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Journal of Sport & Tourism
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Journal of Sport & Tourism

1477-5085

Published by: Taylor & Francis

https://www.tandfonline.com/journals/rjto20

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Social Sciences and Humanities 1075 6 6 5

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 11
Documents by Best Scientists*: 11
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 1
SCIMAGO H-index: 57
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.613
Impact Factor: N/A

Overview

Top Research Topics at Journal of Sport & Tourism?

The journal focuses largely on the fields of Tourism, Marketing, Advertising, Sports tourism and Tourism geography. Tourism research is concerned with Destinations in particular. The journal tackles research in Market segmentation and Consumer behaviour as part of the general discipline of Marketing, however, it also discusses concepts in Economic impact analysis.

While work presented in the journal provided substantial information on Advertising, it also covered topics in Cultural heritage, Heritage tourism and Media studies. The studies on Tourism geography discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of Social science and Ecotourism. Leisure studies is a primary topic of Recreation research in the journal.

Most of the works presented in Journal of Sport & Tourism deals with Perception but it intersects with the subject of Social psychology.

  • Tourism (70.91%)
  • Marketing (33.17%)
  • Advertising (26.68%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Towards Social Leverage of Sport Events (511 citations)
  • The Conceptualisation and Measurement of Mega Sport Event Legacies (401 citations)
  • The Interrelationship between Sport Event and Destination Image and Sport Tourists' Behaviours (265 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Journal of Sport & Tourism:

The most cited articles facilitate discussions on Tourism, Advertising, Marketing, Destinations and Economic impact analysis. Social psychology and Public relations are some topics wherein Tourism research discussed in the most cited publications has an impact. The published articles focus on Marketing but sometimes tackle the closely related topic of Perception which is concerned with Football and Promotional campaign.

What topics the last edition of the journal is best known for?

  • World War II
  • Law
  • Social science

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal explores disciplines such as Tourism, Sports tourism, Event (relativity), Key (cryptography) and Systematic review. Topics in Tourism explored in Journal of Sport & Tourism were investigated in conjunction with research in Cultural heritage, Marketing, Function (engineering) and Public relations. In addition to Marketing research, the journal aims to explore topics under Ecotourism, Field (Bourdieu), State (polity) and Destinations.

The research on Sports tourism featured in it combines topics in other fields like Economic growth, Football stadium and Economy. Journal of Sport & Tourism tackles research works in Event (relativity) as well as other disciplines like Politics, Sign (semiotics), Competition (economics) and Advertising. The study of Applied psychology and how it intertwines with concepts under Asian games were explored in the presented Peer review research.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Travelling to Bundesliga matches: the carbon footprint of football fans (1 citations)
  • Maximising the use of existing knowledge and evidence: showcasing systematic reviews in sports tourism (1 citations)
  • In search of optimum stimulation at sport events (1 citations)

Papers citation over time

A key indicator for each journal is its effectiveness in reaching other researchers with the papers published at that venue.

The chart below presents the interquartile range (first quartile 25%, median 50% and third quartile 75%) of the number of citations of articles over time.

The top authors publishing in Journal of Sport & Tourism (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Mike Weed (32 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Joseph Kurtzman (17 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • John Zauhar (15 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Sean James Gammon (11 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Laurence Chalip (10 papers) absent at the last edition.

The overall trend for top authors publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top authors.

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Journal of Sport & Tourism (based on the number of publications) are:

  • University of Florida (16 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Alberta (14 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Clemson University (11 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Bournemouth University (11 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Queensland (10 papers) absent at the last edition.

The overall trend for top affiliations publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top affiliations.

Publication chance based on affiliation

The publication chance index shows the ratio of articles published by the best research institutions in the journal edition to all articles published within that journal. The best research institutions were selected based on the largest number of articles published during all editions of the journal.

The chart below presents the percentage ratio of articles from top institutions (based on their ranking of total papers).Top affiliations were grouped by their rank into the following tiers: top 1-10, top 11-20, top 21-50, and top 51+. Only articles with a recognized affiliation are considered.

During the most recent 2021 edition, 6.25% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 40.00% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 6.67% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 6.67% of all publications and 46.67% were from other institutions.

Returning Authors Index

A very common phenomenon observed among researchers publishing scientific articles is the intentional selection of journals they have already attended in the past. In particular, it is worth analyzing the case when the authors participate in the same journal from year to year.

The Returning Authors Index presented below illustrates the ratio of authors who participated in both a given as well as the previous edition of the journal in relation to all participants in a given year.

Returning Institution Index

The graph below shows the Returning Institution Index, illustrating the ratio of institutions that participated in both a given and the previous edition of the conference in relation to all affiliations present in a given year.

The experience to innovation index

Our experience to innovation index was created to show a cross-section of the experience level of authors publishing in a journal. The index includes the authors publishing at the last edition of a journal, grouped by total number of publications throughout their academic career (P) and the total number of citations of these publications ever received (C).

The group intervals were selected empirically to best show the diversity of the authors' experiences, their labels were selected as a convenience, not as judgment. The authors were divided into the following groups:

  • Novice - P < 5 or C < 25 (the number of publications less than 5 or the number of citations less than 25),
  • Competent - P < 10 or C < 100 (the number of publications less than 10 or the number of citations less than 100),
  • Experienced - P < 25 or C < 625 (the number of publications less than 25 or the number of citations less than 625),
  • Master - P < 50 or C < 2500 (the number of publications less than 50 or the number of citations less than 2500),
  • Star - P ≥ 50 and C ≥ 2500 (both the number of publications greater than 50 and the number of citations greater than 2500).

The chart below illustrates experience levels of first authors in cases of publications with multiple authors.

Contributor's Background and Profession

One of the essential differences that can profoundly affect the quality and perspective of the research provided in professional publications like the Journal of Sports & Tourism, is the academic and professional background of contributors. In the fascinating field of Sport and Tourism, often, industry practitioners like sports psychologists, tourism managers, licensed counselors or professional athletes contribute valuable insights acquired from their professional experiences in the industry. For instance, contributory pieces from licensed counselors offer a unique insight into the psychological aspects of sports participants and tourists, enhancing the depth of understanding in sport tourism psychology. If you're interested in such a profession, here is a comprehensive guide on LPC requirements in Virginia that can help you embark on a journey to become a professional counselor. A brief background analysis of contributors in the last issue of the Journal revealed a diverse blend of academics, industry professionals, and independent researchers. The crossover of insights from varied professions provides philanthropic depth, thus enriching the content provided in the journal. The Journal of Sport & Tourism continues to embrace contributions from varying academic and occupational backgrounds, thereby supporting thought diversity in its articles.

Top Publications

  • Towards a comprehensive understanding of football stadium tourism

    Tim Edensor;Steve Millington;Chloe Steadman;Viriya Taecharungroj

    (2021)
    38 Citations
  • Supplemental tourism activities: a conceptual framework to maximise sport tourism benefits and opportunities

    Eiji Ito;James Higham

    (2020)
    30 Citations
  • Travelling to Bundesliga matches: the carbon footprint of football fans

    Christian Loewen;Pamela Wicker

    (2021)
    28 Citations
  • Exploring the contribution of activity sports tourism to same-day visit expenditure and duration.

    Paul Downward;Simona Rasciute;Cristina Muniz

    (2020)
    16 Citations
  • Sport tourism entity desired outcomes

    (2020)
    14 Citations
  • The 2020 Olympic Games’ impact on Japan’s image from German and American perspectives: perils of COVID or the fails of the Olympics?

    (2024)
    0 Citations

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