International Journal of Culture, Tourism and Hospitality Research

Aims & Scope

The International Journal of Culture, Tourism, and Hospitality Research focuses on building bridges in theory, research, and practice across the inter-related fields of culture, tourism and hospitality.

Published with the IACTHR it encourages articles that advance theory and research on the roles of culture, tourism, and hospitality in the lives of individuals, households, and organizations.

This includes the perspectives and interpretations of all stakeholders including participants and providers of tourism and hospitality services.

The journal especially seeks to nurture interdisciplinary multicultural work among sociological, psychological, geographical, consumer, leisure, marketing, travel and tourism, hospitality, and sport and entertainment researchers.

IJCTHR covers: -Tourist culture and behaviour -Marketing practices in tourism and hospitality, and how this relates to cultures -Consumer behaviour and trends in tourism and hospitality -Destination culture and destination marketing -International tourism and hospitality

Abstracting & Indexing

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

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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.

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.

• From tourist motivations to tourist satisfaction

  Citation: 192

  Authors: Antónia, Metin, João

• Creative tourism: a preliminary examination of creative tourists’ motivation, experience, perceived value and revisit intention

  Citation: 187

  Authors: Lan-Lan, Kenneth, Yu

• Destination image and destination personality

  Citation: 186

  Authors: Sameer, Yuksel, Muzaffer

• Tourist‐created content: rethinking destination branding

  Citation: 159

  Authors: Ana

• The influence of destination image and tourist satisfaction on tourist loyalty: a case study of Chinese tourists in Korea

  Citation: 140

  Authors: Weisheng, Shiheng, Philip Shao-Tung

• Antecedents of green purchase behaviour: an examination of altruism and environmental knowledge

  Citation: 121

  Authors: Lei, Philip Pong Weng, Elangkovan

• Examining the relationship between organizational commitment and turnover intention via a meta-analysis

  Citation: 121

  Authors: Cem Oktay, Nuri

• The effects of travel experience dimensions on tourist satisfaction and destination loyalty: the case of an island destination

  Citation: 116

  Authors: Aswin

• Dark tourism scholarship: a critical review

  Citation: 111

  Authors: Philip

• Shipscape influence on the leisure cruise experience

  Citation: 108

  Authors: Robert J.