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Journal of Policy Research in Tourism, Leisure and Events

Routledge · United States · Est. 2009

ISSN1940-7963eISSN1940-7971

SJR Q2✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) — 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.545

H-Indexi

SNIPi

1.255

Total Worksi

608

Total Citationsi

9,747

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.19

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The Journal of Policy Research in Tourism, Leisure and Events publishes public policy debates related to tourism, leisure, and events. It covers the economic, social, cultural, political, and environmental dimensions of these areas, including topics such as ecotourism and public policy for planned events.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2009

Annual Volume~ 41 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications608

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

Visit Journal Website

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?

Routledge

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1940-7963 / 1940-7971

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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

722

2019

595

2020

756

2021

665

2022

251

2023

233

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.

Geography, Planning and DevelopmentQ2

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 ResearchSport and Mega-Event ImpactsSports, Gender, and SocietyRecreation, Leisure, Wilderness ManagementCruise Tourism Development and ManagementTourism, Volunteerism, and DevelopmentCultural Industries and Urban DevelopmentEnergy, Environment, Economic GrowthMigration, Aging, and Tourism StudiesReligious Tourism and Spaces

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Policy Research in Tourism, Leisure and Events

Is Journal of Policy Research in Tourism, Leisure and Events a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Policy Research in Tourism, Leisure and Events: 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 Policy Research in Tourism, Leisure and Events?

Journal of Policy Research in Tourism, Leisure and Events 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 2.19.

Is Journal of Policy Research in Tourism, Leisure and Events indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Policy Research in Tourism, Leisure and Events is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.