Journal of China Tourism Research (JCTR) is the official journal of the International Association of China Tourism Studies (IACTS) and is now indexed in the Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI)!
JCTR is a truly international journal that publishes the latest research on tourism (all articles printed in English with Chinese abstracts) that relates to China and the Chinese. It provides a rich forum for exchange of fresh information and ideas among academics and practitioners; fosters and enhances cutting-edge research activities that advance the knowledge of tourism; and discusses the relevance of tourism to Chinese society. The journal encourages interdisciplinary scholarship and commentaries, aims at the highest intellectual level, and only publishes manuscripts that make significant contributions to the subject areas.
Peer Review Integrity
All submitted manuscripts are subject to initial appraisal by the Editor, and, if found suitable for further consideration, to peer review by independent, anonymous expert referees. All peer review is double anonymized and submission is online via ScholarOne Manuscripts.
Editor-in-Chief
Haiyan Song
Chair Professor of Tourism
School of Hotel & Tourism Management
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Hong Kong SAR
Consulting Editor-in-Chief
Kaye Chon - The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR
Managing Editor
Honggen Xiao - The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR
Regional Editors
Africa
Lawal Marafa - The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR
Robin Nunkoo - University of Mauritius, Mauritius
America
Liping Cai - Purdue University, United States
Asia
Guoqing Du - Rikkyo University, Japan
Cathy Hsu - The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR
Australia/New Zealand
Sam Huang - Edith Cowan University, Australia
Claire Liu - Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand
China
Jigang Bao - Sun Yat-sen University, China
Yanjun Xie - Hainan University, China
Europe
Dimitrios Buhalis - University of Bournemouth, United Kingdom
Gang Li - University of Surrey, United Kingdom
Editorial Committee
David Airey - University of Surrey, United Kingdom
Billy Bai - University of Nevada, Las Vegas, United States
Kai Bai - Shaanxi Normal University, China
Kellee Caton - Thompson Rivers University, Canada
Ganghua Chen - Sun Yat-sen University, China
Christina G. Chi - Washington State University, United States
Scott Cohen - University of Surrey, United Kingdom
Bo Ferns - San Francisco State University, United States
Xiaoxiao Fu - University of Central Florida, United States
Huimin Gu - Beijing International Studies University, China
Joy Huang - Sun Yat-sen University, China
Kam Hung - The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR
Xin (Cathy) Jin - Griffith University, Australia
Brian King- Texas A&M University, United States
Haiyan Kong - Shandong University (Weihai), China
Rob Law - University of Macau, Macao SAR
Xinran Lehto - Purdue University, United States
Mimi Li - The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR
ShiNa Li - Sun Yat-sen University, China
Xiang (Robert) Li - Temple University, United States
Yi-Chin Lin - National Kaohsiung University of Hospitality and Tourism, Taiwan
Jingyan Liu - Sun Yat-sen University, China
Lin Lu - Anhui Normal University, China
Bo Ma - Qingdao University, China
Bob McKercher - University of Queensland, Australia
Fang Meng - University of South Carolina, United States
Li Miao - University of Macau, Macao SAR
Fevzi Okumus - University of Central Florida, United States
Bing Pan - Pennsylvania State University, United States
Stephen Pratt - University of Central Florida, United States
Crystal Shi - The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR
Kevin So - Oklahoma State University, United States
Zibin Song - Hainan University, China
Xiaobo Su - University of Oregon, United States
Hazel Tucker - University of Otago, New Zealand
Fanny Vong - Macau Institute for Tourism Studies, Macao SAR
Geoffrey Wall - University of Waterloo, Canada
Ning Wang - Sun Yat-sen University, China
Youcheng (Raymond) Wang - University of Central Florida, United States
Bihu Wu - Peking University, China
Chenguang Wu - Sun Yat-sen University, China
Maoying Wu - Zhejiang University, China
Tsung-Chiung Wu - National Dong Hwa University, Taiwan
Zheng Xiang - Virginia Tech, United States
Qu Xiao - The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR
Philip Xie - Bowling Green State University, United States
Jingjing Yang - Macao Institute for Tourism Studies, Macao SAR
Yang Yang - Temple University, United States
Shun Ye - Zhejiang University, China
Carol X. Zhang - University of Nottingham, United Kingdom
Chaozhi Zhang - Sun Yat-sen University, China
Jie Zhang - Nanjing University, China
Social Media Editor
Ruoyuan Wang - University of Innsbruck, Austria
Editorial Assistant
Carol Chan - The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR
Journal of China Tourism Research is a hybrid open access journal that is part of our Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research.
If you choose to publish open access in this journal you may be asked to pay an Article Publishing Charge (APC). You may be able to publish your article at no cost to yourself or with a reduced APC if your institution or research funder has an open access agreement or membership with Taylor & Francis.
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