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ISSN: 1300-4220 e-ISSN: 2822-4647
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Anatolia: Journal of Tourism Research

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Author Guidelines

In order to ensure that the fair and double-blind peer-review process is conducted properly at Anatolia: Journal of Tourism Research, manuscripts must be submitted in a fully anonymized form.

Within this scope, the author(s) are required to pay attention to the following points:

  • No information that may identify the author(s) should be included in the main manuscript file.
  • Author names, institutional affiliations, acknowledgements, project/funding information, and ethical declarations must be removed from the main manuscript file and provided only on the Title Page.
  • The manuscript file name must not include the author’s name or the institution’s name.
  • The header and footer of the main manuscript file must not contain the author’s name or any other identifying information.

The main manuscript file, in this anonymized form, will be sent to reviewers. The Title Page will not be shared with reviewers and will be used only during the editorial evaluation process.

THE TITLE PAGE MUST INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:

1. Manuscript Information

  • The Turkish title of the manuscript
  • The English title of the manuscript

2. Author Information

  • The full list of authors
  • For each author:
    • First name and last name
    • Institution and department/unit
    • ORCID iD
    • Phone number
    • Email address

All individuals who contributed to the writing of the manuscript and meet the authorship criteria must be included in the author list at the time of submission.

3. Ethical Declarations

Under the heading “Ethical Declarations” on the Title Page, the following statements must be included:

  • Acknowledgements (if any)
  • Conflict of interest statement
  • Funding statement
  • Ethics committee approval and informed consent statement (if required)
  • Any other identifying information related to the authors, institutions, funders, ethics committee, or similar entities that could compromise anonymity

The publication policy of Anatolia: Journal of Tourism Research is to publish applied and review-type studies (meta-analyses, model proposals, case studies, discussions, etc.) and to contribute to the development of the tourism literature. All manuscripts submitted to the journal are subject to editorial review and are published if accepted. Authors are advised to comply with the following writing rules in order to make the manuscript evaluation process more efficient and to further enhance the scientific quality of the journal.

ARTICLE REVIEW: Manuscripts submitted to the journal for publication are evaluated by at least two reviewers. The reviewers’ recommendations are taken into consideration, and manuscripts are published provided that the requested revisions are completed. Studies prepared and submitted in accordance with the required article template and recommendations are considered for evaluation.

MANUSCRIPT SUBMISSION: The submission information should include the author’s first and last name, academic degree, telephone and fax numbers, and email address. Manuscripts submitted to the journal must not have been previously published in any printed or electronic medium.

Submission of conference papers as articles: If a study previously presented as a conference paper is submitted as an article, the following points should be observed: a) The text submitted as an article must not be identical to the text previously presented as a conference paper. b) The aspects that differ from the conference paper must be clearly stated. c) A published or presented copy of the conference paper must be submitted together with the article.

Other Points to Consider

The manuscript should be written in a single-column format.

The text should be left-aligned without indentation at the beginning of paragraphs.

Headings should not be numbered. Main headings should be written in uppercase letters, while subheadings should use initial capitals only.

Table titles should be placed above the tables, while figure titles should be placed below the figures.

Bold type should not be used in tables or figures. Italics may be used for emphasis.

No coloring or shading should be used in tables, figures, or table cells.

Bold type should not be used in the main text, except in headings. Italics may be used for emphasis.

For parenthetical in-text citations, no comma should be placed between the author’s surname and the year of publication.

When more than one source is cited within parentheses, the sources should be arranged chronologically from the oldest to the most recent.

Times New Roman 12-point font should be used throughout the main text. Arial Narrow 10-point font should be used in tables and figures.

A comma should be used as the decimal separator instead of a period.

TITLE OF THE ARTICLE: It should be remembered that readers first encounter an article through its title, which should clearly express the purpose of the study. Therefore, the title should accurately reflect the purpose and scope of the article. The title should not be unnecessarily long and should adequately represent the study presented in the article. The title should not exceed eight words or 50 characters, including spaces.

