About this journal

Journal of Policy Research in Tourism, Leisure & Events provides a unique forum for critical discussion of public policy debates relating to the fields of tourism, leisure and events. This encompasses the economic, social, cultural, political and environmental dimensions of official intervention.

In addition to high quality theoretical and empirical papers, the journal publishes contributions examining the value of contrasting methodologies, or advocacy of novel methods. Inter- and multi-disciplinary submissions are particularly welcome.

In order to foster debate and extend the scope of discussion, it publishes shorter carefully argued position statements on specific, topical interventions in the Contemporary Policy Debates section. In addition, the journal’s novel Dialogues sectioninvolves ‘point/counter-point’ debates between contributors on a range of policy-related or policy research-related topics. These may interrogate key concepts from different cultural, theoretical or spatial perspectives, or discuss potential responses to a range of practical challenges involved in undertaking policy-related research in the fields of tourism, leisure and events.

The journal recognises the academic value of diverse perspectives and considers submissions from scholars at all career stages and from all geographic regions.

With a swiftly growing academic reputation, the journal is ‘B’ rated by the Australian Business Deans Council (ABDC). It has received citations from a number of senior practitioners and influential bodies, including the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).

"The themes covered by this journal are important, certainly for the OECD. I look forward to reading the high quality policy analysis that will be encouraged by this publication".
Alain Dupeyras
Head of Tourism, OECD

Peer Review Statement

An initial appraisal of all submitted papers will be undertaken by the Editor. If found suitable for further consideration papers will be subject to rigorous double-anonymous peer review, using independent expert referees. Contributions to the Contemporary Policy Debates and Dialogues sections will be subject to the decision of the Editors (at least two editors will have considered these papers).

Editor-in-Chief
Rhodri Thomas, Leeds Beckett University, UK

Editors
David L. Gladstone, University of New Orleans, USA
Deborah Stevenson, University of Western Sydney, Australia
Emma Wood , Leeds Beckett University, UK

Social Media Editor
Briony Sharp, University of the West of Scotland, UK

Editorial Advisory Board
M. Ángeles Oviedo - García, University of Seville, Spain
Susanne Becken, Griffith University, Australia
Juan Gabriel Brida, University of the Republic, Uruguay
Ming-Hsiang Chen, Washington State University, USA
Chris Cooper, Leeds Beckett University, UK
Katherine Dashper, Leeds Beckett University, UK
Dianne Dredge, Tourism CoLab
Larry Dwyer, University of Technology, Sydney, Australia
Rebecca Finkel, Queen Margaret University, Scotland, UK
Yi Fu, Zhejiang University, China
Maria Santana Gallego, University of the Balearic Islands, Spain
Bao Ji Gang, Sun Yat-sen University, Peoples Republic of China
Pablo Juan Cárdenas-García, University of Jaén, Spain
Don Getz, University of Calgary, Canada
Heather Gibson, University of Florida, USA
Troy D. Glover, University of Waterloo, Canada
C. Michael Hall, University of Canterbury, New Zealand
Freya Higgins-Desbiolles, University of South Australia
Patricia Johnson, University of Newcastle, Australia
Calvin Jones, Cardiff University, UK
Nikeel Kumar, RMIT University, Australia
ShiNa Li, Sun Yat-sen University, China
Yanning Li, University of Surrey, UK
Han Liu, Jilin University, China
Scott McCabe, University of Birmingham, UK
Shelagh Mooney, Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand
Robin Nunkoo, University of Mauritius, Mauritius
Bernadette Quinn, Dublin Institute of Technology, Ireland
Greg Richards, Tilburg University, The Netherlands
Lisa Ruhanen, The University of Queensland, Australia
Andrew Smith, University of Westminster, UK
Haiyan Song, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, China
Huw Thomas, Cardiff University, UK
Harry Timmermans, Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands
Aviral Kumar Tiwari, Indian Institute of Management Bodh Gaya, India
Laurentina Vareiro, Polytechnic Institute of Cávado and Ave, Portugal
Kim Werner, Osnabrück University of Applied Sciences, Germany
Michelle Whitford, Griffith University, Australia

News, offers and calls for papers

News and offers

• Indexed in the Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI); ranked B in the Australian Business Dean