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Journal of Sustainable Tourism
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Journal of Sustainable Tourism

0966-9582

Published by: Taylor & Francis

https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/rsus20/current

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Business and Management 42 56 109 36

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 123
Documents by Best Scientists*: 243
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 9
SCIMAGO H-index: 150
SCIMAGO SJR: 2.733
Impact Factor: 7.8

Overview

Top Research Topics at Journal of Sustainable Tourism?

The concepts of Tourism, Sustainable tourism, Sustainability, Environmental resource management and Ecotourism are tackled in the journal. The majority of Tourism studies in it are focused on the subject of Tourism geography. Journal of Sustainable Tourism explores topics in Sustainable tourism which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Corporate governance and Economy.

Environmental planning, Rural tourism, Environmental impact assessment, Environmental economics and Destinations are some topics wherein Sustainability research discussed in it have an impact. Journal of Sustainable Tourism explores issues in Environmental resource management which can be linked to other research areas like National park and Climate change. It features Marketing research that overlaps with concepts in Advertising.

  • Tourism (71.49%)
  • Sustainable tourism (31.74%)
  • Sustainability (31.01%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Pandemics, tourism and global change: a rapid assessment of COVID-19 (919 citations)
  • Sustainable Tourism Development: A Critique (659 citations)
  • Food, place and authenticity: local food and the sustainable tourism experience (641 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Journal of Sustainable Tourism:

The most cited articles mostly deal with topics like Tourism, Sustainable tourism, Sustainability, Ecotourism and Tourism geography. The works on Tourism tackled in the most cited publications bring together disciplines like Economic growth, Marketing, Climate change and Environmental resource management. While the journal articles mainly focused on Sustainable tourism studies, they also tackled the scientific discipline of interrelated fields such as

  • Corporate governance and related Politics,
  • Public relations that connect with fields like Government..

What topics the last edition of the journal is best known for?

  • Law
  • China
  • Ecology

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Journal of Sustainable Tourism primarily focuses on research topics in Tourism, Sustainable tourism, Sustainability, Marketing and Sustainable development. The journal aims to investigate interdisciplinary topics such as Tourism and Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Specifically, studies on Loyalty are prevalent in the Marketing works discussed.

Many of the studies tackled connect Sustainable development with a similar field of study like Destinations. Most of the Economic Justice studies addressed also intersect with Political economy.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Pandemics, tourism and global change: a rapid assessment of COVID-19 (919 citations)
  • Changes in air passenger demand as a result of the COVID-19 crisis: using Big Data to inform tourism policy (58 citations)
  • The “war over tourism”: challenges to sustainable tourism in the tourism academy after COVID-19 (56 citations)

Papers citation over time

A key indicator for each journal is its effectiveness in reaching other researchers with the papers published at that venue.

The chart below presents the interquartile range (first quartile 25%, median 50% and third quartile 75%) of the number of citations of articles over time.

The top authors publishing in Journal of Sustainable Tourism (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Bernard Lane (38 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Stefan Gössling (34 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition,
  • Bill Bramwell (31 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • C. Michael Hall (29 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Susanne Becken (27 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition.

The overall trend for top authors publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top authors.

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Journal of Sustainable Tourism (based on the number of publications) are:

  • University of Queensland (70 papers) published 19 papers at the last edition, 10 more than at the previous edition,
  • Griffith University (68 papers) published 7 papers at the last edition, 4 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of Waterloo (54 papers) published 8 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
  • University of Canterbury (47 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • Hong Kong Polytechnic University (46 papers) published 9 papers at the last edition, 6 more than at the previous edition.

The overall trend for top affiliations publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top affiliations.

Publication chance based on affiliation

The publication chance index shows the ratio of articles published by the best research institutions in the journal edition to all articles published within that journal. The best research institutions were selected based on the largest number of articles published during all editions of the journal.

The chart below presents the percentage ratio of articles from top institutions (based on their ranking of total papers).Top affiliations were grouped by their rank into the following tiers: top 1-10, top 11-20, top 21-50, and top 51+. Only articles with a recognized affiliation are considered.

During the most recent 2021 edition, 4.62% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 29.96% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 9.69% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 15.42% of all publications and 44.93% were from other institutions.

Returning Authors Index

A very common phenomenon observed among researchers publishing scientific articles is the intentional selection of journals they have already attended in the past. In particular, it is worth analyzing the case when the authors participate in the same journal from year to year.

The Returning Authors Index presented below illustrates the ratio of authors who participated in both a given as well as the previous edition of the journal in relation to all participants in a given year.

Returning Institution Index

The graph below shows the Returning Institution Index, illustrating the ratio of institutions that participated in both a given and the previous edition of the conference in relation to all affiliations present in a given year.

The experience to innovation index

Our experience to innovation index was created to show a cross-section of the experience level of authors publishing in a journal. The index includes the authors publishing at the last edition of a journal, grouped by total number of publications throughout their academic career (P) and the total number of citations of these publications ever received (C).

The group intervals were selected empirically to best show the diversity of the authors' experiences, their labels were selected as a convenience, not as judgment. The authors were divided into the following groups:

  • Novice - P < 5 or C < 25 (the number of publications less than 5 or the number of citations less than 25),
  • Competent - P < 10 or C < 100 (the number of publications less than 10 or the number of citations less than 100),
  • Experienced - P < 25 or C < 625 (the number of publications less than 25 or the number of citations less than 625),
  • Master - P < 50 or C < 2500 (the number of publications less than 50 or the number of citations less than 2500),
  • Star - P ≥ 50 and C ≥ 2500 (both the number of publications greater than 50 and the number of citations greater than 2500).

The chart below illustrates experience levels of first authors in cases of publications with multiple authors.

How to Submit a Manuscript to the Journal of Sustainable Tourism

The Journal of Sustainable Tourism invites scholarly articles featuring substantive research and comprehensive study in the field of sustainable tourism. If you are a researcher focused on Tourism, Environmental resource management, Sustainability or associated disciplines such as Corporate Governance, Economy, or National Parks, then consider submitting your manuscript for peer review. To submit your manuscript, follow the guidelines provided by this journal to ensure that your manuscript meets the publication's standards. For research in the areas mentioned or related fields, also consider studying in some of the good business schools in Massachusetts to elevate your knowledge base. These business schools have programs geared towards offering intricate knowledge on sustainability, making them a perfect fit for researchers in the field of sustainable tourism. The journal accepts papers that make significant contributions to the understanding and development of tourism from a sustainability perspective. These can include essays, articles, research papers, and case studies. Make sure to structure your work correctly, provide quality analysis and offer insights unique to this sector. It's crucial to read and understand the journal's publication ethics and malpractice statement before you start the submission process. Also, make sure to follow the recommended manuscript structure and reference style guide to ensure that your paper meets all the journal's requirements. With solid research and diligent effort, your work could be the next most-cited paper in the Journal of Sustainable Tourism, contributing to further understanding and development in this crucial field. Good Luck!

Top Publications

  • A systematic scoping review of sustainable tourism indicators in relation to the sustainable development goals

    S. Mostafa Rasoolimanesh;Sundari Ramakrishna;C. Michael Hall;Kourosh Esfandiar

    (2020)
    559 Citations
  • Consumer behavior and environmental sustainability in tourism and hospitality: a review of theories, concepts, and latest research

    Heesup Han

    (2021)
    404 Citations
  • Green inclusive leadership and green creativity in the tourism and hospitality sector: serial mediation of green psychological climate and work engagement

    Tahseen Ahmed Bhutto;Ramsha Farooq;Shalini Talwar;Usama Awan

    (2021)
    338 Citations
  • Digitalization and sustainability: virtual reality tourism in a post pandemic world

    Unknown

    (2022)
    318 Citations
  • The influence of social support from intermediary organizations on innovativeness and subjective happiness in community-based tourism

    Unknown

    (2023)
    188 Citations
  • Do green human resource management and self-efficacy facilitate green creativity? A study of luxury hotels and resorts

    Ramsha Farooq;Zhe Zhang;Shalini Talwar;Amandeep Dhir

    (2021)
    167 Citations
  • The effect of destination source credibility on tourist environmentally responsible behavior: an application of stimulus-organism-response theory

    Unknown

    (2022)
    159 Citations
  • Tourists’ outbound travel behavior in the aftermath of the COVID-19: role of corporate social responsibility, response effort, and health prevention

    Unknown

    (2020)
    135 Citations
  • Predicting environmentally friendly eating out behavior by value-attitude-behavior theory: does being vegetarian reduce food waste?

    Myung Ja Kim;Colin Michael Hall;Dae-Kwan Kim

    (2020)
    127 Citations
  • Past, present, and future of pro-environmental behavior in tourism and hospitality: a text-mining approach

    Sandra Maria Correia Loureiro;João Guerreiro;Heesup Han

    (2021)
    120 Citations

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