ABSTRACT: Every article should include abstracts in both Turkish and English. An abstract should briefly present the main points of the article while omitting unnecessary details. The abstract should contain a minimum of 140 and a maximum of 150 words. In general, it should include the subject and purpose of the study, methodology, data collection tool(s) and techniques, sampling, method of analysis, and major findings.

KEYWORDS: As is well known, keywords facilitate access to published articles through indexes and abstract databases. Correct selection of keywords is important in obtaining meaningful results from database searches. The number of keywords should be limited to six. Keywords should be ordered from the broader discipline in which the subject is located toward more specific topics. The geographic area/region in which the study was conducted should be listed last.

INTRODUCTION: The purpose of the introduction is to provide a general description and analysis of the study. The purpose, stages, sections, and main ideas of the study should be presented to the reader briefly, clearly, and coherently. The introduction should answer questions such as what the subject is, why the research was conducted, and what is addressed in each section. Possible purposes may include identifying an existing problem, proposing a solution to a problem, or contributing to the literature on a particular subject. A literature review and research methodology should not be included in this section.

THEORY: This section may also be referred to as the “subject” section. It presents the theoretical framework on which the study is based and explains the field in which the article is situated. Discussion in this section should be limited to the theoretical framework that provides a basis for the study. If preferred, the author(s) may combine the introduction, theory, and related studies sections under a single heading entitled “Introduction.”

RELATED STUDIES: This section presents previous studies conducted on topics similar to that of the article. Some authors may use different titles for this section, such as “Literature Review.” Previous research should be briefly discussed in terms of the subjects examined, the methods used, and the findings obtained. Including related studies is also important for demonstrating the contribution of the present article to the field. In order to demonstrate how the article fills an existing gap in the literature, the author should prepare this section comprehensively.

METHODOLOGY: This section explains the research conducted to identify and address the problem described in the preceding sections. The approach and method used in the study should be described in full. The primary purpose of providing this information is to enable another researcher to replicate the study by following the same method. Therefore, the methodology should be described with sufficient clarity to meet the requirement of reproducibility, which is fundamental to scientific knowledge. This section should also provide information on the characteristics of the population, the data collection technique, the reasons for selecting that technique, and its advantages and disadvantages. The development stages and content of the data collection instrument should be explained in as much detail as possible. If the research was conducted using a field research technique, the sampling technique and the reasons for choosing it should also be explained. If the study is a “review article,” that is, a literature review, some of the matters normally discussed in the methodology section may not apply. In addition, where Ethics Committee approval has been obtained, information concerning the approval (name of the committee, date, and approval number) must be provided in the methodology section and also on the first or last page of the article.

ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION OF FINDINGS: Following the methodology section, the data forming the basis of the research are analyzed. Naturally, an analysis section applies primarily to studies based on data collection. Review articles generally do not contain a separate analysis section. The explanations here mainly concern the analysis of data collected through field research methods. The type of analysis selected, statistical tests, confidence intervals, reasons for choosing the statistical tests, and similar matters should be explained at the beginning of this section.

Following the analysis, the findings should be interpreted. This section presents the findings obtained through data analysis. Findings should be organized and evaluated in relation to the research questions or hypotheses. The data should be examined and interpreted in light of the hypotheses, and the extent to which the findings correspond to the hypotheses should be evaluated.

Findings may be presented through tables, graphs, figures, or a combination of these. The results of statistical analyses should also be presented in this section. It is advisable to present findings together with the results of statistical tests in single, double, or multiple tables, as appropriate. This makes it easier to understand which tests were applied to which data.

The interpretation of findings should generally be presented in two stages: general information about the sample (demographic data) and information obtained from the research. The research findings themselves may be presented in one or more stages. Care should be taken not to overwhelm the article with unnecessary tables. Wherever possible, tables should be combined, and tables that are not directly related to the research purpose or problem should be omitted. General information should preferably be presented in a single table. The total number of tables must not exceed seven. 

