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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01)

Rank	Journal	H4-Index
1	Tourism Management	63
2	International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management	56
3	International Journal of Hospitality Management	55
4	Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management	51
5	Journal of Sport and Health Science	40
-	Annals of Tourism Research	40
7	Tourism Review	39
8	Journal of Travel Research	36
-	Current Issues in Tourism	36
10	Tourism Management Perspectives	34
11	Journal of Sustainable Tourism	33
12	Journal of Travel & Tourism Marketing	32
13	Journal of Hospitality Marketing & Management	30
14	Journal of Destination Marketing & Management	28
15	International Journal of Tourism Research	27
-	Psychology of Sport and Exercise	27
17	Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Technology	26
-	Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Research	26
-	Journal of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism-Research Planning and Management	26
20	Journal of Vacation Marketing	24
21	Asia Pacific Journal of Tourism Research	22
-	Information Technology & Tourism	22
23	International Review of Sport and Exercise Psychology	21
-	Tourism Geographies	21
25	Tourism Economics	20
-	Journal of Hospitality Leisure Sport & Tourism Education	20
27	International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology	18
-	International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching	18
-	Leisure Studies	18
30	Cornell Hospitality Quarterly	16
-	European Sport Management Quarterly	16
-	Journal of Sport Management	16
-	Qualitative Research in Sport Exercise and Health	16
34	Communication & Sport	15
-	International Journal of Sports Marketing & Sponsorship	15
-	Sport Education and Society	15
37	Journal of Leisure Research	14
-	Sport Management Review	14
-	International Review for the Sociology of Sport	14
40	Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport	13
-	Leisure Sciences	13
-	Sport in Society	13
43	Sociology of Sport Journal	12
-	Journal of Applied Sport Psychology	12
-	Scandinavian Journal of Hospitality and Tourism	12
46	Journal of Sport & Social Issues	11
-	Sport Exercise and Performance Psychology	11
-	Tourist Studies	11
-	Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology	11
-	Journal of Tourism and Cultural Change	11

51	Journal of Sports Economics	9
52	Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science	8
-	Sport Psychologist	8
54	Journal of the Philosophy of Sport	7
55	International Journal of the History of Sport	4