Journal profile · HOSPITALITY, LEISURE, SPORT & TOURISM
Tourism Recreation Research
ISSN 0250-8281 · eISSN 2320-0308 · Taylor & Francis
Tourism Recreation Research: CAS Zone 3 · Management (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 4 (journal website); JCR Q1 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 153 days to acceptance (107 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 19% (journal website); 185 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Tourism Recreation Research is published by Taylor & Francis and is in Zone 3 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 Tourism, Volunteerism, and Development, together about 46.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Tourism Recreation Research is a multidisciplinary international journal that now publishes seven issues annually. As one of the pioneer tourism journals, it encourages scholars to submit innovative and impactful papers that focus on tourism and/ or recreation. Tourism and recreation manuscripts that additionally implicate related fields such as hospitality, leisure, events, and sport, are also welcome to the extent that they engage with knowledge integration and the holistic pursuit of contemporary social issues. Contributions are also encouraged on fundamental research concepts and theories. The journal carries regular features such as Research Note, Post-Published Reviews, and Book Reviews. ‘Research Notes’ provide the opportunity for papers to showcase reliable findings in their field of research. The ‘Post-Published Review’ section has been introduced to capture deep insights into the papers that have already been published in Tourism Recreation Research, and to fill in gaps in the information received. The journal places strong emphasis on original research and readability. We also commission special issues on novel and innovative themes normally at least once a year. Peer Review Policy All manuscript submissions are peer reviewed anonymously (double anonymous peer review) by a minimum of two experts referees.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): HOSPITALITY, LEISURE, SPORT & TOURISM
Editor-in-chief Tzung-Cheng TC HuanPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Taiwan, China 3, India 1 (4 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Diverse Aspects of Tourism ResearchSocial Sciences31%
- Cruise Tourism Development and ManagementSocial Sciences8%
- Tourism, Volunteerism, and DevelopmentSocial Sciences7.8%
- Sport and Mega-Event ImpactsSocial Sciences6.8%
- Recreation, Leisure, Wilderness ManagementPsychology6.3%
- Religious Tourism and SpacesSocial Sciences5.1%
- Hospitality and Tourism EducationBusiness, Management and Accounting4.9%
- Digital Marketing and Social MediaSocial Sciences4.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Management Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Management Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 2 |
| 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
- JCR Q1 · best quartile · 2025
- 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
Other: EBSCO, CNKI, OCLC, CABI, Clarivate, Knowledge E, Meta, NHN, Semantic Scolar
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
- 4Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 4.6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 11.3LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 11.3Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.02LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 1.02Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.8LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 1.8Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 85OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 900OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.2OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 17.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 14.12%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 182LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 330,000Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 330,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,676 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 168 | 40 | 41 |
| 2025 | 185 | 56 | 660 |
| 2024 | 92 | 27 | 724 |
| 2023 | 88 | 40 | 1,147 |
| 2022 | 83 | 29 | 1,281 |
| 2021 | 112 | 33 | 3,496 |
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
153 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 93 days – 217 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 55 days (107 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 200 days
- Sample
- 107 articles with submission and acceptance dates (375 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)
- 19%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 19%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 54 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 54 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 54 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review 2025
- 54 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 54 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 54 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)
Article types accepted3
- book reviewsThe journal carries regular features such as Research Note, Post-Published Reviews, and Book Reviews.Length not stated
- post-published reviewsThe journal carries regular features such as Research Note, Post-Published Reviews, and Book Reviews.Length not stated
- research noteThe journal carries regular features such as Research Note, Post-Published Reviews, and Book Reviews.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Tourism Recreation Research 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
Double anonymous peer review by a minimum of two expert referees. Model summary
All manuscript submissions are peer reviewed anonymously (double anonymous peer review) by a minimum of two experts referees.
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
- 0250-8281
- Electronic ISSN
- 2320-0308
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 51, Issue 5 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Tourism Recreation Research
What CAS zone is Tourism Recreation Research in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Tourism Recreation Research is in Zone 3 of Management, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Management. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Tourism Recreation Research?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 4 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 11.3, h-index 85.
How long does peer review take at Tourism Recreation Research?
Based on the dates recorded on 107 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 153 days (interquartile range 93–217 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 19% (2025). 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 Tourism Recreation Research in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q1 (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 3 of Management.
Where are the editorial board members of Tourism Recreation Research based?
Of the 4 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Taiwan, China (3) and India (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Tourism Recreation Research?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Tourism Recreation Research is indexed in ESCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists CAB Abstracts; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Tourism Recreation Research open access, and what is the APC?
Tourism Recreation Research 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .