Journal profile · HOSPITALITY, LEISURE, SPORT & TOURISM
International Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Administration
ISSN 1525-6480 · eISSN 1525-6499 · Taylor & Francis
International Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Administration: CAS Zone 4 · Management (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.7 (journal website); JCR Q2 (journal website); subscription journal; APC about USD 266; median 380 days to acceptance (71 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 8% (journal website); 38 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
International Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Administration 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 Customer Service Quality and Loyalty, Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research and Digital Marketing and Social Media, together about 39.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Marketing. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The International Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Administration is an applied, international hospitality and tourism management journal designed to help practitioners and researchers stay abreast of the latest developments in the field, as well as facilitate the exchange of ideas. An exciting and challenging international forum, the journal reflects current happenings and trends in the industry. Dynamic market forces such as global competition, changing customer expectations, and new communication technology—combined with career challenges due to ongoing industry consolidation and corporate restructuring--mandate continuous learning and the sharing of ideas. The journal facilitates this need by providing essential and intelligent information about world-wide hospitality and tourism issues. The International Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Administration publishes refereed articles on best practices of hospitality and tourism management, applied research studies, and critical reviews on major issues affecting the hospitality and tourism sectors. The journal's scope includes but is not limited to: Private club management Restaurant management Beverage management Marketing management Human resource management Managing guests expectations and experiences Consumer behavior Managing cultural diversity in the workplace and consumer markets The interrelationship between hospitality and tourism Information technology Strategic alliances Security and safety Resident attitudes toward tourism and host quality of life Peer Review Policy: All articles submitted to this journal undergo a “double-anonymous” peer review by two to three referees, based on initial editor screening.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): HOSPITALITY, LEISURE, SPORT & TOURISM
Editor-in-chief JaeMin ChaPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 4, Australia 1, Singapore 1, Cyprus 1 (7 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Customer Service Quality and LoyaltyBusiness, Management and Accounting14.7%
- Diverse Aspects of Tourism ResearchSocial Sciences14.6%
- Digital Marketing and Social MediaSocial Sciences10.2%
- Consumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and IdentificationBusiness, Management and Accounting8.9%
- Job Satisfaction and Organizational BehaviorBusiness, Management and Accounting6.4%
- Consumer Retail Behavior StudiesBusiness, Management and Accounting5.4%
- Hospitality and Tourism EducationBusiness, Management and Accounting4.1%
- Technology Adoption and User BehaviourDecision Sciences4.1%
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 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism | Zone 3 |
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
- JCR Q2 · best quartile · 2025
- CiteScore Q1 · 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
CAB AbstractsPublisher website
Other: CABI, Cabells Directory of Publishing Opportunities in Management, Cambridge Scientific Abstracts, CSA, EBSCOhost Online Research Databases, Elsevier Eflow-l, FRANCIS.INIST, Institute for Tourism, JournalSeek, Links@Ovid, Lodging, Restaurant & Tourism Index, NewJour, Ovid Linksolver, Public Affairs Information Service International (PAIS), Refertivnyi Zhurnal, SwetsWise All Titles, Tourism Insight
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
- 2.7Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 3.5Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 8.6LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 8.6Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.72LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.72Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.24LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 1.24Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 57OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 411OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.52OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 3.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 1.98%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 36LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 85,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 700 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 26 | 4 | 14 |
| 2025 | 38 | 5 | 80 |
| 2024 | 40 | 7 | 272 |
| 2023 | 25 | 2 | 232 |
| 2022 | 43 | 12 | 586 |
| 2021 | 41 | 7 | 801 |
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
380 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 286 days – 571 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 11 days (71 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 398 days
- Sample
- 71 articles with submission and acceptance dates (72 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)
- 8%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 59 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 162 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 14 daysPublisher 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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | USD 266 / GBP 200 / EUR 260 | — | — |
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
International Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Administration 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 ac…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double-anonymous peer review by two to three referees, based on initial editor screening. Model summary
All articles submitted to this journal undergo a “double-anonymous” peer review by two to three referees, based on initial editor screening.
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
- 1525-6480
- Electronic ISSN
- 1525-6499
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 27, Issue 5 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Administration
What CAS zone is International Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Administration in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, International Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Administration 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 3 of Management. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of International Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Administration?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 2.7 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 8.6, h-index 57.
How long does peer review take at International Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Administration?
Based on the dates recorded on 71 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 380 days (interquartile range 286–571 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 8%. 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 JCR quartile is International Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Administration in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q2 (best quartile). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 4 of Management.
Where are the editorial board members of International Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Administration based?
Of the 7 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (4), Australia (1) and Singapore (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index International Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Administration?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, International Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Administration is indexed in ESCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists CAB Abstracts; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is International Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Administration open access, and what is the APC?
International Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Administration is a subscription journal. APC about USD 266.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .