AN ANALYSIS OF THAI SPORT SCIENCE ACADEMIC JOURNALS: FROM 1965 TO 2017
Article Sidebar
Main Article Content
Abstract
Purpose
To analyze the management andcontent of Thai sport science academic journals.
Methods
The population included 6 academic journals carrying 277 issues and 2,347 articles published from their first issues until the end of 2017. Research instruments consisted of an academic journal record sheet and a sports science content record sheet. Descriptive statistics, including frequencies and percentages, were used to analyze data.
Results
Most Thai sport science academic journals were published semi-annually during 1997-2006 by sport science higher education institutes. The first sport science academic journal was published in 1965. The main objective was to disseminate knowledge. and contents in the field of sports science. All academic journals were peer-reviewed, had an article writing template, employed the APA reference format and were available in print and online. The highest number of articles were written by three authors who were instructors with doctoral degrees and affiliated with higher education institutes which published the journals. Most of original research-based articles were derived from the authors’ theses/dissertations mostly in the field of exercise and sports physiology, followed by sport management.
Conclusion
Most academic journals were issued by sport science higher education institutes, with the main objective being to publish original research articles. The highest number of articles were written by three authors with a doctoral degree and instructors' academic position and were derived from thesis and/or dissertation in the field of exercise and sport physiology and sport management.
Article Details
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.
References
Association of Health Education, Physical Education and Recreation of Thailand. (2021). (Online). Retrieved September 1, 2021, from http://www.tahper.or.th/
Cheeranond, C. (2007). Content analysis of Thai health journals published in the period between 2001 and 2005. (Online). Retrieved September 1, 2021, from https://tdc.thailis.or.th/tdc/search_result.php
Eddy, C., Brown, A., & Sieben, P. N. (2015). Issues in athletic administration: a content analysis of syllabi from intercollegiate athletics graduate courses. Journal of Innovative Higher Education, 40, 359-372.
Freeman, W. (2015). Physical education, exercise, and sport science in a changing society. Burlington, MA: Jones & Bartlett Learning.
Ingkatecha, O. (2011). Impact factor journal of sport science 2010. Journal of Exercise and Sport Science, 9(1), 62-81.
Kanchanarut, Y. (2011). A content analysis of psychology journals in the period between 1999 and 2008. Journal of Information, 12(2), 58-68.
Lumpkin, A. (2014). Introduction to physical education, exercise science, and sport studies. New York: McGraw-Hill.
Ministry of tourism and sports. (2016). Sport science application for community. Bangkok: Department of physical education, Ministry of tourism and sports.
Oddy, R. E., & Bason, T. (2017). The first century and beyond: a content analysis of sport, business, and management: an international journal. Sport, Business and Management, 7(4), 444-458.
Pauw, K. (2013). Guidelines to classify subject groups in sport-science research. International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, 8(2), 111-122.
Peetz, T. B., & Reams, L. (2011). A content analysis of sport marketing quarterly: 1992-2011. Sport Marketing Quarterly, 20(4), 209-218.
Pitts, G. (2016). Examining the sport management literature: content analysis of the international journal of sport management. International Journal of Sport Management, 17(2), 1-21.
Pitts, B. G., Danylchuk, K., & Quarterman, J. (2014). A content analysis of the European sport management quarterly and its predecessor the European journal for sport management: 1984-2012. Sport Management International Journal, 10(2), 45-72.
Sookrach, P. (2010). A content analysis of Thai health science journals published by Higher Education Institutions from 2002-2006. (Online). Retrieved September 1, 2021, from https://tdc.thailis.or.th/tdc/search_result.php