e-ISSN: 2174-548X. Key-title: Enlightening tourism. Abbreviated Key-title: ET. Subject: Economic situation. Economic policy. Management of the economy. Economic planning. Publisher: Huelva University Press. Frequency: Semiannual. DOI: https://doi.org/10.33776/et

Enlightening Tourism. A Pathmaking Journal is an international, double-blind peer-reviewed, Diamond Open Access journal publishing high-quality research in tourism, hospitality and tourism business studies. The journal advances pathmaking tourism scholarship by focusing on how destinations, firms, communities, ecosystems and institutions create, transform and govern new pathways of responsible development, strategic value creation, knowledge, innovation and technology-enabled change. ET welcomes theoretically grounded, methodologically rigorous and internationally relevant research, with particular attention to tourism futures, strategic management, knowledge management, intellectual capital, emerging technologies, forecasting, innovation, open innovation, ethics, business ethics, sustainability and responsible destination transformation. ET gives priority to manuscripts that advance scholarly debate, demonstrate a clear theoretical, methodological or empirical contribution, and offer meaningful implications for tourism scholarship, organizations, destinations, communities, policy and responsible practice.

Journal metrics and editorial performance

SJR 2025: 0.174
SCImago quartile: Q4
CiteScore 2024: 4.2

Average revision times

Submission to first decision: 25 days (a)
Review time: 155 days (b)
Submission to acceptance: 119 days (c)
Acceptance to publication: 12 days (d)

(a) Median number of days from submission to first editorial decision, including desk rejection or invitation to peer review.

(b) Median number of days from first editorial decision to final acceptance or rejection.

(c) Median number of days from submission to acceptance decision for accepted manuscripts.

(d) Median number of days from acceptance decision to first online publication.

Acceptance rate

Overall: 21.8% of submitted manuscripts have been published.
From 01/01/2026: 6.15% of submitted and reviewed manuscripts have been published.

Rejection rate

Overall: 78.32%
From 01/01/2026: 91.55%

Important note for authors

Before submitting, authors are requested to read the journal’s aims and scope, author guidelines, manuscript template and publication ethics policies carefully.
All submissions must include an anonymous manuscript prepared according to the official ET template and a separate title page including author information, abstract and keywords.
Manuscripts that do not comply with the journal’s scope, template, anonymization requirements or ethical standards may be returned before editorial evaluation.

 

 

Current Issue

January-June 2026
Published: 2026-02-20
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Announcements

A New Editorial Phase for Enlightening Tourism. A Pathmaking Journal

Starting from January 2026, Enlightening Tourism. A Pathmaking Journal enters a new editorial phase aimed at strengthening its international visibility, scientific impact, and academic positioning within tourism and hospitality studies.

This renewed editorial direction, led by Prof. Mirko Perano (University of Salerno, Italy) and Prof. Elena García de Soto Camacho (University of Huelva, Spain) as Editors-in-Chief, will place increasing emphasis on methodological rigor, theoretical contribution, international relevance, and the capacity of published research to advance contemporary debates in the field.

In line with its international mission, Enlightening Tourism encourages contributions capable of addressing issues, perspectives, and debates of broad international relevance within tourism and hospitality studies. The journal particularly welcomes manuscripts that foster international scholarly dialogue, comparative perspectives, and collaborative research networks across different geographical and academic contexts.

The journal will also progressively introduce updated author guidelines and a redesigned article template in order to improve clarity, consistency, transparency, and international readability of published contributions.

Through this renewed editorial strategy, Enlightening Tourism aims to consolidate its role as an open, selective, and internationally oriented academic journal committed to high-quality research, ethical publishing standards, and meaningful contributions to the future of tourism studies.

 

The Editors in Chief
Prof. Mirko Perano
Prof. Elena Garcia De Soto Camacho
Enlightening Tourism. A Pathmaking Journal

Editorial Announcement: Enlightening Tourism. A Pathmaking Journal Included in the Diamond Discovery Hub

Enlightening Tourism. A Pathmaking Journal is pleased to announce its inclusion in the Diamond Discovery Hub, in recognition of its adherence to the key principles of Diamond Open Access scholarly publishing.

This acknowledgement confirms the journal’s commitment to an open, inclusive, and community-based publishing model. Enlightening Tourism provides immediate open access to its contents and does not charge authors any submission fees, article processing charges, or publication fees.

The journal’s Diamond Open Access model reflects its mission to support high-quality academic research that is freely available to readers and accessible to authors regardless of institutional, geographical, or financial conditions.

This recognition further strengthens the journal’s commitment to transparency, academic independence, ethical publishing practices, and the international dissemination of research in tourism and hospitality studies.

 

The Editorial Team
Enlightening Tourism. A Pathmaking Journal

Editorial Note:

As of December 31, 2025, I have concluded my term as Editor-in-Chief of Enlightening Tourism: A Pathmaking Journal by my own decision.

From that date onward, the journal is led by the new Editors-in-Chief, Mirko Perano and Elena García de Soto, both researchers with extensive experience. Mirko Perano, Associate Professor at the University of Salerno (Italy), brings a strong background in scientific journal editing, while Elena García de Soto serves as Dean of the Faculty of Business and Tourism  at the University of Huelva (Spain).

Elena Carvajal Trujillo

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