Journal profile · HOSPITALITY, LEISURE, SPORT & TOURISM
Anatolia-International Journal of Tourism and Hospitality Research
ISSN 1303-2917 · eISSN 2156-6909 · Taylor & Francis
Anatolia-International Journal of Tourism and Hospitality Research: CAS Zone 4 · Management (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.5 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,250; median 225 days to acceptance (85 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 10% (journal website); 53 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Anatolia-International Journal of Tourism and Hospitality Research is published by Taylor & Francis 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, Cruise Tourism Development and Management and Digital Marketing and Social Media, together about 44.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Anatolia is a truly international tourism and hospitality research journal with considerable interest worldwide. It aims to provide an international platform for innovative studies that make a significant contribution to the understanding, practice, and education of tourism and hospitality operations. It does so through the publication of high-quality, up-to-date and timely research papers. The Journal also serves as a unique forum for the publication of case studies for instructional use in local, national and global settings. Anatolia seeks to widen the limits of tourism and hospitality research by stimulating the submission of papers from both inter- and multi-disciplinary perspectives. The Journal invites contributions related to the following subjects and their applications in tourism and hospitality: marketing; management; economics; consumer behavior; culture; methodology; sustainability; IT applications; food operations; planning and development; financial management; gender issues; ethics; entrepreneurship; education; and future trends. The Journal seeks high-quality submissions and welcomes original scientific research, reviews, research notes, case studies, conference notes, book reviews, portraits, editorials, and commentaries. Peer Review Statement: All manuscript submissions are subject to initial appraisal by the Editor, and, if found suitable for further consideration, to peer review by independent, anonymous expert referees. All peer review is double anonymized and submission is online via ScholarOne Manuscripts. Please click here to be taken to the submissions website.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): HOSPITALITY, LEISURE, SPORT & TOURISM
Editor-in-chief Nazmi KozakPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Diverse Aspects of Tourism ResearchSocial Sciences28.7%
- Cruise Tourism Development and ManagementSocial Sciences9.1%
- Digital Marketing and Social MediaSocial Sciences7.1%
- Sport and Mega-Event ImpactsSocial Sciences7%
- Hospitality and Tourism EducationBusiness, Management and Accounting6.7%
- Customer Service Quality and LoyaltyBusiness, Management and Accounting5.3%
- Consumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and IdentificationBusiness, Management and Accounting4.6%
- Tourism, Volunteerism, and DevelopmentSocial Sciences4.4%
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.
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- CiteScore Q2 · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EmbasePublisher website
Other: EBSCO, Anbar International Management Database, Articles in Hospitality and Tourism, BUBL Information Service, Cambridge Scientific Abstracts, GEOBASE, BIOBASE, GEO Abstracts, EBSCO Hospitality & Tourism Index, Leisure, Recreation and Tourism Abstracts, CAB International, New Zealand Bibliographic Database, Sport Information Resource Centre, Social Planning, Policy and Development Abstracts
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.5Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.9Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 4Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.43LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.43Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.76LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.76Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 62OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 520OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.81OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 6.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 6.43%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 48LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 94,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,519 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 44 | 5 | 5 |
| 2025 | 53 | 9 | 94 |
| 2024 | 55 | 10 | 176 |
| 2023 | 52 | 16 | 296 |
| 2022 | 79 | 17 | 537 |
| 2021 | 88 | 13 | 974 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
225 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 160 days – 315 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 8 days (85 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 234 days
- Sample
- 85 articles with submission and acceptance dates (115 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 10%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 8 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 75 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 9 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | USD 3,250 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Article types accepted9
- book reviewswelcomes original scientific research, reviews, research notes, case studies, conference notes, book reviews, portraits, editorials, and commentariesLength not stated
- case studieswelcomes original scientific research, reviews, research notes, case studies, conference notes, book reviews, portraits, editorials, and commentariesLength not stated
- commentarieswelcomes original scientific research, reviews, research notes, case studies, conference notes, book reviews, portraits, editorials, and commentariesLength not stated
- conference noteswelcomes original scientific research, reviews, research notes, case studies, conference notes, book reviews, portraits, editorials, and commentariesLength not stated
- editorialswelcomes original scientific research, reviews, research notes, case studies, conference notes, book reviews, portraits, editorials, and commentariesLength not stated
- original scientific researchwelcomes original scientific research, reviews, research notes, case studies, conference notes, book reviews, portraits, editorials, and commentariesLength not stated
- portraitswelcomes original scientific research, reviews, research notes, case studies, conference notes, book reviews, portraits, editorials, and commentariesLength not stated
- research noteswelcomes original scientific research, reviews, research notes, case studies, conference notes, book reviews, portraits, editorials, and commentariesLength not stated
- reviewswelcomes original scientific research, reviews, research notes, case studies, conference notes, book reviews, portraits, editorials, and commentariesLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Anatolia is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Model summary
Anatolia is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the discoverability and readership of …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
All manuscript submissions are subject to initial appraisal by the Editor, and, if found suitable for further consideration, to peer review by independent, anonymous expert referees. All peer review is double anonymized and submission is online via ScholarOne Manuscripts. Model summary
All manuscript submissions are subject to initial appraisal by the Editor, and, if found suitable for further consideration, to peer review by independent, anonymous expert referees. All peer review is double anonymized and submission is online via ScholarOne Manuscripts.
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis
- ISSN
- 1303-2917
- Electronic ISSN
- 2156-6909
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 37, Issue 3 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Anatolia-International Journal of Tourism and Hospitality Research
What CAS zone is Anatolia-International Journal of Tourism and Hospitality Research in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Anatolia-International Journal of Tourism and Hospitality Research 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.
What is the impact factor of Anatolia-International Journal of Tourism and Hospitality Research?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 1.5 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 4, h-index 62.
How long does peer review take at Anatolia-International Journal of Tourism and Hospitality Research?
Based on the dates recorded on 85 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 225 days (interquartile range 160–315 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 10%. 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 Anatolia-International Journal of Tourism and Hospitality Research?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Anatolia-International Journal of Tourism and Hospitality Research is indexed in ESCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Embase; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Anatolia-International Journal of Tourism and Hospitality Research open access, and what is the APC?
Anatolia-International Journal of Tourism and Hospitality Research is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,250.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .