TRJ (Tourism Research Journal) publishes original scholarly contributions that advance theoretical understanding, empirical knowledge, and practical applications in tourism, hospitality, and related disciplines.

All submitted manuscripts must demonstrate academic originality, scientific relevance, methodological rigor, and a clear contribution to their respective fields. Manuscripts must comply with the journal's focus and scope, author guidelines, publication ethics, and editorial standards.

1. Research Articles

This section publishes original empirical research addressing contemporary issues and developments in tourism, hospitality, destination management, and related fields.

Manuscripts may employ quantitative, qualitative, or mixed-methods approaches. Submissions must present clearly defined research objectives, relevant theoretical foundations, appropriate methodologies, reliable findings, and substantive academic contributions.

• Open Submissions: Yes

• Indexed: Yes

• Peer Reviewed: Yes

2. Review Articles

This section accepts comprehensive and critical reviews of scholarly literature relevant to tourism and hospitality studies.

Submissions may include systematic literature reviews, bibliometric analyses, meta-analyses, and integrative reviews. Manuscripts must demonstrate transparent review procedures, critical synthesis, identification of research gaps, and meaningful directions for future research.

• Open Submissions: Yes

• Indexed: Yes

• Peer Reviewed: Yes

3. Case Studies

This section publishes academically grounded case studies examining tourism destinations, hospitality organizations, tourism enterprises, community-based tourism initiatives, and tourism development practices.

Manuscripts must provide sufficient contextual information, systematic analysis, relevant theoretical perspectives, and findings that contribute to broader academic or professional understanding.

• Open Submissions: Yes

• Indexed: Yes

• Peer Reviewed: Yes

4. Editorial

This section features scholarly perspectives, critical reflections, and discussions of emerging issues relevant to tourism and hospitality research.

Editorial contributions are generally prepared by the Editor-in-Chief, members of the Editorial Board, or invited scholars. All submissions undergo editorial assessment to ensure academic relevance, clarity, and compliance with publication ethics.

• Open Submissions: No

• Indexed: Yes

• Peer Reviewed: No

General Editorial Policy

All manuscripts submitted to peer-reviewed sections undergo an initial editorial screening to evaluate their originality, relevance, adherence to submission requirements, and scientific quality.

Manuscripts that satisfy the preliminary assessment proceed to independent peer review in accordance with the journal's established review procedures.

The Editorial Board reserves the right to determine manuscript suitability, request revisions, assign manuscripts to appropriate sections, and make final publication decisions based on scholarly merit and editorial policies.

All authors must uphold academic integrity, disclose potential conflicts of interest, acknowledge relevant funding sources, and ensure that their work does not involve plagiarism, duplicate publication, data fabrication, or other forms of research misconduct.