The mission of the Journal of Intercollegiate Sport  is to stimulate and disseminate research on intercollegiate sport. This research may have theoretical, as well as practical significance and thereby contribute both to our understanding of intercollegiate athletics and efforts to effect change or reform. JIS supports research that either reinforces or challenges current practice, but it does not publish articles that are editorial or polemical in nature.

 Contributions may be specifically about sport in college and university settings or about broader biological, medical, psychological, social, or philosophical factors that impact sport in higher education. Articles from the sciences, social sciences, humanities, and professional fields are accepted. Submissions that are cross-disciplinary in nature and have clear practical applications are encouraged. All articles are intended for an educated, lay readership and, accordingly, are nontechnical in nature.