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Olympika. The International Journal of Olympic Studies is published annually, usually towards the end of the calendar year. It 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, anthropological, and management dimensions of the Olympic and Paralympic Games, and the Olympic Movement. Information on back issues and current subscriptions rates is provided below.
Submissions are to contain original research and should make a contribution to our understanding of the Olympic Games and the Olympic Movement.
Direct all editorial correspondence and/or submissions to:
Dr. Angela J. Schneider, Editor Olympika
International Centre for Olympic Studies 3M Centre, Western University
London, Ontario, Canada, N6A 3K7
Tel.: +1 (519) 661-2111 (Ext. 88383)
Email: aschneid@uwo.ca
web site: http://www.uwo.ca/olympic
Book reviews should be no longer than 800 words. Reviews should contain a thoughtful and critical discussion of the book assessing the author's thesis/purpose, organization, use of sources, and the contribution of the book to the field of Olympic and/or Paralympic Studies. All reviews should follow the Chicago Manual of Style regarding formatting and other stylistic points.
Please email Dr. Sarah Teetzel - Sarah.Teetzel@umanitoba.ca our book review editor from the University of Manitoba for more information.
Graduate Students interested in contributing journal article reviews to Olympika, are requested to contact the Journal Article Reviews editor, Andrew Pettit. More detailed information on journal article reviews can be found here.
Prices for past volumes and current subscription rates (one issue p.a.) are as follows (January 2017):
$26 CDN shipped within Canada
$26 US shipped to the United States
$28 US shipped outside Canada or the United States
Please direct all purchase and subscription inquiries to Angela Schneider