The aim of this Special Issue is to advance our theoretical and empirical understanding of the individual and group level factors that encourage the use of, or provide protection against doping. This Special Issue seeks to attract and communicate current thinking on doping behaviour and invites researchers to submit their latest work addressing any psychological aspect of performance enhancement by doping.

Performance enhancement by drugs is a widely debated and controversial issue in and outside the world of sports. Literature seeking solutions for, or aiming to advance understanding of this problem has burgeoned in the last decade, with a significantly increased interest in Olympic years. Yet, owing to the complexity of external and internal factors contributing to doping, many intriguing questions have remained unanswered. Reflecting the complexity of this phenomenon, the Special Issue seeks to provide a current approach to psychology-related analyses of doping behaviour.

The Special Issue will bring together a collection of papers that presents a range of perspectives on performance enhancement by doping and will provide a platform for sharing knowledge and critical examination of the current understanding of the factors relate to doping and could inform preventive measures. Submitting papers that are employing innovative approaches with a strong theoretical basis and presenting novel information that advances the body of knowledge on doping is particularly encouraged. We are mindful of the fact that topics related to the above questions have been studied in the social sciences outside sport psychology. For this Special Issue, we also welcome cross-disciplinary collaboration and fertilisation of ideas between sport psychologists and researchers rooted in different scientific traditions. Original submissions based on quantitative, qualitative or mixed methodologies are equally welcome.

Manuscripts should conform to guidelines for the journal and the Publication manual of the American Psychological Association 6th Edition. Contributions generally should not exceed 30 pages. To be considered for this Special Issue, papers should be submitted electronically via the PSE submission portal (http://ees.elsevier.com/pse/), selecting the dedicated ‘Special Issue’ by December 15th, 2012. All manuscripts will undergo blind review. PSE aims to publish this Special Issue in the second half of 2013.

Guest editors:
Andrea Petroczi, Kingston University, UK, email: a.petroczi[at]kingston.ac.uk
Bernd Strauss, University of Muenster, Germany, email:�bstrauss[at]uni-muenster.de

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