International Journal of the Sociology of Leisure

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Years of issue
2024-2025
journal names
International Journal of the Sociology of Leisure
Publications
193
Citations
794
h-index
11
Publications
144
Citations
777
Top-3 citing journals
Top-3 countries
USA (54 publications)
United Kingdom (44 publications)
Canada (26 publications)
USA (27 publications)
United Kingdom (24 publications)
Canada (10 publications)

Most cited in 5 years

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Citing journals

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International Journal of the Sociology of Leisure
51 citations, 6.42%
World Leisure Journal
31 citations, 3.9%
Leisure Studies
31 citations, 3.9%
Leisure Sciences
30 citations, 3.78%
Journal of Leisure Research
22 citations, 2.77%
Leisure/ Loisir
15 citations, 1.89%
Sustainability
9 citations, 1.13%
Annals of Leisure Research
9 citations, 1.13%
Annals of Tourism Research
8 citations, 1.01%
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
7 citations, 0.88%
Loisir et Societe
7 citations, 0.88%
International Review for the Sociology of Sport
7 citations, 0.88%
Current Issues in Tourism
7 citations, 0.88%
Sport in Society
7 citations, 0.88%
Journal of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism
6 citations, 0.76%
Sport, Education and Society
5 citations, 0.63%
PLoS ONE
5 citations, 0.63%
Scuba Diving Practices in Greece
5 citations, 0.63%
Information Technology and Tourism
4 citations, 0.5%
Journal of Travel Research
4 citations, 0.5%
Frontiers in Public Health
4 citations, 0.5%
International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics
4 citations, 0.5%
Tourism Management
4 citations, 0.5%
International Migration Review
4 citations, 0.5%
Sex and Sexualities in Ireland
4 citations, 0.5%
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
3 citations, 0.38%
Frontiers in Psychology
3 citations, 0.38%
Worldwide Hospitality and Tourism Themes
3 citations, 0.38%
Journal of Destination Marketing and Management
3 citations, 0.38%
Sociology
3 citations, 0.38%
Childhood
3 citations, 0.38%
Behavioral Sciences
3 citations, 0.38%
Journal of Marketing Management
3 citations, 0.38%
Journal of Hospitality, Leisure, Sport and Tourism Education
3 citations, 0.38%
Heliyon
3 citations, 0.38%
Mobilities
3 citations, 0.38%
Managing Sport and Leisure
3 citations, 0.38%
International Journal of Research in Business and Social Science (2147-4478)
3 citations, 0.38%
Second International Handbook of Mathematics Education
3 citations, 0.38%
Human Resource Management
3 citations, 0.38%
Journal of the Australian Library and Information Association
2 citations, 0.25%
Tourism Recreation Research
2 citations, 0.25%
European Sport Management Quarterly
2 citations, 0.25%
Metal Music Studies
2 citations, 0.25%
Archives of Sexual Behavior
2 citations, 0.25%
Marketing Theory
2 citations, 0.25%
International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology
2 citations, 0.25%
Education Sciences
2 citations, 0.25%
Mobile Information Systems
2 citations, 0.25%
Animals
2 citations, 0.25%
Consumption Markets and Culture
2 citations, 0.25%
Globalisation, Societies and Education
2 citations, 0.25%
Healthcare
2 citations, 0.25%
New Media and Society
2 citations, 0.25%
Housing Studies
2 citations, 0.25%
Tourism Management Perspectives
2 citations, 0.25%
Current Psychology
2 citations, 0.25%
Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies
2 citations, 0.25%
Technological Forecasting and Social Change
2 citations, 0.25%
BMC Public Health
2 citations, 0.25%
Rural Society
2 citations, 0.25%
Sociologia del Lavoro
2 citations, 0.25%
Community, Work and Family
2 citations, 0.25%
City, Culture and Society
2 citations, 0.25%
British Journal of Sociology
2 citations, 0.25%
Popular Music and Society
2 citations, 0.25%
Communication and Sport
2 citations, 0.25%
Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Research
2 citations, 0.25%
International Migration
2 citations, 0.25%
Children and Society
2 citations, 0.25%
Housing, Theory and Society
2 citations, 0.25%
IEEE Access
2 citations, 0.25%
Frontiers in Sports and Active Living
2 citations, 0.25%
People and Nature
2 citations, 0.25%
