Journal profile
ARA Revista de Investigacion en Turismo
ISSN 2014-4458 · Universitat de Barcelona · Spain
ARA Revista de Investigacion en Turismo: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 8 weeks (community reports).
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
ARA Revista de Investigacion en Turismo is published by Universitat de Barcelona. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research, Cruise Tourism Development and Management and Regional Development and Innovation, together about 41.9% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
ARA: JTR es una publicación dirigida a un público preferentemente de perfil universitario (profesores y estudiantes) y del ámbito profesional del turismo y disciplinas afines. Los artículos deben ser originales y pueden ser remitidos en inglés o español y serán publicados en el lenguaje original del manuscrito. El resumen o abstract así como el título del artículo serán siempre publicados en ambos idiomas. ARA Journal of Tourism Research publica un volumen de artículos anual.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Diverse Aspects of Tourism ResearchSocial Sciences22.3%
- Cruise Tourism Development and ManagementSocial Sciences13.2%
- Regional Development and InnovationSocial Sciences6.4%
- Urbanism, Landscape, and Tourism StudiesSocial Sciences6.4%
- Migration, Aging, and Tourism StudiesSocial Sciences6%
- Finance, Taxation, and GovernanceEnvironmental Science4.9%
- Digital Marketing and Social MediaSocial Sciences4.5%
- Economic Zones and Regional DevelopmentEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
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CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
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Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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
- 7OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 3OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.33OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 127 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 9 | 9 | 3 |
| 2023 | 12 | 12 | 1 |
| 2022 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| 2021 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
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 8 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 8 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-NC-ND | |
| 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)
What to prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 100–200 words
- Keywords
- 4–6
- Reference style
- APA
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
- Universitat de Barcelona
- Country or region
- Spain
- Language
- English, Spanish
- ISSN
- 2014-4458
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about ARA Revista de Investigacion en Turismo
How long does peer review take at ARA Revista de Investigacion en Turismo?
Authors report an average review time of about 8 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of ARA Revista de Investigacion en Turismo?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 100–200 words; Keywords: 4–6; Reference style: APA. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Which databases index ARA Revista de Investigacion en Turismo?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, ARA Revista de Investigacion en Turismo is indexed in DOAJ.
Is ARA Revista de Investigacion en Turismo open access, and what is the APC?
ARA Revista de Investigacion en Turismo 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .