Aims and scope
The International Journal of Play is an inter-disciplinary publication focusing on all facets of play. It aims to provide an international forum for mono- and multi-disciplinary papers and scholarly debate on all aspects of play theory, policy and practice from across the globe and across the lifespan, and in all kinds of cultural settings, institutions and communities. The journal will be of interest to anthropologists, educationalists, folklorists, historians, linguists, philosophers, playworkers, psychologists, sociologists, therapists and zoologists.

We welcome:

Reports on research projects
Review work across an area of research
Papers concerned with theory-practice links
Policy critiques and expositions
Reviews and analysis of contemporary and historical publications
Essays, memoirs, and other forms of reflective writing
Writing that builds on the experience and voices of children and young people
Theoretical position papers