Journal profile · HOSPITALITY, LEISURE, SPORT & TOURISM
Journal of Park and Recreation Administration
ISSN 0735-1968 · eISSN 2160-6862 · Sagamore Publishing LLC
Journal of Park and Recreation Administration: CAS Zone 4 · Management (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; 59 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Park and Recreation Administration is published by Sagamore Publishing LLC and is in Zone 4 of Management in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Recreation, Leisure, Wilderness Management, Economic and Environmental Valuation and Urban Green Space and Health, together about 48.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): HOSPITALITY, LEISURE, SPORT & TOURISM
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Recreation, Leisure, Wilderness ManagementPsychology28.4%
- Economic and Environmental ValuationEconomics, Econometrics and Finance11.4%
- Urban Green Space and HealthEnvironmental Science8.7%
- Diverse Aspects of Tourism ResearchSocial Sciences7.9%
- Sport and Mega-Event ImpactsSocial Sciences6.4%
- Youth Development and Social SupportSocial Sciences5.3%
- Urban Transport and AccessibilitySocial Sciences4.4%
- Diverse Educational Innovations StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences2.7%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Management Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Management Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.28LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.66LetPub ·
- h-index
- 53OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 437OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.5OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 27LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,333 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 28 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 59 | 0 | 17 |
| 2024 | 29 | 4 | 40 |
| 2023 | 33 | 4 | 57 |
| 2022 | 37 | 3 | 168 |
| 2021 | 29 | 0 | 91 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Sagamore Publishing LLC
- ISSN
- 0735-1968
- Electronic ISSN
- 2160-6862
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Park and Recreation Administration
What CAS zone is Journal of Park and Recreation Administration in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Park and Recreation Administration is in Zone 4 of Management, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Management. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index Journal of Park and Recreation Administration?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Park and Recreation Administration is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Journal of Park and Recreation Administration open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Park and Recreation Administration is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-25). Last updated: .