Journal profile · HOSPITALITY, LEISURE, SPORT & TOURISM
Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Insights
ISSN 2514-9792 · eISSN 2514-9806 · Emerald
Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Insights: CAS Zone 3 · Management (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 4.8 (journal website); subscription journal; APC charged, amount not published; review about 27 days (submission to first decision, publisher); acceptance rate 22.8% (journal website); 222 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Insights 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 Customer Service Quality and Loyalty, together about 41.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Marketing and Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Insights aims to enhance the ongoing conversation among hospitality and tourism practitioners, academics and professionals. The journal publishes contemporary research in hospitality and tourism.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): HOSPITALITY, LEISURE, SPORT & TOURISM
Editor-in-chief Fevzi OkumusPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 1%); most named United States 42, Türkiye 14, United Kingdom 10, Australia 10, Hong Kong, China 8 (130 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Diverse Aspects of Tourism ResearchSocial Sciences17%
- Digital Marketing and Social MediaSocial Sciences15%
- Customer Service Quality and LoyaltyBusiness, Management and Accounting9.6%
- Consumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and IdentificationBusiness, Management and Accounting8%
- Environmental Sustainability in BusinessBusiness, Management and Accounting7%
- Job Satisfaction and Organizational BehaviorBusiness, Management and Accounting5.5%
- Technology Adoption and User BehaviourDecision Sciences4%
- Sharing Economy and PlatformsBusiness, Management and Accounting3.6%
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 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Management Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview 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
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 4.8Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 11.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.28LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.8LetPub ·
- h-index
- 56OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 445OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 5.41OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 13%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 2.57%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 208LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 366,125Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,029 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 237 | 21 | 149 |
| 2025 | 222 | 31 | 1,099 |
| 2024 | 138 | 15 | 1,979 |
| 2023 | 125 | 14 | 2,295 |
| 2022 | 109 | 17 | 3,836 |
| 2021 | 70 | 6 | 2,451 |
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
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 22.8%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 26.8 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 39 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
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 | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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 accepted4, with length limits
- editorialResearch Paper — up to 9000 words Practitioner Paper — up to 7000 words Viewpoint — up to 7000 words Editorial — up to 3000 words Please see the article types a…main text ≤ 3,000 words
- practitioner paperPractitioner Paper — up to 7000 wordsLength not stated
- research paperResearch Paper — up to 9000 words Practitioner Paper — up to 7000 words Viewpoint — up to 7000 words Editorial — up to 3000 words Please see the article types a…main text ≤ 9,000 words
- viewpointResearch Paper — up to 9000 words Practitioner Paper — up to 7000 words Viewpoint — up to 7000 words Editorial — up to 3000 words Please see the article types a…main text ≤ 7,000 words
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteData availability, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints
- Data availability
Manuscripts must be in UK or US English Model summary
This journal only accepts manuscripts written in UK or US English.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright
Up to 6 keywords required Model summary
Please include up to 6 short, relevant keywords that describe the main topics of your paper.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access options
Hybrid journal offering open access option Model summary
This is a hybrid journal. Hybrid journals are subscription journals but offer all authors the option to publish their work open access. If you choose to publish open access you will be required to pay an article processing charge (APC). Alternatively you can opt for the green open access route and self-archive your article (at no cost to the author). Read more about our open access options.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review type
Double anonymous peer review; at least 2 independent anonymous reviewers per submission Model summary
Double anonymous peer review. All submissions are sent to at least 2 independent and anonymous reviewers.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints
Microsoft Word format required Model summary
Article files should be provided in Microsoft Word format.
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
- 2514-9792
- Electronic ISSN
- 2514-9806
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 9, Issue 8 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Insights
What CAS zone is Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Insights in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Insights is in Zone 3 of Management, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Management. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Insights?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 4.8 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 11.2, h-index 56.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Insights?
The publisher reports about 27 days (submission to first decision); first decisions include desk rejections; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 22.8%. 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Insights based?
Of the 130 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 1%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (42), Türkiye (14) and United Kingdom (10). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Insights?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Insights is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Insights open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Insights is a subscription journal. APC charged, amount not published.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .