DescriptionThe International Journal of Sports Marketing and Sponsorship is one of the world’s leading journals for the sports marketing industry. Show
The journal provides a vital resource to both academic and industry experts. For academics it is an opportunity to publish the highest quality, peer-reviewed research. Practitioners can use the information (including case studies) to find important data, develop
strategies, create presentations and understand how the industry is changing. Listed below are just some of the examples of themes covered by the journal:
Before you startFor queries relating to the status of your paper pre decision, please contact the Editor or Journal Editorial Office. For queries post acceptance, please contact the Supplier Project Manager. These details can be found in the Editorial Team section. Author responsibilitiesOur goal is to provide you with a professional and courteous experience at each stage of the review and publication process. There are also some responsibilities that sit with you as the author. Our expectation is that you will:
Research and publishing ethicsOur editors and employees work hard to ensure the content we publish is ethically sound. To help us achieve that goal, we closely follow the advice laid out in the guidelines and flowcharts on the COPE (Committee on Publication Ethics) website. We have also developed our research and publishing ethics guidelines. If you haven’t already read these, we urge you to do so – they will help you avoid the most common publishing ethics issues. A few key points:
Third party copyright permissionsPrior to article submission, you need to ensure you’ve applied for, and received,written permission to use any material in your manuscript that has been created by a third party. Please note, we are unable to publish any article that still has permissions pending. The rights we require are:
We are a member of the International Association of Scientific, Technical, and Medical Publishers (STM) and participate in the STM permissions guidelines, a reciprocal free exchange of material with other STM publishers. In some cases, this may mean that you don’t need permission to re-use content. If so, please highlight this at the submission stage. Please take a few moments to read our guide to publishing permissions to ensure you have met all the requirements, so that we can process your submission without delay. Open access submissions and informationAll our journals currently offer two open access (OA) publishing paths; gold open access and green open access. If you would like to, or are required to, make the branded publisher PDF (also known as the version of record) freely available immediately upon publication, you should select the gold open access route during the submission process. If you’ve chosen to publish gold open access, this is the point you will be asked to pay the APC (article processing charge). This varies per journal and can be found on our APC price list or on the editorial system at the point of submission. Your article will be published with a Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 user licence, which outlines how readers can reuse your work. Alternatively, if you would like to, or are required to, publish open access but your funding doesn’t cover the cost of the APC, you can choose the green open access, or self-archiving, route. As soon as your article is published, you can make the author accepted manuscript (the version accepted for publication) openly available, free from payment and embargo periods. For UK journal article authors - if you wish to submit your work accepted by us to REF 2021, you must make a ’closed deposit’ of your accepted manuscript to your respective institutional repository upon acceptance of your article. Articles accepted for publication after 1st April 2018 should be deposited as soon as possible, but no later than three months after the acceptance date. For further information and guidance, please refer to the REF 2021 website. You can find out more about our open access routes, our APCs and waivers and read our FAQs on our open research page. Find out about open Transparency and Openness Promotion (TOP) GuidelinesWe are a signatory of the Transparency and Openness Promotion (TOP) Guidelines, a framework that supports the reproducibility of research through the adoption of transparent research practices. That means we encourage you to:
Prepare your submissionManuscript support servicesWe are pleased to partner with Editage, a platform that connects you with relevant experts in language support, translation, editing, visuals, consulting, and more. After you’ve agreed a fee, they will work with you to enhance your manuscript and get it submission-ready. This is an optional service for authors who feel they need a little extra support. It does not guarantee your work will be accepted for review or publication. Visit Editage Manuscript requirementsBefore you submit your manuscript, it’s important you read and follow the guidelines below. You will also find some useful tips in our structure your journal submission how-to guide.
