Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism: Journal Rankings

Journal Rankings

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

(The data are based on CrossRef. The ranking can be re-used under a CC0-license.)

(Using publications from roughly 2021-10-01 to 2025-10-01)

Rank	Journal	Papers
1	Current Issues in Tourism	1269
2	International Journal of Hospitality Management	1084
3	International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching	873
4	International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management	845
5	Psychology of Sport and Exercise	750
6	Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management	726
7	Tourism Management	700
8	Annals of Tourism Research	564
9	International Journal of Tourism Research	474
10	Journal of Travel Research	462
11	Sport in Society	456
12	Journal of Sustainable Tourism	453
13	Tourism Management Perspectives	418
14	Asia Pacific Journal of Tourism Research	409
-	International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology	409
16	Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport	401
17	Sport Education and Society	392
18	Tourism Review	387
19	Journal of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism-Research Planning and Management	384
20	International Journal of the History of Sport	383
21	Tourism Economics	382
22	Leisure Studies	375
23	Leisure Sciences	337
24	Journal of Sport and Health Science	333
25	International Review for the Sociology of Sport	305
26	Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Research	282
27	Journal of Vacation Marketing	276
28	Tourism Geographies	271
29	Communication & Sport	263
30	Journal of Destination Marketing & Management	252
31	Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Technology	232
-	Journal of Travel & Tourism Marketing	232
33	International Journal of Sports Marketing & Sponsorship	225
34	Sociology of Sport Journal	220
35	Journal of Hospitality Leisure Sport & Tourism Education	208
36	Sport Exercise and Performance Psychology	205
37	Journal of Sport Management	197
38	European Sport Management Quarterly	174
-	Journal of Hospitality Marketing & Management	174
40	Journal of Applied Sport Psychology	172
41	Journal of Sports Economics	164
42	Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology	163
43	Qualitative Research in Sport Exercise and Health	161
44	Journal of Leisure Research	157
45	Sport Management Review	143
46	Journal of Tourism and Cultural Change	136
47	Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science	135
48	Sport Psychologist	133
49	Information Technology & Tourism	131
50	Cornell Hospitality Quarterly	127

51	Journal of the Philosophy of Sport	126
52	International Review of Sport and Exercise Psychology	118
53	Journal of Sport & Social Issues	91
54	Scandinavian Journal of Hospitality and Tourism	88
55	Tourist Studies	76