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Best Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management journals

154 Scopus-active journals are ranked in Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management. All are listed below, ranked by CiteScore percentile — 39 of them sit in quartile Q1. Every title links to a full profile with Scopus, Web of Science, ABDC, DOAJ and open-access details.

# Journal CiteScore Percentile Quartile WoS ABDC OA
1 Journal of Hospitality Marketing and Management 25.6 99th Q1 SSCI A No
2 Tourism Management 24.3 99th Q1 SSCI A* No
3 Journal of Service Management 24.1 98th Q1 SSCI A No
4 Journal of Tourism Futures 23.1 97th Q1 ESCI B Yes
5 Journal of Sustainable Tourism 22.8 97th Q1 SSCI A* No
6 Journal of Travel Research 22.7 96th Q1 SSCI A* No
7 International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management 22.1 95th Q1 SSCI A No
8 Tourism Review 18.8 95th Q1 SSCI A No
9 Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management 14.6 94th Q1 SSCI A* No
10 Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Research 14.3 93rd Q1 SSCI A No
11 Journal of Travel and Tourism Marketing 14.1 93rd Q1 SSCI A No
12 Information Technology and Tourism 13.9 92nd Q1 SSCI A No
13 Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Technology 13.8 91st Q1 SSCI B No
14 Tourism Management Perspectives 13.7 91st Q1 SSCI A* No
15 Current Issues in Tourism 13.7 90th Q1 SSCI A No
16 Journal of Vacation Marketing 13.7 90th Q1 SSCI A No
17 Journal of Destination Marketing and Management 13.5 89th Q1 SSCI A No
18 International Journal of Hospitality Management 13.3 88th Q1 SSCI A* No
19 International Journal of Retail and Distribution Management 11.9 88th Q1 SSCI A No
20 Annals of Tourism Research 11.9 87th Q1 SSCI A* No
21 Tourism Geographies 11.7 86th Q1 SSCI A No
22 Cities 11.5 86th Q1 SSCI – No
23 Tourism Recreation Research 11.3 85th Q1 ESCI A No
24 European Journal of Management and Business Economics 11.2 84th Q1 ESCI B Yes
25 Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Insights 11.2 84th Q1 ESCI B No
26 European Sport Management Quarterly 10.6 83rd Q1 SSCI A No
27 Tourism and Hospitality Research 10.2 83rd Q1 ESCI B No
28 Journal of Quality Assurance in Hospitality and Tourism 10 82nd Q1 ESCI B No
29 Tourism Economics 10 81st Q1 SSCI A No
30 Applied Geography 10 81st Q1 SSCI – No
31 Journal of Hospitality, Leisure, Sport and Tourism Education 9.4 80th Q1 SSCI B No
32 Tourism Planning and Development 8.8 79th Q1 ESCI A No
33 Research in Transportation Business and Management 8.7 79th Q1 SSCI B No
34 International Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Administration 8.6 78th Q1 ESCI B No
35 International Journal of Tourism Cities 8.6 77th Q1 ESCI B No
36 Cornell Hospitality Quarterly 8.5 77th Q1 SSCI A No
37 Annals of Tourism Research Empirical Insights 8.4 76th Q1 ESCI B Yes
38 Journal of Ecotourism 8.4 75th Q1 ESCI B No
39 Journal of Tourism and Services 8.4 75th Q1 ESCI C No
40 Journal of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism 8.2 74th Q2 SSCI B No
41 Journal of Heritage Tourism 8.1 74th Q2 ESCI B No
42 European Journal of Futures Research 8.1 73rd Q2 SSCI – Yes
43 Journal of Policy Research in Tourism, Leisure and Events 7.5 72nd Q2 ESCI B No
