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Current Issue
Volume 6,
Issue 1,
2 March 2026

About the Journal of Responsible Tourism Management 

Journal of Responsible Tourism Management (JRTM) is a scholarly, double-blind peer-reviewed journal that publishes interdisciplinary studies in the fields of responsible tourism. The journal focuses on responsible tourism concepts and practices encompassing economic, socio-cultural, and environmental dimensions. It addresses responsible behaviors such as mindful travel, cultural sensitivity, and sustainable consumption. Emphasis is placed on the roles of various stakeholders including communities, governments, businesses, and educational institutions in co-creating meaningful tourism values. It also covers policies, strategies, and case studies that support responsible tourism and the implementation of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in local contexts.

Submission information

Accepted manuscript types and word counts

  • Research Paper — up to 8000 words
  • Case Report — up to 8000 words
  • Practitioner Paper — up to 1500 words
  • Technical Paper — up to 6000 words
  • Editorial — up to 3000 words
  • Book Review — up to 1500 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.

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Calls for papers

There are currently no open calls for papers for this journal. New calls are posted as they become available.

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