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Visitor Studies

Routledge · United Kingdom

ISSN1064-5578eISSN1934-7715

SJR Q1✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Risk

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS ESCI+10

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total35

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Scorei

0.571

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.584

Total Worksi

495

Total Citationsi

5,974

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.08

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism; Communication; Museology; Education; Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyTwice A Year, <2006->

StatusActive

Total Publications495

Publisher OrgRoutledge

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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?

Routledge

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1064-5578 / 1934-7715

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus

❌

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

338

2018

233

2019

219

2020

123

2021

134

2022

2023

2024

2025

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.

CommunicationQ1

MuseologyQ1

EducationQ2

Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality ManagementQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism

Scopus Categories

Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality ManagementMuseologyCommunicationEducation

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Museums and Cultural HeritageAnimal and Plant Science EducationDiverse Aspects of Tourism ResearchConferences and Exhibitions ManagementRecreation, Leisure, Wilderness Management

Frequently asked questions about Visitor Studies

Is Visitor Studies a predatory journal?

No major predatory indicators were found for Visitor Studies. It is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus and has a PubScope Trust Score of 35/100. Always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Visitor Studies?

Visitor Studies is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.571.

Is Visitor Studies indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Visitor Studies is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Visitor Studies?