About this journal
Aims and scope
Leisure Sciences presents transdisciplinary scientific, theoretical, and conceptual inquiries into the study of leisure, here conceived of as the concept of leisure in society and behavior: leisure theory, leisure philosophy, the social psychology of leisure, and the sociology of leisure. Additionally, the study of related concepts such as parks and urban spaces, recreation and events, travel and tourism, environmental engagement and well-being are all welcome here. Articles that highlight theory, methodology, methods and advance the understanding of leisure receive priority for publication consideration
Articles cover:
- The social and psychological aspects of leisure
- The historical and anthropological representations of leisure
- The production of space for leisure
- The implications of leisure on society and populations
- The industry and function of leisure
- The political and sociocultural dimensions of leisure
The Journal also features methodological notes, philosophical essays, and policy treatises, and book reviews.
Readership: The trans- (wholistic use of disciplines and fields) and interdisciplinary (collaborative use of disciplines and fields) diversity of topics makes this international forum for the study of leisure of special interest to academicians, journalists, consultants, students, bureaucrats, practitioners, and organizers involved in research, promotion, teaching, planning, administration, and community engagement.
Peer Review Policy: All Articles, Research Reflections, and Theoretical Analysis submitted to this journal undergo a “double-anonymous” peer review by one to three referees. Editorials are reviewed by the editors.
Journal metrics
Usage
- 198K annual downloads/views
Citation metrics
- 2.2 (2023) Impact Factor
- Q2 Impact Factor Best Quartile
- 3.3 (2023) 5 year IF
- 5.8 (2023) CiteScore (Scopus)
- Q1 CiteScore Best Quartile
- 1.437 (2023) SNIP
- 0.596 (2023) SJR
Speed/acceptance
- 0 days avg. from submission to first decision
- 76 days avg. from submission to first post-review decision
- 17 days avg. from acceptance to online publication
- 25% acceptance rate
Understanding and using journal metrics
Journal metrics can be a useful tool for readers, as well as for authors who are deciding where to submit their next manuscript for publication. However, any one metric only tells a part of the story of a journal’s quality and impact. Each metric has its limitations which means that it should never be considered in isolation, and metrics should be used to support and not replace qualitative review.
We strongly recommend that you always use a number of metrics, alongside other qualitative factors such as a journal’s aims & scope, its readership, and a review of past content published in the journal. In addition, a single article should always be assessed on its own merits and never based on the metrics of the journal it was published in.
For more details, please read the Author Services guide to understanding journal metrics.
Journal metrics in brief
Usage and acceptance rate data above are for the last full calendar year and are updated annually in February. Speed data is updated every six months, based on the prior six months. Citation metrics are updated annually mid-year. Please note that some journals do not display all of the following metrics (find out why).
- Usage: the total number of times articles in the journal were viewed by users of Taylor & Francis Online in the previous calendar year, rounded to the nearest thousand.
Citation Metrics
- Impact Factor*: the average number of citations received by articles published in the journal within a two-year window. Only journals in the Clarivate Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Arts and Humanities Citation Index (AHCI) and the Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI) have an Impact Factor.
- Impact Factor Best Quartile*: the journal’s highest subject category ranking in the Journal Citation Reports. Q1 = 25% of journals with the highest Impact Factors.
- 5 Year Impact Factor*: the average number of citations received by articles in the journal within a five-year window.
- CiteScore (Scopus)†: the average number of citations received by articles in the journal over a four-year period.
- CiteScore Best Quartile†: the journal’s highest CiteScore ranking in a Scopus subject category. Q1 = 25% of journals with the highest CiteScores.
- SNIP (Source Normalized Impact per Paper): the number of citations per paper in the journal, divided by citation potential in the field.
- SJR (Scimago Journal Rank): Average number of (weighted) citations in one year, divided by the number of articles published in the journal in the previous three years.
Speed/acceptance
- From submission to first decision: the average (median) number of days for a manuscript submitted to the journal to receive a first decision. Based on manuscripts receiving a first decision in the last six months.
- From submission to first post-review decision: the average (median) number of days for a manuscript submitted to the journal to receive a first decision if it is sent out for peer review. Based on manuscripts receiving a post-review first decision in the last six months.
- From acceptance to online publication: the average (median) number of days from acceptance of a manuscript to online publication of the Version of Record. Based on articles published in the last six months.
- Acceptance rate: articles accepted for publication by the journal in the previous calendar year as percentage of all papers receiving a final decision.
For more details on the data above, please read the Author Services guide to understanding journal metrics.
