About this journal

Aims and scope

The Journal of Sustainable Tourism is a leading tourism journal which advances critical understanding of the relationships between tourism and sustainable development. It publishes theoretical, conceptual and empirical research that explores one or more of the economic, social, cultural, political, organisational or environmental aspects of the subject. Critical views and perspectives are encouraged, as well as new ideas and approaches in relation to the theory and practice linking tourism and sustainability. Contributions can be from all disciplinary perspectives, with inter-disciplinary work especially welcome. Holistic and integrative work is encouraged. All geographical areas are included, as are all forms of tourism, both mass and niche market. Papers can be especially useful if they contribute new understanding and insights not just to the field of sustainable tourism but also to the wider social sciences or between the social and natural sciences. Many contributions include significant empirical evidence, but some innovate in the field by providing new perspectives, approaches and insights through critical reviews. The journal publishes Main Papers, Book Reviews, and occasional Opinion Pieces. Book reviews and Opinion Pieces are by invitation only. We also commission Special Issues – contact the editors if you have a proposal for a Special Issue or Opinion Piece. Peer Review Statement Quality is ensured by rigorous, anonymous peer evaluation of each main paper by three independent referees. The Editors, on behalf of the Editorial Board, make the final decision concerning publication. Submission is online through the journal’s website and ScholarOne submission system.

Journal metrics

Usage

  • 998K annual downloads/views

Citation metrics

  • 6.9 (2023) Impact Factor
  • Q1 Impact Factor Best Quartile
  • 9.5 (2023) 5 year IF
  • 23.1 (2023) CiteScore (Scopus)
  • Q1 CiteScore Best Quartile
  • 2.949 (2023) SNIP
  • 2.822 (2023) SJR

Speed/acceptance

  • 9 days avg. from submission to first decision
  • 54 days avg. from submission to first post-review decision
  • 11 days avg. from acceptance to online publication
  • 7% acceptance rate

Editorial board

Editor:
Xavier Font - University of Surrey, UK

Associate Editors:
Alexandra Coghlan - Griffith University, Australia
Heesup Han - Sejong University, Korea
Anna S. Mattila - Pennsylvania State University, USA
Kyle Maurice Woosnam - University of Georgia, USA
Jialin (Snow) Wu - University of Huddersfield, UK

Social Media Editors:
Yaoqi Li - Sun Yat-sen University, China
Judith Romhild-Raviart - University of Brighton, UK