44 Sport Management Review 7.3 72nd Q2 SSCI A No
45 International Journal of Tourism Research 7 71st Q2 SSCI A No
46 Scandinavian Journal of Hospitality and Tourism 7 70th Q2 SSCI A No
47 European Journal of Tourism Research 6.9 70th Q2 ESCI C Yes
48 Consumer Behavior in Tourism and Hospitality 6.7 69th Q2 – B No
49 Journal of Global Sport Management 6.5 68th Q2 ESCI C No
50 Journal of Tourism and Cultural Change 6.4 68th Q2 SSCI B No
51 Tourism and Management Studies 6.3 67th Q2 ESCI C Yes
52 Leisure Sciences 6.3 66th Q2 SSCI A No
53 Journal of Entrepreneurship, Management and Innovation 6.3 66th Q2 ESCI – Yes
54 Sports Coaching Review 6.2 65th Q2 ESCI – No
55 Asia Pacific Journal of Tourism Research 6.1 65th Q2 SSCI A No
56 Managing Sport and Leisure 6 64th Q2 ESCI B No
57 Tourism on the Verge 5.9 63rd Q2 – – No
58 Leisure Studies 5.8 63rd Q2 SSCI A No
59 Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Education 5.7 62nd Q2 ESCI B No
60 Annals of Leisure Research 5.6 61st Q2 ESCI B No
61 Tourist Studies 5.5 61st Q2 SSCI B No
62 Worldwide Hospitality and Tourism Themes 5.5 60th Q2 ESCI C No
63 International Journal of Spa and Wellness 5.3 59th Q2 – C No
64 Journal of China Tourism Research 5.3 58th Q2 ESCI B No
65 Journal of Leisure Research 5.3 58th Q2 SSCI A No
66 Journal of Place Management and Development 5.2 58th Q2 ESCI C No
67 International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics 5.1 57th Q2 ESCI C No
68 International Journal of Heritage Studies 4.7 56th Q2 AHCI, SSCI B No
69 Journal of Sport and Tourism 4.6 56th Q2 – B No
70 Journal of Tourism, Heritage and Services Marketing 4.6 55th Q2 – C Yes
71 World Leisure Journal 4.6 54th Q2 ESCI B No
72 Museum Management and Curatorship 4.3 54th Q2 AHCI – No
73 International Journal of Sport Communication 4.2 53rd Q2 ESCI B No
74 Journal of Human Resources in Hospitality and Tourism 4 52nd Q2 – B No
75 Frontiers in Sports and Active Living 3.9 52nd Q2 ESCI – Yes
76 Transport Economics and Management 3.9 51st Q2 – – Yes
77 Space and Culture 3.9 50th Q2 AHCI, SSCI – No
78 Journal of Convention and Event Tourism 3.7 50th Q2 ESCI B No
79 Sport, Business and Management: An International Journal 3.7 49th Q3 ESCI B No
80 Event Management 3.6 49th Q3 ESCI A No
81 Geojournal of Tourism and Geosites 3.5 48th Q3 – – Yes
82 Tourism 3.5 47th Q3 ESCI B No
83 Organizacija 3.5 47th Q3 ESCI – Yes
84 Visitor Studies 3.4 46th Q3 ESCI A No
85 Journal of Teaching in Travel and Tourism 3.3 45th Q3 ESCI B No
86 Tourism and Hospitality Management 3.3 45th Q3 ESCI C Yes
87 Sport Marketing Quarterly 3.1 44th Q3 SSCI B No
88 Property Management 3.1 43rd Q3 ESCI B No
89 Tourism Analysis 3.1 43rd Q3 ESCI A No
90 Tourism and Hospitality 3.1 42nd Q3 – – Yes
91 Journal of Sport for Development 3 41st Q3 ESCI B No
92 Tourism Review International 3 41st Q3 ESCI C No
93 Geographica Pannonica 2.9 40th Q3 ESCI – Yes
94 New Space 2.9 40th Q3 ESCI – No
95 Advances in Hospitality and Tourism Research 2.9 39th Q3 ESCI – No
96 Journal of Islamic Economic Laws 2.9 38th Q3 – – Yes
97 International Studies in Entrepreneurship 2.8 38th Q3 – – No
98 International Journal of Tourism Anthropology 2.8 37th Q3 – – No
99 Sport Management Education Journal 2.8 36th Q3 ESCI C No
