WoS SCIE Q1Scopus Q1SCImago #5,295CAS 1区Top JournalHybrid

Journal of Hospitality Leisure Sport & Tourism Education

Country: United Kingdom•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q1•Scopus SJR: 0.952•SCImago Rank: #5,295•Identifier (ISSN):1473-8376(Print)•Articles / Year: 56•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $3,208 USD

Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (SSCI)

Clarivate IF (2026)Q1

3.6

↓ -0.5

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

H-Index (Hirsch Index)

51 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRTop Tier

Self-Citation Rate16.7%

Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)

Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.

Volume & Open AccessHybrid

56articles/year

33.08% Gold OA•97.67% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

Quyết định số 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN ngày 11/7/2025 (Mục quốc tế)

2.50pts

Latest Max Score

Estimated (Dec 26)

Scoring Basis: WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 3.6)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year

Year	Max Score	Evaluation Details	Source
2026	2.50đ	WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 3.6)	🔵 Computed
2025	2.50đ	WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 4.1)	🔵 Computed
2024	2.50đ	WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 4.8)	🔵 Computed
2023	2.50đ	WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 3.7)	🔵 Computed
2022	2.00đ	WoS Q1(IF: 2.628)	🔵 Computed

Note: Domestic journal scores are officially collected from annual HĐGSNN decisions across councils. International journal scores are dynamically computed according to Decision 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN based on quartile and citation metrics in the publication year.

Aims & Scope

The Journal of Hospitality, Leisure, Sport and Tourism Education (JoHLSTE) is the leading international, peer-reviewed educational journal for this subject grouping. Its aims are to: a) Promote, enhance and disseminate research, good practice and innovation in all aspects of higher education in Hospitality, Leisure, Sport and Tourism and Events to its prime audience including teachers, researchers, employers, and policy makers. b) Encourage greater understanding, links and collaboration across its constituent fields. JoHLSTE is designed to have maximum impact through it being available on-line, fully archived and peer-reviewed. JoHLSTE is divided into seven sections: Editorial; Academic Papers; Practice Papers, Perspectives, Comments and Rejoinders, Research Notes and Reports and Education Resource Reviews.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)

Political science88.5%Psychology84.6%Law81.7%Sociology79.1%Geography63.4%History62.6%Pedagogy62.2%Archaeology62.2%Tourism59.8%Economics53.5%Mathematics48.6%Medicine44.1%Computer science43.3%Economic growth40%Business37.1%Medical education36.6%Mathematics education35.3%Philosophy29.2%Biology28%Hospitality27.6%Marketing26.6%Public relations26.4%Physics23.7%Social psychology21.1%Epistemology20.9%Higher education20.3%

Primary Research Areas

Multiple

Official Website NLM PubMed Catalog SCImago Profile

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #5,295Scopus Q1SCImago Profile

Scopus Coverage:2008-2026

•

Scopus Broad Areas:Business, Management and AccountingSocial Sciences

Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1

0.952

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q1

Scopus H-Index (2025)

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)

Citations / Doc (2 years)

4.96

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window

Estimated Publication Fee (APC)

$3,208 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations771

3-Year Documents130

Citable Documents127

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)0

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate40.8%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

EducationQ1

Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality ManagementQ1

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):

1区 (Zone 1)Education

Minor Category (Specific Field):

2区EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH

CAS Early Warning List History:

Updated annually: 2020 – 2024

2020

Not warned

2021

Not warned

2022

Not warned

2023

Not warned

2024

Not warned

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Publisher Review Speed

Updating

Average time to first editorial decision

Online Publication Speed

Updating

Time from acceptance to online publication

Official Acceptance Rate

Updating

Manuscript acceptance rate confirmed by the publisher

Open Access Model

Hybrid

OA publishing option or traditional subscription

Publisher

Oxford Brookes University

Publication Language

English

Frequency

Periodic

Indexing & Databases

SSCIScopusPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI

Category	Index	Rank	Quartile
EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH	JCRSSCI	94/760	Q1
HOSPITALITY, LEISURE, SPORT & TOURISM	JCRSSCI	34/141	Q1
EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH	JCISSCI	91/762	Q1
HOSPITALITY, LEISURE, SPORT & TOURISM	JCISSCI	19/141	Q1

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

12 year

Year	Impact Factor	Articles / Year	Total Citations
2026	—	19	2
2025	4.1	49	116
2024	4.8	47	378
2023	3.7	46	727
2022	2.628	30	656
2021	—	56	2,000
2020	—	49	1,576
2019	—	47	1,074
2018	—	27	1,004
2017	—	38	1,145
2016	—	27	850
2015	—	15	357