Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Research
journal
The Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Research (JHTR) is a peer-reviewed academic journal that covers research in the field of hospitality and tourism. Its editors-in-chief are Jean-Pierre van der Rest, Peter Kim, and Li Miao. It was established in 1976 as the Hospitality Research Journal, obtaining its current title in 1998, and is published by Sage Publishing on behalf of the International Council on Hotel, Restaurant, and Institutional Education.
Editors
The following persons are or have been editors-in-chief:
Tom Powers – Founding editor, 1976–1979
Leo Renaghan, 1980–1982
Abraham Pizam, 1983–1989
Bob Bosselman and Jeff Fernsten (interim) 1989–1990
Carolyn Lambert and Carl Riegel, 1990–1995
Kaye Chon, 1996–2008
Anna Mattila, 2009–2015
Chris Roberts and Linda Shea, 2016–2020
Jean-Pierre van der Rest, Peter Kim, and Li Miao, 2021–2025
Abstracting and indexing
The journal is abstracted and indexed in Scopus and the Social Sciences Citation Index. According to the Journal Citation Reports, its 2023 impact factor is 4.4.
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