Tag: leisure studies

Managing Sport and Leisure is a refereed journal that publishes high quality research articles to inform and stimulate discussions relevant to sport and leisure management globally. The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: Changing the sport product: marketing implications for championship rugby league clubs in the United Kingdom by Kacy Mackreth & Alexander John Bond.

Leisure / Loisir strives to publish a diverse collection of scholarly papers in all areas of leisure, recreation, arts, parks, sport, and travel and tourism. Reflecting the multi- and interdisciplinary nature of these areas of study. The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: Online travel review posting intentions: a social exchange theory perspective by Shuchita Bakshi, Deepak Raj Gupta & Anil Gupta.

JPRTLS provides a critical focus on a variety of policy debates relating to the tourism, leisure and events sectors. Such policy debates will encompass economic, social, cultural, political and environmental perspectives. The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: The perceptions of host-city residents of the impact of mega-events and their support: the EXPO 2020 in Dubai by Ahmad Al Hallaq, Ivan Ninov & Christopher S. Dutt.

The Recreational Sports Journal is the scholarly, peer-reviewed publication of the NIRSA Foundation. Its purpose is to provide a source of empirical, theoretical, and applied research to the field of recreational sports. The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: Intramural Sport Participation: An Examination of Participant Benefits, Service Quality, Program Satisfaction, and Student Retention by Kevin E. S. Wilson and Patti Millar (open access).

The growth of the digital economy has made it possible for knowledge workers to perform work-related tasks remotely. This has been amply demonstrated during the 2020–2021 COVID-19 pandemic. The special issue will cover a broad range of topics and perspectives on digital nomadism and leisure, including evidence-based research papers, systematic reviews, and conceptual scholarly pieces. All submissions will be peer-reviewed.

The purpose of WLJ is to stimulate and communicate research, theory, and critical thought in all areas that address leisure, including play, recreation, the arts and culture, sport, health and fitness, and travel and tourism. The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: An examination of pickleball participation, social connections, and psychological well-being among seniors during the COVID-19 pandemic by Jonathan M. Casper, Jason N. Bocarro & Allura F. Lothary.

The emphasis of Leisure Studies is on theoretically informed critical analyses within the social sciences and humanities of the topics that constitute leisure as a subject field – including the arts, tourism, sport and more. The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: Philosophical chemistry: what the alchemy of Gadamer And Aristotle brings to leisure studies by Jane Hurly.

Annals of Leisure Research is aimed at an international readership and seeks theoretical or applied articles which cover any topic within the broad area of leisure studies. Click below for full ToC with links to abstracts. The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: Barriers to adolescent female participation in cricket by J. Fowlie, R. M. Eime & K. Griffiths.

Leisure Sciences presents scientific inquiries into the study of leisure, recreation, parks, travel, and tourism from a social science perspective. Articles cover the social and psychological aspects of leisure, and more. The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: Parting Thoughts III by Justin Harmon, Rasul A. Mowatt & Rudy Dunlap.

This journal publishes high-quality papers on the sociology of leisure that have a global interest, promote the development of this mature field within international sociology, and go beyond the traditional geographical areas of leisure studies. The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: Benefits and Challenges of Overparenting within an Emerging Youth Sport: Parental Spending, Volunteering, and Competitive Longevity in Competition Climbing by Ryan J. Gagnon, Young Suk Oh, Parisa Hadiandehkordi.