Leisure Sciences

Aims & Scope

Leisure Sciences presents scientific inquiries into the study of leisure, recreation, parks, travel, and tourism from a social science perspective.

Published articles theoretically and/or methodologically advance the understanding of leisure behavior.

Leisure contexts include recreation, sport, parks, travel, and tourism.

Articles cover: -The social and psychological aspects of leisure- Planning for leisure environments- Leisure gerontology- Travel and tourism behavior- Leisure economics- Urban leisure delivery systems.

The journal also features methodological notes and philosophical and policy treatises, calendars of research meetings and conferences, announcements, and book reviews.

The interdisciplinary diversity of topics makes this international forum for leisure research of special interest to academicians, consultants, students, bureaucrats, and practitioners involved in research, teaching, planning, management, administration, and promotion.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.9
2024	2.20

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	9539

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	870

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.608

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	86

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Abstracting & Indexing

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

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Business, Management and Accounting, Environmental Science and Social Sciences, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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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.

• A hierarchical model of leisure constraints

  Citation: 958

  Authors: Duane W., Edgar L., Geoffrey

• Beyond the commodity metaphor: Examining emotional and symbolic attachment to place

  Citation: 914

  Authors: Daniel R., Michael E., Joseph W., Alan E.

• Reconceptualizing barriers to family leisure

  Citation: 872

  Authors: Duane W., Geoffrey

• Environmental Correlates of Physical Activity: A Review of Evidence about Parks and Recreation

  Citation: 567

  Authors: Andrew T., Karla A.

• Prediction of leisure participation from behavioral, normative, and control beliefs: An application of the theory of planned behavior

  Citation: 564

  Authors: Icek, B. L.

• Rethinking Internal Consistency in Cronbach's Alpha

  Citation: 539

  Authors: Jerry J., Jay, Carly C.

• Negotiation of leisure constraints

  Citation: 530

  Authors: Edgar L., Duane W., Geoffrey

• Attachments to recreation settings: The case of rail‐trail users

  Citation: 501

  Authors: Roger L., Alan R.

• Level of Specialization and Place Attachment: An Exploratory Study of Whitewater Recreationists

  Citation: 410

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• Testing Competing Models of the Leisure Constraint Negotiation Process in a Corporate Employee Recreation Setting

  Citation: 362

  Authors: Jennifer, Roger C.

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