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About the journal

Journal On Tourism & Sustainability (JOTS)

Journal On Tourism & Sustainability (JOTS) is an open access, peer-reviewed journal published by OTS, Oxford, UK.

JOTS supports research on tourism as a catalyst for sustainable development. The journal welcomes theoretical, conceptual, and empirical work from a multidisciplinary perspective.

Biannual, with issues in May-June and November-December. The official journal website is https://otsjournal.org/.

Publication metadata

  • Title: Journal On Tourism & Sustainability.
  • Publisher: OTS, Oxford, UK.
  • ISSN: 2515-6780; ISSN-L: 2515-6780.
  • Licence: CC BY 4.0; No article processing charges (APCs).
  • Peer review: Double-anonymous peer review.
  • Indexed/listed with DOAJ and OpenAIRE.
  • DOI route: Zenodo DOI namespace 10.5281/zenodo.
  • Editorial office: editor@otsjournal.org.

Aims and scope

The journal considers work addressing tourism development, sustainability, destination management, hospitality, communities, policy, and responsible travel.

  • Development and policy.
  • Eco-tourism as a force for development.
  • Small and medium enterprises in tourism.
  • Tourism dependency, destination marketing, and tourism demand.
  • Tourism strategies and sustainable destination management.
  • Rural tourism, homestays, and cultural experiences.
  • Impacts of tourism on communities, cultures, economies, and environments.
  • Voluntourism, travel philanthropy, and community-based tourism.
  • Mountain tourism, wellness tourism, religious or spiritual tourism, and dark tourism.
  • Methodologies in tourism research.
  • Environmentalism, conservationism, and responsible travel policy.