Submissions
Submission Preparation Checklist
As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with all of the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.- The submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration and the Originality Statement has been signed by the authors and will be attached along with the submission documents.
- The submission file is in OpenOffice, Microsoft Word, RTF, or WordPerfect document file format and are formatted according to the Template provided.
- The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines, which is found in About the Journal.
- The instructions in Ensuring a Blind Review have been followed.
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ATTENTION! The Submission Preparation Checklist itens are essential for the text to start the editorial evaluation process. If they are not fulfilled, the manuscript will be immediately returned to the author.
Check to continue the process or return when you have completed all items.
Research Frontiers in Tourism
The Research Frontiers in Tourism section constitutes the journal’s permanent continuous-flow core, dedicated to publishing original research that contributes to theoretical, empirical, and methodological advancements in the field of Tourism Studies. Rather than functioning as a residual or merely aggregative space for unsolicited submissions, this section is conceived as a strategic locus for identifying and exploring the contemporary frontiers of tourism research, welcoming contributions that challenge, refine, and expand established analytical frameworks.
The section prioritizes submissions that demonstrate theoretical depth, methodological rigor, and analytical generalization capacity, fostering interdisciplinary approaches and dialogue with adjacent fields across the social sciences, humanities, and applied disciplines. Particular emphasis is placed on contributions that offer new interpretations of tourism dynamics, critically revisit established concepts, or contribute to the development of emerging research agendas.
In this sense, Research Frontiers in Tourism goes beyond reflecting the state of the art of the field, actively participating in its reconfiguration by serving as a platform for the circulation of innovative ideas and the consolidation of contributions with the potential for academic and institutional impact. By bringing together research from diverse geographical contexts, with particular attention to Latin America, the section contributes to the development of a more plural, internationalized, and theoretically sophisticated field of Tourism Studies.
Special Section
The Special Section is an editorial space devoted to the in-depth exploration of specific, strategically selected topics considered relevant to the development and renewal of Tourism Studies. Organized around a clearly defined thematic axis, this section brings together contributions that engage in systematic dialogue with one another, forming a coherent and articulated mini-dossier with the potential to advance scholarly debates on emerging, contested, or underexplored issues.
In contrast to the journal’s continuous-flow section, the Special Section operates with a higher degree of thematic focus and analytical intentionality, fostering internal coherence among contributions and enabling more robust interpretative syntheses. Articles are selected not only on the basis of their individual quality but also for their capacity to contribute to a comprehensive and integrated understanding of the proposed theme.
Special Sections may result from targeted calls for papers or from the editorial selection of spontaneously submitted manuscripts, and may involve guest editors. In all cases, contributions are subject to rigorous peer review, ensuring consistency and academic quality. By articulating diverse perspectives around a shared theme, the Special Section reinforces the journal’s role as a platform for shaping research agendas and fostering high-level scholarly debate within the field of Tourism Studies.
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