Guest editors

Pilar Tejada - University of Seville, Seville (Spain); This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Reyes González-Relaño - University of Seville, Seville (Spain); This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

This special issue provides an opportunity to explore the sustainable tourism from a multidisciplinary approach (economics, geography, psychology, sociology). Sustainability continues to be one of the main challenges facing tourism industry today, especially considering that a gap between theoretical principles sustainability and its practical applications.

- Sustainable tourism development models. 

- Typologies and experiences of sustainable tourism.

- Instruments and relationships in sustainable tourism development.

- Sustainability and climate change.

- Innovation for tourism sustainability

- Territorial aspects of tourism from a sustainability perspective.

- Overtourism

Keywords

Tourism, sustainable, models, applications, climate change, innovation, green transition.

Manuscript submission information:

All submissions must be original and may not be under review elsewhere. All manuscripts will be submitted via the Regional Science Policy & Practice online submission system (https://www.editorialmanager.com/rspp/). Authors should indicate in the cover letter that the paper is submitted for consideration for publication in this special issue “Progress and new challenges of sustainable tourism development”, otherwise, your submission will be handled as a regular manuscript.

• Submissions open until January 31, 2025.

Note: 

As an open access journal with no subscription charges, a fee (Article Publishing Charge, APC) is payable by the author or research funder to cover the costs associated with publication. This ensures your article will be immediately and permanently free to access by everyone. The Article Publishing Charge for this journal is EUR 1596, excluding taxes.

The RSPP editorial team are pleased to cover APCs for a selected number of accepted articles that are unable to secure sufficient funding. Authors can indicate whether they wish to be considered for this waiver at the beginning of the submission process or by emailing This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Author Guidelines:

All submitted papers should address significant issues pertinent to the theme of this issue and fall within the scope of Regional Science Policy & Practice (RSPP). Criteria for acceptance include originality, contribution and scientific merit. All manuscripts must be written in English with high scientific writing standards. Acceptance for publication will be based on referees’ and editors’ recommendations, following a detailed peer review process.

Why publish in this Special Issue?

• Special Issue articles are published together on ScienceDirect, making it incredibly easy for other researchers to discover your work.
• Special content articles are downloaded on ScienceDirect twice as often within the first 24 months than articles published in regular issues.
• Special content articles attract 20% more citations in the first 24 months than articles published in regular issues.
• All articles in this special issue will be reviewed by no fewer than two independent experts to ensure the quality, originality and novelty of the work published.