games studies
to document the landscape for publishing on game studies, history, theory, mechanics, design etc.
currently separated into sections based on their type... Book Journal Conference
books
The Routledge Companion to Board Games
Comprehensive overview; good for literature reviews or starting out. Im currently reccommending this is added to the Reading List for 2nd Year undergrad course "Play and Games" at UWE
- academic book peer reviewed
- covering: games studies; culture; ludology; board games; historical games; archaeology;
- https://www.routledge.com/The-Routledge-Companion-to-Video-Game-Studies/Wolf-Perron/p/book/9781032103648
journals
Board Game Studies Journal (BGSJ)
Apropriate for historical and systematic research.
- academic journal peer reviewed
- covering: games studies; ludology; board games; historical games; archaeology; mechanics;
- https://boardgamestudies.site/journal/
Game Studies
Well-suited for theoretical and synthetic work.
- academic journal peer reviewed
- covering: games studies; ludology; interdisciplinary game studies; theory; history; formal analysis;
- http://gamestudies.org/
Games and Culture
Best if cultural framing is emphasized.
- academic journal peer reviewed
- covering: games studies; ludology; cultural studies; games and society; history;
- https://journals.sagepub.com/home/gac
- apc: for open access, fees apply. otherwise free to publish under subscription model.
- impact factor: 1.6
Eludamos: Journal for Computer Game Culture
Strong fit for board-to-digital continuity arguments.
- academic journal peer reviewed
- covering: digital games; theory; culture;
- https://www.eludamos.org/index.php/eludamos
Transactions of the Digital Games Research Association (ToDiGRA)
Peer-reviewed; receptive to formal arguments.
- academic journal peer reviewed
- covering: game theory; mechanics; digital games;
- https://todigra.org/index.php/todigra
International Journal of Gaming and Computer-Mediated Simulations (IJGCMS)
Broader scope; less historically focused.
- academic journal peer reviewed
- covering: simulations; game mechanics;
- https://www.igi-global.com/journal/international-journal-gaming-computer-mediated/1125
- apc: $2200
- impact factor: 0.8
- doi: 10.4018/IJGCMS
conferences
DiGRA Conference
Peer-reviewed; good for preliminary findings and networking.
- academic conference peer reviewed
- covering: digital games; game studies; mechanics;
- https://digra.org/digra-conference/
British Digra
Peer-reviewed; good for preliminary findings and networking.
- academic conference peer reviewed
- covering: digital games; game studies; mechanics;
- https://bdigra.co.uk/