Recreational Sports Journal

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SCImago
Q2
WOS
Q3
Impact factor
1.0
SJR
0.380
CiteScore
1.8
Categories
Social Sciences (miscellaneous)
Education
Health (social science)
Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management
Areas
Business, Management and Accounting
Social Sciences
Years of issue
2002-2025
journal names
Recreational Sports Journal
RECREAT SPORTS J
Publications
1 380
Citations
2 579
h-index
21
Publications
104
Citations
1 492
Top-3 citing journals
Top-3 organizations
Indiana University Bloomington
Indiana University Bloomington (56 publications)
East Carolina University
East Carolina University (51 publications)
Ohio State University
Ohio State University (42 publications)
University of Waterloo
University of Waterloo (6 publications)
West Virginia University
West Virginia University (6 publications)
Top-3 countries
USA (1081 publications)
Canada (43 publications)
Mexico (15 publications)
USA (68 publications)
Canada (10 publications)
New Zealand (7 publications)

Most cited in 5 years

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Citing journals

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Recreational Sports Journal
1183 citations, 45.87%
Journal of American College Health
72 citations, 2.79%
Journal of Student Affairs Research and Practice
54 citations, 2.09%
Leisure/ Loisir
42 citations, 1.63%
Journal of Experiential Education
40 citations, 1.55%
Managing Sport and Leisure
39 citations, 1.51%
Journal of Leisure Research
30 citations, 1.16%
Sustainability
29 citations, 1.12%
Leisure Studies
27 citations, 1.05%
Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory and Practice
25 citations, 0.97%
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
24 citations, 0.93%
Journal of Physical Education, Recreation and Dance
23 citations, 0.89%
Journal of Hospitality, Leisure, Sport and Tourism Education
22 citations, 0.85%
European Sport Management Quarterly
18 citations, 0.7%
International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics
17 citations, 0.66%
Frontiers in Psychology
16 citations, 0.62%
SCHOLE A Journal of Leisure Studies and Recreation Education
15 citations, 0.58%
International Journal of Kinesiology in Higher Education
15 citations, 0.58%
Asia-Pacific Education Researcher
13 citations, 0.5%
Sport Management Review
13 citations, 0.5%
Asia Pacific Journal of Education
12 citations, 0.47%
World Leisure Journal
12 citations, 0.47%
American Journal of Health Promotion
12 citations, 0.47%
Journal of Sport Management
11 citations, 0.43%
Leisure Sciences
11 citations, 0.43%
Quest
10 citations, 0.39%
International Journal of Educational Reform
10 citations, 0.39%
International Journal of Athletic Therapy & Training
10 citations, 0.39%
Journal of Environmental and Public Health
9 citations, 0.35%
Sport, Education and Society
9 citations, 0.35%
Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport
9 citations, 0.35%
BMC Public Health
9 citations, 0.35%
Journal of Physical Activity and Health
9 citations, 0.35%
Polish Journal of Sport and Tourism
8 citations, 0.31%
Frontiers in Public Health
8 citations, 0.31%
International Journal of Sports Marketing and Sponsorship
8 citations, 0.31%
Frontiers in Sports and Active Living
8 citations, 0.31%
Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences
8 citations, 0.31%
Behavioral Sciences
7 citations, 0.27%
Sports
7 citations, 0.27%
Marketing the Green School
7 citations, 0.27%
Cogent Education
6 citations, 0.23%
Kinesiology Review
6 citations, 0.23%
Buildings
6 citations, 0.23%
Journal for the Study of Sports and Athletes in Education
6 citations, 0.23%
Innovative Digital Practices and Globalization in Higher Education
6 citations, 0.23%
Cases on Instructional Technology in Gifted and Talented Education
6 citations, 0.23%
Japanese Journal of Sport Management
6 citations, 0.23%
Perceptual and Motor Skills
5 citations, 0.19%
International Journal of Sports Science and Coaching
5 citations, 0.19%
ACSM's Health and Fitness Journal
5 citations, 0.19%
Journal of Interpersonal Violence
5 citations, 0.19%
Psychology of Sport and Exercise
5 citations, 0.19%
Journal of Applied Research in Higher Education
5 citations, 0.19%
PLoS ONE
5 citations, 0.19%
