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Sustainable Tourism and Indigenous Peoples; Guest Editors: Anna Carr, Lisa Ruhanen & Michelle Whitford
Volume 24, Issue 8-9, 2016 pages 1067-1368
Implementing sustainable mobility: bridging the science-policy gap; Guest Editors: Scott A. Cohen, James Higham, Stefan Gössling, Paul Peeters & Eke Eijgelaar
Volume 24, Issue 3, 2016 pages 317-505
Rural Tourism: New Concepts, New Research, New Practice; Guest Editors: Bernard Lane & Elisabeth Kastenholz
Volume 23, Issue 8-9, 2015 pages 1133-ebi
Volunteer Tourism; Guest Editor: Nancy Gard McGehee
Volume 22, Issue 6, 2014 pages 847-982
Protected areas and sustainable tourism planning - preparing for global-local challenges; Guest Editors: Susanne Becken & Hubert Job
Volume 22, Issue 4, 2014 pages 507-683
Psychological and behavioural approaches to understanding and governing sustainable mobility; Guest Editors: James Higham, Scott A. Cohen, Paul Peeters & Stefan Gössling
Volume 21, Issue 7, 2013 pages 949-1111
Mobilities and sustainable tourism: an introduction; Guest Editors: Dagmar Lund-Durlacher & Frederic Dimanche
Volume 21, Issue 4, 2013 pages 505-637
Scenario Planning for Sustainable Tourism; Guest Editors: Stefan Gössling & Daniel Scott
Volume 20, Issue 6, 2012 pages 773-916
Tourism and Poverty Reduction: theory and practice in less economically developed countries; Guest Editors: Anna Spenceley & Dorothea Meyer
Volume 20, Issue 3, 2012 pages 297-511
20th Anniversary Issue; Guest Editors: Bill Bramwell & Bernard Lane
Volume 20, Issue 1, 2012 pages 1-161
Tourism governance: Critical perspectives on governance and sustainability, Co-editors: Bill Bramwell and Bernard Lane
Volume 19, Issue 4-5, 2011 pages 411-671
Tourism: Adapting to Climate Change and Climate Policy; Guest Editors: Daniel Scott & Susanne Becken
Volume 18, Issue 3, 2010 pages 283-473
Tourism and Protected Area Partnerships; Guest Editors: Susan A. Moore & Betty Weiler
Volume 17, Issue 2, 2009 pages 129-285
Research Perspectives on Responsible Tourism; Guest Editors: Bill Bramwell, Bernard Lane, Scott McCabe, Jan Mosedale & Caroline Scar
Volume 16, Issue 3, 2008 pages 253-368
Tourism and its Interactions with Climate Change; Guest Editor: David Viner
Volume 14, Issue 4, 2006 pages 317-424
Transport and Tourism: The Sustainability Dilemma; Guest Editor: Susanne Becken
Volume 14, Issue 2, 2006 pages 113-222
NGOs and Sustainable Tourism; Guest Editors: Andrew Holden & Peter Mason
Volume 13, Issue 5, 2005 pages 421-527
Mediterranean Tourism: Impacts and Policy Responses; Guest Editor: Bill Bramwell
Volume 11, Issue 2-3, 2003 pages 95-294
Sustainability and the Right to Roam: International Differences in Public Rights (and Responsibilities) to Nature; Guest Editor: Daniel R. Williams
Volume 9, Issue 5, 2001 pages 361-450
International Symposium on Society and Resource Management, 1999; Guest Editors: A.L. Hardy & R.J.S. Beeton
Volume 9, Issue 3, 2001 pages 168-263
Sustainable Tourism in Post-Socialist Transformation; Guest Editor: Derek Hall
Volume 8, Issue 6, 2000 pages 441-539
Collaboration and Partnerships; Guest Editors: Bill Bramwell & Bernhard Lane
Volume 7, Issue 3-4, 1999 pages 179-397
Ecotourism; Guest Editors: Stephen M. Holland, Robert B. Ditton & Alan R. Graefe
Volume 6, Issue 2, 1998 pages 97-190
Canadian Special Issue; Guest Editor: Richard Butler
Volume 4, Issue 3, 1996 pages 115-182
Rural Tourism and Sustainable Rural Development; Guest Editor: Bill Bramwell
Volume 2, Issue 1-2, 1994 pages ebi-129

Special issue information

Proposing a Special Issue of the Journal of Sustainable Tourism


If you wish to discuss the possibility of a special issue please contact Journal of Sustainable Tourism Editor: Xavier Font ( [email protected]).

The proposers should make a case why the issue would be of interest to the Journal of Sustainable Tourism readership and include details of probable contributors. Special Issues are expected to be international in content and authorship. Specifically, proposals should include:

1. Title of proposed special issue.
2. Guest editor(s) name(s), affiliation(s) and contact details.
3. The name of the nominated guest editor to whom all correspondence will be directed.
4. Aim and scope of the special issue; this should address in 3-4 paragraphs the framing of the special issue, theoretical context and anticipated contribution to the field.
5. Process for recruiting papers; please include details of probable contributors if available.
6. Estimated timeline from call for papers to publication.
7. List of key references cited.

If accepted, any proposal for a special issue will have one of the Editors appointed as a Reporting Editor to assist the Guest Editor and be the first point of contact for the guest editors throughout the process, to ensure the quality of the issue.

Guest Editors should acknowledge that they will adhere to the Journal of Sustainable Tourism regulations as follows:
1. All final papers must comply with the journal’s author instructions and be in the approved journal style; See: http://www.tandfonline.com/action/authorSubmission?journalCode=rsus20&page=instructions
2. The Guest Editor(s) will have access to the ScholarOne (online) system so that the process is transparent to all parties.
3. Three referees will be required for all articles.
4. The Reporting Editor reserves the right to request additional refereeing.
5. Upon the recommendation of acceptance for publication, the ‘final’ version of papers will be forwarded to the Reporting Editor for any final comments and approval for publication.