Asian Journal of Sport History & Culture (Internal Document)
A quick guide for authors
General Guide
The journal incorporates contributions from a range of disciplines, and thus will embrace a range of approaches. Nevertheless AJHS&C articles will normally be expected to address the following issues:
A clear statement of the core aim(s) or research question(s) being addressed. The strongest papers usually have a core point to make. They make that point powerfully, back it up with evidence, and locate it within the field.
A critical review of the main literature and theoretical perspective(s) relevant to the research question(s). You can’t review the whole of the relevant literature. However, you do need to tell the reader how what you’re doing relates to key work that has gone before, and, if possible, to show how you are building on previous work. In addition, when you reference something, ensure you fully understand its relevance to your research, so you can make it clear for your reader.
An explanation of the methodology and approach adopted and the strengths and weaknesses of this approach. Your methodology and approach may seem obvious to you, but it may not be so to your reader. The journal does not favour any particular types of methodology, but authors should justify the methodological approach adopted by reference to the research question (s) or aim(s) of the article.
The methods adopted may range from the relatively less formalised (e.g. critical description based on documentary analysis or review of the literature) to the heavily formalised (e.g. thematic analysis or critical discourse analysis of qualitative data, or statistical analysis of quantitative data and their implications).
An explanation of findings and conclusions, including how conclusions are arrived at; the importance or significance of findings; the contribution to knowledge (and where appropriate the contribution to theory, and / or policy and practice) of such findings.
In addition to these requirements of the journal please ensure that you.
Familiarise yourself with the style and content of AJSHC articles.
Before you start writing an article, take the time to read at least some of the articles (particularly those that are relevant to your own research) that have been published in the AJSHC. These will draw on a range of disciplines from the social sciences and humanities. Look through the issues of the journal and try to understand the types of articles that are being published. Scan the contents lists, sign up for Table of Contents alerts, and look for other papers that have been written in the field that you’re writing in, so you can draw on those.
Adopt a clear and understandable writing style.
Make sure that your writing is accessible by using clear language, and don’t forget to explain acronyms.
Make sure your references are current and relevant.
Your literature review should take into consideration the current state of the literature, so avoid referring to “recent research” if you are giving citations from the 1990s. And when you reference material, ensure you fully understand its relevance to your research, so that you can make it clear for your reader.
Layout
· Articles to be 7,000-8,000 words including references
· No more than 4 co-authors for each article.
· Use Times New Roman 12 for the main text
· Paragraph spacing: 8px before and 8px after; line spacing: double;
· Use MS Word style headings (Heading 1) and sub-headings (Heading 2) consistently throughout the document. Do not use numbered headings, eg., 1.1; 1.2; 1.2.1. Make sub-headings Italic.
· Do not indent new paragraphs. Do not justify the text.
· Do not use any Word header/footer.
· Place the title for a table above the table and the title for a figure under the figure. Please supply each table and figure in separate files. Please supply copyright clearance document for each figure.
Dates and times should be expressed as follows
· 1880s, not 1880’s
· Twentieth century, not 20th century
· 23 September 1915, not September 23, 1915
· 7.30am not 7.30 am
Endings
· –ize not –ise endings (for example, emphasized, organization)
Use of Inverted Commas for quotations
· Single inverted commas for quotations in the text, with double inverted commas within single inverted commas when a quotation is used within a quotation.
Numbers
· One to twelve [in words], 13 to 1,000, and beyond [in numerals].
Format
Section
Title An effective title is concise while being representative.
Abstract A good abstract explains the aims of the research, how these were met, and the main findings.
Introduction This section should set the context for the study, clearly state the research objective, and establish the significance of the study.
Methods, results and discussion This section should completely describe all methods, techniques, and instruments used. This includes ethical considerations; present the data and findings in a clear and unbiased manner, and address the objective or research question stated in the introduction.
Conclusions A good concluding section notes the limitations of the study. It should mention the scope for further research as well as the implications/application of the study.
Tables and figures The tables and figures should present data clearly, should be referenced in and correspond with the text.
Notes
All references cited in Notes should appear in their full form in the initial citation. Thereafter, references in Notes should appear in abbreviated form, with the title usually abbreviated to the first colon. However, references in Notes that relate to primary sources (for example, newspapers or minute books) should be listed in full each time in the Notes. If the Note replicates the Note immediately above it, then Ibid. (without italics) should be used. See below for examples of Notes and abbreviated Notes, for theses, chapters, books and journal articles.
Single-Authored Journal Article
• Greg Ryan, ‘Anthropological Football: Maori and the 1937 Springbok Rugby Tour of New Zealand’, New Zealand Journal of History 34, no. 1 (2000): 60-79.
• Ryan, ‘Anthropological Football’, 65-72.
Multi-Authored Journal Article
• C.J. Hallinan, J.E. Hughson, and M. Burke. ‘Supporting the “World Game” in Australia: A Case Study of Fandom at National and Club Level’, Soccer & Society8, nos 2-3 (2007): 283-97.
• Hallinan, Hughson and Burke, ‘Supporting the “World Game” in Australia’, 283.
Single-Authored Book
• Jack Pollard, Rugby Union: The Game and the Players, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, 1984.
• Pollard, Rugby Union, 68.
Multi-Edited Book
• A. Bernstein and N. Blain, eds, Sport, Media, Culture: Global and Local Dimensions (London: Frank Cass, 2003).
• Bernstein and Blain, Sport, Media, Culture.
Chapter in a Multi-Edited Book
• Michael N. Pearson, ‘Heads in the Sand: The 1956 Springbok Tour to New Zealand in Perspective’, in Richard Cashman and Michael McKernan, eds, Sport in History: The Making of Sporting History (St Lucia: University of Queensland Press, 1979): 272-92.
• Pearson, ‘Heads in the Sand’, 272-81.
Dissertation
• P.A. Horton, ‘A History of Rugby Union Football in Queensland, 1882-1891’ (PhD diss., School of Human Movement Studies, University of Queensland, 1990).
• Horton, ‘A History of Rugby Union Football in Queensland’, 113.
Asian language references
Please include English translations in brackets. See the examples below:
1.De, Qian 德虔. “素喜: 少林至尊 7” (Suxi: the hero of Shaolin 7), 精武 (Pure Martial) 12, no. 8 (2005): 46.
2.Fu, Jingxing 傅景星. “重修少林寺记” (Rebuild Shaolin Monastery). In 少林寺志 (Records of Shaolin), edited by Ye Feng and Jiao Qinchong 叶封, 焦钦宠, 22-34. Yangzhou: Jiangsu Guangling Ancient Classics Press, 1997.
3.Ikeuchi, Hiroshi 池内宏.満鮮史研究 (A study of the history of Manchuria and Korea). 2 vols. Tokyo: Zahō kankōkai, 1937–1943.
4.Sin, Sŏngmin.한국불자들持戒도經學도안한다 (Korean Buddhists do not keep the precepts and do not study sutras). Hyŏndae Pulgyo, September 29,2014. www.hyunbulnews.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=293569.
5.Abdelmadjid, Merdaci, ‘Djam’iyat ettarbiya oua etta’lim 1930–1957’ (Association of Education and Teaching 1930-1957 ), Insaniyat 34, no. 1 (2000): 60-79.
6.Nabi, Malik Bin, Mudhakkirat Shahid al-Qarn (Biography of a Century’s Witness) , vol. 2, Beirut: Dar al-Fikr, 1970.
