Journal profile · Business, Management and Accounting-Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management
Journal of Sport and Tourism
ISSN 1477-5085 · eISSN 1029-5399 · Taylor & Francis
Journal of Sport and Tourism: subscription journal; APC charged, amount not published; median 305 days to acceptance (45 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 31% (journal website); 24 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Sport and Tourism is published by Taylor & Francis. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Sport and Mega-Event Impacts, Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research and Physical Education and Sports Studies, together about 74.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Sport & Tourism (JS&T) aims to publish research that makes a clear contribution, substantively, theoretically or methodologically, to the body of knowledge relating to all aspects of the relationship between sport and tourism. Seeking to be the first port of call for research into the relationship between sport and tourism, JS&T welcomes submissions from all relevant subject areas, such as sport, leisure, physical education and tourism, and from a wide range of disciplines including, but not confined to: sociology, psychology, geography, policy studies, management studies, economics and marketing. Submissions may be empirical or conceptual, but should have a clearly articulated theoretical basis. JS&T takes an inclusive and wide-ranging view of the definitions of both sport and tourism, and therefore considers professional and amateur, competitive and non-competitive, social, recreational, and informal activities, as well as leisure, business, and day-trip tourism, to fall within its scope. The journal is interested in tourism incorporating any form of sporting interest, not just tourism to actively participate in sport. Consequently, manuscripts relating to tourism where sport is a subsidiary interest or activity are as appropriate for submission to JS&T as manuscripts relating to tourism where sport is the prime purpose. JS&T also covers wider aspects of the relationship between sport and tourism, such as policy partnerships between sport and tourism agencies or the role of tourism in sports development, and is interested in manuscripts that bring perspectives traditionally associated with the tourism area to the study of sport, and vice-versa. Peer Review Statement All manuscripts published in JS&T are anonymously peer reviewed by accomplished scholars in the subject/topic area of the manuscript and in the disciplinary or methodological approach used. The peer review is double-anonymous. The process involves initial screening by the Editor and an Associate Editor prior to double-anonymized peer review by at least two reviewers. As such, all research articles published in JS&T have been scrutinised by at least four scholars working in the field.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Business, Management and Accounting-Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management
Editor-in-chief Mike WeedPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United Kingdom 2, New Zealand 1 (3 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Sport and Mega-Event ImpactsSocial Sciences31%
- Diverse Aspects of Tourism ResearchSocial Sciences24.5%
- Physical Education and Sports StudiesSocial Sciences19.3%
- Conferences and Exhibitions ManagementSocial Sciences5.2%
- Recreation, Leisure, Wilderness ManagementPsychology4.4%
- Sports, Gender, and SocietySocial Sciences3.9%
- Adventure Sports and Sensation SeekingPsychology3.6%
- Travel-related health issuesMedicine1.5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management | Q2 | 69/156 | 56th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- CiteScore Q2 · 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
ScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
CAB AbstractsPublisher website
Other: ProQuest, Agricultural Economics Database, Environmental Impact, Global Health, Leisure Tourism Database, Rural Development Abstracts (Online), Soil Science Database, Soils and Fertilizers (Online), Tropical Diseases Bulletin (Online), EBSCOhost - Advanced Placement Source, ProQuest - Physical Education Index (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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.6LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 4.6Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.54LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.54Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.22LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 1.22Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 65OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 297OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.26OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 72,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 725 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 23 | 3 | 905 |
| 2025 | 24 | 5 | 1,112 |
| 2024 | 10 | 2 | 1,257 |
| 2023 | 17 | 4 | 1,413 |
| 2022 | 21 | 6 | 1,357 |
| 2021 | 22 | 6 | 1,395 |
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
305 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 252 days – 369 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 13 days (50 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 327 days
- Sample
- 50 articles with submission and acceptance dates (47 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)
- 31%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 33 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 131 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 17 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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Journal of Sport & Tourism 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? Increase the discoverability …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Statement
All manuscripts published in JS&T are anonymously peer reviewed by accomplished scholars in the subject/topic area of the manuscript and in the disciplinary or methodological approach used. The peer review is double-anonymous. The process involves initial screening by the Editor and an Associate Editor prior to double-anonymized peer review by at least two reviewers. As such, all research articles…
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
- 1477-5085
- Electronic ISSN
- 1029-5399
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 30, Issue 3 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Sport and Tourism
How long does peer review take at Journal of Sport and Tourism?
Based on the dates recorded on 45 articles published between November 2024 and November 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 305 days (interquartile range 256–355 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 31%. 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 Sport and Tourism based?
Of the 3 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United Kingdom (2) and New Zealand (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Sport and Tourism?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Sport and Tourism is indexed in Scopus. The journal's website also lists CAB Abstracts; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of Sport and Tourism open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Sport and Tourism 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .