Visitor Studies

Journal Title：Visitor Studies

Visitor Studies is an academic journal that focuses on the field of visitor studies. Although there is no universally accepted definition of visitor research, it is often described as encompassing a wide range of research surveys that are designed to better understand the behaviors, attitudes, interests, motivations, and learning of individuals who visit informal/freely chosen educational venues such as museums, parks, nature centers, zoos, and aquariums. Visitor research is sometimes called audience research.

The journal covers diverse research topics, including but not limited to the behavioral patterns of museum visitors, the behavior of family groups in science museums, exhibition design principles, and how to direct attention in natural history museums through modeling. The publication of the journal provides a platform for educators, researchers and museum professionals to explore and reflect on learning processes in informal educational Settings.

《访客研究》是一本专注于访问者研究领域的学术期刊。虽然对于访问者研究没有统一认可的定义，但它通常被描述为包括广泛的研究调查，这些调查的目的是为了更好地理解访问非正式/自由选择教育场所（如博物馆、公园、自然中心、动物园和水族馆）的个人的行为、态度、兴趣、动机和学习情况。访问者研究有时也被称为受众研究。

该期刊涵盖了多样化的研究主题，包括但不限于博物馆访客的行为模式、家庭群体在科学博物馆中的行为、展览设计原则、以及如何通过建模引导自然历史博物馆中的注意力等。期刊的出版，为教育工作者、研究人员和博物馆专业人员提供了一个深入探讨和反思非正式教育环境中学习过程的平台。

Visitor Studies由Taylor & Francis出版商出版，收稿方向涵盖HOSPITALITY, LEISURE, SPORT & TOURISM全领域，平均审稿速度 ，影响因子指数1.6，该期刊近期没有被列入国际期刊预警名单，广大学者值得一试。