International Journal of Tourism Cities

Aims & Scope

A peer-reviewed journal, the International Journal of Tourism Cities provides an international forum for the critical study of urban tourism and tourism cities.

The journal aims to be inter-disciplinary in its appreciation of tourism cities and tourism in urban areas, and welcomes original, theoretically-informed articles from those involved in the planning, management or marketing of tourism in city destination or places adjoining urban areas.

Urban tourism and travel cover many disciplines and impinge on numerous aspects of daily life within cities.

Moreover, they play a key role in domestic and international tourism in most countries, and cities often function as key travel gateways and tourism destinations.

The International Journal of Tourism Cities contents include primary research articles, expert discussions on current urban tourism issues, and tourism city case studies.

Articles are selected that are relevant to both academics and practitioners.

The journal particularly encourages contributions on contemporary topics and issues in urban tourism including smart cities and tourism, environmental impact and sustainable tourism development in cities, citizen and stakeholder involvement in tourism, city destination governance, and the development of policies and standards for city tourism development.

The International Journal of Tourism Cities has four distinct purposes: To encourage greater research and scholarship related to tourism in urban settings.

To stimulate more interdisciplinary research on tourism in cities, particularly the integration of tourism and urban studies theories and principles.

To generate more research studies on tourism at the edge of cities, where urban and rural areas converge.

To create more literature on best practices in city tourism worldwide through in-depth analyses and the production of exemplary case studies.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	2.3
2024	3.00

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.681

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	35

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	8372

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	890

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Business, Management and Accounting, Environmental Science and Social Sciences, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Smart tourism destinations: ecosystems for tourism destination competitiveness

  Citation: 478

  Authors: Kim, Dimitrios, Alessandro

• The phenomena of overtourism: a review

  Citation: 249

  Authors: Rachel, Richard

• Overtourism and the night-time economy: a case study of Budapest

  Citation: 108

  Authors: Ivett, Melanie, Gergely, Zombor

• Service quality evaluation and the mediating role of perceived value and customer satisfaction in customer loyalty

  Citation: 106

  Authors: Yousef, Dariyoush

• Application of smart tourism to cities

  Citation: 95

  Authors: Ulrike, Lina, Chulmo

• The Phygital experience in the smart tourism destination

  Citation: 85

  Authors: Francisco Javier, Luis, Eduardo

• Analyzing the influence of electronic word of mouth on visit intention: the mediating role of tourists’ attitude and city image

  Citation: 79

  Authors: Shabnam, Mohammad Reza, Ali, Javad, Parisa

• The end of over-tourism? Opportunities in a post-Covid-19 world

  Citation: 72

  Authors: Edward

• Behavioral intention of traveling in the period of COVID-19: an application of the theory of planned behavior (TPB) and perceived risk

  Citation: 63

  Authors: Sheeba, Naseem

• Smart destination brands: semiotic analysis of visual and verbal signs

  Citation: 63

  Authors: Ulrike, Maria

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