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Journal of Sustainable Tourism

Taylor and Francis Ltd. · United Kingdom

ISSN0966-9582eISSN1747-7646

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total90

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

269

days submission → published

measured · last 20 articles · accept 257d

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SSCI) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

2.381

H-Indexi

193

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

3.085

Total Worksi

2,497

Total Citationsi

168,535

2yr Mean Citednessi

5.49

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Green & Sustainable Science & Technology; Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism; Geography, Planning and Development; Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Frequency12 No. Per Year, 2016-

StatusActive

Total Publications2,497

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Taylor and Francis Ltd.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

✅

Is the ISSN verified?

0966-9582 / 1747-7646

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

127

11k

2019

228

20k

2020

174

2021

104

4.1k

2022

106

2.9k

2023

125

1.5k

2024

122

396

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Geography, Planning and DevelopmentQ1

Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality ManagementQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Green & Sustainable Science & TechnologyHospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism

Scopus Categories

Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality ManagementGeography, Planning and Development

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Diverse Aspects of Tourism ResearchTourism, Volunteerism, and DevelopmentEnvironmental Education and SustainabilityEnvironmental Sustainability in BusinessRecreation, Leisure, Wilderness Management

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Sustainable Tourism

Is Journal of Sustainable Tourism a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Sustainable Tourism: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 90/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Journal of Sustainable Tourism?

Journal of Sustainable Tourism is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 5.49.

Is Journal of Sustainable Tourism indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Sustainable Tourism is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Sustainable Tourism?