Aims and scope

The Journal of Tourism History is the primary venue for peer-reviewed scholarship covering all aspects of the evolution of tourism from earliest times to today's world. Articles address all regions of the globe and often adopt interdisciplinary approaches for exploring the past.

The Journal of Tourism History is particularly (though not exclusively) interested in promoting the study of areas and subjects underrepresented in current scholarship, work for example examining the history of tourism in Asia and Africa, as well as developments that took place before the nineteenth century.

In addition to peer-reviewed articles, The Journal of Tourism History also features short articles about particularly useful archival collections, book reviews, review essays, and round table discussions that explore developing areas of tourism scholarship. The Editorial Board hopes that these additions will prompt further exploration of issues such as the vectors along which tourism spread, the evolution of specific types of ‘niche’ tourism, and the intersections of tourism history with the environment, medicine, politics, and more.

Peer Review Statement

The Journal of Tourism History is an international peer-reviewed journal which publishes original research contributions to scientific knowledge.

All manuscript submissions are subject to initial appraisal by the Editor, and, if found suitable for further consideration, to peer review by independent, anonymous expert referees.

All peer review is double anoymized and submission is online via ScholarOne Manuscripts. Click here to be taken to the submissions website.

“The Journal of Tourism History offers a global perspective on an emerging history of a rich and revealing realm of human activity. Valuable to the business and economic as well as social and cultural historian, this journal gathers the best of cutting edge research and editorial leadership from leading international authorities. Far from being narrowly-focused, its articles and reviews illuminate broader historical themes while deepening our understanding of this too-long-neglected topic.”
Gary Cross, Distinguished Professor of Modern History, Pennsylvania State University

Authors can choose to publish gold open access in this journal.

Read the Instructions for Authors for information on how to submit your article.