About the Journal
The European Journal of Tourism Research is an open-access academic journal in the field of tourism, published by Varna University of Management, Bulgaria. Its aim is to provide a platform for discussion of theoretical and empirical problems in tourism. Publications from all fields, connected with tourism such as tourism management, tourism marketing, tourism sociology, psychology in tourism, tourism geography, political sciences in tourism, mathematics, tourism statistics, tourism anthropology, culture and tourism, heritage and tourism, national identity and tourism, information technologies in tourism and others are invited.
Empirical studies need to have either a European context or clearly stated implications for the European tourism industry.
The journal is open to all researchers. Young researchers and authors from Central and Eastern Europe are encouraged to submit their contributions.
The journal is indexed in Scopus and Clarivate Analytics' Emerging Sources Citation Index. As of June 2026, the journal has a CiteScore of 6.9 and an Impact Factor of 3.2. In Scopus, it is ranked Q1 (112th out of 876 journals, 87th percentile) in Geography, Planning and Development and in Q2 (47th out of 156 journals, 70th percentile) in Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management. In Web of Science, the EJTR is ranked in Q2 - 44th out of 141 journals in Hospitality, Leisure, Sport and Tourism..
The European Journal of Tourism Research is a real open-access journal. There are no charges for publication.
The editorial team welcomes your submissions to the European Journal of Tourism Research.