TRPR – Journal of TRO, 2022 (Vol. 16) is now available!
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(previous volumes also available)
TRPR – Journal of TRO 2023
(Vol. 17)
The Therapeutic Recreation: Practice and Research (TRPR) – Journal of TRO is a platform for both practitioners and researchers to discuss Therapeutic Recreation practice and research happening in the TR profession in Ontario and across Canada. Across the country, TR researchers and practitioners in Canada continue to work together to critically reflect on their practices and engage in research to transform the field of TR. Alongside these shifts, TRO continues to work to make research more accessible to practitioners, students, and people with whom we work. The journal's goal is to reach practitioners across Canada and encourage them to become more involved in research in our field. We actively promote, support, and encourage diverse theoretical frameworks, methodologies, and practices.
We aspire to be the premiere TR journal in Canada aimed at inspiring innovations in knowledge, thought, and social justice. To accomplish this, we are committed to being a resource that builds capacity, knowledge, and collaboration to inform practice, research, education, and advocacy in TR.
Objectives
In TR practice, research, and education, the TRPR Journal will:
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publish high-quality, innovative papers for sharing TR knowledge
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bridge diverse interests and perspectives across all stakeholders of TR
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inspire and embrace creative ways to critically reflect on, advance, and disseminate a multiplicity of TR perspectives
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stimulate continuous development of TR research to comply with TRO’s Research Standard of Practice
Since its establishment in 2003, the journal of TRO (formally known as the TRO Research Annual) has involved collaboration between TRO and the Department of Recreation and Leisure Studies department at the University of Waterloo. Editors consisted of Adrienne Gilbert, Sherry Dupuis, Susan Arai, Leeann Ferries and co-editors, Carrie Briscoe and Kimberly Lopez. Previous volumes have also been edited by Shannon Hebblethwaite, a faculty member from Concordia University in Montreal, Quebec and Colleen Whyte, a faculty member at Brock University. The current Editor of TRPR - Journal of TRO is Jaylyn Leighton.
TRPR Writing Webinar
The TRPR team has created a great webinar series to help with the writing process! Check it out here.
Don't have time? Check out their workbook that you can follow along with your paper. Download it here.
TRPR – JOURNAL OF TRO, VOLUME 17
CALL FOR PAPERS 2022: TRPR MANUSCRIPT REVIEW PROCESS GOES ONLINE
We are excited to share that we have moved our revision process to an online system via Scholastica. We would like to invite authors who are planning on submitting a manuscript for Volume 16 to do so via the Scholastica platform.
CALL FOR PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE PAPERS
We invite practitioners, students, and researchers to write about issues, experiences, and examples of innovative programs, interventions, or practices in TR service delivery that would be of interest to TR practitioners.
CALL FOR RESEARCH PAPERS
To support engagement in the spirit of research, the TRPR Journal of Therapeutic Recreation Ontario invites authors to submit empirical and conceptual research papers with relevance to the field of TR. Research papers are written to communicate information about research studies being conducted and encourages further initiatives in research.
Download the Call for Papers 2022
Deadline for Submission for Volume 17: September 30, 2022
Please note Volume 17 is released in June of 2023.
For questions, please contact Hannah Mueller, Editor in Chief
INSTRUCTIONS: CREATE A SCHOLASTICA AUTHOR ACCOUNT AND MANUSCRIPT SUBMISSION
To submit your manuscript, you must create an author's account. You can find the instructions below. Additional resources can be found in Scholastica's Author’s Guide. This guide offers concise instructions and detailed video walk-throughs for authors' most common uses of Scholastica.
1. To create your account, click here.
2. Fill out the entire form and click "signup".
3. Follow the confirmation prompts.
If you already have an account, simply login.
Manuscript Comment Tables
Building Research Capacity Toolkit
To structure feedback, the editorial team uses manuscript comment tables when reviewing submissions. The comment table used will differ based on the type (research or practice) of paper submitted. You can access the manuscript comment tables here to see what editors will be looking for once a paper is received.
Other Resources
New to writing? The following resources are designed to demystify the process.
Author-Editor feedback process and timeline
Examples of comments made during review process
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