Academic Journal
Q1Annals of Leisure Research
About Annals of Leisure Research
Annals of Leisure Research is a scholarly journal published by Routledge. SCImago 2025 lists it in Q1, with an SJR of 0.645 and H-index of 41.
Coverage: 2008-2026. Research categories: Cultural Studies (Q1); Geography, Planning and Development (Q2); Social Psychology (Q2); Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management (Q2).
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Topics in published research
Recreation, Leisure, Wilderness Management; Sport and Mega-Event Impacts; Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research; Adventure Sports and Sensation Seeking; Sports, Gender, and Society; Cultural Industries and Urban Development.
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Craig Sims, Danny O'Brien, Dennis Hafenrichter
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Damien Chaney, Michael SW Lee
2026-08-25 · DOI: 10.1080/11745398.2026.2723157‘You can be too skinny, too big, not toned enough, not curvy, all at the same time’: young women, social media and paradoxical fitness ideals
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2026-08-19 · DOI: 10.1080/11745398.2026.2720434From practices to experiences: a process framework of value co-creation in the tourism sharing economy
Vi Thi Tuong Tran, Heike Schänzel
2026-08-19 · DOI: 10.1080/11745398.2026.2720435Review of ‘Critical perspectives on the 2023 FIFA women's world cup: events, issues and controversies’
Michelle O’Shea
2026-08-06 · DOI: 10.1080/11745398.2026.2706001Stakeholder voices in coastal and marine tourism: unpacking the drivers and barriers to sustainable engagement
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2026-08-03 · DOI: 10.1080/11745398.2026.2702590Digital gaps and opportunities: PWDs and improving the live event experience in sports stadiums
Leon Davis, Alyssa Eve Brown
2026-08-01 · DOI: 10.1080/11745398.2026.2712314The emotional work of delivering outdoor recreation experiences: a case study of Victorian YMCA camp employees
Mandi Baker, Wendy O'Brien, Tonia Gray, Joelle Breault-Hood et al.
2026-07-28 · DOI: 10.1080/11745398.2026.2705517Music festivals and social licence: evolution and socio-cultural contribution of EXIT Festival and OK-Fest
Aleksandra Terzić, Biljana Petrevska, Ana Jovičić Vuković
2026-07-14 · DOI: 10.1080/11745398.2026.2701665Physical activity as leisure: legal/human rights, public health, and phenomenological perspectives
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2026-06-27 · DOI: 10.1080/11745398.2026.2691038Authenticity co-creation in tourism encounters
Adel Nikjoo
2026-06-26 · DOI: 10.1080/11745398.2026.2691032Fish out of water: the experiences of equity-owed lifeguards in Ontario, Canada
Sofia Pantano, Audrey R. Giles
2026-06-01 · DOI: 10.1080/11745398.2026.2675667Learnings from co-production of an evaluation instrument in an Australian sport for positive youth development program
Laura Foley, Sophia Lin, Nadeen Al Hadidi, An Tran et al.
2026-05-28 · DOI: 10.1080/11745398.2026.2678931Frictions and futures: advancing the critical turn on festivals and leisure events in times of tensions and dispute
Alba Colombo, Ilja Simons
2026-05-27 · DOI: 10.1080/11745398.2026.2706707Reclaiming the local: negotiating tensions within citizens’ rediscovery of Barcelona’s emblematic festival spaces
Alba Colombo, Julie Wilson, Laura Lamas-Abraira
2026-05-27 · DOI: 10.1080/11745398.2026.2682242Surf authenticity
Craig Sims, Danny O’Brien
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Hilary Webb, Jeremy Hapeta
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