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International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management
ISSN 0959-6119 · eISSN 1757-1049 · Emerald
International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management: CAS Zone 1 · Management (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 11.24; subscription journal; 185 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management is published by Emerald and is in Zone 1 of Management in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Customer Service Quality and Loyalty, Digital Marketing and Social Media and Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research, together about 34.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Marketing. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Customer Service Quality and LoyaltyBusiness, Management and Accounting13.5%
- Digital Marketing and Social MediaSocial Sciences11.2%
- Diverse Aspects of Tourism ResearchSocial Sciences9.9%
- Job Satisfaction and Organizational BehaviorBusiness, Management and Accounting7.8%
- Consumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and IdentificationBusiness, Management and Accounting7.1%
- Hospitality and Tourism EducationBusiness, Management and Accounting7%
- Sharing Economy and PlatformsBusiness, Management and Accounting4.6%
- Consumer Retail Behavior StudiesBusiness, Management and Accounting4.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Management Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Management | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Management Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Management | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Management Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Management | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
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
- Impact factor
- 11.24LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 22.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 3.12LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.82LetPub ·
- h-index
- 187OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2,812OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 12.17OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 15%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 3.36%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 180LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,638 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 163 | 25 | 183 |
| 2025 | 185 | 40 | 1,834 |
| 2024 | 148 | 40 | 4,019 |
| 2023 | 217 | 61 | 7,713 |
| 2022 | 277 | 74 | 14,434 |
| 2021 | 234 | 77 | 14,732 |
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.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- Emerald
- ISSN
- 0959-6119
- Electronic ISSN
- 1757-1049
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management
What CAS zone is International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management is in Zone 1 of Management, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Management / Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism; it is a Top journal. 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 International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 11.24; CiteScore 22.1, h-index 187.
Which databases index International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management open access, and what is the APC?
International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .