International Journal of Play


The International Journal of Play is a tri-annual peer-reviewed academic journal published by Taylor & Francis. IJP is co-edited by Michael Patte, Fraser Brown, Anna Beresin, and Dr Sylwyn Guilbaud.

History

The International Journal of Play is the official journal of The Association for the Study of Play. The Journal emerged from conversations between a Professor of Playful Learning, Pat Broadhead, and Katie Peace at Taylor and Francis at an early-years education conference in the UK. Elizabeth Wood and David Whitebread joined the discussions along with Michael Patte, who was visiting Leeds on a Fulbright scholarship at the time. June Factor joined shortly afterwards. The Association for the Study of Play adopted the journal, supporting it through membership subscriptions. The first issue of the International Journal of Play was released in March of 2012.
The International Journal of Play publishes research reports, theoretical reviews and position papers, policy critiques, essays, memoir, and book reviews. It has a section titled The State of Play, where playworkers, other practitioners, and scholars reflect on current perspectives and future possibilities, and Books Worth Reading, which explores classic and overlooked books about play.

Abstracting and indexing

The journal is abstracted and indexed in the Australian Education Index by the Australian Council for Educational Research.