Electronic International Journal of Time Use Research

Aims & Scope

Time is the encompassing dimension and resource of the activities of individuals and the societies they live in.

The objective of time-use research is to provide a theoretical and empirical base to describe and explain the individual and household allocation of time, to analyse the temporal organisation of societies, and to investigate economic and social policies.

JTUR is a double-blind refereed journal publishing quality research making an original contribution to the advancement of time-use knowledge.

JTUR is a full online publication allowing for the rapid dissemination time-use research.

JTUR will present theoretical, substantive and methodological material.

Theoretically it will explore the forces shaping individual and societal time-use.

Substantively it will examine issues in market work (including new forms of work arrangements), non-market work (including housework and childcare), leisure, education and personal activities (including eating and sleep).

It will be open to the contextual dimensions of time-use, such as simultaneity or synchronicity, locality, social interaction and co-presence, as well as the subjective dimensions of time-use, such as enjoyment, tension and choice.

Methodologically the journal will seek and present research on issues relating to new time-use data collection methods and modes and to new time-use analyses and visualisations.

Material across a wide range of disciplines and approaches will be sought and presented.

JTUR seeks to present high quality research in a timely manner.

Original research papers will be selected through a double blind refereeing process, overseen by an international editorial board.

Proceedings of conferences and long expository papers (monographs) will be accepted at the discretion of special issue editors.

Time Pieces - New developments in time-use research contributions as well as Book reviews are also very welcome.

Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar

Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Economics, Econometrics and Finance and Social Sciences, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

Licensing & Copyright

This journal operates under an Open Access model. Articles are freely accessible to the public immediately upon publication. The content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), allowing users to share and adapt the work with proper attribution.

Copyright remains with the author(s), and no permission is required for non-commercial use, provided the original source is cited.

Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Changes in American children´s time - 1997 to 2003

  Citation: 135

  Authors: Sandra L.

• A conceptual typology of multitasking behavior and polychronicity preferences

  Citation: 79

  Authors: Giovanni, Patricia L., Laura K.

• Complexity in daily life – a 3D-visualization showing activity patterns in their contexts

  Citation: 34

  Authors: Kajsa, Matthew

• Diary versus questionnaire information on time spent on housework – The case of Norway

  Citation: 32

  Authors: Ragni Hege, Torkild Hovde

• What do we mean by multitasking? - Exploring the need for methodological clarification in time use research

  Citation: 29

  Authors: Susan

• Children's housework - Are girls more active than boys?

  Citation: 29

  Authors: Jens

• Schedules as sequences: a new method to analyze the use of time based on collective rhythm with an application to the work arrangements of French dual-earner couples

  Citation: 25

  Authors: Laurent

• Sleep as a victim of the "time crunch" - A multinational analysis

  Citation: 24

  Authors: John P., William

• Modular Online Time Use Survey (MOTUS) – Translating an existing method in the 21 st century

  Citation: 24

  Authors: Joeri, Ignace, Theun Pieter, Sarah, Djiwo, Jef, Sarah, Sven

• The time cost of access to food – Distance to the grocery store as measured in minutes

  Citation: 23

  Authors: Karen S., David