Journal profile · HOSPITALITY, LEISURE, SPORT & TOURISM
International Journal of Tourism Cities
ISSN 2056-5607 · eISSN 2056-5615 · Emerald
International Journal of Tourism Cities: CAS Zone 3 · Management (2025 upgraded edition); hybrid open access; median 107 days to acceptance (85 articles, last 24 months); 31 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
The latest issue on the journal's website is from November 2024 (Volume 10, Issue 4): the journal may have stopped publishing or moved platform in the last two years. Check its website before submitting.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
International Journal of Tourism Cities is published by Emerald and is in Zone 3 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, Digital Marketing and Social Media and Sport and Mega-Event Impacts, together about 48.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The International Journal of Tourism Cities is the only academic journal exclusively dedicated to urban tourism research. A peer-reviewed journal, the International Journal of Tourism Cities provides an international forum for the study of urban tourism and tourism cities. The journal aims to be inter-disciplinary in its appreciation of tourism cities and tourism in urban areas.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): HOSPITALITY, LEISURE, SPORT & TOURISM
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Diverse Aspects of Tourism ResearchSocial Sciences32.8%
- Digital Marketing and Social MediaSocial Sciences9.5%
- Sport and Mega-Event ImpactsSocial Sciences6.6%
- Cruise Tourism Development and ManagementSocial Sciences6.6%
- Sharing Economy and PlatformsBusiness, Management and Accounting5%
- Religious Tourism and SpacesSocial Sciences4.8%
- Customer Service Quality and LoyaltyBusiness, Management and Accounting4.2%
- Consumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and IdentificationBusiness, Management and Accounting3.7%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Management Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 3 |
| 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.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 8.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.59LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.4LetPub ·
- h-index
- 50OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 315OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 4.45OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 2.9%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 7.27%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 30LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 633 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 93 | 15 | 33 |
| 2025 | 31 | 5 | 72 |
| 2024 | 73 | 20 | 771 |
| 2023 | 72 | 17 | 927 |
| 2022 | 56 | 13 | 781 |
| 2021 | 67 | 12 | 1,585 |
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
107 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 78 days – 189 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 14 days (85 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 126 days
- Sample
- 85 articles with submission and acceptance dates (142 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".
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.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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 accepted1, with length limits
- case studyCase Study — up to 8000 wordsmain text ≤ 8,000 words
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access option
You can choose to publish your article open access in this journal by indicating on the editorial system when you submit your paper. View author guidelines
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review type
This journal operates a peer review process. Please see the Author Guidelines for full details.
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
- ISSN
- 2056-5607
- Electronic ISSN
- 2056-5615
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 10, Issue 4 (November 2024)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Tourism Cities
What CAS zone is International Journal of Tourism Cities in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, International Journal of Tourism Cities is in Zone 3 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.
How long does peer review take at International Journal of Tourism Cities?
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 107 days (interquartile range 78–189 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.
Which databases index International Journal of Tourism Cities?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, International Journal of Tourism Cities is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is International Journal of Tourism Cities open access, and what is the APC?
International Journal of Tourism Cities is a hybrid journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
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: .