Cogent Medicine
5 citations, 0.19%
Journal of Adventure Education and Outdoor Learning
4 citations, 0.16%
Sport, Business and Management: An International Journal
4 citations, 0.16%
Journal of Community Psychology
4 citations, 0.16%
American Journal of Health Education
4 citations, 0.16%
International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology
4 citations, 0.16%
Journal of Homosexuality
4 citations, 0.16%
International Journal of Workplace Health Management
4 citations, 0.16%
Sport in Society
4 citations, 0.16%
Scientific Reports
4 citations, 0.16%
Journal of Sport and Tourism
4 citations, 0.16%
Telematics and Informatics
4 citations, 0.16%
Disability and Health Journal
4 citations, 0.16%
Qualitiative Research in Sport, Exercise and Health
4 citations, 0.16%
Activities, Adaptation and Aging
4 citations, 0.16%
Journal of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism
4 citations, 0.16%
International Journal of the Sociology of Leisure
4 citations, 0.16%
Sport und Gesellschaft
4 citations, 0.16%
Journal of Japan Society of Sports Industry
4 citations, 0.16%
Human Movement
3 citations, 0.12%
Journal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology
3 citations, 0.12%
Nutrients
3 citations, 0.12%
Entertainment Computing
3 citations, 0.12%
Physician and Sportsmedicine
3 citations, 0.12%
Education Sciences
3 citations, 0.12%
Sports Medicine
3 citations, 0.12%
American Journal of Sports Medicine
3 citations, 0.12%
Journal of Applied Sport Psychology
3 citations, 0.12%
Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport
3 citations, 0.12%
Journal of Global Sport Management
3 citations, 0.12%
Deviant Behavior
3 citations, 0.12%
Preventive Medicine Reports
3 citations, 0.12%
International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education
3 citations, 0.12%
Journal of Transport and Health
3 citations, 0.12%
Educational Technology Research and Development
3 citations, 0.12%
American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine
3 citations, 0.12%
Journal of Osteopathic Medicine
3 citations, 0.12%
SSRN Electronic Journal
3 citations, 0.12%
Journal of Global Scholars of Marketing Science
3 citations, 0.12%
Translational Journal of the American College of Sports Medicine
3 citations, 0.12%
Athletic Training & Sports Health Care
3 citations, 0.12%
Industry and Higher Education
2 citations, 0.08%
Tourism Recreation Research
2 citations, 0.08%
Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports
2 citations, 0.08%
Health Promotion International
2 citations, 0.08%
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Citing publishers

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SAGE
1319 citations, 51.14%
Taylor & Francis
542 citations, 21.02%
MDPI
101 citations, 3.92%
Elsevier
84 citations, 3.26%
Springer Nature
81 citations, 3.14%
Human Kinetics
47 citations, 1.82%
Emerald
41 citations, 1.59%
Frontiers Media S.A.
38 citations, 1.47%
IGI Global
32 citations, 1.24%
Wiley
30 citations, 1.16%
National Recreation and Park Association
27 citations, 1.05%
Walter de Gruyter
21 citations, 0.81%
Oxford Brookes University
21 citations, 0.81%
Hindawi Limited
18 citations, 0.7%
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
13 citations, 0.5%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
6 citations, 0.23%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
6 citations, 0.23%
Japanese Association for Sport Management
6 citations, 0.23%
Japan Society of Sports Industry
4 citations, 0.16%
Oxford University Press
3 citations, 0.12%
3 citations, 0.12%
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
3 citations, 0.12%
BMJ
3 citations, 0.12%
Cognizant, LLC
3 citations, 0.12%
SLACK
3 citations, 0.12%
Cambridge University Press
2 citations, 0.08%
Mary Ann Liebert
2 citations, 0.08%
Edizioni Minerva Medica
2 citations, 0.08%
American Society for Nutrition
2 citations, 0.08%
National Athletic Trainers Association, Inc.
2 citations, 0.08%
Departamento de Psicologia, Universidade de Brasilia
2 citations, 0.08%
JMIR Publications
2 citations, 0.08%
CAIRN
2 citations, 0.08%
University of Toronto Press Inc. (UTPress)
2 citations, 0.08%
Berghahn Books
2 citations, 0.08%
Hogrefe Publishing Group
2 citations, 0.08%
Bentham Science Publishers Ltd.
