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About the Sport in Society format

Sport in Society is a peer-reviewed journal published by Taylor & Francis, covering Sports, Gender, and Society, Sport and Mega-Event Impacts, Sports Analytics and Performance.

PublisherTaylor & Francis
Reference styleAuthor–year (Chicago, T&F)
Author–year — (Smith, 2023) in the text
Smith, Ada, Ben Jones, and Cara Lee. 2023. "A Representative Article Title." Sport in Society 12 (3): 45–58.

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Publishes research inSports, Gender, and Society Sport and Mega-Event Impacts Sports Analytics and Performance Doping in Sports Physical Education and Pedagogy
ISSN1743-0437
Citation impact (2-yr)1.34
h-index68
i10-index943
Total citations34,581
Top institutions publishing hereLoughborough University
Journal websitewww.tandfonline.com
You getA submission-ready PDF and the editable LaTeX source — ready to submit.

Papers published in Sport in Society per year

75
2014
146
2015
148
2016
159
2017
115
2018
150
2019
171
2020
148
2021
90
2022
108
2023
108
2024
167
2025

Citation impact of Sport in Society by publication year

815
2014
1.9K
2015
2.4K
2016
1.8K
2017
1.6K
2018
2.2K
2019
1.9K
2020
1.3K
2021
685
2022
582
2023
321
2024
110
2025

Citations each year’s papers have accumulated so far — the most recent years are still building up.

Most-cited papers in Sport in Society

A new social movement: Sport for development and peace

Bruce Kidd · 12 Jun 2008

In recent years, national and international sports organizations, governments and non-governmental organizations (NGOs), universities and schools have conducted programmes in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) and the disadvantaged communities of the First World to assist sports development (e.g. Olympic Solidarity), humanitarian relief (e.g. Right to Play), post-war reconciliation (e.g. Playing for Peace), and broad social…

Serious Leisure, Social Identity and Sport Tourism

B. Christine Green, Ian Jones · 1 Jun 2005

‘Serious leisure’ is a concept used to describe leisure activities that are ‘sufficiently substantial and interesting in nature for the participant to find a career there acquiring and expressing a combination of its special skills, knowledge, and experience’ [1 [1] R. Stebbins, Amateurs, Professionals and Serious Leisure (Montreal: McGill-Queens University, 1992). ]. Serious leisure participants…

Sport Event Tourism and the Destination Brand: Towards a General Theory

Laurence Chalip, Carla A. Costa · 1 Jun 2005

Sport events are being used with increasing frequency to build the brand of their host destinations. Events can take different roles relative to the destination brand: as co-branding partners with the destination brand, as extensions of the destination brand, or as features of the destination brand. Which role is appropriate depends on the nature of…

Sports Clubs, Social Capital and Social Regeneration: ‘ill-defined interventions with hard to follow outcomes’?

Fred Coalter · 5 Jun 2007

Recent political and policy concerns with social inclusion, civic renewal and 'joined up' government have placed debates about social capital at the centre of a number of areas of social policy. In this context increasing demands are being made of sport to contribute to this broader social regeneration agenda. This essay explores the nature of…

Sport serving development and peace: Achieving the goals of the United Nations through sport

Ingrid Beutler · 13 Jun 2008

In recent years, the international community has increasingly recognised and drawn on the power of sport as a means to promote development and peace. Since the appointment of the first Special Adviser to the United Nations Secretary-General on Sport for Development and Peace in 2001, the United Nations has promoted sport as a cost-effective tool…

Sport in Society template — frequently asked questions

How do I write a paper in the Sport in Society format?
In DocuGuru you write your manuscript in a normal editor — no LaTeX setup required — and select the Sport in Society template. When you export, DocuGuru compiles the paper into the official Taylor & Francis format and hands you a submission-ready PDF along with the editable LaTeX source.
What reference style does Sport in Society use?
Sport in Society uses Author–year (Chicago, T&F) references, shown as author–year markers such as (Smith, 2023) in the text. DocuGuru formats every in-text citation and the reference list in this exact style automatically. A reference appears like this: Smith, Ada, Ben Jones, and Cara Lee. 2023. "A Representative Article Title." Sport in Society 12 (3): 45–58.
Do I need to know LaTeX to submit to Sport in Society?
No. DocuGuru generates the interact LaTeX class and compiles the PDF for you in the background, so you get a Taylor & Francis-ready Sport in Society document without writing any LaTeX. If you do want it, the LaTeX source is included in the export.
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Who publishes Sport in Society?
Sport in Society is a multidisciplinary journal published by Taylor & Francis. DocuGuru's Sport in Society template matches Taylor & Francis's official submission format.
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