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International Journal of Spa and Wellness

Routledge · United States · Est. 2018

ISSN2472-1743

SJR Q3✓ Scopus / SJR

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 75% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.436

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.55

Total Worksi

195

Total Citationsi

1,408

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.02

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

International Journal of Spa and Wellness publishes multi-disciplinary research on quality of life, spa, service design, transformational experiences, wellness, medical tourism, and health & wellbeing. It also serves as a platform for practitioners in the fields of spa, health and wellness to showcase industry best practice.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary Language—

1st Year Published2018

Annual Volume~ 29 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications195

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

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5/11 · 45%

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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?

2472-1743

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Indexed in a trusted database?

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?

N/A

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

164

2019

196

2020

329

2021

344

2022

138

2023

139

2024

110

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.

Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality ManagementQ3

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Global Healthcare and Medical TourismDiverse Aspects of Tourism ResearchCulinary Culture and TourismCustomer Service Quality and LoyaltyConsumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and IdentificationDiverse Scientific Research in UkraineRecreation, Leisure, Wilderness ManagementHospitality and Tourism EducationCruise Tourism Development and ManagementTherapeutic Uses of Natural Elements

Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Spa and Wellness

Is International Journal of Spa and Wellness a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for International Journal of Spa and Wellness: it is indexed in 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 International Journal of Spa and Wellness?

International Journal of Spa and Wellness is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.436.

Is International Journal of Spa and Wellness indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

International Journal of Spa and Wellness is indexed in Scopus.