Tag: Routledge

IJP aims to provide an international forum for mono- and multi-disciplinary papers and scholarly debate on all aspects of play theory, policy and practice from across the globe and across the lifespan, and in all kinds of cultural settings, institutions and communities. The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: Play fighting (rough-and-tumble play) in children: developmental and evolutionary perspectives by Peter K. Smith & Jennifer M. StGeorge (open access).

The International Journal of the History of Sport is the world’s leading sport history academic periodical with fully-refereed global coverage of the subject. The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: National Mourning: The First Norwegian Sports Boycott in 1905 by Gudmund Skjeldal.

IJSEP publishes empirical and theoretical contributions in the science of physical activity, human movement, exercise, and sport. The journal’s Editors and Editorial Board encourage researchers and scholars worldwide to submit their work for publication. The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: Personality, grit, and performance in rock-climbing: down to the nitty-gritty by Maria Stefania Ionel, Andrei Ion & Laura Visu-Petra.

Annals of Leisure Research is aimed at an international readership and seeks theoretical or applied articles which cover any topic within the broad area of leisure studies. Click below for full ToC with links to abstracts. The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: Continuous play: leisure engagement in competitive fighting games and taekwondo by Miia Siutila & Veli-Matti Karhulahti (open access).

RQES publishes research in the art and science of human movement that contributes significantly to the knowledge base of the field. The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: Effects of Core Strength Training on Skiing Economy in Elite Junior Cross-Country Skiers by Terese Therell, Daniel Jansson & Apostolos Theos (open access).

Academics in various disciplines are writing about sport. Sport in Society is a multi-disciplinary and inter-disciplinary forum for academics to discuss the growing relationship of sport to significant areas of modern life. The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: Country image and satire in sport management: analyzing America through sports in South Park by Yoav Dubinsky.

Leisure Sciences presents scientific inquiries into the study of leisure, recreation, parks, travel, and tourism from a social science perspective. Articles cover the social and psychological aspects of leisure, and more. The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: Leisure Trips to the Natural Environment: Examining the Tradeoff between Economic and Environmental Impact by Pamela Wicker, Paul Downward & Simona Rasciute.

Sport in History encourages the study of sport to illuminate broader historical issues and debates. Includes an extensive reviews section, an annual compendium of sports-related accessions to British archives and a 'Sport in Public History' section. The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: ‘A small leap for disabled man’: the athlete-led evolution of the sports wheelchair and adaptive sports by Samuel Brady (open access).

JGSM aims to be the global platform for focused, rigorous, and interdisciplinary research that has originality, depth, and clarity of insights into significant issues and developments of interest to sport management. The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: ‘I Will Go to the Game, While You Stay Home with the Kids': Gender Role Expectations and Sport Fan-Family Conflict by Heidi Grappendorf, Jason Simmons & Meg Hancock.

The purpose of WLJ is to stimulate and communicate research, theory, and critical thought in all areas that address leisure, including play, recreation, the arts and culture, sport, health and fitness, and travel and tourism. The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: Frederick W. Taylor and the congruence of active leisure & work by Brian Komyathy.