Academic Journal
Q2Recreational Sports Journal
About Recreational Sports Journal
Recreational Sports Journal is a scholarly journal published by SAGE Publications Ltd. SCImago 2025 lists it in Q2, with an SJR of 0.543 and H-index of 24.
Coverage: 1992-1993, 1995-1996, 2002-2026. Research categories: Education (Q2); Health (social science) (Q2); Social Sciences (miscellaneous) (Q2); Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management (Q2).
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Topics in published research
Recreation, Leisure, Wilderness Management; Sports, Gender, and Society; Sport and Mega-Event Impacts; Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports; Sports Analytics and Performance; Sports injuries and prevention.
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Reported open-access list prices
3,650.00 USD; 2,676.00 GBP
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