Reviews and Theoretical Advances - Elsevier

Reviews and Theoretical Advances

Reviews and Theoretical Advances papers provide important advances in the area of sport management. Authors offer critical reviews of the extant literature, develop new theoretical insights, or a combination thereof. In doing so, they help coalesce what might otherwise be divergent perspective on a topic, offer critiques of current practices, and advance the theoretical underpinnings of sport and sport organizations.

The purpose of the Reviews and Theoretical Advances section is to provide a forum for critical reviews and theoretical developments in the area of sport management. They usually take one of several forms: systematic literature reviews, theoretical reviews, or the development of a new theoretical framework, although other forms may be possible as well. In offering a literature review, authors provide a qualitative review of the existing literature, critique this work, offer connections between topics or findings, and identify ways of advancing the current understanding of the topic. With theoretical reviews, authors provide an overview of the existing theories used to explain various phenomena, offer an valuation of which theories provide the most powerful explanatory value, and integrate two or more theoretical perspectives to propose a novel way of addressing a problem or issue. Finally, authors can offer new theoretical frameworks, where they identify the phenomena under consideration, provide an overview of the key constructs under consideration, and suggest how, why, and under what conditions these constructs relate to one another.

Information related to theory and theory development in the field can be found in Issue 1 of Volume 16. Examples of past review articles can be found here: . Past authors have written on various topics, including distributive justice, masculinities, institutional theory, race and sport, sport for development, and the use of sport in health promotion, among others.

The Reviews and Theoretical Advances section is open submission. All manuscripts are subject to double-blind review.

Manuscripts must follow the Guide for Authors provided at . Manuscripts must be no longer than 40 double-spaced pages, using one inch margins and Times New Roman 12-point font, inclusive of references, tables, figures and appendices, and should conform to APA 6th Ed. Editorial guidelines.

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