Journal profile · HOSPITALITY, LEISURE, SPORT & TOURISM
Journal of Policy Research in Tourism Leisure and Events
ISSN 1940-7963 · eISSN 1940-7971 · Taylor & Francis
Journal of Policy Research in Tourism Leisure and Events: CAS Zone 4 · Management (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.3 (journal website); JCR Q2 (journal website); subscription journal; APC charged, amount not published; median 124 days to acceptance (99 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 16% (journal website); 48 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Policy Research in Tourism Leisure and Events 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 Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research, Sport and Mega-Event Impacts and Sports, Gender, and Society, together about 50.3% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Journal of Policy Research in Tourism, Leisure & Events provides a unique forum for critical discussion of public policy debates relating to the fields of tourism, leisure and events. This encompasses the economic, social, cultural, political and environmental dimensions of official intervention. In addition to high quality theoretical and empirical papers, the journal publishes contributions examining the value of contrasting methodologies, or advocacy of novel methods. Inter- and multi-disciplinary submissions are particularly welcome. We seek to improve the quality of public policy interventions in the fields of tourism, leisure and events by publishing papers that build bridges between policy and practice. Shorter contributions in the form of Policy and Practice papers may report the outcomes of evaluation studies, progress on new initiatives, findings of practice-based research, or be a discussion of the impact of academic research on policy and practice. In addition, the journal’s novel Dialogues section involves ‘point/counter-point’ debates between contributors on a range of policy-related or policy research-related topics. These may interrogate key concepts from different cultural, theoretical or spatial perspectives, or discuss potential responses to a range of practical challenges involved in undertaking policy-related research in the fields of tourism, leisure and events. The journal recognises the academic value of diverse perspectives and considers submissions from scholars at all career stages and from all geographic regions. Peer Review Statement An initial appraisal of all submitted papers will be undertaken by the Editor. If found suitable for further consideration papers will be subject to rigorous double-anonymous peer review, using independent expert referees. Contributions to the Contemporary Policy Debates and Dialogues sections will be subject to the decision of the Editors (at least two editors will have considered these papers).
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): HOSPITALITY, LEISURE, SPORT & TOURISM
Editor-in-chief Rhodri ThomasPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United Kingdom 4 (4 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Diverse Aspects of Tourism ResearchSocial Sciences26.4%
- Sport and Mega-Event ImpactsSocial Sciences17.1%
- Sports, Gender, and SocietySocial Sciences6.7%
- Recreation, Leisure, Wilderness ManagementPsychology5.7%
- Cruise Tourism Development and ManagementSocial Sciences5.1%
- Tourism, Volunteerism, and DevelopmentSocial Sciences4.5%
- Cultural Industries and Urban DevelopmentSocial Sciences4.1%
- Energy, Environment, Economic GrowthEconomics, Econometrics and Finance3.3%
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
Web of ScienceCAB AbstractsPublisher website
Other: AgBiotechNet, Agricultural Economics Database, Environmental Impact, Forest Science Database, Forestry Abstracts (Online), Global Health, Leisure Tourism Database, Nutrition and Food Sciences Database, Plant Genetic Resources Abstracts (Online), Plant Genetics and Breeding Database, Rural Development Abstracts (Online), Soil Science Database, Soils and Fertilizers (Online), Tropical Diseases Bulletin (Online)
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
- 2.3Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 7.5LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 7.5Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.55LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.55Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.46LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 1.46Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 47OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 289OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.66OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 17.4%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 4.39%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 46LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 120,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 646 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 52 | 9 | 17 |
| 2025 | 48 | 9 | 102 |
| 2024 | 40 | 8 | 253 |
| 2023 | 35 | 8 | 256 |
| 2022 | 57 | 20 | 681 |
| 2021 | 40 | 9 | 766 |
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
124 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 77 days – 166 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 19 days (99 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 151 days
- Sample
- 99 articles with submission and acceptance dates (108 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)
- 16%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 5 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 52 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
- contemporary policy debatesContributions to the Contemporary Policy Debates and Dialogues sections will be subject to the decision of the Editors (at least two editors will have considere…Length not stated
- dialoguesIn addition, the journal’s novel Dialogues section involves ‘point/counter-point’ debates between contributors on a range of policy-related or policy research-r…Length not stated
- policy and practice papersShorter contributions in the form of Policy and Practice papers may report the outcomes of evaluation studies, progress on new initiatives, findings of practice…Length not stated
- research articleResearch Article | Published online: 11 Sep 2026Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Journal of Policy Research in Tourism, Leisure and Events 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 access…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Statement
Double-anonymous peer review Model summary
An initial appraisal of all submitted papers will be undertaken by the Editor. If found suitable for further consideration papers will be subject to rigorous double-anonymous peer review, using independent expert referees. Contributions to the Contemporary Policy Debates and Dialogues sections will be subject to the decision of the Editors (at least two editors will have considered these papers).
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
- 1940-7963
- Electronic ISSN
- 1940-7971
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 18, Issue 3 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Policy Research in Tourism Leisure and Events
What CAS zone is Journal of Policy Research in Tourism Leisure and Events in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Policy Research in Tourism Leisure and Events 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 Journal of Policy Research in Tourism Leisure and Events?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 2.3 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 7.5, h-index 47.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Policy Research in Tourism Leisure and Events?
Based on the dates recorded on 99 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 124 days (interquartile range 77–166 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 16%. 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 Journal of Policy Research in Tourism Leisure and Events 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 Journal of Policy Research in Tourism Leisure and Events based?
Of the 4 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United Kingdom (4). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Policy Research in Tourism Leisure and Events?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Policy Research in Tourism Leisure and Events is indexed in ESCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Web of Science and CAB Abstracts; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of Policy Research in Tourism Leisure and Events open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Policy Research in Tourism Leisure and Events 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: .