Journal profile · HOSPITALITY, LEISURE, SPORT & TOURISM
Tourist Studies
ISSN 1468-7976 · eISSN 1741-3206 · SAGE
Tourist Studies: CAS Zone 4 · Management (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.27; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,650; 22 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Tourist Studies is published by SAGE 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, Tourism, Volunteerism, and Development and Religious Tourism and Spaces, together about 43.2% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): HOSPITALITY, LEISURE, SPORT & TOURISM
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Diverse Aspects of Tourism ResearchSocial Sciences27.4%
- Tourism, Volunteerism, and DevelopmentSocial Sciences8.2%
- Religious Tourism and SpacesSocial Sciences7.6%
- Sport and Mega-Event ImpactsSocial Sciences7.4%
- Geographies of human-animal interactionsSocial Sciences6.6%
- Culinary Culture and TourismAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.9%
- Travel Writing and LiteratureArts and Humanities3.8%
- Cruise Tourism Development and ManagementSocial Sciences3.7%
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 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Management Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
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
- Impact factor
- 3.27LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.76LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.22LetPub ·
- h-index
- 68OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 354OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.88OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 18.2%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 32.69%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 18LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 575 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 23 | 7 | 8 |
| 2025 | 22 | 12 | 76 |
| 2024 | 21 | 13 | 106 |
| 2023 | 22 | 13 | 221 |
| 2022 | 15 | 5 | 215 |
| 2021 | 34 | 14 | 778 |
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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,650 / GBP 2,676 | — | — |
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- SAGE
- ISSN
- 1468-7976
- Electronic ISSN
- 1741-3206
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Tourist Studies
What CAS zone is Tourist Studies in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Tourist Studies 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 2 of Management. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Tourist Studies?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.27; CiteScore 5.5, h-index 68.
Which databases index Tourist Studies?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Tourist Studies is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is Tourist Studies open access, and what is the APC?
Tourist Studies is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,650.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, 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: .