Journal profile · EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
Journal of Teaching in Travel & Tourism
ISSN 1531-3220 · eISSN 1531-3239 · Taylor & Francis
Journal of Teaching in Travel & Tourism: CAS Zone 4 · Education (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.4 (journal website); JCR Q2 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 195 days to acceptance (65 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 23% (journal website); 33 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Teaching in Travel & Tourism is published by Taylor & Francis and is in Zone 4 of Education in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Hospitality and Tourism Education, Management and Marketing Education and Tourism, Volunteerism, and Development, together about 46.7% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Teaching in Travel & Tourism is the professional journal of the International Society of Travel & Tourism Educators (ISTTE). This journal serves as an international interdisciplinary forum and reference source for travel and tourism education. The readership of the journal is international in scope, with a good representation in college and university libraries as well as high schools and professional schools offering courses in travel and tourism. Here is a sample of what you'll find in the Journal of Teaching in Travel & Tourism : The latest developments in travel and tourism education pedagogies and/or technology International travel and tourism curriculum development Teaching and learning evaluation issues Travel and tourism student development and career choices Perspectives on the changing environments of tourism education The Journal of Teaching in Travel and Tourism publishes quality manuscripts relating to travel and tourism education at various levels, ranging from proprietary schools to advance degree-granting universities. The journal regularly publishes features and columns to introduce educators and educators-in-training to new concepts and approaches. These special sections and features include: tips for teaching assistants and new instructors conference reviews textbook reviews case studies Internet and travel education/learning at a distance Peer Review Integrity All submitted manuscripts are subject to initial appraisal by the Editor, and, if found suitable for further consideration, to peer review by independent, anonymous expert referees. All peer review is double anonymized and submission is online via ScholarOne Manuscripts.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
Editor-in-chief Li-Chun LinPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 4, Hong Kong, China 1 (5 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Hospitality and Tourism EducationBusiness, Management and Accounting27.1%
- Management and Marketing EducationBusiness, Management and Accounting10.3%
- Tourism, Volunteerism, and DevelopmentSocial Sciences9.3%
- Diverse Aspects of Tourism ResearchSocial Sciences9%
- Higher Education and EmployabilitySocial Sciences7.1%
- International Student and Expatriate ChallengesSocial Sciences3.9%
- Human Resource and Talent ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting3.7%
- Online and Blended LearningSocial Sciences3.6%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Education Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Education | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Education & Educational Research | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Education Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Education | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Education & Educational Research | 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 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
ESCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
INSPECCAB AbstractsPublisher website
Other: Australian Education Index, CABI, Cabells Directories, Cambridge Scientific Abstracts, CIRET, CSA, Database of Research on International Education, EBSCOhost Online Research Databases, Elsevier Eflow-D, INIST/CNRS, Informa Educational Research Abstracts Online, JournalSeek, Leisure, Links@Ovid, Lodging, Restaurant & Tourism Index, Management & Marketing Abstracts, Ovid Linksolver, PASCAL, Refertivnyi Zhurnal, SwetsWise All Titles, Tourism Insight, Travel Research Bookshelf
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
- 2.4Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.3LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 3.3Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.43LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.43Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.77LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.77Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 46OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 276OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.76OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 12.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 6.06%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 29LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 57,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 728 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 33 | 2 | 24 |
| 2025 | 33 | 8 | 59 |
| 2024 | 20 | 5 | 154 |
| 2023 | 18 | 4 | 218 |
| 2022 | 35 | 10 | 300 |
| 2021 | 25 | 6 | 351 |
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
195 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 93 days – 256 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 8 days (65 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 207 days
- Sample
- 65 articles with submission and acceptance dates (70 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)
- 23%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 9 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 88 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 9 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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Journal of Teaching in Travel & 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 dis…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
All submitted manuscripts are subject to initial appraisal by the Editor, and, if found suitable for further consideration, to peer review by independent, anonymous expert referees. All peer review is double anonymized and submission is online via ScholarOne Manuscripts. Model summary
All submitted manuscripts are subject to initial appraisal by the Editor, and, if found suitable for further consideration, to peer review by independent, anonymous expert referees. All peer review is double anonymized and submission is online via ScholarOne Manuscripts.
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
- 1531-3220
- Electronic ISSN
- 1531-3239
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 26, Issue 3 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Teaching in Travel & Tourism
What CAS zone is Journal of Teaching in Travel & Tourism in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Teaching in Travel & Tourism is in Zone 4 of Education, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Education & Educational Research. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Education. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Journal of Teaching in Travel & Tourism?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 2.4 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 3.3, h-index 46.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Teaching in Travel & Tourism?
Based on the dates recorded on 65 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 195 days (interquartile range 93–256 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 23%. 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 Teaching in Travel & Tourism 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 Education.
Where are the editorial board members of Journal of Teaching in Travel & Tourism based?
Of the 5 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (4) and Hong Kong, China (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Teaching in Travel & Tourism?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Teaching in Travel & Tourism is indexed in ESCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists INSPEC and CAB Abstracts; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of Teaching in Travel & Tourism open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Teaching in Travel & Tourism is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: 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: .