Most Recent Articles from Journal of Leisure Research

• A special anniversary issue: JLR turns 40 

  At the JLR Associate Editor Board meeting in Baltimore last fall one of the current AEs suggested that we do a special issue in recognition of...

  06/22/09 by Kimberly J. Shinew · More from publication

• A long journey to somewhere: JLR at 40 

  In 19691 was just finishing up my PhD at the University of Illinois. Publishing was on my mind as I needed to begin the march towards tenure. I had...

  06/22/09 by Peter A. Witt · More from publication

• Turing points in the Journal of Leisure Research—the first 20 years 

  Depending on your point of view, I am a newcomer to the Journal of Leisure Research (JLR). My formal involvement with the JLR goes back to 1993...

  06/22/09 by David Scott · More from publication

• The flagship journal and its role in advancing new knowledge and the field of inquiry 

  Why do we need journals? What purpose do they serve? A standard answer to these questions is that journals provide reports of the latest research...

  06/22/09 by Seppo Iso-Ahola · More from publication

• Founding of the Journal of Leisure Research 

  It's hard to believe that 40 years have passed since the founding of JLR. This short article's purpose is to share some of the "trials and...

  06/22/09 by Donald E. Hawkins · More from publication

• The social circles of leisure: competing explanations 

  After many centuries of speculation and nearly a decade of intensive research on leisure behavior [1] we may be at a point where we can question...

  06/22/09 by William R. Burch, Jr. · More from publication

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