About this journal
Aims and scope
Journal of China Tourism Research (JCTR) is the official journal of the International Association of China Tourism Studies (IACTS) and is now indexed in the Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI)!
JCTR is a truly international journal that publishes the latest research on tourism (all articles printed in English with Chinese abstracts) that relates to China and the Chinese. It provides a rich forum for exchange of fresh information and ideas among academics and practitioners; fosters and enhances cutting-edge research activities that advance the knowledge of tourism; and discusses the relevance of tourism to Chinese society. The journal encourages interdisciplinary scholarship and commentaries, aims at the highest intellectual level, and only publishes manuscripts that make significant contributions to the subject areas.
Peer Review Integrity
All submitted manuscripts are subject to initial appraisal by the Editor, and, if found suitable for further consideration, to peer review by independent, anonymous expert referees. All peer review is double anonymized and submission is online via ScholarOne Manuscripts.
Journal metrics
Usage
- 61K annual downloads/views
Citation metrics
- 1.3 (2023) Impact Factor
- 2.0 (2023) 5 year IF
- 4.0 (2023) CiteScore (Scopus)
- Q1 CiteScore Best Quartile
- 0.761 (2023) SNIP
- 0.529 (2023) SJR
Speed/acceptance
- 36 days avg. from submission to first decision
- 97 days avg. from submission to first post-review decision
- 11 days avg. from acceptance to online publication
- 27% 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
Editor-in-Chief
Haiyan Song
Chair Professor of Tourism
School of Hotel & Tourism Management
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Hong Kong SAR
Consulting Editor-in-Chief
Kaye Chon - The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR
Managing Editor
Honggen Xiao - The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR
Regional Editors
Africa
Lawal Marafa - The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR
Robin Nunkoo - University of Mauritius, Mauritius
America
Liping Cai - Purdue University, United States
Asia
Guoqing Du - Rikkyo University, Japan
Cathy Hsu - The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR
Australia/New Zealand
Sam Huang - Edith Cowan University, Australia
Claire Liu - Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand
China
Jigang Bao - Sun Yat-sen University, China
Yanjun Xie - Hainan University, China
Europe
Dimitrios Buhalis - University of Bournemouth, United Kingdom
Gang Li - University of Surrey, United Kingdom
Editorial Committee
David Airey - University of Surrey, United Kingdom
Billy Bai - University of Nevada, Las Vegas, United States
Kai Bai - Shaanxi Normal University, China
Kellee Caton - Thompson Rivers University, Canada
Ganghua Chen - Sun Yat-sen University, China
Christina G. Chi - Washington State University, United States
Scott Cohen - University of Surrey, United Kingdom
Bo Ferns - San Francisco State University, United States
Xiaoxiao Fu - University of Central Florida, United States
Huimin Gu - Beijing International Studies University, China
Joy Huang - Sun Yat-sen University, China
Kam Hung - The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR
Xin (Cathy) Jin - Griffith University, Australia
Brian King- Texas A&M University, United States
Haiyan Kong - Shandong University (Weihai), China
Rob Law - University of Macau, Macao SAR
Xinran Lehto - Purdue University, United States
Mimi Li - The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR
ShiNa Li - Sun Yat-sen University, China
Xiang (Robert) Li - Temple University, United States
Yi-Chin Lin - National Kaohsiung University of Hospitality and Tourism, Taiwan
Jingyan Liu - Sun Yat-sen University, China
Lin Lu - Anhui Normal University, China
Bo Ma - Qingdao University, China
Bob McKercher - University of Queensland, Australia
Fang Meng - University of South Carolina, United States
Li Miao - University of Macau, Macao SAR
Fevzi Okumus - University of Central Florida, United States
Bing Pan - Pennsylvania State University, United States
Stephen Pratt - University of Central Florida, United States
Crystal Shi - The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR
Kevin So - Oklahoma State University, United States
Zibin Song - Hainan University, China
Xiaobo Su - University of Oregon, United States
Hazel Tucker - University of Otago, New Zealand
Fanny Vong - Macau Institute for Tourism Studies, Macao SAR
Geoffrey Wall - University of Waterloo, Canada
Ning Wang - Sun Yat-sen University, China
Youcheng (Raymond) Wang - University of Central Florida, United States
Bihu Wu - Peking University, China
Chenguang Wu - Sun Yat-sen University, China
Maoying Wu - Zhejiang University, China
Tsung-Chiung Wu - National Dong Hwa University, Taiwan
Zheng Xiang - Virginia Tech, United States
Qu Xiao - The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR
Philip Xie - Bowling Green State University, United States
Jingjing Yang - Macao Institute for Tourism Studies, Macao SAR
Yang Yang - Temple University, United States
Shun Ye - Zhejiang University, China
Carol X. Zhang - University of Nottingham, United Kingdom
Chaozhi Zhang - Sun Yat-sen University, China
Jie Zhang - Nanjing University, China
Social Media Editor
Ruoyuan Wang - University of Innsbruck, Austria
Editorial Assistant
Carol Chan - The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR
Abstracting and indexing
Abstracted/indexed in: CAB Abstracts; CIRET- Centre International de Recherches et d Etudes Touristiques; EBSCOhost Online Research Databases; Elsevier Scopus; Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI); International Bibliography of Periodical Literature on the Humanities & Social Sciences (IBZ); Institute for Tourism; NewJour; and Worldwide Hospitality & Tourism Trends Database.
Open access
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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
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