Nursing Reports
2 citations, 0.25%
Open Research Europe
2 citations, 0.25%
Anthropologie et Sociétés
2 citations, 0.25%
Handbook of Research on Global Hospitality and Tourism Management
2 citations, 0.25%
Sustainable Development Goals Series
2 citations, 0.25%
Consumption and Society
2 citations, 0.25%
Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli Üniversitesi SBE Dergisi
2 citations, 0.25%
British Journal of Criminology
1 citation, 0.13%
Gender Issues
1 citation, 0.13%
International Journal of Drug Policy
1 citation, 0.13%
Sociological Research Online
1 citation, 0.13%
Journal of Adventure Education and Outdoor Learning
1 citation, 0.13%
Cognition, Technology and Work
1 citation, 0.13%
Somatechnics
1 citation, 0.13%
Canadian Journal on Aging
1 citation, 0.13%
Journal of China Tourism Research
1 citation, 0.13%
Sport, Business and Management: An International Journal
1 citation, 0.13%
Quality in Ageing and Older Adults
1 citation, 0.13%
Applied Spatial Analysis and Policy
1 citation, 0.13%
Materials Today Bio
1 citation, 0.13%
Journal of Rural Studies
1 citation, 0.13%
Poetics
1 citation, 0.13%
Educational Gerontology
1 citation, 0.13%
Tourism Review International
1 citation, 0.13%
Science of the Total Environment
1 citation, 0.13%
The International Journal of Qualitative Methods
1 citation, 0.13%
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Citing publishers

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Taylor & Francis
237 citations, 29.85%
Springer Nature
128 citations, 16.12%
SAGE
68 citations, 8.56%
Elsevier
63 citations, 7.93%
MDPI
44 citations, 5.54%
Wiley
34 citations, 4.28%
Emerald
29 citations, 3.65%
National Recreation and Park Association
19 citations, 2.39%
IGI Global
16 citations, 2.02%
Frontiers Media S.A.
14 citations, 1.76%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
12 citations, 1.51%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
7 citations, 0.88%
Cambridge University Press
5 citations, 0.63%
Hindawi Limited
4 citations, 0.5%
CAIRN
4 citations, 0.5%
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
3 citations, 0.38%
Intellect
3 citations, 0.38%
Bristol University Press
3 citations, 0.38%
Center for Strategic Studies in Business and Finance SSBFNET
3 citations, 0.38%
Walter de Gruyter
2 citations, 0.25%
Oxford University Press
2 citations, 0.25%
Maisonneuve et Larose
2 citations, 0.25%
Oxford Brookes University
2 citations, 0.25%
Annual Reviews
2 citations, 0.25%
BMJ
2 citations, 0.25%
JMIR Publications
2 citations, 0.25%
OpenEdition
2 citations, 0.25%
Human Kinetics
2 citations, 0.25%
Consortium Erudit
2 citations, 0.25%
F1000 Research
2 citations, 0.25%
Franco Angeli
2 citations, 0.25%
Nevsehir Haci Bektas Veli Universitesi SBE Dergisi
2 citations, 0.25%
World Scientific
1 citation, 0.13%
Edinburgh University Press
1 citation, 0.13%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
1 citation, 0.13%
AIP Publishing
1 citation, 0.13%
1 citation, 0.13%
Pensoft Publishers
1 citation, 0.13%
Academy of Management
1 citation, 0.13%
IOP Publishing
1 citation, 0.13%
National Association of Social Workers Press
1 citation, 0.13%
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
1 citation, 0.13%
The Electrochemical Society
1 citation, 0.13%
Peoples' Friendship University of Russia
1 citation, 0.13%
SciELO
1 citation, 0.13%
Uniwersytet Jagiellonski - Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellonskiego
1 citation, 0.13%
Ubiquity Press
1 citation, 0.13%
State Public Scientific Technological Library SB RAS
1 citation, 0.13%
Cognizant, LLC
1 citation, 0.13%
Scandinavian University Press / Universitetsforlaget AS
1 citation, 0.13%
Gaziantep University Journal of Social Sciences
1 citation, 0.13%
Berghahn Books
1 citation, 0.13%
Aurora Group, s.r.o
1 citation, 0.13%
Japan Society of Sports Industry
1 citation, 0.13%
Japanese Association for Sport Management
1 citation, 0.13%
Prague University of Economics and Business
1 citation, 0.13%
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Leeds Beckett University
13 publications, 6.74%
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
8 publications, 4.15%
University of Otago
6 publications, 3.11%
University of Alberta
6 publications, 3.11%
University of Ottawa
6 publications, 3.11%
Southern Illinois University Carbondale
5 publications, 2.59%
Sheffield Hallam University
5 publications, 2.59%
York St John University
5 publications, 2.59%
Liverpool John Moores University
4 publications, 2.07%
Pennsylvania State University
4 publications, 2.07%
Clemson University
4 publications, 2.07%
University of Calgary
4 publications, 2.07%
University of Helsinki
3 publications, 1.55%
Manchester Metropolitan University
3 publications, 1.55%
Auckland University of Technology
3 publications, 1.55%
North Carolina State University
3 publications, 1.55%
University of Michigan
3 publications, 1.55%
Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières
3 publications, 1.55%
University of the West of Scotland
3 publications, 1.55%
Université du Québec à Chicoutimi
3 publications, 1.55%
University College London
2 publications, 1.04%
University of Liverpool
2 publications, 1.04%
University of South Australia
2 publications, 1.04%
University of Tasmania
2 publications, 1.04%
Dalhousie University
2 publications, 1.04%
Osun State University
2 publications, 1.04%
Central Washington University
2 publications, 1.04%
Newcastle University
2 publications, 1.04%
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
2 publications, 1.04%
University of Waterloo
2 publications, 1.04%
Purdue University
2 publications, 1.04%
Meiji University
2 publications, 1.04%
Appalachian State University
2 publications, 1.04%
Indiana University Bloomington
2 publications, 1.04%
Texas A&M University
2 publications, 1.04%
University of Huddersfield
2 publications, 1.04%
University of Bolton
2 publications, 1.04%
ISCTE – Instituto Universitário de Lisboa
2 publications, 1.04%
Missouri State University
2 publications, 1.04%
Graduate School and University Center of the City University of New York
2 publications, 1.04%
Marmara University
1 publication, 0.52%
Gaziantep University
1 publication, 0.52%
University of Tübingen
1 publication, 0.52%
Duy Tan University
1 publication, 0.52%
Zhejiang University
1 publication, 0.52%
Peking University
1 publication, 0.52%
Bar-Ilan University
1 publication, 0.52%
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
1 publication, 0.52%
University of Lisbon
1 publication, 0.52%
Tampere University
1 publication, 0.52%
Linköping University
1 publication, 0.52%
University of Geneva
1 publication, 0.52%
University of Technology Sydney
1 publication, 0.52%
Western Sydney University
1 publication, 0.52%
University of Turin
1 publication, 0.52%
Brunel University London
1 publication, 0.52%
University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Western Switzerland
1 publication, 0.52%
University of Cambridge
1 publication, 0.52%
University of Jyväskylä
1 publication, 0.52%
University of Palermo
1 publication, 0.52%
National University of Singapore
1 publication, 0.52%
Loughborough University
1 publication, 0.52%
University of Modena and Reggio Emilia
1 publication, 0.52%
Massey University
1 publication, 0.52%
University of Canterbury
1 publication, 0.52%
Charles University
1 publication, 0.52%
Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology
1 publication, 0.52%
Swinburne University of Technology
1 publication, 0.52%
Edith Cowan University
1 publication, 0.52%
University of Canberra
1 publication, 0.52%
University of Johannesburg
1 publication, 0.52%
Boston University
1 publication, 0.52%
Chinese University of Hong Kong
1 publication, 0.52%
Colorado State University
1 publication, 0.52%
George Mason University
1 publication, 0.52%
Ohio State University
1 publication, 0.52%
Zhejiang Sci-Tech University
1 publication, 0.52%
University of Arizona
1 publication, 0.52%
Illinois State University
1 publication, 0.52%
Eastern Illinois University
1 publication, 0.52%
Robert Gordon University
1 publication, 0.52%
University of Szeged
1 publication, 0.52%
Federal University of Santa Catarina
1 publication, 0.52%
University of Botswana
1 publication, 0.52%
German Sport University Cologne
1 publication, 0.52%
Central Michigan University
1 publication, 0.52%
Queen's University at Kingston
1 publication, 0.52%
Technical University of Braunschweig
1 publication, 0.52%
Minnesota State University Mankato
1 publication, 0.52%
Justus Liebig University Giessen
1 publication, 0.52%
