Introducing JUPTRR A New Kind of Electronic Journal

We are pleased to announce the publication of the Journal of Unconventional Parks, Tourism & Recreation Research (JUPTRR). We hope you share in our excitement about the launch of this new venue for publication of recreation research.

JUPTRR is designed as a resource for educators, professionals, and students in recreation, parks, and tourism. As with all academic journals, manuscripts accepted to JUPTRR provide research that contributes to the body of knowledge in a field. What makes this journal unique is the focus on unconventional methodologies and topics.

The journal adheres to standard academic practices whereby all research manuscripts go through a blind, peer-review process. We are slightly unconventional in that submissions are sent to two associate editors and one “tyro editor” for review. A tyro is someone new to an activity or learning a skill, and the tyro editor designation includes doctoral students and recreation practitioners. If you are interested in serving on the editorial board, please complete the form at http://juptrr.asp.radford.edu/Editor_Form.htm.


All articles can be accessed free of charge at http://juptrr.asp.radford.edu/Current.htm. In the first issue you will find an exploration of prostitution as leisure, a study measuring wisdom and values of teens in a service-learning environment, another examining the benefits of half-day challenge course participation on leadership and work efficacy, and a theoretical model of experiential andragogy.

CALL FOR PAPERS

Submission deadline for the next issue is August 15th. Applied researchers, first-time authors, practitioners, graduate students, and researchers with a sense of exploration are encouraged to participate.

Email articles to juptrr@radford.edu in Word or rich text format. Include a cover page with a manuscript title and complete list of authors. Provide contact information for primary author (i.e., institution, mailing address, email, and telephone). Author names should not appear elsewhere in the manuscript to assist in blind review. Include an abstract of 120 words or less. Papers must be in English and formatted using the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (5th edition) and the APA Style Guide for Electronic References.

Articles submitted to JUPTRR should not be under review by any other journal or previously published. Published articles will be archived and may be used and shared in accordance with fair-use provisions of U.S. copyright law.

For additional information, please visit the Journal’s website at http://juptrr.asp.radford.edu or contact us at juptrr@radford.edu.



Published in cooperation with the National Recreation and Park Association