Journal profile · HOSPITALITY, LEISURE, SPORT & TOURISM
Almatourism-Journal of Tourism Culture and Territorial Development
ISSN 2036-5195 · University of Bologna · Italy
Almatourism-Journal of Tourism Culture and Territorial Development: CAS Zone 4 · Management (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 16 weeks (community reports); indexed in ESCI; the journal's website says submissions are paused or closed.
The journal's website says submissions are paused or closed: This journal is not accepting submissions at this time. Source ↗Publisher website ·
The latest issue on the journal's website is from 2024 (Volume 14, Issue 25): the journal may have stopped publishing or moved platform in the last two years. Check its website before submitting.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Almatourism-Journal of Tourism Culture and Territorial Development is published by University of Bologna and is in Zone 4 of Management in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research, Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation and Wine Industry and Tourism, together about 71.4% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The journal is an international platform for the development of transdisciplinary studies on tourism, culture and territorial development. Almatourism aims to improve the convergence and the integration of different disciplines studying the tourism sector as an instrument to disseminate the research and academic results internationally, with special attention of the Neo-latin and Mediterranean area. In particular, the Journal publishes articles concerning tourism-related cultural issues, both at a theoretical and a practical level. Different disciplinary approaches are present, such as history, geography, economics, statistics, sociology, environment studies, law, and more in general all the approaches in the social sciences and humanities field. The articles are published in English and Italian; contributions in English and other languages, such as French, Spanish, or German may be accepted. Two main strategic issues concerning tourism research in a local development perspective especially covered by the journal are: the relationship between tourism and cultural heritage in an economic perspective, in which professional and institutional skills, organisational and managerial capabilities, and rigorous, deductive ways of reasoning play a crucial role; the relationship between tourism and cultural heritage in a humanistic perspective, in which the geographical and historical sedimentations of places are more relevant, and theoretical inductive reasoning prevails. This approach is also related to effective relationships with the stakeholders through quali-quantitative communication tools. Therefore, the research fields characterizing the Journal are related to the following main themes: Analysis of demand and supply in tourism destinations Anthropology of Tourism Competitive Strategies in Tourism Corporate finance for tourism firms Cultural anthropology Cultural Geography Destination Marketing Economy of arts and heritage Financial accounting in tourism firms Financial services and investment in the tourism sector Geography of Development and Tourism Systems Geomarketing Geographical Information Systems Governance and Policies of Tourism Heritage and local development History of consumption and fashions History of tourism, holidays and recreation Innovation management in Tourism International management in Tourism Investment and financing decisions in tourism firms Land organisation and planning Law for arts New Economic Geography (related to tourism and cul
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): HOSPITALITY, LEISURE, SPORT & TOURISM
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Italy 7 (7 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Diverse Aspects of Tourism ResearchSocial Sciences42.9%
- Cultural Heritage Management and PreservationArts and Humanities14.3%
- Wine Industry and TourismBusiness, Management and Accounting14.3%
- Cross-Border Cooperation and IntegrationSocial Sciences14.3%
- Tourism, Volunteerism, and DevelopmentSocial Sciences14.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Management Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Management Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of ScienceCAB AbstractsERIH PLUSPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- h-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 16 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 16 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Article types accepted1
- essaysEssaysLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism
- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Copyrights and publishing rights of all the texts on this journal belong to the respective authors without restrictions. This journal is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (full legal code). See also our Open Access Policy. Metadata All the metadata of the published material is released in the public domain and may be used by anyone free of charge. This include…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Policy
This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge. It releases its articles under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. This license allows anyone to download, reuse, re-print, modify, distribute and/or copy the contributions. The works must b…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Process
Submitted papers will undergo plagiarism checks throught iThenticate, then they will be evaluated by Almatourism Editorial Team. After the first rating, selected works will undergo a double-blind peer review process with external reviewers. This means that the reviewers and the authors don’t know each other identity. To facilitate this, authors need to ensure that manuscripts submitted on Almatour…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
All articles undergo plagiarism check with iThenticate Model summary
all articles will undergo plagiarism check with iThenticate
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- University of Bologna
- Country or region
- Italy
- Language
- English, Italian
- ISSN
- 2036-5195
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 14, Issue 25 (2024)
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Almatourism-Journal of Tourism Culture and Territorial Development
What CAS zone is Almatourism-Journal of Tourism Culture and Territorial Development in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Almatourism-Journal of Tourism Culture and Territorial Development is in Zone 4 of Management, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Management. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at Almatourism-Journal of Tourism Culture and Territorial Development?
Authors report an average review time of about 16 weeks. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Where are the editorial board members of Almatourism-Journal of Tourism Culture and Territorial Development based?
Of the 7 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Italy (7). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Almatourism-Journal of Tourism Culture and Territorial Development?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Almatourism-Journal of Tourism Culture and Territorial Development is indexed in ESCI and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Web of Science, CAB Abstracts and ERIH PLUS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Almatourism-Journal of Tourism Culture and Territorial Development open access, and what is the APC?
Almatourism-Journal of Tourism Culture and Territorial Development is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, Publisher website; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-25). Last updated: .