The editors would like to encourage scholars to submit articles dealing with sport in water cultures for consideration for a special issue of the International Journal of the History of Sport due for publication in late 2025.
They welcome submissions dealing with any aspects of rowing, swimming, sailing, diving, surfing, fishing, canoeing and any other recreational or competitive maritime, riverine or other aquatic sporting activity, including the practices, participants, organization, or institutions of aquatic sport. They particularly encourage submissions dealing with issues, practices, and cultures outside Europe and North America.
Please submit your paper by Monday, April 7, 2025. Papers should be no longer than 10,000 words, including references. Full guidance on preparation and the publication process is available on the journal’s website.
Applicants must submit via the ScholarOne system, accessible on the IJHS page. Please make sure to select the *Maritime, Riverine, and Aquatic Sport* option on the Special Issue drop-down menu.
Your paper will be considered through the usual refereeing process, managed by IJHS Special Issue Editor Dr. Malcolm MacLean, working with academic editor Dr. Daniele Cristina Carqueijeiro de Medeiros of Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Brazil. The aim is to publish in early 2026.
The editors are looking forward to seeing your submissions. If you have any questions about the process, please contact Malcolm at malcolmkmaclean@gmail.com.
