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| Journal of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism | |
|---|---|
| Title | Journal of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism |
| Discipline | Outdoor recreation studies; tourism studies |
| Abbreviation | J. Outdoor Recreat. Tour. |
| Publisher | Elsevier |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Frequency | Quarterly |
| History | 2013–present |
| Issn | 2213-0780 |
Journal of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism The Journal of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism is a peer-reviewed scholarly periodical covering research on outdoor leisure, nature-based travel, and recreational resource management. It publishes empirical studies and applied research relevant to practitioners at organizations such as United Nations Environment Programme, World Tourism Organization, International Union for Conservation of Nature, The Nature Conservancy, World Wildlife Fund and agencies like United States National Park Service, Parks Canada, and Australian Department of the Environment. The journal serves scholars affiliated with institutions including University of British Columbia, Griffith University, University of Otago, Colorado State University, and University of Copenhagen.
The journal was established in 2013 under the auspices of Elsevier during a period of growth in research on outdoor recreation linked to global initiatives such as the Convention on Biological Diversity, the Paris Agreement, and the Millennium Development Goals. Early editorial leadership drew contributors from programs at Portland State University, University of Montana, University of Alberta, James Cook University, and Loughborough University. Its development paralleled conferences like the International Congress on Leisure Studies, the World Parks Congress, and meetings of the Society of Outdoor Recreation Professionals and European Tourism Research Institute.
The journal publishes interdisciplinary work at the intersection of outdoor recreation and allied institutions and events such as IUCN World Conservation Congress, World Travel Market, Adventure Travel Trade Association gatherings, and regional bodies like ASEAN Tourism Forum. Topics range from visitor use management studies in locales like Yellowstone National Park, Banff National Park, Fiordland National Park, and Kruger National Park to policy analyses referencing frameworks such as the Land and Water Conservation Fund, the National Environmental Policy Act, and management plans by entities like Forest Service (United States). Contributions often engage case studies from destinations including Machu Picchu, Grand Canyon National Park, Lake District National Park (England), Torres del Paine National Park, and Blue Mountains National Park (Australia), with methodological ties to organizations like International Union for Conservation of Nature commissions and research networks at National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
The editorial board has included scholars and practitioners from University of Waterloo, University of Leeds, University of Queensland, University of Minnesota, and New Zealand Department of Conservation. The journal follows peer-review practices used by publishers including Elsevier and platforms associated with ScienceDirect and editorial standards comparable to titles like Journal of Sustainable Tourism and Annals of Tourism Research. Production and indexing timelines align with indexing services operated by Clarivate Analytics, Scopus, and libraries such as the Library of Congress and the British Library.
The journal is abstracted in multidisciplinary and subject-specific services connected to Scopus, Emerging Sources Citation Index, and databases used by researchers at ResearchGate, Google Scholar, and university consortia like JSTOR and EBSCOhost. Its metadata is harvested by institutional repositories at universities such as University of California, University of Sydney, and University College London and integrated into discovery systems managed by organizations like OCLC and national services exemplified by Trove.
Scholars from centers including University of Exeter, Clemson University, University of Vermont, Stockholm University, and Technische Universität München cite the journal in works engaging commissions and reports from Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services, and policy briefs by OECD. Reviews comparing publication venues for nature-based tourism research often position the journal alongside titles such as Tourism Management and Environmental Management. Practitioners in agencies like National Park Service (United States), Conservation International, and Department of Environment and Conservation (Western Australia) have referenced its case studies in management guidance and strategic plans.
Notable contributions include empirical analyses of visitor impacts at sites like Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park, sociocultural studies referencing Maya Biosphere Reserve, and climate vulnerability assessments tied to Glacier National Park (U.S.) and Svalbard. Special issues have focused on themes aligned with convenings such as the IUCN World Parks Congress and partnerships with networks including the International Mountain Tourism Alliance and Adventure Travel Trade Association, and have featured guest editors from James Cook University, University of New Hampshire, and University of Strathclyde.
The journal is distributed through Elsevier platforms and accessible via academic libraries at institutions like Harvard University, Oxford University, University of Tokyo, Peking University, and McGill University. Access pathways include subscriptions, institutional packages used by systems like HathiTrust, and author-archived copies deposited in repositories governed by policies from funders such as the National Science Foundation, the European Research Council, and research councils including Economic and Social Research Council (UK).
Category:Tourism journals