1 citation, 0.04%
EDP Sciences
1 citation, 0.04%
Brill
1 citation, 0.04%
Duke University Press
1 citation, 0.04%
Ediciones Universidad de Salamanca
1 citation, 0.04%
AIP Publishing
1 citation, 0.04%
Springer Publishing Company
1 citation, 0.04%
Allen Press
1 citation, 0.04%
Korea Distribution Science Association (KODISA)
1 citation, 0.04%
PeerJ
1 citation, 0.04%
1 citation, 0.04%
IOP Publishing
1 citation, 0.04%
Associacao Brasileira de Psiquiatria
1 citation, 0.04%
Saratov State University
1 citation, 0.04%
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
1 citation, 0.04%
American Psychological Association (APA)
1 citation, 0.04%
Social Science Electronic Publishing
1 citation, 0.04%
SciELO
1 citation, 0.04%
Virtus Interpress
1 citation, 0.04%
OpenEdition
1 citation, 0.04%
CABI Publishing
1 citation, 0.04%
Naksh Solutions
1 citation, 0.04%
IntechOpen
1 citation, 0.04%
AOSIS
1 citation, 0.04%
Leibniz Institute for Psychology (ZPID)
1 citation, 0.04%
The Japanese Association for the Integrated Study of Dietary Habits
1 citation, 0.04%
Hans Publishers
1 citation, 0.04%
Japan Association for Earthquake Engineering
1 citation, 0.04%
Japan Society of Physical Education, Health and Sport Sciences
1 citation, 0.04%
Japan Association of Real Options and Strategy
1 citation, 0.04%
Turk Tarim ve Doga Bilimleri Dergisi
1 citation, 0.04%
Pamukkale University
1 citation, 0.04%
Namik Kemal University
1 citation, 0.04%
Innovative Scholars and Researchers Alliance
1 citation, 0.04%
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Publishing organizations

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Indiana University Bloomington
56 publications, 4.06%
East Carolina University
51 publications, 3.7%
Ohio State University
42 publications, 3.04%
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
36 publications, 2.61%
Southern Illinois University Carbondale
26 publications, 1.88%
Bowling Green State University
25 publications, 1.81%
University of Michigan
23 publications, 1.67%
Pennsylvania State University
22 publications, 1.59%
Wichita State University
21 publications, 1.52%
Kent State University
20 publications, 1.45%
University of Florida
18 publications, 1.3%
Clemson University
17 publications, 1.23%
Texas Tech University
17 publications, 1.23%
Central Michigan University
16 publications, 1.16%
University of Minnesota
15 publications, 1.09%
Purdue University
15 publications, 1.09%
James Madison University
15 publications, 1.09%
University of Idaho
13 publications, 0.94%
University of Maryland, College Park
12 publications, 0.87%
Louisiana State University
12 publications, 0.87%
University of Windsor
12 publications, 0.87%
Arizona State University
11 publications, 0.8%
University of New Hampshire
11 publications, 0.8%
University of Wyoming
11 publications, 0.8%
North Carolina State University
10 publications, 0.72%
Temple University
10 publications, 0.72%
University of North Texas
10 publications, 0.72%
Oregon State University
9 publications, 0.65%
Illinois State University
9 publications, 0.65%
San Diego State University
9 publications, 0.65%
University of Texas at Austin
9 publications, 0.65%
University of Wisconsin–Madison
9 publications, 0.65%
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
9 publications, 0.65%
Miami University
9 publications, 0.65%
University of Nebraska at Omaha
9 publications, 0.65%
University of Virginia
9 publications, 0.65%
Virginia Tech
8 publications, 0.58%
University of California, Berkeley
8 publications, 0.58%
University of Washington
8 publications, 0.58%
University of Waterloo
8 publications, 0.58%
Brock University
8 publications, 0.58%
Texas A&M University
8 publications, 0.58%
University of Nebraska–Lincoln
8 publications, 0.58%
Cleveland State University
8 publications, 0.58%
Colorado State University
7 publications, 0.51%
George Mason University
7 publications, 0.51%
West Virginia University
7 publications, 0.51%
Marquette University
7 publications, 0.51%
University of Kentucky
7 publications, 0.51%
Loyola University Chicago
6 publications, 0.43%
Western Michigan University
