European Journal of Tourism Research

Aims & Scope

The European Journal of Tourism Research is an open access academic journal in the field of tourism, published by Varna University of Management, Bulgaria.

Its aim is to provide a platform for discussion of theoretical and empirical problems in tourism.

Publications from all fields, connected with tourism such as tourism management, tourism marketing, tourism sociology, psychology in tourism, tourism geography, political sciences in tourism, mathematics, tourism statistics, tourism anthropology, culture and tourism, heritage and tourism, national identity and tourism, information technologies in tourism and others are invited.

Empirical studies need to have either a European context or clearly stated implications for European tourism industry.

The journal is open to all researchers.

Young researchers and authors from Central and Eastern Europe are encouraged to submit their contributions.

Regular Articles in the European Journal of Tourism Research should normally be between 4 000 and 20 000 words.

Major research articles of between 10 000 and 20 000 are highly welcome.

Longer or shorter papers will also be considered.

The journal publishes also Research Notes of 1 500 – 2 000 words.

Submitted papers must combine theoretical concepts with practical applications or empirical testing.

The European Journal of Tourism Research includes also the following sections: Book Reviews, announcements for Conferences and Seminars, abstracts of successfully defended Doctoral Dissertations in Tourism, case studies of Tourism Best Practices.

Metrics & Ranking

Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)
• Web of Science

Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Business, Management and Accounting and Social Sciences, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

Licensing & Copyright

This journal operates under an Open Access model. Articles are freely accessible to the public immediately upon publication. The content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), allowing users to share and adapt the work with proper attribution.

Copyright remains with the author(s), and no permission is required for non-commercial use, provided the original source is cited.

Policy Links

This section provides access to essential policy documents, guidelines, and resources related to the journal’s publication and submission processes.

• Aims scope
• Homepage
• Oa statement
• Author instructions
• License terms
• Review url
• Board url
• Copyright url
• Apc url
• License

APC Details

The journal’s Article Processing Charge (APC) policies support open access publishing in Business, Management and Accounting and Social Sciences, ensuring accessibility and quality in research dissemination.

This journal does not charge a mandatory Article Processing Charge (APC). However, optional open access publication may incur fees based on the publisher’s policies.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Hair, J. F. Jr., Hult, G. T. M., Ringle, C. M., Sarstedt, M. (2014). A Primer on Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM). Sage Publications. ISBN: 978-1-4522-1744-4. 307 pp.

  Citation: 305

  Authors: Lawrence, Rob

• Dawning of the Age of Robots in Hospitality and Tourism: Challenges for Teaching and Research

  Citation: 233

  Authors: Jamie, Charles, Ulrike

• Holy or Unholy? Interview with Open AI’s ChatGPT

  Citation: 178

  Authors: Ali

• Food tourism and regional development: A systematic literature review

  Citation: 117

  Authors: Susana, Zélia, Carlos, Veronique

• Tourism as a factor of long-run economic growth: An empirical analysis for Chile

  Citation: 115

  Authors: Juan G, Wiston

• The impact of Serbian tourists' risk perception on their travel intentions during the COVID-19 pandemic

  Citation: 77

  Authors: Goran, Sandra, Momčilo

• The Smart DMO: A new step in the digital transformation of destination management organizations

  Citation: 72

  Authors: Ulrike

• The extent of use of basic Facebook user-generated content by the national tourism organizations in Europe

  Citation: 70

  Authors: Uglješa, Lazar, Vanja

• Tourism destination competitiveness: the french regions case

  Citation: 67

  Authors: L., N., E., B.

• Residents’ perceptions of tourism impact and their support for tourism development: the case study of Cuc Phuong National Park, Ninh Binh province, Vietnam

  Citation: 59

  Authors: Pham, Kalsom