100 African Journal of Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure 2.7 36th Q3 – – Yes
101 Journal of Tourism Theory and Research 2.7 35th Q3 – – No
102 Physical Culture and Sport, Studies and Research 2.7 34th Q3 ESCI – Yes
103 Rural Society 2.6 34th Q3 ESCI – No
104 Leisure/ Loisir 2.6 33rd Q3 – B No
105 SN Business and Economics 2.5 33rd Q3 – – No
106 Investigaciones Turisticas 2.5 32nd Q3 ESCI – Yes
107 Journal of Smart Tourism 2.4 31st Q3 – – No
108 Recreational Sports Journal 2.2 31st Q3 ESCI – No
109 Journal of Tourism and Development 2.2 30th Q3 – C No
110 Enlightening Tourism 2.1 29th Q3 – – Yes
111 Asia-Pacific Journal of Innovation in Hospitality and Tourism 2 29th Q3 – – No
112 Research in Hospitality Management 2 28th Q3 – C Yes
113 International Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Systems 1.9 27th Q3 – – No
114 World Journal of Entrepreneurship, Management and Sustainable Development 1.9 27th Q3 ESCI – No
115 Turyzm/Tourism 1.9 26th Q3 – – Yes
116 Tourism, Culture and Communication 1.9 25th Q3 ESCI C No
117 Geographies of Tourism and Global Change 1.9 25th Q3 – – No
118 Revista de Artes Marciales Asiaticas 1.9 24th Q4 ESCI – Yes
119 International Journal of Tourism Policy 1.8 24th Q4 – C No
120 Academica Turistica 1.8 23rd Q4 – – No
121 International Journal of Religious Tourism and Pilgrimage 1.8 22nd Q4 – – Yes
122 SCHOLE: A Journal of Leisure Studies and Recreation Education 1.8 22nd Q4 – – No
123 Hospitality and Society 1.7 21st Q4 ESCI C No
124 Journal of Park and Recreation Administration 1.7 20th Q4 ESCI B No
125 DETUROPE 1.7 20th Q4 ESCI – Yes
126 Journal of Interpretation Research 1.7 19th Q4 – – No
127 Sport Mont 1.6 18th Q4 – – Yes
128 Tourism, Hospitality and Event Management 1.6 18th Q4 – – No
129 PASOS Revista de Turismo y Patrimonio Cultural 1.4 16th Q4 ESCI C Yes
130 International Journal of Services, Economics and Management 1.4 16th Q4 – – No
131 Polish Journal of Sport and Tourism 1.3 15th Q4 – – No
132 Cuadernos de Turismo 1.2 15th Q4 ESCI – Yes
133 Tourism in Marine Environments 1.2 14th Q4 – C No
134 Journal of Tourism Analysis 1.1 13th Q4 – – Yes
135 Tourism Social Science Series 1.1 13th Q4 – – No
136 Revista Brasileira de Pesquisa em Turismo 1 12th Q4 ESCI – Yes
137 Acta Turistica 1 11th Q4 ESCI C No
138 Journal of Tourism History 1 11th Q4 ESCI C No
139 Sport i Turystyka 1 10th Q4 – – Yes
140 Perspectives on Asian Tourism 0.9 9th Q4 – – No
141 Jurnal Kajian Bali 0.8 9th Q4 – – Yes
142 Central European Journal of Sport Sciences and Medicine 0.8 8th Q4 – – Yes
143 Advances in Culture, Tourism and Hospitality Research 0.7 8th Q4 – – Yes
144 Studia Sportiva 0.7 7th Q4 – – No
145 Journal of Applied Sport Management 0.6 6th Q4 ESCI C No
146 Turismo y Sociedad 0.6 6th Q4 ESCI – Yes
147 Advances in Hospitality and Leisure 0.5 5th Q4 – C No
148 Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Cases 0.5 4th Q4 – C No
149 Revista de Gestion Publica 0.4 4th Q4 ESCI – No
150 Atelie Geografico 0.4 3rd Q4 ESCI – Yes
151 Capitale Culturale 0.3 2nd Q4 ESCI – Yes
152 Journal of Global Tourism Research 0.3 2nd Q4 – – No
153 Bridging Tourism Theory and Practice 0.2 1st Q4 – – No
154 Hotel Management 0 0th Q4 – – No

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