休閑研究出版高質量的文章，從理論上來自社會科學和人文學科的不同領域。更短的研究筆記和書評也會出版。該雜志的重點是對構成休閑為一個主題領域的廣泛主題進行理論上有見地的批判性分析，這些主題包括藝術、旅游、文化、非正式和虛擬活動、城市和農村娛樂、體育、媒體和體育活動。

Leisure Studies publishes articles of high quality from theoretically diverse fields within the social sciences and humanities. Shorter research notes and book reviews are also published. The emphasis of the journal is on theoretically informed critical analyses of the wide range of topics that constitute leisure as a subject field – including the arts, tourism, cultural, informal and virtual activities, urban and rural recreation, sport, media and physical activities.