Notes for Contributors

Information on submission of articles for Olympika: The International Journal of Olympic Studies, can be found here. Guidelines for publication in the Proceedings of the International Symposia for Olympic Studies can be found on the current Olympic Research Symposium page.

Publications

Olympika: The International Journal of Olympic Studies

Olympika: The International Journal of Olympic Studies (founded by ICOS Director emeritus R.K. Barney in 1992) is the official peer-reviewed journal of the International Centre for Olympic Studies. It invites scholarly papers, research notes, review articles, and other items relating to the historical, sociological, philosophical, and anthropological dimensions of the Olympic Games and the Olympic Movement.
Published annually, starting with vol. i (1992); current issue: volume xix (2010).
co-Editors: Drs. Janice Forsyth & Kevin B. Wamsley. Book Review Editor: Dr. Gordon H. MacDonald. Journal Article Review Editor: Brad Congelio. Publisher: The International Centre for Olympic Studies at The University of Western Ontario. ISSN: 1188-5963.

For information on subscriptions and ordering of back issues, please contact the co-Editors of Olympika, Janice Forsyth or Kevin Wamsley

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Just Released -
Tarnished Rings, by Stephen Wenn, Robert Barney & Scott Martyn

Stephen Wenn, Robert Barney & Scott Martyn. Tarnished Rings The International Olympic Committee and the Salt Lake City Bid Scandal. Syracuse, NY: Syracuse University Press, 2011.
In Tarnished Rings, Wenn, Barney and Martyn examine the fascinating story of the bid scandal surrounding the 2002 Olympic Winter Games. They explore its genesis and chart the IOC’s efforts to bring stability to its operations. Based on extensive research and unparalleled access to primary source material, the authors offer a behind-the-scenes account of the politics surrounding the IOC and the bidding process. This in-depth examination of a critical episode in Olympic history and the presidency of Juan Antonio Samaranch, who brought sweeping change to the Olympic Movement in the 1980s and 1990s, offers valuable lessons for those interested in the IOC, the Olympic Movement, and the broader concepts of leadership and crisis management.

Recent Release -
Proceedings of the Tenth International Symposium for Olympic Research

Robert K. Barney, Janice Forsyth & Michael Heine (eds.). Rethinking Matters Olympic. Investigations into the Socio-Cultural Study of the Olympic Movement. London, ON: International Centre for Olympic Studies, 2010. xii + 517 pp. ISBN 0-7714-2518-X.
These Proceedings contain extended versions of 51 presentations given at the recent Tenth International Symposium for Olympic Research, held at the University of Western Ontario in late October 2010.
Proceedings of previous Symposia (1-1992, to 10-2010) are available from Dr. Janice Forsyth.

Recent Release -
Rethinking the Olympics, edited by R.K. Barney

Robert K. Barney (ed.). Rethinking the Olympics. Cultural Histories of the Modern Games. Morgantown, WV: Fitness Info Tech, 2010. 368 pp. ISBN 978-1935412052.
This anthology of essays previously published in Olympika: The International Journal of Olympic Studies, addresses key themes in the scholarly study of the Games. Part I presents seven articles devoted to Olympic history: the Games' legacy from antiquity, their modern evolution, and the most controversial Games of the modern era, the Berlin Games of 1936. Part II deals with the persistent problems and crises that confounded and defined the Olympic Games over time. The nine essays in this section focus on a variety of issues such as: performance enhancement; the rise of commercialism; enduring controversies in the form of leadership, corruption, and the Cold War; and the politics of hosting Olympic Games. Finally, in Part III, the future of the Olympic Movement is addressed from the perspective of the rapidly accelerating and mushrooming processes of globalization.