Asia Pacific Journal of Tourism Research is the official journal of the Asia Pacific Tourism Association (Founded September 1995) and seeks to publish both empirically and theoretically based articles of high quality which advance and foster knowledge of tourism.
The Journal welcomes submissions of full length articles and critical reviews on major issues with relevance to tourism in the Asia Pacific region.
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.
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Journal metrics
Usage
200K annual downloads/views
Citation metrics
4.3 (2023) Impact Factor
Q1 Impact Factor Best Quartile
4.4 (2023) 5 year IF
7.7 (2023) CiteScore (Scopus)
Q1 CiteScore Best Quartile
1.152 (2023) SNIP
1.051 (2023) SJR
Speed/acceptance
6 days avg. from submission to first
decision
74 days avg. from submission to first
post-review decision
14 days avg. from acceptance to online
publication
9% 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.
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.
Editor-in-Chief: Kaye Chon -Biography - The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong
Managing Editor: Rob Law - The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong
Social Media Editor: Ruoyuan Wang - University of Innsbruck, Austria
Editorial Review Board: Jerome Agrusa,University of Hawaii Manoa, USA Ki-Joon Back,University of Houston, USA Grace Chien,I-shou University, Taiwan Chris Choi,University of Guelph, Canada Lawrence Fong,University of Macau, Macau Kerry Godfrey,University of Lethbridge, Canada Shirley V. Guevarra,University of the Philippines, The Philippines Heesup Han,Sejong University, Korea Yeong-Hyeon Hwang,Dong-A University, Korea Sunghyup Sean Hyun,Hanyang University, Korea SooCheong (Shawn) Jang,Purdue University, USA Cathy Xin Jin,Griffith University, Australia Soo K. Kang,Colorado State University, USA Dae-Young Kim,University of Missouri, USA Peter Kim,Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand Soon-Ho Kim,Georgia State University, USA Haiyan Kong,Shandong University (Weihai), China Woojin Lee,Arizona State University, USA Yong-Ki Lee,Sejong University, Korea Joseph Lema, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, USA Gang Li, Deakin University, Australia Gang Li, University of Surrey, UK Mimi Li, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong Xiang (Robert) Li, Temple University, USA Shanshan (Vera) Lin,Zhejiang University, China Miguela Mena,University of the Philippines, The Philippines Hera Oktadiana,James Cook University, Australia H.G. Parsa,University of Denver, USA Promsivapallop Pornpisanu, Prince of Songkla University, Thailand Bruce Prideaux,CQUniversity, Australia Harold Richins,Thompson Rivers University, Canada Bongkosh Ngamson Rittichainuwat, Siam University, Thailand Siu-Ian (Amy) So,University of Macau, Macau Zibin Song,Hainan University, China Vincent Tung,The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong Quan Vu,Deakin University, Australia Geoffrey Wall, University of Waterloo, Canada IpKin Anthony Wong,University of Macau, Macau Jessica Yuan,Texas Tech. University, USA Yulan (Yoyo) Yuan, Tunghai University, Taiwan Jie Zhang,Nanjing University, China
Abstracting and indexing
Asia Pacific Journal of Tourism Research is currently noted in BUBL Information Service, Centre International de Recherches et d'Etudes Touristiques (Aix-en-Provence), Consortium of Hospitality Research Information Service, Gale Directory of Publications and Broadcast Media, Geoggia State University "Hospitality Research At-a-Glance", Lodging, Restaurant, and Tourism Index, Social Sciences Citation Index®, Sociological Abstracts, Worldwide Hospitality, Scopus and Tourism Trends
Open access
Asia Pacific Journal of Tourism Research 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.
Why choose open access?
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)
If you choose to publish open access in this journal you may be asked to pay an Article Publishing Charge (APC). You may be able to publish your article at no cost to yourself or with a reduced APC if your institution or research funder has an open access agreement or membership with Taylor & Francis.
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