The best way to get published is to apply for academic journals, writes Michael Chloeting.

This is the first in a series on the subject of online peer review, and the first article in a special issue on peer review in sports.

Chloetting’s first book, The Sport Biblical, was published in 2016.

He now writes for The Sport Bookshop and Sports Illustrated.

The views expressed in this article are the author’s own and do not necessarily reflect Al Jazeera’s editorial stance.