*Copyright: Journal Citation Reports®, Clarivate Analytics
†Copyright: CiteScore™, Scopus
Editorial board
Editors-in-Chief:
Rasul A. Mowatt
Indiana University
Bloomington, Indiana, USA
Rudy Dunlap
Middle Tennessee State University
Murfreesboro, Tennessee, USA
University of North Carolina Greensboro
Greensboro, North Carolina, USA
Social Media Editor:
Joe Clemons - North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA
Co-Founding Editors:
Rabel J. Burdge - University of Illinois, Urbana, IL, USA
Carlton S. Van Doren - Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA
Senior Associate Editors:
Lincoln Larson - North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina
Kangjae "Jerry" Lee - University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah
Associate Editors:
Nadina Ayer - Bournemouth University, Poole, UKLiza Berdychevsky - University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL, USA
Richard Buning - University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
Heetae Cho - Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul, South Korea
Luc Cousineau - University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada
Nicola De Martini Ugolotti - Bournemouth University, Poole, UK
Erwei Dong - Arizona State University, AZ, USA
Katie Dudley - California State University, Long Beach, CA, USA
Lauren Duffy - Clemson University, Clemson, SC, USA
Mike Edwards - North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA
Mariela Fernandez - University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL, USA
Sebastian Filep - The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Hong Kong
Jessica Francombe-Webb - University of Bath, Bath, UK
Iulia Fratila - George Mason University, Fairfax, VA
Simone Fullagar - University of Bath, Bath, UK
Barry Garst - Clemson University, Clemson, SC, USA
Audrey Giles - University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
Bryan Grimwood - University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada
Needham Yancey Gulley - Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC, USA
Anne Hardy - University of Tasmania, Australia
Drew Heiderscheidt - Indiana University - Bloomington, IN, USA
Dan Henhawk - University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada
Chris Hurst - Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
Susan Hutchinson - Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada
Ruth Jeanes - Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
Corey W. Johnson - University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada
Ian Jones - Bournemouth University, Poole, UK
Andrew T. Kaczynski - University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA
Brian Kumm-Schaley - University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, La Crosse, WI, USA
Ian R. Lamond - Leeds Beckett University, Leeds, UK
Brett Lashua - Leeds Beckett University, Leeds, UK
Stefan Lawrence - Newman University, Birmingham, UK
Kyung Hee Lee - Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, MI, USA
Toni Liechty - University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL, USA
Fenton Litwiller - University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
Huimei Liu - Zhejiang University, Zhejiang, China
Heather Mair - University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada
Lisa Meerts-Brandsma - University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
Karen Melton - Baylor University, Waco, TX, USA
Maria Jesus Monteagudo - University of Deusto, Bilbao, Spain
Adele Pavlidis - Griffith University, Southport, QLD, Australia
Tomas Pernecky - Auckland University of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand
Elizabeth E. Perry - Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA
Jeff Rose - University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
David Scott - Abertay University, Dundee, UK
Aby Sene-Harper - Clemson University, Clemson, SC, USA
Iryna Sharaievska - Clemson University, Clemson, SC, USA
Ryan L. Sharp - Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, USA
Jack Shepherd - Mittuniversitetet, Östersund, Sweden
Joelle Soulard - University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL, USA
Sarah H. Standridge - East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN, USA
Kathryn Stevenson - North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA
Monika Stodolska - University of Illinois, Urbana, IL, USA
Daniel Theriault - Appalachian State University, Boone, NC, USA
Nate Trauntvein- Utah State University, Logan, UT, USA
Gena Bell Vargas- Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Jelena Vukomanovic- North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA
D. J. Williams - Idaho State University, ID, USA
Kyle Maurice Woosnam - University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA
Chris Wynveen - Baylor University, Waco, TX, USA
Nanxi Yan - University of Groningen, Groningen,The Netherlands
Chia-Pin (Simon) Yu - National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
Honggen Xiao - Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China
Chris Zajchowski - Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA, USA
Sharon Zou - University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA
Abstracting and indexing
Abstracted/indexed in: CAB Abstracts; CIRET- Centre International de Recherches et d Etudes Touristiques; Clarivate Analytics© Current Contents: Social & Behavioral Sciences; Clarivate Analytics© Social Science Citation Index; CSA; EBSCOhost Online Research Databases; Elsevier’s Scopus; Elsevier GEOBASE; Family Index Database; ISI: Current Contents - Social & Behavioral Sciences and Social Science Citation Index; OCLC; PAIS International; PsycFirst; PsycINFO/ Psychological Abstracts; Research in Higher Education Abstracts; Sage Human Resources Abstracts; SPORT Database & SPORT Discus; SwetsWise All Titles and Ulrichs Periodicals Directory.
Open access
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- Make an impact and reach new readers, not just those with easy access to a research library
- Freely share your work with anyone, anywhere
- Comply with funding mandates and meet the requirements of your institution, employer or funder
- Rigorous peer review for every open access article
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