Leisure, Social Justice, Research, Praxis and Scholarship
A Bibliometric Analysis and Research Agenda
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6430458 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Steven Cock (0000-0002-9355-8358, York St John University, corresponding author), Philip Coombes (0000-0002-1174-5652, Sheffield Hallam University), Spencer Swain (0000-0002-2191-0041, York St John University) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 313-337 |
| Publication date | 2025-07-25 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of the Sociology of Leisure (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2520-8683 • E-ISSN: 2520-8691 |
| Publisher | Springer Science+Business Media (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1007/s41978-025-00187-3 |
| OpenAlex | W4412928045 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 61 |
Issues of social justice have become increasingly important as an area for academic research in recent decades. This has also been the case for researchers operating in disciplines such as leisure. The purpose of this bibliometric analysis is to review, analyze and synthesize the current state of research focusing on issues of social justice in leisure studies and, in doing so, draw together a more coherent understanding of the different strands of social justice research that are currently being undertaken. Through a quantitative process of bibliometric analysis, emergent and existing trends in research patterns, authorship, and article or journal performance were analyzed to generate greater understanding of the emergence, development and intellectual structure of social justice research over time within leisure studies. A quantitative process of bibliometric analysis was therefore undertaken to generate and analyze a nascent dataset of peer reviewed journal articles that have examined issues of social justice within leisure studies. Analysis of this dataset provided opportunities to outline recommendations for future research directions and research agendas linked to issues of social justice and leisure. This includes recommendations for expansion of research agendas within leisure studies in areas linked to: (a) ‘race’, gender and human rights; (b) a ‘broadening’ of social justice research into other socio-cultural areas of investigation; (c) initiation and/or expansion of research agendas relating to the global south; (d) business, organisations and social justice within the leisure industry; (e) issues of policy, politics and social justice in leisure
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| Unique citing works | 4 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 4 |
| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |