Leisure Studies

pISSN: 0261-4367eISSN: 1466-4496• JCR: LEISURE STUDRoutledgeUnited Kingdom
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2026 Impact Factor

2.8

Released June 2026 · Based on 2025 citation data

↑ 0.4 (+16.7%) vs last year

Impact Factor History

  1. Metric year 2025

    Released

    2.8
  2. Metric year 2024

    2.4

JCR Category Rankings

Journal Citation Reports category rankings
CategoryIndexesQuartile
HOSPITALITY, LEISURE, SPORT & TOURISMSSCIQ2
Q2
JCR Quartile
B4
CAS Block

Leisure Studies current release and JCR quartile

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Ranking position in Psychology

Ranked #550 in Psychology by impact factor and #101 among Q2 Psychology journals. This context helps compare Leisure Studies against journals publishing in the same field.

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Leisure Studies publication trend

Published 425 papers across the last 5 recorded years with a current impact factor of 2.8.

2026 vs 2025: -69
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Journal Details

Total Articles
1,900
H-Index
103
Open Access
Hybrid
Subject Areas
Sociology and Political ScienceSocial PsychologyGender StudiesSocial Psychology

Article Volume

2022
104
2023
85
2024
91
2025
107
2026
38
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