Journal profile · HOSPITALITY, LEISURE, SPORT & TOURISM
Advances in Hospitality and Tourism Research-AHTR
ISSN 2147-9100 · eISSN 2148-7316 · Akdeniz University Tourism Faculty · Turkey
Advances in Hospitality and Tourism Research-AHTR: CAS Zone 4 · Management (2025 upgraded edition); fully open access; no APC; review about 25 weeks (community reports); 31 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Advances in Hospitality and Tourism Research-AHTR is published by Akdeniz University Tourism Faculty and is in Zone 4 of Management in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research, Digital Marketing and Social Media and Customer Service Quality and Loyalty, together about 44.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): HOSPITALITY, LEISURE, SPORT & TOURISM
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Diverse Aspects of Tourism ResearchSocial Sciences23.2%
- Digital Marketing and Social MediaSocial Sciences12.1%
- Customer Service Quality and LoyaltyBusiness, Management and Accounting9.5%
- Consumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and IdentificationBusiness, Management and Accounting7.7%
- Culinary Culture and TourismAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.6%
- Sport and Mega-Event ImpactsSocial Sciences3.7%
- Recreation, Leisure, Wilderness ManagementPsychology3.7%
- Cruise Tourism Development and ManagementSocial Sciences3.5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Management Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Management Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.32LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.57LetPub ·
- h-index
- 19OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 54OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.43OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 26LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 197 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 19 | 19 | 1 |
| 2025 | 31 | 31 | 27 |
| 2024 | 18 | 18 | 69 |
| 2023 | 14 | 14 | 75 |
| 2022 | 35 | 35 | 228 |
| 2021 | 27 | 27 | 417 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 25 weeksLetPub ·
- Peer review
- Double blind peer reviewLetPub
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Akdeniz University Tourism Faculty
- Country or region
- Turkey
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2147-9100
- Electronic ISSN
- 2148-7316
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Advances in Hospitality and Tourism Research-AHTR
What CAS zone is Advances in Hospitality and Tourism Research-AHTR in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Advances in Hospitality and Tourism Research-AHTR is in Zone 4 of Management, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Management. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at Advances in Hospitality and Tourism Research-AHTR?
Authors report an average review time of about 25 weeks. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Which databases index Advances in Hospitality and Tourism Research-AHTR?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Advances in Hospitality and Tourism Research-AHTR is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Advances in Hospitality and Tourism Research-AHTR open access, and what is the APC?
Advances in Hospitality and Tourism Research-AHTR is a fully open-access journal. It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-26). Last updated: .