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Asia Pacific Journal of Tourism Research

Taylor and Francis Ltd. · United Kingdom · Est. 1996

ISSN1094-1665eISSN1741-6507

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.912

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.976

Total Worksi

1,754

Total Citationsi

43,938

2yr Mean Citednessi

4.72

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Asia Pacific Journal of Tourism Research explores topics under Regional science, Social psychology, and Recreation, with an emphasis on research on Destinations and Destination Marketing. The journal welcomes submissions on major issues relevant to tourism in the Asia Pacific region.

AI-compiled from public web sources · verify on publisher page →

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1996

Annual Volume~ 120 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,754

Publisher OrgRoutledge

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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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

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Is the ISSN verified?

1094-1665 / 1741-6507

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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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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

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

2019

2.8k

2020

2.1k

2021

1.3k

2022

1.2k

2023

121

1.4k

2024

154

676

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 ManagementQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism

Scopus Categories

Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality ManagementGeography, Planning and Development

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Diverse Aspects of Tourism ResearchDigital Marketing and Social MediaCruise Tourism Development and ManagementCustomer Service Quality and LoyaltyConsumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and IdentificationSport and Mega-Event ImpactsRecreation, Leisure, Wilderness ManagementHospitality and Tourism EducationTourism, Volunteerism, and DevelopmentReligious Tourism and Spaces

Frequently asked questions about Asia Pacific Journal of Tourism Research

Is Asia Pacific Journal of Tourism Research a predatory journal?

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

What is the impact factor of Asia Pacific Journal of Tourism Research?

Asia Pacific Journal of Tourism Research 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 4.72.

Is Asia Pacific Journal of Tourism Research indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Asia Pacific Journal of Tourism Research is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.