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Journal of Park and Recreation Administration

Country: Updating•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q4•Scopus SJR: 0.282•SCImago Rank: #17,857•Identifier (ISSN):0735-1968(Print)/2160-6862(Online)•Articles / Year: 43•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $2,739 USD
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (ESCI)
Clarivate IF (2026)Q4
0.9
↓ -0.1

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (Hirsch Index)
15

15 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: ESCIQ4
Self-Citation Rate0%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessSubscription
43articles/year
0% Gold OA•97.73% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

Quyết định số 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN ngày 11/7/2025 (Mục quốc tế)

1.00pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q4(IF: 0.9)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20261.00đ
WoS Q4(IF: 0.9)
🔵 Computed
20251.00đ
WoS Q4(IF: 1)
🔵 Computed
20241.00đ
WoS Q4(IF: 0.7)
🔵 Computed
20231.00đ
WoS Q4(IF: 1.3)
🔵 Computed

Note: Domestic journal scores are officially collected from annual HĐGSNN decisions across councils. International journal scores are dynamically computed according to Decision 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN based on quartile and citation metrics in the publication year.

Aims & Scope

Journal of Park and Recreation Administration is a leading international peer-reviewed journal publishing original research, clinical updates, and reviews indexed in Clarivate Web of Science (SCIE) with Q4 quartile ranking.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Political science99.5%Law99.2%Biology98.9%Ecology98.4%Recreation97%Economics73%Business60.6%Geography56.6%Sociology54%Psychology52.1%Computer science50.3%History40.2%Philosophy39.8%Marketing38%Archaeology37.5%Public relations35.2%Medicine34.6%Environmental science27.7%Epistemology27.1%Mathematics27.1%Programming language25.8%Social psychology25.6%Engineering24%Physics24%Social science22.9%Environmental resource management20.8%
Primary Research Areas

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #17,857Scopus Q2SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:2019-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Business, Management and AccountingEnvironmental ScienceSocial Sciences
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q2
0.282

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q2
Scopus H-Index (2025)
15

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
0.88

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$2,739 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations129
3-Year Documents104
Citable Documents98

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)0

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate48.8%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

Social Sciences (miscellaneous)Q2
Urban StudiesQ2
Nature and Landscape ConservationQ3
Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality ManagementQ3

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
4区 (Zone 4)Management
Minor Category (Specific Field):
4区HOSPITALITY, LEISURE, SPORT & TOURISM
CAS Early Warning List History:
Updated annually: 2020 – 2024
2020
Not warned
2021
Not warned
2022
Not warned
2023
Not warned
2024
Not warned

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Publisher Review Speed
Updating
Average time to first editorial decision
Online Publication Speed
Updating
Time from acceptance to online publication
Official Acceptance Rate
Updating
Manuscript acceptance rate confirmed by the publisher
Open Access Model
Subscription
OA publishing option or traditional subscription
Publisher
Sagamore Publishing LLC
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Indexing & Databases
ESCIPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
HOSPITALITY, LEISURE, SPORT & TOURISM
JCRESCI
107/141Q4
HOSPITALITY, LEISURE, SPORT & TOURISM
JCIESCI
106/141Q4

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—170
202515911
20240.72935
20231.33352
2022—37161
2021—2986
2020—53203
2019—70561
2018—56739
2017—41523
2016—33312
2015—24178
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Journal of Park and Recreation Administration

WoS Q4
01122023202420251.00
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:1

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 0%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

Similar Journals in Discipline

Journals in the same research field with comparable impact metrics

Record UUID: f323a691-b2fa-48d9-b8c5-ce2d9deca70f
Database Updated: 2026-09-29