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 2022-07-01 to 2026-07-01)

Rank	Journal	H4-Index
1	Tourism Management	63
2	International Journal of Hospitality Management	56
3	International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management	55
4	Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management	49
5	Journal of Sport and Health Science	41
6	Tourism Review	39
7	Annals of Tourism Research	38
-	Journal of Travel Research	38
9	Current Issues in Tourism	36
10	Tourism Management Perspectives	35
-	Journal of Sustainable Tourism	35
12	Journal of Travel & Tourism Marketing	33
13	Journal of Hospitality Marketing & Management	31
14	Journal of Destination Marketing & Management	29
15	Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Research	27
-	International Journal of Tourism Research	27
-	Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Technology	27
-	Psychology of Sport and Exercise	27
19	Journal of Vacation Marketing	24
20	Tourism Geographies	23
-	Journal of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism-Research Planning and Management	23
-	Asia Pacific Journal of Tourism Research	23
23	Information Technology & Tourism	22
24	International Review of Sport and Exercise Psychology	21
25	Tourism Economics	19
26	International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology	18
-	International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching	18
28	European Sport Management Quarterly	17
-	Leisure Studies	17
30	Qualitative Research in Sport Exercise and Health	16
31	Communication & Sport	15
-	International Journal of Sports Marketing & Sponsorship	15
-	Journal of Hospitality Leisure Sport & Tourism Education	15
-	Sport Management Review	15
-	Journal of Sport Management	15
36	Leisure Sciences	14
-	Sport in Society	14
-	Cornell Hospitality Quarterly	14
39	International Review for the Sociology of Sport	13
-	Journal of Applied Sport Psychology	13
-	Scandinavian Journal of Hospitality and Tourism	13
-	Sport Education and Society	13
-	Journal of Leisure Research	13
44	Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport	12
-	Sociology of Sport Journal	12
46	Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology	11
-	Journal of Tourism and Cultural Change	11
-	Sport Exercise and Performance Psychology	11
49	Tourist Studies	10
-	Journal of Sport & Social Issues	10

51	Journal of Sports Economics	9
52	Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science	8
-	Journal of the Philosophy of Sport	8
54	Sport Psychologist	7
55	International Journal of the History of Sport	5