Tilburg University
1 publication, 0.52%
Leiden University
1 publication, 0.52%
University of Amsterdam
1 publication, 0.52%
Cardiff Metropolitan University
1 publication, 0.52%
Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz
1 publication, 0.52%
Wakayama University
1 publication, 0.52%
Western Carolina University
1 publication, 0.52%
NOVA University Lisbon
1 publication, 0.52%
Lock Haven University
1 publication, 0.52%
Hiroshima University of Economics
1 publication, 0.52%
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Leeds Beckett University
7 publications, 4.86%
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
5 publications, 3.47%
Liverpool John Moores University
4 publications, 2.78%
University of Helsinki
3 publications, 2.08%
Manchester Metropolitan University
3 publications, 2.08%
Auckland University of Technology
3 publications, 2.08%
University of Calgary
3 publications, 2.08%
York St John University
3 publications, 2.08%
University of the West of Scotland
3 publications, 2.08%
University College London
2 publications, 1.39%
University of Otago
2 publications, 1.39%
Dalhousie University
2 publications, 1.39%
North Carolina State University
2 publications, 1.39%
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
2 publications, 1.39%
University of Waterloo
2 publications, 1.39%
Purdue University
2 publications, 1.39%
University of Ottawa
2 publications, 1.39%
University of Huddersfield
2 publications, 1.39%
Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières
2 publications, 1.39%
Missouri State University
2 publications, 1.39%
Graduate School and University Center of the City University of New York
2 publications, 1.39%
University of Tübingen
1 publication, 0.69%
Duy Tan University
1 publication, 0.69%
Zhejiang University
1 publication, 0.69%
Bar-Ilan University
1 publication, 0.69%
University of Lisbon
1 publication, 0.69%
Tampere University
1 publication, 0.69%
University of Geneva
1 publication, 0.69%
University of Technology Sydney
1 publication, 0.69%
Western Sydney University
1 publication, 0.69%
University of Turin
1 publication, 0.69%
Brunel University London
1 publication, 0.69%
University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Western Switzerland
1 publication, 0.69%
University of Cambridge
1 publication, 0.69%
University of Jyväskylä
1 publication, 0.69%
National University of Singapore
1 publication, 0.69%
University of Modena and Reggio Emilia
1 publication, 0.69%
Pennsylvania State University
1 publication, 0.69%
University of Canterbury
1 publication, 0.69%
Charles University
1 publication, 0.69%
Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology
1 publication, 0.69%
University of South Australia
1 publication, 0.69%
Swinburne University of Technology
1 publication, 0.69%
University of Tasmania
1 publication, 0.69%
Edith Cowan University
1 publication, 0.69%
University of Canberra
1 publication, 0.69%
University of Johannesburg
1 publication, 0.69%
Boston University
1 publication, 0.69%
Osun State University
1 publication, 0.69%
Chinese University of Hong Kong
1 publication, 0.69%
Clemson University
1 publication, 0.69%
Colorado State University
1 publication, 0.69%
George Mason University
1 publication, 0.69%
Ohio State University
1 publication, 0.69%
Zhejiang Sci-Tech University
1 publication, 0.69%
University of Arizona
1 publication, 0.69%
Illinois State University
1 publication, 0.69%
Eastern Illinois University
1 publication, 0.69%
Newcastle University
1 publication, 0.69%
Robert Gordon University
1 publication, 0.69%
Federal University of Santa Catarina
1 publication, 0.69%
University of Botswana
1 publication, 0.69%
German Sport University Cologne
1 publication, 0.69%
Central Michigan University
1 publication, 0.69%
University of Michigan
1 publication, 0.69%
Technical University of Braunschweig
1 publication, 0.69%
Justus Liebig University Giessen
1 publication, 0.69%
University of Amsterdam
1 publication, 0.69%
Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz
1 publication, 0.69%
Meiji University
1 publication, 0.69%
Western Carolina University
1 publication, 0.69%
NOVA University Lisbon
1 publication, 0.69%
Sheffield Hallam University
1 publication, 0.69%
Hiroshima University of Economics
