and Exercise is an international forum for scholarly reports in the psychology of sport and exercise, broadly defined. The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: Ideas for action: Exploring strategies to address body image concerns for adolescent girls involved in sport by Alyona Koulanova, Catherine M. Sabiston, Eva Pila, Jennifer Brunet, Benjamin Sylvester, Allison Sandmeyer-Graves, Drew Maginn (open access).

Sport History Review encourages the submission of scholarly articles, methodological and research notes, and commentaries. Because young scholars are critically important to the development of any discipline, SHR encourages graduate students and young professionals to submit their work for publication.