The Institute of Scientific Information Journal Citations Report for 2005 ranks Leisure Sciences 14th out of 51 journals in Environmental Studies (social science) and 21st out of 94 journals in Sociology (social science), with an Impact Factor of 1.045.

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, planning for leisure environments, leisure gerontology, travel and tourism behavior, leisure economics, and urban leisure delivery systems. Also published are 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.

Peer Review Policy:

All submitted manuscripts to Leisure Sciences have undergone initial editorial screening, peer review, and anonymous refereeing.

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