Journal profile · HOSPITALITY, LEISURE, SPORT & TOURISM
Tourism and Hospitality Management-Croatia
ISSN 1330-7533 · eISSN 1847-3377 · Faculty of tourism and hospitality management · Croatia
Tourism and Hospitality Management-Croatia: CAS Zone 4 · Management (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 15 weeks (community reports); 67 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Tourism and Hospitality Management-Croatia is published by Faculty of tourism and hospitality management 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 Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research, Cruise Tourism Development and Management and Regional Development and Management Studies, together about 46.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Tourism and Hospitality Management is an international, multidisciplinary, open access journal, aiming to promote and enhance research in all fields of the tourism and hospitality industry. It publishes double-blind reviewed papers and encourages an interchange between tourism and hospitality researchers, educators and managers.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): HOSPITALITY, LEISURE, SPORT & TOURISM
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Croatia 20, United States 6, United Kingdom 6, Australia 5, Slovenia 5 (72 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Diverse Aspects of Tourism ResearchSocial Sciences20.3%
- Cruise Tourism Development and ManagementSocial Sciences14.4%
- Regional Development and Management StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance11.5%
- Digital Marketing and Social MediaSocial Sciences7.5%
- Customer Service Quality and LoyaltyBusiness, Management and Accounting6.3%
- Hospitality and Tourism EducationBusiness, Management and Accounting4%
- Sport and Mega-Event ImpactsSocial Sciences3.9%
- Consumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and IdentificationBusiness, Management and Accounting3%
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 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 3.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.39LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.68LetPub ·
- h-index
- 37OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 196OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.89OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 17.4%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 47LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,158 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 46 | 46 | 12 |
| 2025 | 67 | 67 | 62 |
| 2024 | 62 | 62 | 257 |
| 2023 | 67 | 67 | 369 |
| 2022 | 42 | 42 | 288 |
| 2021 | 38 | 38 | 385 |
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 15 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 15 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-SA | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
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 prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 200 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 4
- Reference style
- Author–date
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use
- AI use DECLARATION OF GENERATIVE AI AND AI-ASSISTED TECHNOLOGIES IN THE WRITING PROCESS
Authors must declare the use of generative AI in scientific writing at the time of submission. The following guidelines apply only to the writing process, and not to the use of AI tools to analyse and generate insights from data as part of the research process:
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
- Faculty of tourism and hospitality management
- Country or region
- Croatia
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1330-7533
- Electronic ISSN
- 1847-3377
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 32, Issue 3 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- 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 Tourism and Hospitality Management-Croatia
What CAS zone is Tourism and Hospitality Management-Croatia in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Tourism and Hospitality Management-Croatia 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 4 of Management. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at Tourism and Hospitality Management-Croatia?
Authors report an average review time of about 15 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 Tourism and Hospitality Management-Croatia?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 200 words; Keywords: ≥ 4; Reference style: Author–date. 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 Tourism and Hospitality Management-Croatia based?
Of the 72 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Croatia (20), United States (6) and United Kingdom (6). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Tourism and Hospitality Management-Croatia?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Tourism and Hospitality Management-Croatia is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Tourism and Hospitality Management-Croatia open access, and what is the APC?
Tourism and Hospitality Management-Croatia 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: .