Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism: Journal Rankings

Journal Rankings

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

(The Journal Impact Factor, or JIF, denotes the average number of citations a paper of a given journal accrues within a two-year timespan, as calculated by Clarivate Analytics' database Web of Science; note that the journal coverage here at OOIR might deviate slightly from Web of Science's. The JIFs that used to have more than one decimal point are rounded here for copyright-related reasons.)

Rank	Journal	Impact Factor 2025
1	Tourism Management	ca. 14.5
2	Journal of Sport and Health Science	ca. 13.1
3	Journal of Hospitality Marketing & Management	ca. 12.4
4	International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management	ca. 11.3
5	Journal of Travel & Tourism Marketing	ca. 11
6	Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management	ca. 10.1
7	Journal of Travel Research	ca. 9.7
8	Tourism Review	ca. 9.1
9	Information Technology & Tourism	ca. 8.6
10	Journal of Sustainable Tourism	ca. 8.4
11	International Journal of Hospitality Management	ca. 8.3
-	Tourism Management Perspectives	ca. 8.3
13	Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Technology	ca. 8.2
14	Annals of Tourism Research	ca. 8.1
15	Journal of Destination Marketing & Management	ca. 8
16	International Review of Sport and Exercise Psychology	ca. 7.4
17	Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Research	ca. 7.1
18	Tourism Geographies	ca. 6.6
19	International Journal of Tourism Research	ca. 5.9
20	Journal of Vacation Marketing	ca. 5.6
21	Asia Pacific Journal of Tourism Research	ca. 5.2
22	Current Issues in Tourism	ca. 5
23	Journal of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism-Research Planning and Management	ca. 4.9
24	Journal of Sport Management	ca. 4.6
25	Psychology of Sport and Exercise	ca. 3.9
-	Sport Management Review	ca. 3.9
27	Journal of Applied Sport Psychology	ca. 3.6
-	Journal of Hospitality Leisure Sport & Tourism Education	ca. 3.6
29	Qualitative Research in Sport Exercise and Health	ca. 3.4
-	Sport Exercise and Performance Psychology	ca. 3.4
-	Tourism Economics	ca. 3.4
32	Tourist Studies	ca. 3.3
-	Journal of Sport & Social Issues	ca. 3.3
34	International Journal of Sports Marketing & Sponsorship	ca. 3.2
-	European Sport Management Quarterly	ca. 3.2
36	Scandinavian Journal of Hospitality and Tourism	ca. 3.1
37	International Review for the Sociology of Sport	ca. 3
-	Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology	ca. 3
-	Journal of Tourism and Cultural Change	ca. 3
40	Leisure Studies	ca. 2.8
41	Sport Education and Society	ca. 2.7
-	Cornell Hospitality Quarterly	ca. 2.7
-	International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology	ca. 2.7
44	Communication & Sport	ca. 2.5
-	International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching	ca. 2.5
46	Sociology of Sport Journal	ca. 2.4
47	Journal of Leisure Research	ca. 2.3
48	Sport in Society	ca. 2.1
-	Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport	ca. 2.1
50	Leisure Sciences	ca. 1.9

51	Journal of Sports Economics	ca. 1.7
52	Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science	ca. 1.6
53	Journal of the Philosophy of Sport	ca. 1.4
54	Sport Psychologist	ca. 1.3
55	International Journal of the History of Sport	ca. 0.8