Abstract
Among the communication platforms of research, the scientific journal can be regarded as the most important medium for publishing, especially in terms of tenure decisions and promotion. Yet, the big number of existing journals makes it difficult to select the most suitable journal for publishing. In the last few years, many studies have been carried out on the quality of academic journals and produced one ranking after another. Also the field of tourism has seen a growing number of surveys on this subject. But do these rankings measure the quality of journals in a reliable way? The paper reports a pilot study on journal quality among a small group of experts in the field of tourism and leisure to produce a ranking of tourism journals. Theoretically, the ranking of journals is discussed by asking the following questions: What role do journal rankings play? May rankings reflect the overall quality of journals? Are indicators chosen in a reliable way? How accurate are journal lists compiled?
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