Journal profile · HOSPITALITY, LEISURE, SPORT & TOURISM
Journal of Tourism History
ISSN 1755-182X · eISSN 1755-1838 · Taylor & Francis
Journal of Tourism History: CAS Zone 4 · Management (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.9 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 205 days to acceptance (51 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 43% (journal website); 40 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Tourism History 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 Travel Writing and Literature, Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research and Religious Tourism and Spaces, together about 28.7% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Tourism History is the primary venue for peer-reviewed scholarship covering all aspects of the evolution of tourism from earliest times to today's world. Articles address all regions of the globe and often adopt interdisciplinary approaches for exploring the past. The Journal of Tourism History is particularly (though not exclusively) interested in promoting the study of areas and subjects underrepresented in current scholarship, work for example examining the history of tourism in Asia and Africa, as well as developments that took place before the nineteenth century. In addition to peer-reviewed articles, The Journal of Tourism History also features short articles about particularly useful archival collections, book reviews, review essays, and round table discussions that explore developing areas of tourism scholarship. The Editorial Board hopes that these additions will prompt further exploration of issues such as the vectors along which tourism spread, the evolution of specific types of ‘niche’ tourism, and the intersections of tourism history with the environment, medicine, politics, and more. Peer Review Statement The Journal of Tourism History is an international peer-reviewed journal which publishes original research contributions to scientific knowledge. All manuscript submissions 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 anoymized and submission is online via ScholarOne Manuscripts. Click here to be taken to the submissions website. “The Journal of Tourism History offers a global perspective on an emerging history of a rich and revealing realm of human activity. Valuable to the business and economic as well as social and cultural historian, this journal gathers the best of cutting edge research and editorial leadership from leading international authorities. Far from being narrowly-focused, its articles and reviews illuminate broader historical themes while deepening our understanding of this too-long-neglected topic.” Gary Cross, Distinguished Professor of Modern History, Pennsylvania State University
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): HOSPITALITY, LEISURE, SPORT & TOURISM
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Travel Writing and LiteratureArts and Humanities11.6%
- Diverse Aspects of Tourism ResearchSocial Sciences9.7%
- Religious Tourism and SpacesSocial Sciences7.4%
- Historical Art and Culture StudiesArts and Humanities6.7%
- American Environmental and Regional HistoryEnvironmental Science6.2%
- Sport and Mega-Event ImpactsSocial Sciences5.7%
- Global Maritime and Colonial HistoriesSocial Sciences4.5%
- Culinary Culture and TourismAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.1%
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
- 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
CAB AbstractsPublisher website
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
- 0.9Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 0.9Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 1Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.3LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.3Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.07LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 1.07Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 25OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 81OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.18OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 33.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 14.55%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 24LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 39,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 569 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 43 | 13 | 2 |
| 2025 | 40 | 14 | 5 |
| 2024 | 25 | 2 | 12 |
| 2023 | 33 | 9 | 38 |
| 2022 | 20 | 3 | 64 |
| 2021 | 25 | 5 | 46 |
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
205 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 112 days – 388 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 23 days (52 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 256 days
- Sample
- 51 articles with submission and acceptance dates (84 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)
- 43%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 22 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 43 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 23 daysPublisher 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)
Article types accepted1
- editorialGeneral Editor Eric G. E. Zuelow ( University of New England, USA) Reviews Editor Aimée Plukker ( Cornell University, USA) Editorial Board Todd Cleveland ( Univ…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Hybrid open access journal (Taylor & Francis Open Select). Model summary
Journal of Tourism History 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
Double anonymized peer review; online submission via ScholarOne Manuscripts. Model summary
The Journal of Tourism History is an international peer-reviewed journal which publishes original research contributions to scientific knowledge.
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
- 1755-182X
- Electronic ISSN
- 1755-1838
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 18, Issue 2 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Tourism History
What CAS zone is Journal of Tourism History in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Tourism History 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 Tourism History?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 0.9 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 1, h-index 25.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Tourism History?
Based on the dates recorded on 51 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 205 days (interquartile range 112–388 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 43%. 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.
Which databases index Journal of Tourism History?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Tourism History is indexed in ESCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists CAB Abstracts; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of Tourism History open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Tourism History 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: .