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| International Journal of the History of Sport | |
|---|---|
| Title | International Journal of the History of Sport |
| Discipline | History of sport |
| Abbreviation | Int. J. Hist. Sport |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Frequency | Bimonthly |
| History | 1984–present |
| Issn | 0952-3367 |
| Eissn | 1743-9035 |
International Journal of the History of Sport is a peer-reviewed academic journal covering historical research on sport and athletic culture. Founded in the 1980s, the journal publishes original articles, reviews, and special issues that situate sporting practices within broader historical contexts such as nationalism, imperialism, class, race, gender, and transnational exchanges. It serves as a forum linking scholarship on events, institutions, personalities, and movements across regions including Europe, Africa, Asia, Americas, and Oceania.
The journal was launched in 1984 amid growing scholarly interest shaped by debates surrounding the 1972 Summer Olympics, the legacy of the British Empire, and the cultural politics of the Cold War. Early contributors engaged with personalities and episodes such as Alfred Hitchcock's cultural milieu, the career of Jim Thorpe, the development of the Modern Olympic Games under Pierre de Coubertin, and institutional transformations in English Football League structures. Throughout the 1990s the journal responded to historiographical shifts prompted by conferences at institutions like University of Cambridge, University of Oxford, University of Illinois, and research centers associated with the British Library and the National Archives (UK). The 2000s saw expanded attention to transnational flows exemplified by studies of the Tour de France, the FIFA World Cup, the Commonwealth Games, and athlete migrations linked to entities such as Real Madrid CF and Manchester United F.C..
The journal aims to publish scholarship that illuminates figures, institutions, and events including Muhammad Ali, Jack Johnson, Babe Ruth, Pelé, Diego Maradona, Serena Williams, Billie Jean King, and cross-cultural encounters like the Boxing Day Test and the Ashes (cricket). It foregrounds comparative studies of organizations such as Fédération Internationale de Football Association, International Olympic Committee, Union Cycliste Internationale, and national bodies like United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee and Cricket Australia. The scope includes regional histories—studies of Soviet Union sport policy, Apartheid-era contests in South Africa, modernizing projects in Meiji Japan, and postcolonial developments in India and Nigeria. The journal also solicits work on stadiums, clubs, and events linked to landmarks like Wembley Stadium, Maracanã Stadium, Camp Nou, and the Athens 1896 revival.
The editorial board has featured scholars associated with universities such as University of Leicester, Loughborough University, University of Toronto, University of Michigan, and University of Sydney. Editors and board members frequently include historians whose work intersects with studies of Eugenics debates around sport, gender histories involving figures like Mildred "Babe" Didrikson Zaharias, and labour histories tied to trade unions in industrial cities such as Manchester, Glasgow, and Liverpool. The journal is published by Taylor & Francis, distributed through academic platforms and indexed in bibliographic services used by libraries like the British Library, Library of Congress, and university holdings across Harvard University, Yale University, University of California, and University of Melbourne.
Abstracting and indexing coverage includes major services such as Scopus, Web of Science, and specialized indexes used by research centers at Royal Holloway, University of London and the International Centre for Sports Studies (CIES). The journal is discoverable in citation databases alongside periodicals dedicated to cultural studies, area studies, and history, enabling cross-references to scholarship on episodes like the 1912 Summer Olympics, the 1936 Summer Olympics, the 1968 Mexico City protests, and biographies of athletes such as Jesse Owens and Jim Brown.
Scholarly reception highlights the journal's role in shaping debates about nationalism and identity in sporting contexts, drawing on comparative work that connects the Partition of India with diasporic club formations, or links between American Revolution commemorative cultures and early American sporting clubs. Reviews in academic outlets at institutions like Oxford University Press and responses from professional associations such as the North American Society for Sport History and the European Committee for Sports History attest to its influence. Citation analyses show the journal contributes to interdisciplinary conversations alongside titles from Routledge, Cambridge University Press, and Manchester University Press.
The journal has published influential articles on topics ranging from the politics of the Modern Olympic Movement to the social history of boxing in Harlem and the institutionalization of women's sport during the Interwar period. Special issues have addressed themes like sport and empire, Olympic boycotts (including the Moscow 1980 and Los Angeles 1984 controversies), transnational athlete mobility involving clubs such as FC Barcelona and Bayern Munich, and commemorative centenaries for events like the 1908 London Olympics. Notable contributors have included historians affiliated with Princeton University, Columbia University, University of Oxford, University of Cambridge, and museums such as the Smithsonian Institution.
Category:Sports history journals Category:Academic journals established in 1984