International Journal of Tourism Policy

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International Journal of Tourism Policy (IJTP)
Editor in Chief
Prof. Konstantinos Andriotis
ISSN online
1750-4104
ISSN print
1750-4090
4 issues per year

Subscription price

CiteScore
1.2 (2021)
Scopus

IJTP provides a forum for scholars and policy makers to exchange views and ideas at an international level on key issues that shape the growth of today's tourism industry. IJTP takes the view that tourism activity takes place within a socio-cultural, political, economic and environmental context. Therefore, groups involved with tourism need to be sensitive to emerging issues which may affect the industry and future policy-making.

Topics covered include

  • Advances in tourism policy-making
  • Tourism development and planning
  • Public administration of tourism development
  • Local government role and responses to tourism development
  • European Union policies in tourism
  • Tourism education and its role in managing tourism development
  • Tourism research and methodology
  • Terrorism, safety and security in tourism
  • Economic/social/environmental/cultural impact of tourism
  • Cross-cultural differences
  • Sustainable tourism
  • Alternative and special forms of tourism
  • Industry's role in managing growth
  • Future of tourism
  • Globalisation and tourism

Objectives

IJTP's key objective is to present the latest multidisciplinary set of views on tourism. It also aims to contribute towards a deeper understanding of international tourism and disseminate this knowledge by providing insights into developments, issues and methods in tourism research essential to theoretical understanding and practice. IJTP will be international in scope and will publish high-quality refereed articles.

Readership

The intended readership covers a wide range of groups involved in the tourism industry. IJTP will provide a platform for debate and will contribute towards the dissemination of knowledge amongst academics, researchers, government departments, non-governmental organisations, consultants, policy-makers and planners in the field of tourism.

Contents

IJTP publishes theoretical papers, empirical papers, policy-related papers, case studies and book reviews. Special issues of the journal will also be produced in which selected papers from tourism conferences will be published.

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Editor in Chief

  • Andriotis, Konstantinos, Middlesex University, UK
    (k.andriotis@mdx.ac.uk)

Editors

  • Falk, Martin, University of South-Eastern Norway and Shanghai Lixin University of Accounting and Finance, China
  • Tang, Chor Foon, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia

Book Review Editor

  • Boukas, Nikolaos, European University Cyprus, Cyprus

Research Notes Editor

  • Stylidis, Dimitrios, Middlesex University London, UK

Regional Editor Africa

  • Saayman, Andrea, North-West University, South Africa

Regional Editor Asia

  • Rasoolimanesh, S. Mostafa, Taylor's University, Malaysia

Regional Editor Europe

  • Mihalic, Tanja, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia

Regional Editor Latin America

  • Monterrubio, Carlos, Autonomous University of the State of Mexico, Mexico

Regional Editor North America

  • Slocum, Susan, George Mason University, USA

Editorial Board Members

  • Brida, Juan Gabriel, Universidad de la República, Italy
  • Cloquet, Isabelle, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium
  • Font, Xavier, University of Surrey, UK
  • Iankova, Katia, Higher Colleges of Technology, United Arab Emirates
  • Isabella, Frochot, Université Savoie Mont Blanc, France
  • Jamal, Tazim, Texas A&M University, USA
  • Lee, Yong-Ki, Sejong University, South Korea
  • Moufakkir, Omar, Gulf University for Science and Technology, Kuwait
  • Pforr, Christof, Curtin University of Technology, Australia
  • Ram, Yael, Ashkelon Academic College, Israel
  • Ruhanen, Lisa, The University of Queensland, Australia
  • Seetanah, Boopen, University of Mauritius, Mauritius
  • Shani, Amir, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel
  • Webster, Craig, Ball State University, USA
  • Weidenfeld, Adi, Hebrew University, Israel
  • Yang, Yang, Temple University, USA

Article preparation

IJTP welcomes the submission of research papers and research notes. Papers should not exceed 6000 words (including figures, tables and references). IJTP also accepts research notes (1500 - 2000 words including an abstract of 100 words). Please indicate the number of words in your paper (for both types of articles).

Papers must be written in English and use UK spelling and terminology and be edited with the help of a native English speaker.

Use single or double-spacing, preferably in Times New Roman font size 12. All accepted papers will be properly formatted for publication.

Papers must contain a valid research question or hypothesis and should contribute to the literature, which may be incremental and must include the following (see more details here):

   Title
   Abstract
   Introduction
      Include:
      1. What is already known about the topic of your paper
      2. What is not known about the topic and what should be investigated in the study (i.e. the gap you want to fill)
      3. What specific research questions the study focuses on
   Content
      Cover the conceptual background, materials and methods, results and discussion
      The methods section should contain enough information for the reader to understand what was done and how. Please indicate which data sources you rely on and which methodology you use to analyse the data (software command). Please provide information on data availability.
   Conclusion
      Explain the main conclusion of the study in a few sentences. Given the policy focus of this journal, it is very important to show the theoretical and/or practical implications of the findings for policy, society and relevant stakeholders.
   References and notes
      References should be balanced (geographical and gender, no self-citations) and reflect the current state of knowledge in the field. Please focus on journals listed in Scopus.
   Tables, captions and figures
   Keywords

Do not include the authors' names, biographical details or acknowledgements.

Ensure that the authors' names are not included in the document/file properties.

A few essentials for publishing in this journal

  • Submitted articles should not have been previously published or be currently under consideration for publication elsewhere.
  • Conference papers may only be submitted if the paper has been completely re-written (more details available here) and the author has cleared any necessary permissions with the copyright owner if it has been previously copyrighted.
  • All our articles go through a double-blind review process.
  • All authors must declare they have read and agreed to the content of the submitted article. A full statement of our Ethical Guidelines for Authors (PDF) is available.
  • There are no charges for publishing with Inderscience, unless you require your article to be Open Access (OA). You can find more information on OA here.

    • Submission process

    • All articles for this journal must be submitted using our online submissions system.
    • View Author guidelines.

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