Submit your manuscriptThere are a number of key steps you should follow to ensure a smooth and trouble-free submission. Double check your manuscriptBefore submitting your work, it is your responsibility to check that the manuscript is complete, grammatically correct, and without spelling or typographical errors. A few other important points:
You will find a helpful submission checklist on the website Think.Check.Submit. The submission processAll manuscripts should be submitted through our editorial system by the corresponding author. A separate author account is required for each journal you submit to. If this is your first time submitting to this journal, please choose the Create an account or Register now option in the editorial system. If you already have an Emerald login, you are welcome to reuse the existing username and password here. Please note, the next time you log into the system, you will be asked for your username. This will be the email address you entered when you set up your account. Don't forget to add your ORCiD IDduring the submission process. It will be embedded in your published article, along with a link to the ORCiD registry allowing others to easily match you with your work. Don’t have one yet? It only takes a few moments to register for a free ORCiD identifier. During the submission process, you will have the opportunity to indicate whether you would like to publish your paper via the gold open access route. Visit the ScholarOne support centre for further help and guidance. What you can expect nextYou will receive an automated email from the journal editor, confirming your successful submission. It will provide you with a manuscript number, which will be used in all future correspondence about your submission. If you have any reason to suspect the confirmation email you receive might be fraudulent, please contact our Rights team on [email protected] Post submissionReview and decision processEach submission is checked by the editor. At this stage, they may choose to decline or unsubmit your manuscript if it doesn’t fit the journal aims and scope, or they feel the language/manuscript quality is too low. If they think it might be suitable for the publication, they will send it to at least two independent referees for double anonymous peer review. Once these reviewers have provided their feedback, the editor may decide to accept your manuscript, request minor or major revisions, or decline your work. While all journals work to different timescales, the goal is that the editor will inform you of their first decision within 60 days. During this period, we will send you automated updates on the progress of your manuscript via our submission system, or you can log in to check on the current status of your paper. Each time we contact you, we will quote the manuscript number you were given at the point of submission. If you receive an email that does not match these criteria, it could be fraudulent and we recommend you email [email protected] If your submission is acceptedOpen accessIf you’ve chosen to publish gold open access, this is the point you will be asked to pay the APC (article processing charge). This varies per journal and can be found on our APC price list or on the editorial system at the point of submission. Your article will be published with a Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 user licence, which outlines how readers can reuse your work. For UK journal article authors - if you wish to submit your work accepted by Emerald to REF 2021, you must make a ‘closed deposit’ of your accepted manuscript to your respective institutional repository upon acceptance of your article. Articles accepted for publication after 1st April 2018 should be deposited as soon as possible, but no later than three months after the acceptance date. For further information and guidance, please refer to the REF 2021 website. CopyrightAll accepted authors are sent an email with a link to a licence form. This should be checked for accuracy, for example whether contact and affiliation details are up to date and your name is spelled correctly, and then returned to us electronically. If there is a reason why you can’t assign copyright to us, you should discuss this with your journal content editor. You will find their contact details on the editorial team section above. Proofing and typesettingOnce we have received your completed licence form, the article will pass directly into the production process. We will carry out editorial checks, copyediting, and typesetting and then return proofs to you (if you are the corresponding author) for your review. This is your opportunity to correct any typographical errors, grammatical errors or incorrect author details. We can’t accept requests to rewrite texts at this stage. When the page proofs are finalised, the fully typeset and proofed version of record is published online. This is referred to as the EarlyCite version. While an EarlyCite article has yet to be assigned to a volume or issue, it does have a digital object identifier (DOI) and is fully citable. It will be compiled into an issue according to the journal’s issue schedule, with papers being added by chronological date of publication. How to share your paperVisit our author rights page to find out how you can reuse and share your work. To find tips on increasing the visibility of your published paper, read about how to promote your work. Correcting inaccuracies in your published paperSometimes errors are made during the research, writing and publishing processes. When these issues arise, we have the option of withdrawing the paper or introducing a correction notice. Find out more about our article withdrawal and correction policies. Need to make a change to the author list? See our frequently asked questions (FAQs) below. Frequently asked questions
Abstracted and Indexed By: Ranked by: 3.7 CiteScore 2021 4.2 CiteScore Tracker 2022 (updated monthly) 2.527 2021 Impact Factor 2.541 5-year Impact Factor (2021) How marketers attempt to showcase or influence how a product is perceived by the public is called?Positioning refers to the development of strategy that helps to influence how a particular market segment perceives a brand, good, or service in comparison to the competition. Positioning is all about defining a space in the mind of the customer — something that your customer thinks of and associates with your product.
Which of these is a component of state of mind segmentation?Income, age, family status, number of children, and profession are all variables in state-of-mind segmenting.
In what sort of pricing strategy does the team apply different price scales based on factors such as opponent event time of season or day of week before tickets go on sale?In variable pricing, there is a pricing strategy used to apply different price scales based on factors such as: opponent, event, time of season, or day of week before tickets go on sale.
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