6 publications, 0.43%
Millersville University
6 publications, 0.43%
University of Louisville
6 publications, 0.43%
University of Colorado Boulder
6 publications, 0.43%
Texas State University
6 publications, 0.43%
New Mexico State University
6 publications, 0.43%
University of Georgia
6 publications, 0.43%
Liberty University
6 publications, 0.43%
Victoria University of Wellington
5 publications, 0.36%
Northwestern University
5 publications, 0.36%
Towson University
5 publications, 0.36%
University of California, Los Angeles
5 publications, 0.36%
University of Arizona
5 publications, 0.36%
Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis
5 publications, 0.36%
Western Carolina University
5 publications, 0.36%
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
5 publications, 0.36%
University of Nebraska at Kearney
5 publications, 0.36%
University of Iowa
5 publications, 0.36%
University of Dayton
5 publications, 0.36%
University of Kansas
5 publications, 0.36%
University of Pittsburgh
5 publications, 0.36%
University of Illinois at Chicago
4 publications, 0.29%
Syracuse University
4 publications, 0.29%
University of California, Davis
4 publications, 0.29%
University of Central Florida
4 publications, 0.29%
Georgia State University
4 publications, 0.29%
University of South Florida
4 publications, 0.29%
Tulane University
4 publications, 0.29%
Virginia Commonwealth University
4 publications, 0.29%
Kansas State University
4 publications, 0.29%
University of Miami
4 publications, 0.29%
Western Kentucky University
4 publications, 0.29%
Appalachian State University
4 publications, 0.29%
North Carolina Central University
4 publications, 0.29%
University of Utah
4 publications, 0.29%
University of Tennessee
4 publications, 0.29%
University of Missouri
4 publications, 0.29%
Georgia Southern University
4 publications, 0.29%
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
4 publications, 0.29%
University of Oregon
4 publications, 0.29%
University of South Carolina
4 publications, 0.29%
Trinity University
4 publications, 0.29%
California State University, Chico
4 publications, 0.29%
California State University, Northridge
4 publications, 0.29%
Florida State University
3 publications, 0.22%
Georgia Institute of technology
3 publications, 0.22%
Iowa State University
3 publications, 0.22%
Washington State University
3 publications, 0.22%
Hong Kong Baptist University
3 publications, 0.22%
University of California, San Francisco
3 publications, 0.22%
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Pennsylvania State University
7 publications, 6.73%
West Virginia University
6 publications, 5.77%
University of Waterloo
6 publications, 5.77%
Victoria University of Wellington
5 publications, 4.81%
North Carolina State University
4 publications, 3.85%
George Mason University
4 publications, 3.85%
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
4 publications, 3.85%
Indiana University Bloomington
4 publications, 3.85%
Texas State University
4 publications, 3.85%
Towson University
3 publications, 2.88%
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
3 publications, 2.88%
East Carolina University
3 publications, 2.88%
University of North Texas
3 publications, 2.88%
University of Kansas
3 publications, 2.88%
University of Queensland
2 publications, 1.92%
Clemson University
2 publications, 1.92%
Oregon State University
2 publications, 1.92%
Ohio State University
2 publications, 1.92%
Northern Arizona University
2 publications, 1.92%
University of Central Florida
2 publications, 1.92%
University of Calgary
2 publications, 1.92%
University of Florida
2 publications, 1.92%
Elon University
2 publications, 1.92%
Indiana University School of Medicine
2 publications, 1.92%
Texas A&M University
2 publications, 1.92%
University of New Hampshire
2 publications, 1.92%
Georgia Southern University
2 publications, 1.92%
University of Georgia
2 publications, 1.92%
University of Oklahoma
2 publications, 1.92%
University of Idaho
2 publications, 1.92%
James Madison University
2 publications, 1.92%
California State University, Los Angeles
