Open access in tourism and hospitality journals
The 10 tracked tourism and hospitality journals ranked by the share of their 2023–2025 papers that are open access, with each status's share. Open-access status as OpenAlex reports it for each paper (diamond: published in an open-access journal that charges authors no fee; gold: published in an open-access journal; hybrid: open under a licence in a subscription journal; bronze: free to read on the publisher's site without an open licence; green: only a free copy in a repository; closed: no free copy found). Papers count by publication year; the share is of the papers whose status is known. Also as Markdown.
By category: Finance · Accounting · Economics · Health Economics and Policy · Management · Marketing · Information Systems · Tourism and Hospitality · Higher Education and Research · Operations Research · Statistics · AI
Key findings#
- Of the 3,569 papers the 10 tracked tourism and hospitality journals published in 2023–2025, 36% are open access (gold 3%, hybrid 22%, bronze 1% and green 10%).
- The open-access share went from 28% in 2017 to 34% in 2025.
- The most open journal is Annals of Tourism Research Empirical Insights (100%), followed by Annals of Tourism Research (50%) and Information Technology & Tourism (48%); the least open is Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management (15%).
| # | Journal | Papers 2023–2025 | Open access | Diamond | Gold | Hybrid | Bronze | Green | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Annals of Tourism Research Empirical Insights | 114 | 100% | 0% | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 2 | Annals of Tourism Research | 439 | 50% | 0% | 0% | 37% | 1% | 12% | 50% |
| 3 | Information Technology & Tourism | 112 | 48% | 0% | 0% | 38% | 5% | 4% | 52% |
| 4 | Journal of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism | 305 | 45% | 0% | 0% | 36% | 3% | 5% | 55% |
| 5 | Journal of Hospitality Leisure Sport & Tourism Education | 140 | 39% | 0% | 0% | 27% | 0% | 11% | 61% |
| 6 | Journal of Destination Marketing & Management | 214 | 38% | 0% | 0% | 31% | 1% | 5% | 62% |
| 7 | Tourism Management Perspectives | 277 | 37% | 0% | 0% | 25% | 1% | 12% | 63% |
| 8 | Tourism Management | 534 | 32% | 0% | 0% | 20% | 1% | 11% | 68% |
| 9 | International Journal of Hospitality Management | 944 | 29% | 0% | 0% | 18% | 1% | 11% | 71% |
| 10 | Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management | 490 | 15% | 0% | 0% | 3% | 1% | 10% | 85% |
By year#
| Year | Papers | Open access | Diamond | Gold | Hybrid | Bronze | Green | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 867 | 28% | 0% | 0% | 2% | 4% | 22% | 72% |
| 2018 | 966 | 29% | 0% | 0% | 3% | 5% | 21% | 71% |
| 2019 | 1,074 | 29% | 0% | 0% | 3% | 5% | 21% | 71% |
| 2020 | 1,265 | 41% | 0% | 1% | 5% | 6% | 29% | 59% |
| 2021 | 1,215 | 44% | 0% | 2% | 10% | 5% | 28% | 56% |
| 2022 | 1,100 | 41% | 0% | 5% | 12% | 3% | 22% | 59% |
| 2023 | 1,043 | 39% | 0% | 3% | 20% | 2% | 14% | 61% |
| 2024 | 1,227 | 34% | 0% | 4% | 21% | 1% | 8% | 66% |
| 2025 | 1,299 | 34% | 0% | 3% | 24% | 0% | 8% | 66% |
| 2026 (so far) | 1,202 | 38% | 0% | 3% | 25% | 6% | 3% | 62% |
Cite this page
Scholar4AI. (2026). Open access in tourism and hospitality journals. Journal Research Rankings. Retrieved October 31, 2026, from https://scholar4ai.com/rankings/open-access/tourism-and-hospitality
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author = {{Scholar4AI}},
title = {Open access in tourism and hospitality journals},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://scholar4ai.com/rankings/open-access/tourism-and-hospitality}},
urldate = {2026-10-31},
note = {Journal Research Rankings; data from OpenAlex (CC0); licensed CC BY-NC 4.0}
}