Editorial Board:
Jinseon Ahn - Hanyang University, Korea
Stewart Barr - University of Exeter, UK
Susanne Becken - Griffith University, Australia
Paulina Bohdanowicz-Godfrey - Hilton Worldwide, Europe
Bynum Boley - University of Georgia, USA
Maria Jesus Bonilla - University Rey Juan Carlos, Spain
Helen Briassoulis - University of the Aegean, Greece
Kelly S. Bricker - University of Utah, USA
Zheng Cao - Aston University, UK
Siu Wa Eric Chan -
 Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong
Scott CohenUniversity of the Algarve, Portugal
Stroma Cole - University of Westminster, UK
Tim Coles - University of Exeter, UK
Simon Darcy - University of Technology, Sydney, Australia
Larry Dwyer - University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
Juan Luis Eugenio-Martin
- Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
Paolo Figini - University of Bologna, Italy
Viachaslau Filimonau - University of Surrey, UK
Diana Gregory-Smith   Newcastle University, UK
Stefan Gössling - Western Norway Research Institute, Norway
C. Michael Hall - University of Canterbury, New Zealand
James Higham
- Griffith University, Australia
Freya Higgins-Desbiolles - University of South Australia, Australia
Xu Honggang - Sun Yat-sen University, China
Debbie Hopkins - University of  Oxford, UK
Tazim Jamal - Texas A&M University, USA
Camilla Jensen - Roskilde University, Denmark 
Emil Juvan
- University of Primorska, Slovenia
Elisabeth Kastenholz - University of Aveiro, Portugal
Myung Ja Kim -  Kyung Hee University, Korea
Ljubica Kneževic - University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
Tsung Hung Lee - National Yunlin University, Taiwan
Hengyun Li - Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong
An Yu Liu - Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong
Judith Mair
- University of Queensland, Australia
Patricia Martínez - University of Cantabria, Spain
Joseph Mbaiwa - University of Botswana, Botswana
Bob McKercher - University of Queensland, Australia
Graham Miller - Nova University Lisbon, Portugal
Muchazondida Mkono - University of Queensland, Australia
Gianna Moscardo - James Cook University, Australia
Mary Mostafanezhad - University of Hawaii, USA
Juan Luis Nicolau - Virginia Tech, USA
Robin Nunkoo - University of Mauritius, Mauritius
Gyan Nyaupane - Arizona State University, USA
Hossein Olya - University of Sheffield, UK
Paul Peeters - Breda University of Applied Sciences, Netherlands
Jorge Pereira Moliner - University of Alicante, Spain
Girish Prayag - University of Canterbury, New Zealand
Richard Qiu - University of Macau, Macau
Haywantee Ramkissoon
 - Unviersity of South Australia, Australia
S. Mostafa RasoolimaneshEdith Cowan University, Australia
Lisa Ruhanen - University of Queensland, Australia
Noel B. Salazar - KU Leuven, Belgium
Andrea Saymaan - North-West University, South Africa
Caroline Scarles - University of Surrey, UK
Regina Scheyvens - Massey University, New Zealand
Daniel Scott - University of Waterloo, Canada
Anna Spenceley - Spenceley Tourism and Development, South Africa
Emma Stewart - Lincoln University, New Zealand
LuJun Su - Central South University, China
Ming Ming Su - Renming University, China
Ya-Yen Sun - University of Queensland, Australia
Marianna Strzelecka - Linnaeus University, Sweden
David J. Telfer - Brock University, Canada
Dallen J. Timothy - Arizona State University, USA
Giampaolo Viglia - Portsmouth University, UK
Homer Wu - National Taichung University of Education, Taiwan
Jianping Zha - Sichuan University, China
Chaozhi Zhang - Sun Yat-sen University, China
Piotr Zientara - Gdansk University, Poland
Bing Zuo - Sun Yat-sen University, China

Past Editors:

Bill Bramwell - Sheffield Hallam University, UK (1993-2014)
Bernard Lane - Leeds Beckett University, UK (1993-2016)
Graham Miller - Nova University Lisbon, Portugal (2014-2018)
James Higham -  Griffith University, Australia (2014-2021)

Abstracting and indexing

Asian-Pacific Economic Literature; CAB Abstracts Online; CSA Human Population & Natural Resource Management; Cambridge Scientific Abstracts – Sustainability Science Abstracts; Current Abstracts (2003-); Current Contents; EBSCOhost – various databases; Environment Abstracts (1997-); Environment Abstracts Annual; Elsevier – GEOBASE and SCOPUS (1998-); Leisure, Recreation and Tourism Abstracts; Leisure Tourism Database; OCLC – ABI/INFORM, ArticleFirst (2005-), Arts and Humanities Search, Environmental Sciences and Pollution Management, GEOBASE, PAIS International (2005-) and Sociological Abstracts; Organic Research Database; ProQuest – ABI-INFORM Complete, ABI/INFORM Global, ProQuest Central and ProQuest Science Journals; Rural Development Abstracts; Thomson Reuters – Social Sciences Citation Index and Web of Science, and World Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology Abstracts.

Open access

Journal of Sustainable Tourism 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.

Why choose open access?

  1. Increase the discoverability and readership of your article
  2. Make an impact and reach new readers, not just those with easy access to a research library
  3. Freely share your work with anyone, anywhere
  4. Comply with funding mandates and meet the requirements of your institution, employer or funder
  5. Rigorous peer review for every open access article

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