Journal profile
Journal of Tourism Leisure and Hospitality
ISSN 2687-3737 · Anadolu University · Turkey
Journal of Tourism Leisure and Hospitality: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 200 days (submission to final decision, publisher); 10 articles in 2025; the journal's website says submissions are paused or closed.
The journal's website says submissions are paused or closed: The Journal of Tourism, Leisure, and Hospitality is no longer accepting submissions for 2026. We will announce further details for 2027. Thank you for your interest in our journal. Source ↗Publisher website ·
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Tourism Leisure and Hospitality is published by Anadolu University. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research, Culinary Culture and Tourism and Hospitality and Tourism Education, together about 52.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Journal of Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality (TOLEHO) is an international academic (online) open-access journal which dedicated to publishing original conceptual and empirical research papers in the fields of tourism, travel and leisure sciences. Journal of TOLEHO which is published online biannually is an open access digital publication subject to peer review (double-blind) specializing in the business and academic analysis of the various processes that take place in the leisure system. Primary publication language of the journal is English.The journal aims to provide and improve the communication and collaboration between managers, academics and researchers working in the tourism industry to create a platform where new ideas concerning tourism are offered. From an interdisciplinary perspective, the journal asks for and encourages and papers which come from the hospitality, travel, tourism and leisure sciences. It targets the fulfillment of the role as a forum for presentation and discussion of methodologies and theories, as well as the dissemination of studies and experiences. Furthermore, the journal has some aims such as contributing to other efforts to understand tourism and progress in the various forms of prevention of unwanted effects and enhancing the way by which the quality of life of residents in the target areas. As an editorial policy, publication priority is given to trans-disciplinary studies.All articles are subject to ‘double-blind-peer-review’. Papers may include a variety of media elements including audio and visual files, a range of image formats and hyperlinks to websites and other online resources.Submissions won’t be accepted which has been published elsewhere unless it is specifically invited for publication. Last Update Time: 11 July 2025
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief İC Assoc.Publisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Diverse Aspects of Tourism ResearchSocial Sciences30.1%
- Culinary Culture and TourismAgricultural and Biological Sciences12.6%
- Hospitality and Tourism EducationBusiness, Management and Accounting9.8%
- Community-based Tourism Development and SustainabilitySocial Sciences4.9%
- Digital Marketing and Social MediaSocial Sciences3.8%
- Job Satisfaction and Organizational BehaviorBusiness, Management and Accounting3.3%
- Customer Service Quality and LoyaltyBusiness, Management and Accounting3.3%
- Recreation, Leisure, Wilderness ManagementPsychology3.3%
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.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
TR DizinPublisher 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
- h-index
- 9OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 8OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.43OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 92 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 21 | 21 | 54 |
| 2025 | 10 | 10 | 70 |
| 2024 | 16 | 16 | 60 |
| 2023 | 15 | 15 | 39 |
| 2022 | 15 | 15 | 13 |
| 2021 | 13 | 13 | 3 |
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
Publisher-reported review time from the journal's website
200 dayssubmission to final decision · community reports about 6 weeks
The publisher's own definition applies; dates from this journal's articles in the last 24 months are not available yet, so the publisher's figure is used.
Figures by source
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 6 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 34 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to final decision
- 200 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication
- 78 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 6 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 | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Other fees
- No other fees
- Submission fee
- No submission fee
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 websiteLicense & copyright, Open access, Plagiarism
- License & copyright
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License; authors retain copyright with exclusive right of first publication. Model summary
All items published by the Journal of TOLEHO are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Full Open Access Strategy
Journal of TOLEHO is fully sponsored by Anadolu University Faculty of Tourism. Therefore there aren't any article submission, processing or publication charges.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Plagiarism screening via Turnitin; manuscripts with similarity rate of 25% or more rejected directly. Model summary
Manuscripts with a similarity rate of 25% or more in the default setting will be rejected directly.
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
- Anadolu University
- Country or region
- Turkey
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2687-3737
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Tourism Leisure and Hospitality
How long does peer review take at Journal of Tourism Leisure and Hospitality?
The publisher reports about 200 days (submission to final decision); authors report an average review time of about 6 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.
Which databases index Journal of Tourism Leisure and Hospitality?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Tourism Leisure and Hospitality is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Journal of Tourism Leisure and Hospitality open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Tourism Leisure and Hospitality 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, Publisher website, DOAJ; 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: .