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Journal of Qualitative Research in Tourism

Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd. · United Kingdom · Est. 2020

ISSN2632-9670

SJR Q1✓ 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.

📊 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

0.436

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.366

Total Worksi

Total Citationsi

253

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.93

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous).

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary Language—

1st Year Published2020

Annual Volume~ 15 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications89

Publisher OrgEdward Elgar Publishing

OA Since2019

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

4/11 · 36%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd.

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Does the journal have a website?

No URL

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Is the ISSN verified?

2632-9670

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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

2020

2021

171

2022

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.

Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)Q1

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Diverse Aspects of Tourism ResearchSport and Mega-Event ImpactsTourism, Volunteerism, and DevelopmentCulinary Culture and TourismHospitality and Tourism EducationRecreation, Leisure, Wilderness ManagementDigital Marketing and Social MediaReligious Tourism and SpacesCruise Tourism Development and ManagementSharing Economy and Platforms

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Qualitative Research in Tourism

Is Journal of Qualitative Research in Tourism a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Qualitative Research in Tourism: 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 Journal of Qualitative Research in Tourism?

Journal of Qualitative Research in Tourism 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 Journal of Qualitative Research in Tourism indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Qualitative Research in Tourism is indexed in Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Qualitative Research in Tourism?