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The Journal of Park and Recreation Administration
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The Journal of Park and Recreation Administration

2160-6862

Published by: Sagamore-Venture Journals

https://js.sagamorepub.com/jpra

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Business and Management 723 4 9 2
Social Sciences and Humanities 941 14 21 5

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 24
Documents by Best Scientists*: 36
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 1
SCIMAGO H-index:
SCIMAGO SJR:
Impact Factor: 1

Overview

Top Research Topics at Journal of park and recreation administration?

The foci of Journal of park and recreation administration are Recreation, Public relations, Marketing, Environmental resource management and Agency (sociology). The journal emphasizes research on Recreation, which includes concerns such as Leisure studies. General partnership and Positive Youth Development are some topics wherein Public relations research discussed in it have an impact.

The study on Marketing presented is investigated in conjunction with research in Tourism.

  • Recreation (93.72%)
  • Public relations (23.25%)
  • Marketing (17.13%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Measuring Program Outcomes: A Practical Approach (200 citations)
  • Differentiating Between High, Spurious, Latent, and Low Loyalty Participants in Two Leisure Activities (148 citations)
  • Place attachment in Canyonlands National Park: visitors' assessment of setting attributes on the Colorado and Green Rivers. (145 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Journal of park and recreation administration:

The most cited articles focus largely on the fields of Recreation, Marketing, Public relations, Environmental resource management and Social psychology. The majority of Recreation studies presented in the published articles zero in on Leisure studies. The Public relations research tackled in the most cited articles is interrelated with General partnership which concerns subjects like Agency (sociology).

What topics the last edition of the journal is best known for?

  • Law
  • Management
  • Social psychology

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The concepts of Recreation, Public relations, Environmental planning, Agency (sociology) and Service delivery framework are tackled in Journal of park and recreation administration. While the journal primarily focused on Recreation, it also opened dialogues on the discipline of Pandemic. The journal explores topics in Public relations which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Public health and Mentorship.

Environmental planning research featured in Journal of park and recreation administration incorporates concerns from various other topics such as Quality (business), Health promotion, Active living, Built environment and Plan (drawing). The Agency (sociology) works featured in it incorporate elements from Bond, Nature versus nurture, Public sector and Environmental impact assessment. Topics in Service delivery framework were tackled in line with various other fields like Equity (finance), Public–private partnership, General partnership, Revenue and Outreach.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • The Effect of a Vehicle Diversion Traffic Management Strategy on Spatio-Temporal Park Use: A Study in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, USA (1 citations)
  • “What Do We Do For Snacks?”: The Perceived Role of Parks and Recreation Administrators in the Youth Sports Food Environment (0 citations)
  • Moderate to Vigorous Physical Activity and Step Count Compilation for Elementary-Aged Youth Participating in Summer Camp Activities (0 citations)

Papers citation over time

A key indicator for each journal is its effectiveness in reaching other researchers with the papers published at that venue.

The chart below presents the interquartile range (first quartile 25%, median 50% and third quartile 75%) of the number of citations of articles over time.

The top authors publishing in Journal of park and recreation administration (based on the number of publications) are:

  • John L. Crompton (70 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 4 less than at the previous edition,
  • Andrew J. Mowen (30 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Alan R. Graefe (29 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Daniel L. Dustin (28 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Peter A. Witt (27 papers) absent at the last edition.

The overall trend for top authors publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top authors.

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Journal of park and recreation administration (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Pennsylvania State University (34 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Clemson University (29 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of Utah (22 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
  • North Carolina State University (22 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 4 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign (16 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition.

The overall trend for top affiliations publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top affiliations.

Publication chance based on affiliation

The publication chance index shows the ratio of articles published by the best research institutions in the journal edition to all articles published within that journal. The best research institutions were selected based on the largest number of articles published during all editions of the journal.

The chart below presents the percentage ratio of articles from top institutions (based on their ranking of total papers).Top affiliations were grouped by their rank into the following tiers: top 1-10, top 11-20, top 21-50, and top 51+. Only articles with a recognized affiliation are considered.

During the most recent 2021 edition, 3.23% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 46.67% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 10.00% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 26.67% of all publications and 16.67% were from other institutions.

Returning Authors Index

A very common phenomenon observed among researchers publishing scientific articles is the intentional selection of journals they have already attended in the past. In particular, it is worth analyzing the case when the authors participate in the same journal from year to year.

The Returning Authors Index presented below illustrates the ratio of authors who participated in both a given as well as the previous edition of the journal in relation to all participants in a given year.

Returning Institution Index

The graph below shows the Returning Institution Index, illustrating the ratio of institutions that participated in both a given and the previous edition of the conference in relation to all affiliations present in a given year.

The experience to innovation index

Our experience to innovation index was created to show a cross-section of the experience level of authors publishing in a journal. The index includes the authors publishing at the last edition of a journal, grouped by total number of publications throughout their academic career (P) and the total number of citations of these publications ever received (C).

The group intervals were selected empirically to best show the diversity of the authors' experiences, their labels were selected as a convenience, not as judgment. The authors were divided into the following groups:

  • Novice - P < 5 or C < 25 (the number of publications less than 5 or the number of citations less than 25),
  • Competent - P < 10 or C < 100 (the number of publications less than 10 or the number of citations less than 100),
  • Experienced - P < 25 or C < 625 (the number of publications less than 25 or the number of citations less than 625),
  • Master - P < 50 or C < 2500 (the number of publications less than 50 or the number of citations less than 2500),
  • Star - P ≥ 50 and C ≥ 2500 (both the number of publications greater than 50 and the number of citations greater than 2500).

The chart below illustrates experience levels of first authors in cases of publications with multiple authors.

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Top Publications

  • A People’s Future of Leisure Studies: Political Cultural Black Outdoors Experiences

    (2022)
    19 Citations
  • Local Policy-Makers' Community Priorities and Perceived Contributions of Parks and Recreation

    Samantha L. Powers;Nicholas A. Pitas;Austin G. Barrett;Alan R. Graefe

    (2020)
    11 Citations
  • Adherence to physical distancing guidelines on urban recreational trails during a pandemic

    Christopher J. Wynveen;Ingrid E. Schneider;Megha Budruk;Heather J. Gibson

    (2021)
    10 Citations
  • Measuring beach accessibility for people with ambulatory difficulty.

    Duhui Lee;Jinwon Kim;Brijesh Thapa;Taylor Stein

    (2020)
    10 Citations
  • Integrating Aspatial and Spatial Data to Improve Visitor Management: Pairing Visitor Questionnaires with Multiple Spatial Methodologies in Grand Teton National Park, WY, USA

    (2020)
    6 Citations
  • The Dirty Kanza and #200women200miles: Constraints to Female Participation in a Male-Dominated Sport

    Lauren E. Mullenbach;J. Tom Mueller;Alan R. Graefe

    (2020)
    5 Citations
  • Electric Vehicle Infrastructure as a Driver of the Sustainability Agenda in the US National Park System

    (2023)
    4 Citations
  • Grid Analysis of Visitor Travel Patterns in a Dispersed Outdoor Recreation Setting

    Brian A. Peterson;Matthew T.J. Brownlee;Jeffrey C. Hallo;J. Adam Beeco

    (2020)
    4 Citations
  • Understanding overlapping segments for State Park visitors

    (2022)
    3 Citations
  • Open Space Visitors’ Attitudes toward Ebikes on Natural surface Trails

    (2022)
    3 Citations

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