Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism: Journal Rankings

Journal Rankings

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

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

(Using publications from roughly 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01)

Rank	Journal	Median citations
1	Tourism Management	14
2	International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management	11
3	Journal of Hospitality Marketing & Management	10
4	Journal of Sport and Health Science	9
-	Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management	9
-	Journal of Travel & Tourism Marketing	9
7	Tourism Review	7
-	International Review of Sport and Exercise Psychology	7
9	Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Technology	6
-	Journal of Travel Research	6
-	Tourism Management Perspectives	6
-	Annals of Tourism Research	6
-	International Journal of Hospitality Management	6
-	Journal of Sustainable Tourism	6
15	Journal of Destination Marketing & Management	5
16	European Sport Management Quarterly	4
-	Information Technology & Tourism	4
-	Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Research	4
-	Journal of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism-Research Planning and Management	4
20	Tourism Economics	3
-	Asia Pacific Journal of Tourism Research	3
-	Journal of Sport Management	3
-	Journal of Vacation Marketing	3
-	Psychology of Sport and Exercise	3
-	Sport Management Review	3
-	Tourism Geographies	3
-	Current Issues in Tourism	3
-	Journal of Hospitality Leisure Sport & Tourism Education	3
-	Qualitative Research in Sport Exercise and Health	3
-	Scandinavian Journal of Hospitality and Tourism	3
31	International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology	2
-	International Journal of Tourism Research	2
-	Journal of Leisure Research	2
-	Leisure Studies	2
-	Tourist Studies	2
-	International Journal of Sports Marketing & Sponsorship	2
-	Journal of Applied Sport Psychology	2
-	Journal of Sports Economics	2
-	Sport Education and Society	2
40	Cornell Hospitality Quarterly	1
-	International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching	1
-	Journal of Sport & Social Issues	1
-	Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport	1
-	Sociology of Sport Journal	1
-	Communication & Sport	1
-	International Review for the Sociology of Sport	1
-	Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology	1
-	Leisure Sciences	1
-	Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science	1
-	Sport in Society	1

-	Sport Psychologist	1
52	Journal of the Philosophy of Sport	0
-	Sport Exercise and Performance Psychology	0
-	International Journal of the History of Sport	0
-	Journal of Tourism and Cultural Change	0