About the International Journal of Event and Festival Management
The International Journal of Event and Festival Management advances knowledge in the field of events management and enhances the uptake of such knowledge by academics in the field.
Submission information
Accepted manuscript types and word counts
- Research Paper — up to 9000 words
- Editorial — up to 3000 words
- Viewpoint — up to 4500 words
- Case Report — up to 4500 words
- Literature Review — up to 9000 words
- Conceptual Paper — up to 9000 words
Please see the article types and word counts section on the about this journal page for more information. The word count includes all text, figures and tables. When estimating your total, please allow 280 words for each figure or table. Read more about the article types for this journal.
Reference style
Use the Harvard reference style. Read more about the reference types for this journal.
Keywords
Please include up to 6 short, relevant keywords that describe the main topics of your paper.
Peer review type
Double anonymous peer review. All submissions are sent to at least 2 independent and anonymous reviewers.
Open access options
This is a hybrid journal. Hybrid journals are subscription journals but offer all authors the option to publish their work open access. If you choose to publish open access you will be required to pay an article processing charge (APC). Alternatively you can opt for the green open access route and self-archive your article (at no cost to the author). Read more about our open access options.
Accepted languages
This journal only accepts manuscripts written in UK or US English.
Accepted submission files
Article files should be provided in Microsoft Word format.
Closes: 1st October 2026
This special issue explores strategies and best practices for managing international events in regions experiencing geopolitical tensions and uncertainty worldwide.
Guest editor(s): Mahmoud Ibraheam Sale, Konstantinos Andriotis
Closes: 14th February 2027
This special issue seeks to reconceptualise rurality as a socially, culturally, and politically constructed and contested category, shaped through events and their associated practices.
Guest editor(s): Rural events and festivals: Between community cohesion and commodification
Open access articles
Metrics snapshot
- 2025 Journal Impact Factor (Clarivate)
- 1.9
- Downloaded articles in the last 12 months
- 101310
Publication timeline
- Time to first decision
- 48.3 days
- Acceptance to publication
- 41 days
- Acceptance rate
- 31.8%
