Tag: Timothy B. Kellison

Sport ecology is a growing trend in the study of sport that looks beyond what’s happening on the pitch, in the rink or at the running tracks, and cares rather more about sport’s ecological footprints. A recent contribution to this emerging field is an anthology edited by Brian Wilson, and Brad Millington, Sport and the Environment: Politics and Preferred Futures (Emerald Publishing). Our reviewer is Daniel Svensson, and he finds the book to be a preferred roadmap towards a preferred future.

The Journal of Intercollegiate Sport (JIS), an open access journal supported by the University of Kansas, provides an exciting forum for research specifically addressing sport in college and university settings. The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: THE CIRCLE OF UNITY: THE POWER OF SYMBOLS IN A TEAM SPORT CONTEXT by Brendan O'Hallarn, Craig A. Morehead, Mark A. Slavich, Alicia M. Cintron.

By placing scholars from various disciplines side-by-side on the common topic of the Olympic Games, JOS (available in both print and electronic format and marketed to a global scholarly audience) aims to promote and encourage a multi-disciplinary understanding of the Olympic Movement.The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: SANCTIONED VIOLENCE: DEALING (WITH) DEATH IN ANCIENT GREEK ATHLETICS by David J. Lunt.

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: EFFECTS OF EMPLOYEES’ EXTRA-ROLE BEHAVIORS ON ORGANIZATIONAL PERFORMANCE: AN ASSESSMENT OF MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL TEAM FRONT OFFICES by Natalie L. Smith, Christopher Barnhill & Hojun Sung.

The Journal of Sport Management encourages the submission of manuscripts in a number of areas as they relate to the management, governance, and consumption of sport. Studies using quantitative and/or qualitative approaches are welcomed. The The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: THE PSYCHOLOGICAL MEANING OF TEAM AMONG FANS OF WOMEN’S SPORT by Elizabeth B. Delia.

The mission of IJSC is to provide a platform for academics and practitioners to disseminate research and information from diverse fields such as critical studies, sport management, advertising, etc. The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: SPORT AND THE CORONAVIRUS CRISIS SPECIAL ISSUE: AN INTRODUCTION by Brody J. Ruihley and Bo Li, Guest Editors. This issue is open access.

IJSMS is the world’s leading journal for the sports marketing industry, and provides a vital resource to both academic and industry experts. For academics it is an opportunity to publish the highest quality, peer-reviewed research. The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: EVENT IMPACTS ASSOCIATED WITH RESIDENTS' SATISFACTION AND BEHAVIORAL INTENTIONS: A PRE-POST STUDY OF THE NANJING YOUTH OLYMPIC GAMES by Jingxian (Cecilia) Zhang, Kevin K. Byon, Kaijuan Xu, Haiyan Huang.

The Journal of Sport Management encourages the submission of manuscripts in a number of areas as they relate to the management, governance, and consumption of sport. Studies using quantitative and/or qualitative approaches are welcomed. Editor’s pick from the current issue: THE ROLE OF THE COMMONWEALTH YOUTH GAMES IN PRE-ELITE ATHLETE DEVELOPMENT by Eric W. MacIntosh, Popi Sotiriadou.

“I read this volume as one of many signs that sport can no longer escape issues of environmental impact, sustainability and climate change.” The volume in question is Routledge Handbook of Sport and the Environment edited by Brian P. McCullough and Timothy B. Kellison (Routledge), and the quote is from Daniel Svensson’s review in which he is mainly positive, although he also points to some perspectives that he finds missing in the book.

The Journal of Amateur Sport (JAS) provides scholars with an outlet in which to share scholarship relevant to the amateur sports realm. We define amateur sport as those who participate and govern at the youth, recreational, community, international, and intercollegiate level.