Aims & Scope

Aims

SIGn Journal of Tourism aims to provide a scholarly platform for academics, researchers, practitioners, and professionals to examine contemporary issues in tourism, hospitality, and business events, develop theoretical and empirical knowledge, and contribute to the advancement of tourism scholarship and practice at national, regional, and global levels.

The journal seeks to facilitate scholarly discussion on current developments in tourism, hospitality, and business events while contributing to the expansion of Indonesian tourism discourse and its engagement with broader regional and global developments. It welcomes manuscripts employing diverse research methodologies, provided that they meet scientific standards, address relevant issues within the journal’s fields, and demonstrate a substantive contribution to the development of knowledge and practice.

SIGn Journal of Tourism publishes scientific articles in English to broaden access to readers and contributors worldwide. Editorial consideration is primarily based on the accuracy of the data and research results, the appropriateness of the research approach, the objectivity and coherence of the analysis, the relevance of the issue examined, and the significance of the contribution presented by the authors.

Scope

SIGn Journal of Tourism publishes original scholarly works addressing contemporary issues and developments in tourism, hospitality, and business events. The journal’s scope includes, but is not limited to, the following areas:

Tourism Development, Destinations, and Sustainability

  • Tourism Planning and Development
  • Destination Management and Governance
  • Sustainable and Responsible Tourism
  • Community-Based Tourism
  • Cultural and Heritage Tourism
  • Nature-Based Tourism and Ecotourism

Tourist Markets, Behavior, and Innovation

  • Tourist Behavior and Experience
  • Tourism Marketing and Destination Branding
  • Digital Tourism and Smart Tourism
  • Technology and Innovation in Tourism

Hospitality Management and Service

  • Hospitality Management
  • Accommodation Management
  • Food and Beverage Management
  • Service Quality and Guest Experience
  • Hospitality Operations and Human Resource Management
  • Technology and Innovation in Hospitality

Business Events and MICE

  • Business Events
  • Meetings, Incentives, Conferences, and Exhibitions (MICE)
  • Convention and Exhibition Management
  • Business Event Planning and Operations
  • Attendee Experience
  • Business Event Impacts and Destination Development

The journal particularly welcomes research that examines the relationships among tourism development, destination management, visitor experience, hospitality services, business events, sustainability, and technological innovation. Interdisciplinary approaches are welcomed when the research problem and scholarly contribution remain clearly situated within tourism, hospitality, or business event studies.

Manuscripts should demonstrate a clear relationship between the research problem, theoretical or conceptual framework, methodology, data or evidence examined, findings or analysis, and the scholarly contribution claimed by the authors. Submissions that fall outside the journal’s stated scope or fail to demonstrate sufficient relevance and scientific significance to tourism, hospitality, or business event studies may be declined during the initial editorial screening.