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Best Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management journals

154 Scopus-active journals are ranked in Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management. The top 100 by CiteScore percentile are listed below — 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 93th Q1 SSCI A No
11 Journal of Travel and Tourism Marketing 14.1 93th Q1 SSCI A No
12 Information Technology and Tourism 13.9 92th Q1 SSCI A No
13 Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Technology 13.8 91th Q1 SSCI B No
14 Tourism Management Perspectives 13.7 91th 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 83th Q1 SSCI A No
27 Tourism and Hospitality Research 10.2 83th Q1 ESCI B No
28 Journal of Quality Assurance in Hospitality and Tourism 10 82th Q1 ESCI B No
29 Tourism Economics 10 81th Q1 SSCI A No
30 Applied Geography 10 81th 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 73th Q2 SSCI Yes
43 Journal of Policy Research in Tourism, Leisure and Events 7.5 72th Q2 ESCI B No
44 Sport Management Review 7.3 72th Q2 SSCI A No
45 International Journal of Tourism Research 7 71th 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 63th Q2 No
58 Leisure Studies 5.8 63th Q2 SSCI A No
59 Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Education 5.7 62th Q2 ESCI B No
60 Annals of Leisure Research 5.6 61th Q2 ESCI B No
61 Tourist Studies 5.5 61th 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 53th Q2 ESCI B No
74 Journal of Human Resources in Hospitality and Tourism 4 52th Q2 B No
75 Frontiers in Sports and Active Living 3.9 52th Q2 ESCI Yes
76 Transport Economics and Management 3.9 51th 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 43th Q3 ESCI B No
89 Tourism Analysis 3.1 43th Q3 ESCI A No
90 Tourism and Hospitality 3.1 42th Q3 Yes
91 Journal of Sport for Development 3 41th Q3 ESCI B No
92 Tourism Review International 3 41th 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

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