About the Journal
Turistica - Italian Journal of Tourism is an Open Access scientific journal that aims to foster and strengthen advances in tourism related research. The journal facilitates the exploration of new areas of studies and methodologies, while also offering an international forum to debate and disseminate research findings among the scientific community. Scholars who are interested in tourism science and studies will find in
Turistica a vibrant and engaging scientific outlet. Turistica invites original contributions of an empirical and theoretical nature. It aims to publish high quality studies on any aspect of tourism, including interdisciplinary contributions on tourism-related topics. The journal abides by the principles of Open Science and promotes ethical publication practices on behalf of its academic community.
Established by Professor Emilio Becheri in 1991 as the first Italian journal on tourism economics, marketing, and management, as of 2023 Turistica has broadened its scope and adopted a Diamond Open Access business model. It is now the official journal of the Italian Society of Tourism Sciences (SISTUR).
Turistica is recognized as a scientific journal by ANVUR (Italian National Agency for the Evaluation of the University and Research Systems) in Area 13 (Economics and Statistics).
Current Issue
- Return tourism and sustainable enhancement of deserted Italian villages: description, analysis, and evaluation of an existing project
- The impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on accommodation preferences in Italy: a temporal and geographical analysis (2018-2022)
- Tourism in smart villages as an enhancement of rural areas
- From the mountains to the sea: what tourism for Calabria?
- E-wom and territorial analyses: the use of opinion mining in tourism