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This article had two primary goals. The first goal was to update the previous study regarding the content analysis of Sport Marketing Quarterly (SMQ) by Peetz and Reams (2011). The second aim was to compare the prior review results by adding an in-depth analysis focusing on unique aspects by integrating three methods. Two hundred and seven articles published between 2012 and 2022 in SMQ were analyzed using bibliometric and content analysis and the paradigm funnel. The conceptual structure map of keywords is expressive of four clusters, while the co-citation analysis points to three. Media...Read more

I am honored to serve as editor for Sport Marketing Quarterly (SMQ). I would like to acknowledge the outstanding work of outgoing editor Daniel Funk, who over the past three years has made significant progress moving SMQ forward as a high-quality journal in the field of sport marketing. Daniel’s commitment and leadership resulted in substantial growth during his tenure, and his work will have a long-lasting impact on the direction of SMQ. Additionally, I would like to thank Jeffrey James for serving as associate editor over the past three years. His...Read more

This paper sought to critically assess the current state of sport marketing perceptions regarding this journal through an analysis of its consumers.Read more

The purpose of this editorial is twofold: to address the present state of the Sport Marketing Quarterly and to present ways in which the current editorial staff is striving to meet the stated mission of the journal.Read more