20 years of the Scandinavian Journal of Hospitality and Tourism: looking to the past and forward

Figures & data

Figure 1. SJHT downloads 2012–2020.

Figure 2. SJHT impact factor development.

Table 1. Overview of the most prominent research areas.

Research area	n	Most downloaded paper	Most cited paper	Total number of downloads for area	Total number of citations for area
Nature-Based Tourism	71	Frontiers in Nature-Based Tourism (2010)	Frontiers in Nature-Based Tourism (2010)	+47,000	+1000
Experience	64	A Marketing Approach to the Tourist Experience (2007)	A Marketing Approach to the Tourist Experience (2007)	+84,000	+1500
Hospitality	53	Corporate Social Responsibility in Hospitality: Issues and Implications. A Case Study of Scandic (2008)	Corporate Social Responsibility in Hospitality: Issues and Implications. A Case Study of Scandic (2008)	+40,000	+600
Events and Festivals	42	Conceptualisation and Operationalisation of Event and Festival Experiences: Creation of an Event Experience Scale (2016)	Stakeholder Influences on the Ownership and Management of Festival Brands (2006)	+50,000	+570
Rural Tourism	31	Innovation Gaps in Scandinavian Rural Tourism (2018)	Environmental Impacts of Rural Second Home Tourism – Case Lake District in Finland (2007)	+20,000	+370
Marketing and Nordic Place Branding	26	“A Marketing Approach to the Tourist Experience” (2007)	“A Marketing Approach to the Tourist Experience” (2007)	+33,000	+539
Tourism Economics	18	The Tourist in the Experience Economy (2007)	The Tourist in the Experience Economy (2007)	+17,000	+400
Second Homes	16	Second Homes in the Nordic Countries: Between Common Heritage and Exclusive Commodity (2007)	Second Homes in the Nordic Countries: Between Common Heritage and Exclusive Commodity (2007)	+8000	+300
Climate Change	14	Climate Change Acknowledgement and Responses of Summer (Glacier) Ski Visitors in Norway (2018)	The Operational and Regional Vulnerability of Winter Tourism to Climate Variability and Change: The Case of the Finnish Nature-Based Tourism Entrepreneurs (2008)	+7000	+170
Arctic and Indigenous Cultures	12	Polar Tourism: Definitions and Dimensions (2010)	Access to Sami Tourism in Northern Sweden (2001)	+9000	+230

Figure 3. Overview of the 10 most prominent areas of research of the journal.