2 publications, 1.92%
California State University, Long Beach
2 publications, 1.92%
Drexel University
1 publication, 0.96%
Loughborough University
1 publication, 0.96%
University of Auckland
1 publication, 0.96%
University of Canterbury
1 publication, 0.96%
Auckland University of Technology
1 publication, 0.96%
University of Nigeria
1 publication, 0.96%
Bayero University, Kano
1 publication, 0.96%
Colorado State University
1 publication, 0.96%
University of Arizona
1 publication, 0.96%
Illinois State University
1 publication, 0.96%
University of South Florida
1 publication, 0.96%
University of the West of England
1 publication, 0.96%
Western Illinois University
1 publication, 0.96%
Oakland University
1 publication, 0.96%
University of Minnesota
1 publication, 0.96%
Virginia Commonwealth University
1 publication, 0.96%
University of Wisconsin–Madison
1 publication, 0.96%
Emory University
1 publication, 0.96%
Salisbury University
1 publication, 0.96%
Robert Morris University
1 publication, 0.96%
Laurentian University
1 publication, 0.96%
University of Alberta
1 publication, 0.96%
University of Guelph
1 publication, 0.96%
Western Kentucky University
1 publication, 0.96%
University of Louisville
1 publication, 0.96%
University of North Carolina at Wilmington
1 publication, 0.96%
North Carolina Central University
1 publication, 0.96%
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
1 publication, 0.96%
University of Colorado Colorado Springs
1 publication, 0.96%
University of Texas at San Antonio
1 publication, 0.96%
University of Utah
1 publication, 0.96%
Creighton University
1 publication, 0.96%
Lincoln Memorial University
1 publication, 0.96%
University of Tennessee
1 publication, 0.96%
University of Essex
1 publication, 0.96%
University of Lethbridge
1 publication, 0.96%
University of Windsor
1 publication, 0.96%
University of Limerick
1 publication, 0.96%
Kennesaw State University
1 publication, 0.96%
University of Mississippi Medical Center
1 publication, 0.96%
University of Mississippi
1 publication, 0.96%
South Dakota State University
1 publication, 0.96%
University of Vermont
1 publication, 0.96%
Christopher Newport University
1 publication, 0.96%
University of Virginia
1 publication, 0.96%
University of South Carolina Aiken
1 publication, 0.96%
University of South Carolina
1 publication, 0.96%
Trinity University
1 publication, 0.96%
California State University, Monterey Bay
1 publication, 0.96%
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USA, 1081, 78.33%
USA
1081 publications, 78.33%
Canada, 43, 3.12%
Canada
43 publications, 3.12%
Mexico, 15, 1.09%
Mexico
15 publications, 1.09%
New Zealand, 8, 0.58%
New Zealand
8 publications, 0.58%
China, 5, 0.36%
China
5 publications, 0.36%
United Kingdom, 4, 0.29%
United Kingdom
4 publications, 0.29%
Republic of Korea, 4, 0.29%
Republic of Korea
4 publications, 0.29%
Greece, 3, 0.22%
Greece
3 publications, 0.22%
Georgia, 3, 0.22%
Georgia
3 publications, 0.22%
Italy, 3, 0.22%
Italy
3 publications, 0.22%
Norway, 3, 0.22%
Norway
3 publications, 0.22%
Australia, 2, 0.14%
Australia
2 publications, 0.14%
Ireland, 2, 0.14%
Ireland
2 publications, 0.14%
Nigeria, 2, 0.14%
Nigeria
2 publications, 0.14%
Russia, 1, 0.07%
Russia
1 publication, 0.07%
Belgium, 1, 0.07%
Belgium
1 publication, 0.07%
Ghana, 1, 0.07%
Ghana
1 publication, 0.07%
Iran, 1, 0.07%
Iran
1 publication, 0.07%
Pakistan, 1, 0.07%
Pakistan
1 publication, 0.07%
Tanzania, 1, 0.07%
Tanzania
1 publication, 0.07%
Sweden, 1, 0.07%
Sweden
1 publication, 0.07%
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Publishing countries in 5 years

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USA, 68, 65.38%
USA
68 publications, 65.38%
Canada, 10, 9.62%
Canada
10 publications, 9.62%
New Zealand, 7, 6.73%
New Zealand
7 publications, 6.73%
Australia, 2, 1.92%
Australia
2 publications, 1.92%
Ghana, 1, 0.96%
Ghana
1 publication, 0.96%
Ireland, 1, 0.96%
Ireland
1 publication, 0.96%
Nigeria, 1, 0.96%
Nigeria
1 publication, 0.96%
Pakistan, 1, 0.96%
Pakistan
1 publication, 0.96%
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