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The International Journal of Event and Festival Management advances knowledge in the field of events management and enhances the uptake of such knowledge by academics in the field. The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: Protest events as institutions: stakeholder perceptions of the changing role of Serbia's EXIT festival by Luna Đurić, James Kennell, Miroslav D. Vujičić, Igor Stamenković, Jelena Farkić.

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.

The International Journal of Event and Festival Management advances knowledge in the field of events management and enhances the uptake of such knowledge by academics in the field. The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: Why do self-identity and efficacy matter for enjoying participation in charity sports events? The role of the warm glow feeling by Watchara Chiengkul, Patcharaporn Mahasuweerachai, Chompoonut Suttikun.

Event Management, an International Journal, has been meeting the research, educational, and analytic needs of the rapidly growing profession focused on global events for more than 20 years. The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: "We … We Had Fun, We Did Have Fun": Long-term Sport Event Outcomes and Community Tensions by Kerri Bodin & Marijke Taks.

Damion Sturm’s and Roslyn Kerr’s edited collection Sport in Aotearoa New Zealand: Contested Terrain (Routledge) investigates the sporting traditions, successes, systems, “terrains” and contemporary issues that underpin sport in New Zealand, also known by its Māori name of Aotearoa. Our reviewer is Rod Philpot, who enjoyed reading the book and gained new understandings of sport, sportspeople and sporting and recreational activities that are occurring in his own backyard.

This journal publishes high-quality papers on the sociology of leisure that have a global interest, promote the development of this mature field within international sociology, and go beyond the traditional geographical areas of leisure studies. The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: Sports Fans and Fan Culture: A Critical Reflection on Fandom as Communicative Leisure in a Commodified World by Karl Spracklen (open access).

The emphasis of Leisure Studies is on theoretically informed critical analyses within the social sciences and humanities of the topics that constitute leisure as a subject field – including the arts, tourism, sport and more. The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: ‘I didn’t realise the variety of people that are climbers’: a sociological exploration of young women’s propensities to engage in indoor rock climbing by Jack Ryan Hewitt & Nollaig McEvilly (open access).

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: Breaking down race-related barriers to recreational cycling: experiences from diverse cycling groups by Melissa Bopp, Scherezade K. Mama, Oliver W.A. Wilson & Lucas D. Elliott

Event Management, an International Journal, has been meeting the research, educational, and analytic needs of the rapidly growing profession focused on global events for more than 20 years. The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: Well-Being Resources and Mass Participation Sports Events in Pembrokeshire by Kate Piper, Nalda Wainwright, Louise Emanuel & Andy Williams.

The International Journal of Event and Festival Management advances knowledge in the field of events management and enhances the uptake of such knowledge by academics in the field. The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: Motivations for participation in active sports tourism: a cross-national study by Sita Mishra, Gunjan Malhotra, Maria Johann, Shalini Rahul Tiwari.