About this journal
Aims and scope
Scandinavian Journal of Hospitality and Tourism is the leading Nordic journal for hospitality and tourism research. SJHT aims at initiating and stimulating high-impact and innovative research relevant for academics and practitioners within the hospitality and tourism industries.
The journal takes an interdisciplinary approach including, but not limited to geography, psychology, sociology, history, anthropology, and economics. SJHT encourages research based on a variety of methods, including both qualitative and quantitative approaches.
The journal covers all types of articles relevant to the Nordic region, as well as the North Atlantic, North Sea and Baltic regions. We also welcome literature reviews and conceptual papers. However, only literature reviews with a clear contribution to the geographical scope of the journal will be considered for publication. In addition to research articles, we welcome research notes and book reviews. Published articles are the result of anonymous reviews by at least two referees chosen by the editors for their specialist knowledge.
Journal metrics
Usage
- 157K annual downloads/views
Citation metrics
- 3.1 (2023) Impact Factor
- Q1 Impact Factor Best Quartile
- 3.9 (2023) 5 year IF
- 7.9 (2023) CiteScore (Scopus)
- Q1 CiteScore Best Quartile
- 1.132 (2023) SNIP
- 0.991 (2023) SJR
Speed/acceptance
- 6 days avg. from submission to first decision
- 104 days avg. from submission to first post-review decision
- 13 days avg. from acceptance to online publication
- 10% acceptance rate
Understanding and using journal metrics
Journal metrics can be a useful tool for readers, as well as for authors who are deciding where to submit their next manuscript for publication. However, any one metric only tells a part of the story of a journal’s quality and impact. Each metric has its limitations which means that it should never be considered in isolation, and metrics should be used to support and not replace qualitative review.
We strongly recommend that you always use a number of metrics, alongside other qualitative factors such as a journal’s aims & scope, its readership, and a review of past content published in the journal. In addition, a single article should always be assessed on its own merits and never based on the metrics of the journal it was published in.
For more details, please read the Author Services guide to understanding journal metrics.
Journal metrics in brief
Usage and acceptance rate data above are for the last full calendar year and are updated annually in February. Speed data is updated every six months, based on the prior six months. Citation metrics are updated annually mid-year. Please note that some journals do not display all of the following metrics (find out why).
- Usage: the total number of times articles in the journal were viewed by users of Taylor & Francis Online in the previous calendar year, rounded to the nearest thousand.
Citation Metrics
- Impact Factor*: the average number of citations received by articles published in the journal within a two-year window. Only journals in the Clarivate Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Arts and Humanities Citation Index (AHCI) and the Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI) have an Impact Factor.
- Impact Factor Best Quartile*: the journal’s highest subject category ranking in the Journal Citation Reports. Q1 = 25% of journals with the highest Impact Factors.
- 5 Year Impact Factor*: the average number of citations received by articles in the journal within a five-year window.
- CiteScore (Scopus)†: the average number of citations received by articles in the journal over a four-year period.
- CiteScore Best Quartile†: the journal’s highest CiteScore ranking in a Scopus subject category. Q1 = 25% of journals with the highest CiteScores.
- SNIP (Source Normalized Impact per Paper): the number of citations per paper in the journal, divided by citation potential in the field.
- SJR (Scimago Journal Rank): Average number of (weighted) citations in one year, divided by the number of articles published in the journal in the previous three years.
Speed/acceptance
- From submission to first decision: the average (median) number of days for a manuscript submitted to the journal to receive a first decision. Based on manuscripts receiving a first decision in the last six months.
- From submission to first post-review decision: the average (median) number of days for a manuscript submitted to the journal to receive a first decision if it is sent out for peer review. Based on manuscripts receiving a post-review first decision in the last six months.
- From acceptance to online publication: the average (median) number of days from acceptance of a manuscript to online publication of the Version of Record. Based on articles published in the last six months.
- Acceptance rate: articles accepted for publication by the journal in the previous calendar year as percentage of all papers receiving a final decision.
For more details on the data above, please read the Author Services guide to understanding journal metrics.