1 publication, 0.69%
Anglia Ruskin University
1 publication, 0.69%
Saint Mary's University
1 publication, 0.69%
University of Alberta
1 publication, 0.69%
De Montfort University
1 publication, 0.69%
University of Miami
1 publication, 0.69%
Appalachian State University
1 publication, 0.69%
Mississippi State University
1 publication, 0.69%
University of Tartu
1 publication, 0.69%
Indiana University Bloomington
1 publication, 0.69%
Texas A&M University
1 publication, 0.69%
Middle Tennessee State University
1 publication, 0.69%
University of Surrey
1 publication, 0.69%
University of Kent
1 publication, 0.69%
University College Dublin
1 publication, 0.69%
University of Plymouth
1 publication, 0.69%
University of Stirling
1 publication, 0.69%
Université de Lille
1 publication, 0.69%
University of Salford
1 publication, 0.69%
University of Westminster
1 publication, 0.69%
Teesside University
1 publication, 0.69%
University of Brighton
1 publication, 0.69%
Midlands State University
1 publication, 0.69%
University of Opole
1 publication, 0.69%
ISCTE – Instituto Universitário de Lisboa
1 publication, 0.69%
University of Reims Champagne-Ardenne
1 publication, 0.69%
University of the Littoral Opal Coast
1 publication, 0.69%
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USA, 54, 27.98%
USA
54 publications, 27.98%
United Kingdom, 44, 22.8%
United Kingdom
44 publications, 22.8%
Canada, 26, 13.47%
Canada
26 publications, 13.47%
New Zealand, 10, 5.18%
New Zealand
10 publications, 5.18%
Australia, 9, 4.66%
Australia
9 publications, 4.66%
Brazil, 5, 2.59%
Brazil
5 publications, 2.59%
Germany, 4, 2.07%
Germany
4 publications, 2.07%
Japan, 4, 2.07%
Japan
4 publications, 2.07%
France, 3, 1.55%
France
3 publications, 1.55%
Netherlands, 3, 1.55%
Netherlands
3 publications, 1.55%
China, 2, 1.04%
China
2 publications, 1.04%
Italy, 2, 1.04%
Italy
2 publications, 1.04%
Nigeria, 2, 1.04%
Nigeria
2 publications, 1.04%
Finland, 2, 1.04%
Finland
2 publications, 1.04%
Ukraine, 1, 0.52%
Ukraine
1 publication, 0.52%
Estonia, 1, 0.52%
Estonia
1 publication, 0.52%
Portugal, 1, 0.52%
Portugal
1 publication, 0.52%
Austria, 1, 0.52%
Austria
1 publication, 0.52%
Belgium, 1, 0.52%
Belgium
1 publication, 0.52%
Bulgaria, 1, 0.52%
Bulgaria
1 publication, 0.52%
Botswana, 1, 0.52%
Botswana
1 publication, 0.52%
Hungary, 1, 0.52%
Hungary
1 publication, 0.52%
Vietnam, 1, 0.52%
Vietnam
1 publication, 0.52%
Zimbabwe, 1, 0.52%
Zimbabwe
1 publication, 0.52%
Israel, 1, 0.52%
Israel
1 publication, 0.52%
India, 1, 0.52%
India
1 publication, 0.52%
Ireland, 1, 0.52%
Ireland
1 publication, 0.52%
Poland, 1, 0.52%
Poland
1 publication, 0.52%
Singapore, 1, 0.52%
Singapore
1 publication, 0.52%
Turkey, 1, 0.52%
Turkey
1 publication, 0.52%
Fiji, 1, 0.52%
Fiji
1 publication, 0.52%
Sweden, 1, 0.52%
Sweden
1 publication, 0.52%
South Africa, 1, 0.52%
South Africa
1 publication, 0.52%
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Publishing countries in 5 years

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USA, 27, 18.75%
USA
27 publications, 18.75%
United Kingdom, 24, 16.67%
United Kingdom
24 publications, 16.67%
Canada, 10, 6.94%
Canada
10 publications, 6.94%
Australia, 7, 4.86%
Australia
7 publications, 4.86%
New Zealand, 5, 3.47%
New Zealand
5 publications, 3.47%
Germany, 4, 2.78%
Germany
4 publications, 2.78%
France, 2, 1.39%
France
2 publications, 1.39%
Finland, 2, 1.39%
Finland
2 publications, 1.39%
Japan, 2, 1.39%
Japan
2 publications, 1.39%
Ukraine, 1, 0.69%
Ukraine
1 publication, 0.69%
Estonia, 1, 0.69%
Estonia
1 publication, 0.69%
China, 1, 0.69%
China
1 publication, 0.69%
Austria, 1, 0.69%
Austria
1 publication, 0.69%
Botswana, 1, 0.69%
Botswana
1 publication, 0.69%
Brazil, 1, 0.69%
Brazil
1 publication, 0.69%
Vietnam, 1, 0.69%
Vietnam
1 publication, 0.69%
Zimbabwe, 1, 0.69%
Zimbabwe
1 publication, 0.69%
India, 1, 0.69%
India
1 publication, 0.69%
Ireland, 1, 0.69%
Ireland
1 publication, 0.69%
Italy, 1, 0.69%
Italy
1 publication, 0.69%
Nigeria, 1, 0.69%
Nigeria
1 publication, 0.69%
Netherlands, 1, 0.69%
Netherlands
1 publication, 0.69%
Poland, 1, 0.69%
Poland
1 publication, 0.69%
Singapore, 1, 0.69%
Singapore
1 publication, 0.69%
Fiji, 1, 0.69%
Fiji
1 publication, 0.69%
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