Journal introduction:

Now in its fourth decade, The International Journal of the History of Sport ( IJHS ) is the world’s leading sport history academic periodical with its fully-refereed global coverage of the subject. As well as regular issues, the IJHS also offers regionally-focused issues on the Americas, Africa, Asia, Australasia and the Pacific, Europe, and from 2012 the Middle East. Additionally there are special issues each year on topics and themes of international significance. A reviews section ensures that readers are kept up to date with publications in the field.

Frequency：15  Issues Per Year

Editorial board
Managing Editor:
Heather L. Dichter   -   De Montfort University, UK

Academic Editors:
Matthew Brown (Latin America) - University of Bristol, UK
Eduardo Gonzalez De La Fuente (Asia) - Kanazawa University, Japan
Thomas Ross Griffin (Middle East) - Qatar University, Qatar
Robert J. Lake (Great Britain and Ireland) - Douglas College, Canada
Malcolm MacLean (Special Issues) -  University of Queensland, Australia; University of Gibraltar, Gibraltar
Matt McDowell  (Europe) -  University of Edinburgh, UK 
Keith Rathbone (Europe) -  Macquarie University, Australia
Greg Ryan (Special Issues, Australasia, and the Pacific) - Lincoln University, New Zealand
Amanda Shuman (Asia) - University of Freiburg, Germany
Michelle Sikes (Africa) - Pennsylvania State University, USA
Kevin Witherspoon (Americas) - Lander University, USA 

Book Review Editor:
Lauren Beatty  -  Independent Scholar, UK

Social Media Editor:
Fiona Skillen -  Glasgow Caledonian University, UK 

Editorial Board:  
Carly Adams - University of Lethbridge, Canada
Abdullah Al-Arian -  Georgetown University Qatar, Qatar
Sean Brawley -  University of New South Wales, Australia
Derek Catsam -   University of Texas Permian Basin, USA
Francois Cleophas -  Stellenbosch University, South Africa
Todd Cleveland -  University of Arkansas, USA
Robert F. Dewey - DePauw University, USA
Mark Dyreson - Pennsylvania State University, USA
Brenda Elsey - Hofstra University, USA
Lionel Frost -  Monash University, Australia
Richard Haynes -  University of Stirling, UK
Conor Heffernan -  Ulster University, UK
Rob Hess -  Victoria University, Australia
Annette R. Hofmann -  Ludwigsburg University of Education, Germany
Mike Huggins -  University of Cumbria, UK
Tarminder Kaur -  University of Johannesburg, South Africa
Roslyn Kerr -  Lincoln University, New Zealand
C. Richard King - Columbia College, Chicago, USA
Kuo Chinfang - Aletheia University, Taiwan
Maxence Leconte -  Trinity University, USA
Chelsea Litchfield -  Charles Sturt University, Australia
Matthew Llewellyn -  California State University, Fullerton, USA
Dave Lunt - Southern Utah University, USA
Daniel Malanski - University of Lyon 1, France
Shunsuke Matsuo - Meiji University, Japan
Michał Mazurkiewicz - Jan Kochanowski University, Poland
Mike McGuinness -  Teesside University, UK
Daniele Medeiros - Universidade Federal do Paraná, Uruguay
Louis Moore - Grand Valley State, USA
Christine O'Bonsawin - University of Victoria, Canada
Gary Osmond -  The University of Queensland, Australia
Guy Podoler -  University of Haifa, Israel
Evelise Quitzau - Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Brazil
Rakesh Ramamoorthy -  Mar Ivanios College, India
Toby Rider -  California State University, Fullerton, USA
Paul Rouse -  University College, Dublin, Ireland
Jaime Schultz - Pennsylvania State University, USA
Pierre-Olaf Schut -  University of Paris-Est Marne-la-Vallée, France
Matthew Taylor -  De Montfort University, UK
Sarah Teetzel - University of Manitoba, Canada
Jan Todd - University of Texas, USA
Wray Vamplew - University of Stirling, UK
Patricia Vertinsky - University of British Columbia, Canada
Geoff Watson -  Massey University, New Zealand
Stephen Wenn - Wilfrid Laurier University, Canada
David K. Wiggins - George Mason University, USA
Murat C. Yıldız -  Skidmore College, USA
Dejan Zec -  Institute for Recent History of Serbia, Serbia

Abstracting and indexing
America: History and Life
British Humanities Index
CAB Abstracts
Current Abstracts
Dietrich’s Index Philosophicus
EBSCOhost - various databases 
Global Health
Historical Abstracts
Gale Group – Expanded Academic ASAP, InfoTrac OneFile and Ingenta
Humanities International Index
IBZ (Internationale Bibliographie der Geistes und Sozialwissenschaftlichen Zeitschriftenliteratur)
International Bibliography of Social Sciences
Internationale Bibliographie der Rezensionen Geistes und Sozialwissenschaftlichen Literatur
Leisure, Recreation and Tourism Abstracts
Leisure Tourism Database
OCLC – Electronic Collections Online
Ornamental Horticulture
Periodicals Index Online
Physical Education Index
Rural Development Abstracts
SportDiscus
Swets Information Services and Thomson Reuters - Social Sciences Citation Index, Arts and Humanities Citation Index and Web of Science


( If you see actual errors or other issues on the webpage, you can remind us through the "Contact us" link at the bottom of the page. Thanks )