Journal profile · Social Sciences-Geography, Planning and Development
Journal of Tourism Heritage Services Marketing
ISSN 2529-1947 · International Hellenic University · Greece
Journal of Tourism Heritage Services Marketing: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 24 weeks (community reports); 1 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Tourism Heritage Services Marketing is published by International Hellenic University. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research, Sport and Mega-Event Impacts and Digital Marketing and Social Media, together about 43.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The scope of the journal is international and all papers submitted are subject to an initial screening by a member of the journal’s Senior Advisory Board, and subsequently by strict blind peer review by 3 anonymous international reviewers. The journal features conceptual and empirical papers, and editorial policy is to invite the submission of manuscripts from academics, researchers, post-graduate students, policy-makers and industry practitioners. The Editorial Board will be looking particularly for articles about new trends and developments within different sectors of marketing and the application of new ideas and developments that are likely to affect tourism, heritage and services in the future. Journal of Tourism, Heritage & Services Marketing also welcomes submission of manuscripts in areas that may not be directly tourism or heritage-related but cover a topic that is of interest to researchers, educators, policy-makers and practitioners in various fields of services marketing.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Geography, Planning and Development
Editor-in-chief Evangelos ChristouPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 1%); most named United States 15, United Kingdom 15, Greece 13, India 6, Italy 5 (108 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Diverse Aspects of Tourism ResearchSocial Sciences29.2%
- Sport and Mega-Event ImpactsSocial Sciences8.3%
- Digital Marketing and Social MediaSocial Sciences6.3%
- Hospitality and Tourism EducationBusiness, Management and Accounting6.3%
- Conferences and Exhibitions ManagementSocial Sciences6.3%
- Consumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and IdentificationBusiness, Management and Accounting4.2%
- Culinary Culture and TourismAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.2%
- Publishing and Scholarly CommunicationArts and Humanities4.2%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Geography, Planning and Development | Q1 | 219/876 | 75th |
| Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management | Q2 | 70/156 | 55th |
| Marketing | Q2 | 111/221 | 50th |
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
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.48LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.74LetPub ·
- h-index
- 1OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 17 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 2021 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
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
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 24 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 24 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY-NC-ND | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
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)
What to prepare2 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 180–200 words
- Reference style
- APA
Article types accepted5, with length limits
- book review3,500 words and not shorter than 2,000. Book Reviews should be no longer than 1,500 words and not shorter than 1,000. Conference Reports should be nomain text ≤ 1,500 words
- case study3,000 words and not shorter than 1,000. Case Studies should be no longer than 3,500 words and not shorter than 2,000. Book Reviews should be no longemain text ≤ 3,500 words
- conference report1,500 words and not shorter than 1,000. Conference Reports should be no longer than 2,000 words and not shorter than 1,000. Industry Viewpoints should be nmain text ≤ 2,000 words
- full research paperd to the author(s). a Manuscript Length Full research Papers should be not longer than 8,000 words and not shorter than 6,500 words (excluding references). Remain text ≤ 8,000 words
- viewpointds and not shorter than 1,000. Industry Viewpoints should be no longer than 1,500 words and not shorter than 500. Manuscripts that do not fully conmain text ≤ 1,500 words
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Plagiarism
- AI use Declaration of generative AI in scientific writing
Authors must declare the use of generative AI in scientific writing upon submission of the paper. The following guidance refers only to the writing process, and not to the use of AI tools to analyse and draw insights from data as part of the research process:
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Authorship Criteria
Authorship confers credit and has important academic, social, and financial implications. Authorship also implies responsibility and accountability for published work. The following recommendations are intended to ensure that contributors who have made substantive intellectual contributions to a paper are given credit as authors, but also that contributors credited as authors understand their role…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Declaration of competing interests
All authors must disclose any financial and personal relationships with other people or organizations that could inappropriately influence or bias their work. Authors with no competing interests to declare should clearly state this.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability
Data availability statement required at submission. Model summary
To foster transparency, you are required to state the availability of any data at submission.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Publication Ethics Policy & Malpractice Statement:
JTHSM is committed to maintaining the highest standards of publication ethics and to supporting ethical research practices, and adheres fully to the COPE Code of Conduct for Journal Publishers. The journal editors follow the COPE Code of Conduct for Journal Editors.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright
Original work certification; published manuscripts may not be reproduced elsewhere. Model summary
Submission of a manuscript to the Journal of Tourism, Heritage & Services Marketing represents a certification on the part of the author(s) that it is an original work and has not been copyrighted elsewhere; manuscripts that are eventually published may not be reproduced in any other publication (print or electronic).
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Policy:
Platinum Open Access journal, fully conforming to the BOAI Model summary
Journal of Tourism, Heritage & Services Marketing is a Platinum Open Access journal, conforming fully to the Budapest Open Access Initiative (BOAI) and all of its content is available for free immediately after publication; the journal does not charge authors article processing charges (APCs) or any other charges, hence its designation as a “Platinum Open Access journal”. Journal of Tourism, Herit…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism Plagiarism
JTHSM evaluates submissions on the understanding that they are the original work of the author(s). We expect that references made in a manuscript or article to another person’s work or idea will be credited appropriately. Equally we expect authors to gain all appropriate permissions prior to publication. JTHSM systematically run submitted papers through plagiarism-detection software (using iThenti…
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
- International Hellenic University
- Country or region
- Greece
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2529-1947
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 11, Issue 2 (2025)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Tourism Heritage Services Marketing
How long does peer review take at Journal of Tourism Heritage Services Marketing?
Authors report an average review time of about 24 weeks. 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 are the manuscript requirements of Journal of Tourism Heritage Services Marketing?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 180–200 words; Reference style: APA. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Journal of Tourism Heritage Services Marketing based?
Of the 108 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 (15), United Kingdom (15) and Greece (13). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Tourism Heritage Services Marketing?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Tourism Heritage Services Marketing is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Journal of Tourism Heritage Services Marketing open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Tourism Heritage Services Marketing is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, Publisher website; 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: .