Tourism Planning and Development (TPD) aims to explore and advance our theoretical and practical understandings of the intersections between tourism, planning and development studies. Each of these fields of study is characterised by rich scholarly and interdisciplinary traditions. TPD seeks to leverage these and other complementary scholarly traditions to build new interdisciplinary understandings in tourism planing and development.
In a rapidly changing and uncertain world, tourism planning and development processed are being shaped by globalisation, public, private and third sector management and governance. In some cases, communities, societies, governments, and non-government organisations. In doing so, the Journal seeks to engage and challenge readers by asking What can/should we do about tourism planning and development? Who can/should be taking responsibility for tourism planning and development?
Research investigating the nature, characteristics, processes, impacts and effects of tourism planning and development in the 21st century is welcome. Research exploring the key uncertainties between politics, society, culture and the environment, or scrutinising the shifting configurations of tourism and its social and economic logics are also particularly welcome.
Contributions to TPD may deal with locations at various stages of social, cultural and economics development, and be directed at exploring international, national, regional, or local scales. They may examine local and transnational mobilities and/or development processes, and may critically engage with developing-developed-emerging economies' dichotomies.
Planning is a future oriented and forward -looking process; however, we can publish comparative or historical accounts if these offer particularly novel insights into topical issues and support sound theoretical perspectives. In all cases, submissions to TPD must be not only conceptually and methodologically rigorous, but also relevant, contemporary, and engage with the key societal challenges that are shaping our world. Papers needs to demonstrate relevance to the international readership of the journal. Key themes may include:
Types of papers include:
Theory, Methodology and Empirically Grounded full papers: presenting original research results contributing theoretical, methodological and empirically grounded new knowledge - 7,000-9,000 words.
Short communications, opinion pieces and research notes: including comments on papers previously published and empirical work in progress - 2,000 - 4,000 words.
Special Editions: on 'hot topics' or conference proceedings of particular interest. We especially welcome special issue proposals that set the stage for new and timely themes, challenges, and approaches. Guest editors play a major role in ensuring that papers maintain the TPD's quality standards. While we are always open to special issue proposals, decisions on special issue proposals are made at three moments each year: 28 February; 31 May and; 31 October. Please contact the editors if you have an idea for a special issue.
Peer Review Statement
Tourism Planning & Development is an international, ranked, peer-reviewed journal which publishes original research contributions to scientific knowledge. All manuscript submissions 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. Click here to be taken to the submissions website.
Journal metrics
Usage
145K annual downloads/views
Citation metrics
2.1 (2023) Impact Factor
Q2 Impact Factor Best Quartile
2.7 (2023) 5 year IF
6.8 (2023) CiteScore (Scopus)
Q1 CiteScore Best Quartile
1.093 (2023) SNIP
0.681 (2023) SJR
Speed/acceptance
44 days avg. from submission to first
decision
88 days avg. from submission to first
post-review decision
10 days avg. from acceptance to online
publication
4% acceptance rate
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support and not replace qualitative review.
We strongly recommend that you always use a number of metrics, alongside
other qualitative factors such as a journal’s aims & scope, its
readership, and a review of past content published in the journal. In
addition, a single article should always be assessed on its own merits and
never based on the metrics of the journal it was published in.
Usage and acceptance rate data above are for the last full calendar year
and are updated annually in February. Speed data is updated every six
months, based on the prior six months. Citation metrics are updated
annually mid-year. Please note that some journals do not display all of
the following metrics
(find out why).
Usage:
the total number of times articles in the journal were viewed by users
of Taylor & Francis Online in the previous calendar year, rounded to the
nearest thousand.
Citation Metrics
Impact Factor*:
the average number of citations received by articles published in the
journal within a two-year window. Only journals in the Clarivate Science
Citation Index Expanded (SCIE), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI),
Arts and Humanities Citation Index (AHCI) and the Emerging Sources
Citation Index (ESCI) have an Impact Factor.
Impact Factor Best Quartile*:
the journal’s highest subject category ranking in the Journal Citation
Reports. Q1 = 25% of journals with the highest Impact Factors.
5 Year Impact Factor*:
the average number of citations received by articles in the journal
within a five-year window.
CiteScore (Scopus)†:
the average number of citations received by articles in the journal over
a four-year period.
CiteScore Best Quartile†:
the journal’s highest CiteScore ranking in a Scopus subject category. Q1
= 25% of journals with the highest CiteScores.
SNIP
(Source Normalized Impact per Paper):
the number of citations per paper in the journal, divided by citation
potential in the field.
SJR
(Scimago Journal Rank):
Average number of (weighted) citations in one year, divided by the
number of articles published in the journal in the previous three years.
Speed/acceptance
From submission to first decision:
the average (median) number of days for a manuscript submitted to the
journal to receive a first decision. Based on manuscripts receiving a
first decision in the last six months.
From submission to first post-review decision:
the average (median) number of days for a manuscript submitted to the
journal to receive a first decision if it is sent out for peer review.
Based on manuscripts receiving a post-review first decision in the last
six months.
