The ''Journal of Sustainable Tourism'' is a monthly

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, publishing

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, conceptual and

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research about

sustainable tourism Sustainable tourism is a concept that covers the complete tourism experience, including concern for economic, social and environmental issues as well as attention to improving tourists' experiences and addressing the needs of host communities. Su ...

. The research published in this journal targets advancing knowledge and critical understanding of the relationship between tourism and

sustainable development Sustainable development is an organizing principle for meeting human development goals while also sustaining the ability of natural systems to provide the natural resources and ecosystem services on which the economy and society depend. The des ...

History

The journal was established in 1993 with Bill Bramwell and Bernard Lane as the founding editors, and is published by

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. The journal

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comprises 61 sustainable tourism scholars from research universities across the world led by an

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, Xavier Font ( University of Surrey, UK), and four Associate Editors, Alexandra Coghlan (Griffith University, Australia), ShiNa Li (Sun Yat-sen University, China), Kyle Woosnam (University of Georgia, USA), and Jialin (Snow) Wu (University of Huddersfield, UK) '' ''

Academic Rankings

According to the ''

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'', the journal has a 2020

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of 7.968, ranking it top 10 out of 50 journals in the category "Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism". In 2018, SJR ranks this journal 8th in the list of 50 "Tourism, Leisure & Hospitality Management" journals with a SJR index of 1.687 and Australian Business Deans Council grants it an "A+" ranking in the tourism field (1506).

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External links

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