Journal profile · HOSPITALITY, LEISURE, SPORT & TOURISM
Information Technology & Tourism
ISSN 1098-3058 · eISSN 1943-4294 · Springer Nature · 4 issues per year
Information Technology & Tourism: CAS Zone 2 · Management (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 8.73; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,590; median 210 days to acceptance (109 articles, last 24 months); 52 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Information Technology & Tourism is published by Springer Nature and is in Zone 2 of Management in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Digital Marketing and Social Media, Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research and Technology Adoption and User Behaviour, together about 53.7% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Information Technology & Tourism (JITT) is the first interdisciplinary scientific journal focusing on the role of information technology in tourism, travel and hospitality. Digital systems and digital ecosystems have a transformative impact on these industries, while the industries themselves influence IT developments through their presence in the digital marketplace. The journal presents and discusses advancements in tools, technologies, and methodologies that enhance the design and the deployment of digital systems in tourism, travel, and hospitality. JITT aims to contribute to the development of theory and research in this increasingly important field. As an interdisciplinary journal, it supports both industry-oriented and academic research. JITT features empirical case studies and technical-theoretical papers that provide insights into tourism, travel and hospitality from an IT perspective, as well as exploring IT applications in these fields. The journal publishes research papers, state-of-the-art reviews, case studies illustrating proof of concepts or industrial applications of innovative technologies, book reviews by experts in IT and tourism, viewpoints on emerging or critical topics, and brief reports with a concise description of new research or adding new data to previous ones. All manuscripts are double-blind peer reviewed. To be published in JITT, a paper must make a substantive contribution to the understanding of the nature and role of IT within the tourism, travel and hospitality sectors.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): HOSPITALITY, LEISURE, SPORT & TOURISM
Editor-in-chief Matthias FuchsPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 3 in mainland China (about 4%); most named United States 12, Italy 10, Austria 10, Spain 9, United Kingdom 5 (78 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Digital Marketing and Social MediaSocial Sciences29.5%
- Diverse Aspects of Tourism ResearchSocial Sciences15.6%
- Technology Adoption and User BehaviourDecision Sciences8.7%
- Sharing Economy and PlatformsBusiness, Management and Accounting7.1%
- Customer Service Quality and LoyaltyBusiness, Management and Accounting4.2%
- Human Mobility and Location-Based AnalysisSocial Sciences3.3%
- Virtual Reality Applications and ImpactsComputer Science3.2%
- Consumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and IdentificationBusiness, Management and Accounting3.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Management Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Management Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Management Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
SCIECAB AbstractsDBLPCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, Naver, OCLC, Portico, CLOCKSS, RePEc
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
- 8.73LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 8.6Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 11.2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 13.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.88LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.21LetPub ·
- h-index
- 69OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 385OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 4.95OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 4.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 43.14%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 51LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 259,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 651 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 60 | 22 | 25 |
| 2025 | 52 | 28 | 430 |
| 2024 | 20 | 7 | 198 |
| 2023 | 40 | 17 | 1,206 |
| 2022 | 24 | 18 | 1,014 |
| 2021 | 24 | 16 | 914 |
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
210 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 156 days – 296 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 17 days (109 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 230 days
- Sample
- 109 articles with submission and acceptance dates (107 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
- Submission to first decision
- 17 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,590 / EUR 2,890 / GBP 2,590 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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)
Open calls for papers2, by deadline
Publisher websiteWhat to prepare5 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 150–250 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 4
- Reference style
- Author–date
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
Article types accepted1
- editorialDouble-blind peer review This journal follows a double-blind reviewing procedure. This means that the author will remain anonymous to the reviewers throughout p…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- AI use Generative AI Images
Please check Springer’s policy on generative AI images and make sure your work adheres to the principles described therein. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Authorship principles
Manuscript length limit Model summary
These guidelines describe authorship principles and good authorship practices to which prospective authors should adhere to. Authorship clarified The Journal and Publisher assume all authors agreed with the content and that all gave explicit consent to submit and that they obtained consent from the responsible authorities at the institute/organization where the work has been carried out, before th…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Competing Interests
Authors are requested to disclose interests that are directly or indirectly related to the work submitted for publication. Interests within the last 3 years of beginning the work (conducting the research and preparing the work for submission) should be reported. Interests outside the 3-year time frame must be disclosed if they could reasonably be perceived as influencing the submitted work. Disclo…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data availability statements
Data availability statement Model summary
All original research must include a data availability statement. This statement should explain how to access data supporting the results and analysis in the article, including links/citations to publicly archived datasets analysed or generated during the study. Please see our full policy here. If it is not possible to share research data publicly, for instance when individual privacy could be com…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Compliance with Ethical Standards
To ensure objectivity and transparency in research and to ensure that accepted principles of ethical and professional conduct have been followed, authors should include information regarding sources of funding, potential conflicts of interest (financial or non-financial), informed consent if the research involved human participants, and a statement on welfare of animals if the research involved an…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
Open Choice articles do not require transfer of copyright as the copyright remains with the author. In opting for open access, the author(s) agree to publish the article under a Creative Commons license. Details of the OA licences offered to authors can be found on the individual journal website, in the journal's How to publish with us guide. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access publishing
To find out more about publishing your work Open Access in Information Technology & Tourism, including information on fees, funding and licences, visit our Open access publishing page. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Double-blind peer review
Double-blind peer review Model summary
This journal follows a double-blind reviewing procedure. This means that the author will remain anonymous to the reviewers throughout peer review. It is the responsibility of the author to anonymize the manuscript and any associated materials. Author names, affiliations and any other potentially identifying information should be removed from the manuscript text and any accompanying files (such as …
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
- Springer Nature
- Frequency
- 4 issues per year
- ISSN
- 1098-3058
- Electronic ISSN
- 1943-4294
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Information Technology & Tourism
What CAS zone is Information Technology & Tourism in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Information Technology & Tourism is in Zone 2 of Management, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 of Management. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Information Technology & Tourism?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 8.73; CiteScore 13.9, h-index 69.
How long does peer review take at Information Technology & Tourism?
Based on the dates recorded on 109 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 210 days (interquartile range 156–296 days). 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Information Technology & Tourism?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 150–250 words; Keywords: ≥ 4; Reference style: Author–date; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Suggested reviewers: Optional. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Information Technology & Tourism based?
Of the 78 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 3 (about 4%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (12), Italy (10) and Austria (10). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Information Technology & Tourism?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Information Technology & Tourism is indexed in SSCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists SCIE, CAB Abstracts, DBLP and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Information Technology & Tourism open access, and what is the APC?
Information Technology & Tourism is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,590.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website; 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: .