Journal of Hospitality Leisure Sport & Tourism Education

Journal of Hospitality Leisure Sport & Tourism Education is published by Oxford Brookes University and is in Zone 2 of Education in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Hospitality and Tourism Education, Higher Education and Employability and Management and Marketing Education, together about 36.2% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)

Access to JoHLSTE archive: Volumes 1 to 10 of JoHLSTE were published by the Higher Education Academy's Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism Network. Full text of these Volumes (encompassing the period 1992 to 2011) is freely available at http://www.heacademy.ac.uk/johlste/homeThe Journal of Hospitality, Leisure, Sport and Tourism Education (JoHLSTE) is the leading international, peer-reviewed educational journal for this subject grouping. Its aims are to:a) Promote, enhance and disseminate research, good practice and innovation in all aspects of higher education in Hospitality, Leisure, Sport and Tourism and Events to its prime audience including teachers, researchers, employers, and policy makers.b) Encourage greater understanding, links and collaboration across its constituent fields. JoHLSTE is designed to have maximum impact through it being available on-line, fully archived and peer-reviewed.JoHLSTE is divided into seven sections: Editorial; Academic Papers; Practice Papers, Perspectives, Comments and Rejoinders, Research Notes and Reports and Education Resource Reviews.(1) The Editorial addresses items of contemporary interest on an ad-hoc basis.(2) For the Academic Papers section JoHLSTE invites full-length manuscripts (around 8,000 words) from a variety of disciplines. These papers will be subject to double blind peer review. Subjects covered include the broad areas of knowledge, policy, curriculum, learning and teaching, assessment, resources, employability, careers and quality. Both conceptual and empirical approaches are welcome. Manuscripts may take the form of research papers, case studies, literature reviews, critical evaluations, new methodologies and action research. Purely descriptive accounts are not considered suitable.(3) The Practice Papers section encourages shorter contributions (around 3,000 words) from practicing teachers and others involved in the delivery of education and training including; employers, educational managers, staff developers and library and careers guidance staff. In particular, it encourages reflection on, and critical review of good (and bad) practice with a view to sharing experiences and promoting a "learning profession".(4) The Perspectives section offers a platform (around 1,000-2,000 words) for contributors to make an initial mapping of the issues surrounding a recent development in Hospitality, Leisure, Sport and Tourism education. As such it can act as an early stimulant for further research.(5) Comments and Rejoinders offers an opportunity for readers to comment on articles published in previous editions of the journal.(6) Research Notes and Reports, which are shorter report-style pieces and commentaries, will also be considered for publication.(7) Education Resource Reviews offer provide critiques of resources related to student learning or effective teaching. A wide range of resources may be reviewed, including textbooks, websites, CD-ROMs, videos, databases and articles.

From the journal's Aims & Scope

Research area (LetPub): Multiple

Editor-in-chief Brendan PaddisonPublisher website

Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 15, United Kingdom 9, Malaysia 5, Australia 2, Türkiye 2 (38 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website · 2026-10-01

CAS Journal Ranking

Database indexing

SSCIScopusLetPub

International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub

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Impact

Impact factor

3.59LetPub · 2026-09-13

Impact factor (publisher)

3.6Publisher website · 2026-10-01

CiteScore 2026-06

9.4LetPub · 2026-09-13

CiteScore (publisher)

9.4Publisher website · 2026-10-01

SJR 2026-06

0.95LetPub · 2026-09-13

SNIP 2026-06

1.62LetPub · 2026-09-13

h-index

67OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

i10-index

446OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

2-year mean citedness

4.28OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

Self-citation rate

16.7%LetPub · 2026-09-13

Share of gold OA articles

33.08%LetPub · 2026-09-13

Volume

Articles per year

45LetPub · 2026-09-13

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.

Figures by source

Submission to first decision

6 daysPublisher website · 2026-10-01

First decision after review

106 daysPublisher website · 2026-10-01

Submission to acceptance

142 daysPublisher website · 2026-10-01

Acceptance to publication

6 daysPublisher website · 2026-10-01

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.

A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.

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Publisher

Oxford Brookes University

ISSN

1473-8376

Official links

• Journal homepage ↗LetPub
• Submission system ↗Publisher website
• Special issues ↗Publisher website