Research on the Evaluation and Optimization Path of Sports Tourism Policy Based on the PMC Index Model

Research on the Evaluation and Optimization Path of Sports Tourism Policy Based on the PMC Index Model | Research Square window.SnipcartSettings = { analytics: { enabled: false } }; (function() { var accessVector = localStorage.getItem('access_vector') || ''; window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; if (accessVector) { window.dataLayer.push({ user: { profile: { profileInfo: { snid: accessVector } } } }); } })(); (function(w,d,s,l,i){w[l]=w[l]||[];w[l].push({'gtm.start':new Date().getTime(),event:'gtm.js'});var f=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],j=d.createElement(s),dl=l!='dataLayer'?'&l='+l:'';j.async=true;j.src='https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id='+i+dl;f.parentNode.insertBefore(j,f);})(window,document,'script','dataLayer','GTM-K279D39R'); Browse Preprints In Review Journals COVID-19 Preprints AJE Video Bytes Research Tools Research Promotion AJE Professional Editing AJE Rubriq About Preprint Platform In Review Editorial Policies Our Team Advisory Board Help Center Sign In Submit a Preprint Cite Share Download PDF Article Research on the Evaluation and Optimization Path of Sports Tourism Policy Based on the PMC Index Model Jinrui Zhou, Junran Liao, Feng Sun This is a preprint; it has not been peer reviewed by a journal. https://doi.org/ 10.21203/rs.3.rs-7194445/v1 This work is licensed under a CC BY 4.0 License Status: Under Review Version 1 posted 9 You are reading this latest preprint version Abstract Sports tourism-related policies formulated and implemented at the national level have played an essential supporting role in promoting the integrated development of China's sports and tourism industries, regional coordination, and high-quality economic development. However, there is still a lack of scientific quantitative evaluation of the systematicness, rationality, and completeness of current national-level sports tourism policies. For this reason, this paper utilizes the PMC-Index model and text mining technology to construct a comprehensive evaluation index system for national-level sports tourism policies. Based on PMC-Index and PMC-Surface, 18 national-level policy texts issued since 2016 were systematically analyzed and evaluated. The results show that the average PMC-Index of the 18 policies is 7.37, and the PMC-Surface plot is overall smoother, indicating that the policies have a better foundation in terms of structural rationality and content integrity. Through further analysis, it is found that although most of the policies perform well as a whole, there is still room for optimization in terms of implementation details, short-term response capacity, and regional adaptability. This study contributes to a comprehensive understanding of the strengths and weaknesses of national sports tourism policies and provides a theoretical basis and practical reference for the optimization and formulation of future policies. Business and commerce/Economics Social science/Economics Social science/Politics and international relations Social science/Social policy Sports Tourism Policy Evaluation PMC Index Model Full Text Additional Declarations No competing interests reported. Cite Share Download PDF Status: Under Review Version 1 posted Editorial decision: Revision requested 06 Mar, 2026 Reviews received at journal 06 Dec, 2025 Reviewers agreed at journal 27 Nov, 2025 Reviewers agreed at journal 26 Nov, 2025 Reviewers invited by journal 13 Oct, 2025 Editor assigned by journal 08 Oct, 2025 Editor invited by journal 24 Sep, 2025 Submission checks completed at journal 11 Sep, 2025 First submitted to journal 11 Sep, 2025 You are reading this latest preprint version Research Square lets you share your work early, gain feedback from the community, and start making changes to your manuscript prior to peer review in a journal. As a division of Research Square Company, we’re committed to making research communication faster, fairer, and more useful. We do this by developing innovative software and high quality services for the global research community. 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