Journal profile
International Hospitality Review
ISSN 2516-8142 · Emerald Publishing · United Kingdom
International Hospitality Review: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 14 weeks (community reports); acceptance rate 35.1% (journal website); 24 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
International Hospitality Review is published by Emerald Publishing. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research, Customer Service Quality and Loyalty and Hospitality and Tourism Education, together about 41.1% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
International Hospitality Review is an academic, peer-reviewed journal focused on the exchange of ideas between academics and industry leaders on both theoretical and applied concepts in the field of international hospitality.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Lisa CainPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Diverse Aspects of Tourism ResearchSocial Sciences20.9%
- Customer Service Quality and LoyaltyBusiness, Management and Accounting10.3%
- Hospitality and Tourism EducationBusiness, Management and Accounting9.8%
- Job Satisfaction and Organizational BehaviorBusiness, Management and Accounting6.5%
- Digital Marketing and Social MediaSocial Sciences5.7%
- AI in Service InteractionsComputer Science5.7%
- COVID-19 Pandemic ImpactsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance3.9%
- Employee Performance and ManagementSocial Sciences3.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
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
- h-index
- 27OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 80OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.35OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 179,113Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 200 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 21 | 21 | 368 |
| 2025 | 24 | 24 | 580 |
| 2024 | 21 | 21 | 674 |
| 2023 | 26 | 26 | 609 |
| 2022 | 12 | 12 | 390 |
| 2021 | 51 | 51 | 194 |
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 14 weeksLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 35.1%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 68.6 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 36 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 14 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
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 accepted5, with length limits
- book reviewResearch Paper — up to 9900 words Practitioner Paper — up to 2000 words Interview Editorial — up to 3000 words Book Review — up to 1500 words Please see the art…main text ≤ 1,500 words
- editorialResearch Paper — up to 9900 words Practitioner Paper — up to 2000 words Interview Editorial — up to 3000 words Book Review — up to 1500 words Please see the art…main text ≤ 3,000 words
- interview editorialInterview Editorial — up to 3000 wordsmain text ≤ 3,000 words
- practitioner paperPractitioner Paper — up to 2000 wordsmain text ≤ 2,000 words
- research paperResearch Paper — up to 9900 words Practitioner Paper — up to 2000 words Interview Editorial — up to 3000 words Book Review — up to 1500 words Please see the art…main text ≤ 9,900 words
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Open access, Peer review
- AI use Managers' perceptions on Generative AI-based services' role in SME's hotels
Social media effectiveness for micro-destination marketing organizations: a case study of Vermilion, Ohio, USA
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access options
This is a diamond open access journal. No article processing charges (APCs) are required. Read more about our open access options.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review type
Double anonymous peer review; all submissions sent to at least 2 independent and anonymous reviewers. Model summary
Double anonymous peer review. All submissions are sent to at least 2 independent and anonymous reviewers.
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
- Emerald Publishing
- Country or region
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2516-8142
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 39, Issue 2 (September 2025)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about International Hospitality Review
How long does peer review take at International Hospitality Review?
Authors report an average review time of about 14 weeks; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 35.1%. 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 International Hospitality Review?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, International Hospitality Review is indexed in DOAJ.
Is International Hospitality Review open access, and what is the APC?
International Hospitality Review is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex, DOAJ; 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: .