*Copyright: Journal Citation Reports®, Clarivate Analytics
†Copyright: CiteScore™, Scopus
Editorial board
Trude Furunes - Norwegian School of Hotel Management, University of Stavanger, Norway
Christine Lundberg - Norwegian School of Hotel Management, University of Stavanger, Norway
Associate Editors
Erika Andersson Cederholm - Lund University, Sweden
Tara Duncan - Dalarna University, Sweden
Susanna Heldt Cassel - Örebro University, Sweden
Kristina Lindström - University of Stavanger, Norway
Lusine Margaryan - ETOUR Mid Sweden University
Can Seng Ooi - University of Tasmania, Australia
Carena Ren - Aalborg University, Denmark
Ute Walter - Örebro University, Sweden
Jinghua Xie - University of Stavanger, Norway
Vassilios Ziakas - University of Liverpool
Malin Zillinger - Lund University, Sweden
Resource Editors
C. Michael Hall - Canterbury University, New Zealand
Gudrun Helgadottir - Holar University College, Iceland & University of Southeast Norway, Norway
Jinghua Xie - University of Stavanger, Norway
Dieter Müller- University of Umeå, Sweden
Jarkko Saarinen - University of Oulu, Finland
Knut Veisten - Institute of Transport Economics, Norway
Journal Board Members
John Armbrecht - Gothenburg School of Economics, Sweden
Peter Björk - Swedish School of Economics and Business Administration, Finland
Adriana Budeanu - Copenhagen Business School, Denmark
Gudrun Helgadottir - Holar University College, Iceland & University of Southeast Norway, Norway
Maria Lexhagen - ETOUR, Mid Sweden University, Sweden
Juulia Räikkönen, University of Turku, Finland
Ingibjörg Sigurðardóttir - Hólar University, Iceland
Book Review Editor
Szilvia Gyimothy - Aalborg University, Denmark
Editorial Address
Scandinavian Journal of Hospitality and Tourism,
Norwegian School of Hotel Management, University of Stavanger,
NO-4036 Stavanger, Norway
Tel: (+47) 51 83 37 62
E-mail: [email protected]
Abstracting and indexing
The Scandinavian Journal of Hospitality and Tourism is indexed/tracked/covered by the following services:
AgBiotechNet (CABI)
BioFuels Abstracts (CABI)
CAB Abstracts (CABI)
Crop Physiology Abstracts (CABI)
CSA (C S A Human Population & Natural Resource Management)
CSA (Sustainability Science Abstracts, Environmental Sciences and Pollution Management)
EBSCO host (Associates Program Source Plus, Business Source Alumni Edition, Business Source Complete, Business Source Corporate, Business Source Premier, Current Abstracts, Hospitality & Tourism Complete, Hospitality & Tourism Index, TOC Premier, Vocational Studies Complete)
Forestry Abstracts
GEOBASE (Elsevier)
Global Health (CABI)
Leisure, Recreation and Tourism Abstracts (CABI)
Maize Abstracts (CABI)
Nematological Abstracts (CABI)
Nutrition Abstracts and Review Series A: Human and Experimental (CABI)
OCLC (ArticleFirst, Electronic Collections Online, Environmental Sciences and Pollution Management)
Plant Protection Database (CABI)
Postharvest News and Information (CABI)
Review of Agricultural Entomology (CABI)
Review of aromatic and Medicinal Plants (CABI)
Scopus (Elsevier)
Seed Abstracts (CABI)
Social Sciences Citation Index (Clarivate Analytics)
Soil Science Database (CABI)
World Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology Abstracts
Open access
Scandinavian Journal of Hospitality and Tourism is a hybrid open access journal that is part of our Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research.
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- Increase the discoverability and readership of your article
- Make an impact and reach new readers, not just those with easy access to a research library
- Freely share your work with anyone, anywhere
- Comply with funding mandates and meet the requirements of your institution, employer or funder
- Rigorous peer review for every open access article
Article Publishing Charges (APC)
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News, offers and calls for papers
News and offers
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- Tourism Journals news and offers
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Society information
Individual members of the Nordic Society for Tourism and Hospitality Research (NORTHORS) can receive an individual print subscription to Scandinavian Journal of Hospitality and Tourism at a special society member rate. Contact +44 (0)20 8052 0501 or [email protected] to subscribe. (Quote YJ06801W)
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