Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism: Journal Rankings

Journal Rankings

TQCC Average citations Median citations H4-Index Number of Papers Impact Factor

(A journal has H4-Index of h when h of its past four year's publications has h citations, whereby h is the highest possible number that renders the former statement true. The citation data are based on CrossRef. The ranking can be re-used under a CC0-license.)

(Using publications from roughly 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01)

Rank	Journal	H4-Index
1	Tourism Management	59
2	International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management	58
3	International Journal of Hospitality Management	56
4	Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management	47
5	Annals of Tourism Research	45
6	Journal of Sport and Health Science	41
7	Journal of Sustainable Tourism	36
8	Journal of Travel Research	34
-	Current Issues in Tourism	34
10	Tourism Review	32
11	Tourism Management Perspectives	31
12	Journal of Destination Marketing & Management	29
-	Journal of Hospitality Marketing & Management	29
14	Journal of Travel & Tourism Marketing	27
15	Psychology of Sport and Exercise	26
16	Journal of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism-Research Planning and Management	24
17	International Journal of Tourism Research	23
-	International Review of Sport and Exercise Psychology	23
-	Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Technology	23
20	Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Research	22
21	Asia Pacific Journal of Tourism Research	21
-	Journal of Vacation Marketing	21
-	Journal of Hospitality Leisure Sport & Tourism Education	21
24	Tourism Economics	20
25	European Sport Management Quarterly	19
-	Information Technology & Tourism	19
27	Sport Management Review	17
28	Journal of Sport Management	16
-	Tourism Geographies	16
30	Cornell Hospitality Quarterly	15
-	International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching	15
-	Leisure Studies	15
33	International Journal of Sports Marketing & Sponsorship	14
-	International Review for the Sociology of Sport	14
-	Sport Education and Society	14
36	International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology	13
-	Qualitative Research in Sport Exercise and Health	13
-	Scandinavian Journal of Hospitality and Tourism	13
-	Sport in Society	13
40	Journal of Leisure Research	12
-	Communication & Sport	12
-	Journal of Applied Sport Psychology	12
-	Leisure Sciences	12
-	Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science	12
45	Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport	11
-	Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology	11
47	Sport Exercise and Performance Psychology	10
-	Journal of Sports Economics	10
49	Sociology of Sport Journal	9
-	Journal of Tourism and Cultural Change	9

-	Tourist Studies	9
52	Journal of Sport & Social Issues	8
53	Journal of the Philosophy of Sport	7
-	Sport Psychologist	7
55	International Journal of the History of Sport	6