Current Issues in Tourism encourages in-depth discussion and critique of key questions within the subject.
It offers a readable format for extended peer-reviewed papers, commentaries, letters and reviews, all designed to spark off further debate.
It contains both applied and theoretical work that addresses tourism inquiry, method and practice.
Lively and rigorous, it welcomes contributions from the broad gamut of subjects that make up the stuff of tourism studies.
Current Issues in Tourism is designed to be accessible to both new and experienced researchers and practitioners on a global basis.
The principal aims of the journal are to: encourage the full range of approaches which are available to the study of tourism; bring together researchers from different subject backgrounds for interdisciplinary and postdisciplinary debate; develop the theoretical base on which the study of tourism is built; provide a basis for the development of critical approaches to the study of tourism; disseminate new approaches, concepts, frameworks, methods, models and practices which may be developed in the study of tourism; and promote new research.
In addition to general papers, Current Issues in Tourism features four other sections - CIT Research Letters, CIT Research Notes, CIT Reviews and Current Issues in Method and Practice.
To find out more about these sections, including how to submit material, please click here .
New for 2017 the journal has introduced Current Issues in Asian Tourism (CIAT), 3 issues dedicated to papers on tourism in Asia.
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Detailed Metrics
Total Docs. (latest)
613
Total Docs. (3 years)
857
Total Refs.
39,469
Total Citations (3 years)
6,824
Citable Docs. (3 years)
724
Citations / Doc. (2 years)
7.57
Ref. / Doc.
64.39
% Female
40.4%
Metrics Visualization
Latest year data vs 3-year cumulative figures
Female: 40.4% |
Male: 59.6%
Citations / Doc. (2yr)7.57
High impact
References / Doc.64.39
High refs
Citable / Total Docs (3yr)84.5%
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the impact factor of Current Issues in Tourism?
The official Journal Impact Factor (JIF) is published by Clarivate in the Journal Citation Reports (JCR) and is not listed on this page. Based on SCImago data, Current Issues in Tourism has an SJR of 1.331 and is ranked Q1.
What is the SJR and quartile of Current Issues in Tourism?
Current Issues in Tourism has an SJR (SCImago Journal Rank) of 1.331 and its best quartile is Q1.
What is the H-index of Current Issues in Tourism?
The H-index of Current Issues in Tourism is 135, meaning 135 of its articles have each been cited at least 135 times.
Is Current Issues in Tourism indexed in Scopus?
Yes. Current Issues in Tourism is active in Scopus (Scopus Source List, August 2026).