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Journal of Tourism and Cultural Change

Taylor and Francis Ltd. · United Kingdom · Est. 2003

ISSN1476-6825eISSN1747-7654

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.658

H-Indexi

SNIPi

1.317

Total Worksi

787

Total Citationsi

13,315

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.82

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Journal of Tourism and Cultural Change aims to widen and deepen understandings of changing relationships and stimulate critical debate by adopting a multidisciplinary approach, encouraging deep and critical approaches to policy and practice, and embracing an inclusive definition of culture. The journal focuses on concepts related to tourism and cultural change.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2003

Annual Volume~ 33 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications787

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

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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?

1476-6825 / 1747-7654

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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

1.1k

2019

1.1k

2020

770

2021

349

2022

311

2023

2024

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.

Cultural StudiesQ1

Geography, Planning and DevelopmentQ2

Nature and Landscape ConservationQ2

Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality ManagementQ2

TransportationQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism

Scopus Categories

Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality ManagementNature and Landscape ConservationCultural StudiesTransportationGeography, Planning and Development

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Diverse Aspects of Tourism ResearchReligious Tourism and SpacesTourism, Volunteerism, and DevelopmentSport and Mega-Event ImpactsCultural Heritage Management and PreservationCulinary Culture and TourismCruise Tourism Development and ManagementTravel Writing and LiteratureCultural Industries and Urban DevelopmentMuseums and Cultural Heritage

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Tourism and Cultural Change

Is Journal of Tourism and Cultural Change a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Tourism and Cultural Change: 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 Journal of Tourism and Cultural Change?

Journal of Tourism and Cultural Change 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 0.82.

Is Journal of Tourism and Cultural Change indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Tourism and Cultural Change is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.