From acceptance to online publication:
the average (median) number of days from acceptance of a manuscript to
online publication of the Version of Record. Based on articles published
in the last six months.
Acceptance rate:
articles accepted for publication by the journal in the previous
calendar year as percentage of all papers receiving a final decision.
Co-Editors: Marina Novelli - The University of Nottingham Business School, UK Emmanuel Adu-Ampong - Wageningen University, The Netherlands Sam Huang - Edith Cowan University
Editorial Assistant: Chris Matthews - University of Brighton, UK
Regional Editors: Africa: Sue Snyman - African Leadership University, Rwanda
Asia-Pacific: Brent Lovelock - University of Otago, New Zealand
Middle East: Rami Isaac - NHTV Breda University of Applied Sciences
North America: David J. Telfer - Brock University, Canada
South America: Carla Ricaurte Quijano - Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral, Guayaquil, Ecuador
Book Reviews Editor: Helen Farrell - University of Westminster, UK
Social Media Editor: Mark Anthony Camilleri -University of Malta, Malta
Editorial Board: Aby Sene-Harper - Clemson University Albert Kimbu - University of Surrey, UK Ana Maria Munar - Copenhagen Business School, Denmark Anna Farmaki - Cyprus University of Technology Anna Spenceley - Spenceley Tourism And Development (STAND) Ltd Carl Cater - Swansea University and University of Highlands and Islands, UK Carol Kline - Appalachian State University, USA Catherine Cheung - The Hong Kong Polytechnic University Chris Cooper - Leeds Beckett University, UK Claudia Dolezal - IMC University of Applied Sciences Krems, Austria Dagnachew Leta Senbeto - Hong Kong Metropolitan University, Hong Kong Eerang Park - Edith Cowan University Elizabeth Agyeiwaah - Macau University of Science and Technology, Macau Esi Akyere Mensah - Ghana Communication Technology University, Ghana Evan Jordan - Indiana University Bloomington Frederick Dayour - SD Dombo University of Business and Integrated Development Studies, Ghana Hannah Messerli - George Washington University, Washington, USA Heather Jeffrey - University of Birmingham Dubai, UAE Ian Munanura - Oregon State University Issahaku Adam - Department of Hospitality and Tourism Management, University of Cape Coast, Ghana Joseph Cheer - Wakayama University Julia Giddy - University of Mpumalanga, South Africa Marcella Daye - University of Northampton, UK Marco Valeri - Niccolò Cusano University, Italy Maria Alvarez - Bogazici University, Turkey Mark Speakman - Universidad Autonoma de Guerrero, Campus Acapulco, Acapulco, Mexico Mary Mostafanezhad - University of Hawaii at Manoa, USA Michael Volgger - Curtin University Mingming Su - Renmin University of China Nika Balomenou - Swansea University, UK Ogechi Adeola - Lagos Business School, Pan-Atlantic University, Nigeria Patrick Brandful Cobbinah - The University of Melbourne, Australia Portia Sifolo - Tshwane University of Technology Raoul Bianchi - Manchester Metropolitan University, UK Regina Scheyvens - Massey University, New Zealand Rob Hallak - University of South Australia S. Mostafa Rasoolimanesh - Taylor's University, Malaysia Seleni Matus - George Washington University School of Business Sheela Agarwal - Plymouth University, UK Siamak Seyfi - University of Oulu, Finland Stephen Boyd - University of Ulster, Ireland Susan L. Slocum - George Mason University, USA Tazim Jamal - Texas A&M University, USA Tembi Tichaawa - University of Johannesburg, South Africa Wineaster Anderson - University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Wolfgang Georg Arlt - West Coast University of Applied Sciences Germany
Updated 15 March 2023
Abstracting and indexing
Tourism Planning and Development is covered by the following abstracting & indexing services
CABI - Agricultural Economics Database; CAB Abstracts (Commonwealth Agricultural Bureaux); Environmental Impact; Global Health; Leisure Tourism Database; Nutrition and Food Sciences Database; Plant Genetic Resources Abstracts (Online); Plant Genetics and Breeding Database; Rural Development Abstracts (Online); Soil Science Database; Soils and Fertilizers (Online); Tropical Diseases Bulletin (Online); World Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology Abstracts (Online)
EBSCOhost - Current Abstracts, 4/1/2004- ; GeoRef ; TOC Premier (Table of Contents), 4/1/2004- ;
Ovid - GeoRef
ProQuest - ABI/INFORM Complete, 01/01/2013- ; ABI/INFORM Global (American Business Information), 01/01/2013- ; GeoRef; Professional ABI/INFORM Complete, 01/01/2013- ; Professional ProQuest Central, 01/01/2013- ; ProQuest 5000, 01/01/2013- ; ProQuest 5000 International, 01/01/2013- ; ProQuest Central, 01/01/2013-
Open access
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Freely share your work with anyone, anywhere
Comply with funding mandates and meet the requirements of your institution, employer or funder
Rigorous peer review for every open access article
Article Publishing Charges (APC)
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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