Journal of Park and Recreation Administration

Section Policies

Invited Papers

Open Submissions

Indexed

Peer Reviewed

Regular Papers

Open Submissions

Indexed

Peer Reviewed

Programs That Work

• Robert Barcelona

Open Submissions

Indexed

Peer Reviewed

Resource Reviews

• Ellen Rodgers

Open Submissions

Indexed

Peer Reviewed

Special

Open Submissions

Indexed

Peer Reviewed

Peer Review Process

Listed below are the steps of the review process for manuscripts.

1. Manuscripts received in the editor's office are initially reviewed to determine if the subject matter falls within the general boundaries of the Journal of Park and Recreation Administration. Papers are also checked against the guidelines for contributors to determine if other requirements have been met (e.g., four copies of the manuscript, an abstract, proper format).
2. If a manuscript passes these initial tests, it is sent to an associate editor whose background, experience, and interest match the content of the manuscript.
3. The associate editor then conducts their own review and also seeks two outside reviews: one from a practitioner and one from an educator.
4. A maximum of six weeks is allowed for this portion of the review process. After receiving reviews from two outside reviewers, the associate editor prepares a letter to the editor recommending disposition of the manuscript.
5. When the associate editor completes the review, all copies of the manuscript, the review forms, and comment sheets will be returned to the editor with a cover letter recommending disposition. Manuscripts are the property of the author until they are published in the journal.
6. Upon return of all materials, the editor reviews the recommendations of the associate editor and the additional reviewers. Based upon their suggestions, the number of manuscripts awaiting publication, and other logistical concerns, the editor will write the author indicating the manuscript falls into one of the following categories:
   • Accept for publication as is (which happens very infrequently).
   • Accept, but return to the author for minor revisions.
   • Accept, but return to author for major revisions.
   • Invite author to revise and resubmit for further review before a public decision is made. If the manuscript is resubmitted, it will be sent to the original associate editor for further review.
   • Rejected outright. The author is advised not to resubmit the manuscript.

Publication Frequency

Q1 - March 16
Q2 - June 15
Q3 - September 24
Q4 - December 28

Indexing

The articles in the Journal of Park and Recreation Administration are indexed in the following databases:

EBSCO - Academic Search Complete

EBSCO - Hospitality and Tourism Complete

EBSCO - SPORTDiscus

Journal Author Self Archiving Policy

• An author may self-archive a published PDF version of his/her article on his/her own website and or in his/her institutional repository, provided it is not made publicly available until 12 months after official publication in the journal.
• He/she may also deposit this version on his/her funder’s or funder’s designated repository at the funder’s request or as a result of a legal obligation, provided it is not made publicly available until 12 months after official publication in the journal.
• When uploading an accepted manuscript to a repository, authors should include the following credit line and a link to the final published version of the article.
  
  “The publisher-authenticated version [insert complete citation information here] is available online at: http://js.sagamorepub.com/[enter remaining portion of URL].”