CONCLUSION: This section summarizes the results obtained from the article and, where appropriate, presents generalizations. It should begin with a brief restatement of the problem addressed, followed by a concise summary of the findings, particularly for applied studies. Statements should be brief and to the point. Any potential scientific contribution to the relevant literature should also be briefly summarized here.

EVALUATION: This section, which follows the conclusion, provides guidance for researchers who may conduct future studies in the field. It may identify topics requiring further investigation and matters that future researchers should consider. Preparation of this section is not mandatory; however, when prepared in accordance with these principles, it can provide useful guidance for other researchers.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS: In this section, the author(s) may acknowledge individuals who assisted in preparing the study, individuals, institutions, or organizations that provided financial support, or individuals, institutions, or organizations that granted permission to use data. This note should appear at the end of the manuscript, before the references.

OTHER INFORMATION: In order for a submitted manuscript to undergo a sound peer-review process and for the article evaluation stage to be completed efficiently, the language of the manuscript should comply with Turkish language rules and standards of scientific expression, and the results of empirical studies should be reliable. Assistance from expert academics should be sought where necessary. The total word count of the article should not exceed 9,000 words, including the main text, references, tables, and figures. The writing guide of the Turkish Language Association should be followed, and Turkish words should be preferred to foreign words wherever possible. When a technical concept established in the international literature is first mentioned in the text, its foreign-language equivalent should be provided in parentheses.

REFERENCING

Only works cited in the text should be included in the reference list. Care should be taken to avoid missing references (works cited in the text but absent from the reference list) or unnecessary references (works included in the reference list but not cited in the text). References should be listed alphabetically according to the surnames of the authors. Turkish and international references, as well as journal articles and books, should be included in a single list without separate classification.

In the text: The surnames of authors and the year of publication are used when citing relevant studies. For example:

Dener (1996) ...

According to Dener (1996) ...

Uysal and Crompton (1985) ...

According to Uysal and Crompton (1985) ...

For works with three or more authors, only the surname of the first author should be given in the text, followed by et al. For example:

Timur et al. (2000) ...

(Timur et al. 2000) ...

When more than one work is cited parenthetically at the end of a sentence, sources should be ordered according to publication year, from the oldest to the most recent. For example:

(Dener 1996; Uysal 1998; Morrison 2002), etc.

REFERENCE LIST FORMAT: All cited sources should include complete volume, issue, and page information. References should be listed at the end of the study in alphabetical order according to the surnames of the authors, as illustrated below. The reference list should contain a minimum of 20 and a maximum of 80 sources. Manuscripts containing fewer or more references will not be considered for evaluation.

Periodicals / Journals

Apak, Ö. C. ve Gürbüz, A. (2022). Sürdürülebilir Restoran İşletmeciliği Uygulamaları Üzerine Bir İçerik Analizi, Güncel Turizm Araştırmaları Dergisi, 6 (1): 194-209. https://doi.org/10.32572/guntad.1002109

Bianchi, R. ve de Man, F. (2021). Tourism, Inclusive Growth and Decent Work: A Political Economy Critique, Journal of Sustainable Tourism, 29 (2-3): 353-371. https://doi.org/10.1080/09669582.2020.1730862

Keskin Pulluk, S. ve Sop, S. A. (2024). Rehberli Turlarda Rehber-Turist Etkileşimi: Bir Katılımcı Gözlem Araştırması, Anatolia: Turizm Araştırmaları Dergisi, 35 (1): 42-59. https://doi.org/10.17123/atad.1430221

Milano, C. ve Koens, K. (2022). The Paradox of Tourism Extremes: Excesses and Restraints in Times of COVID-19, Current Issues in Tourism, 25 (2): 219-231. https://doi.org/10.1080/13683500.2021.1908967

Streimikiene, D., Svagzdiene, B., Jasinskas, E. ve Simanavicius, A. (2021). Sustainable Tourism Development and Competitiveness: The Systematic Literature Review, Sustainable Development, 29 (1): 259-271. https://doi.org/10.1002/sd.2133

Books

Hall, C. M. ve Page, S. J. (2014). The Geography of Tourism and Recreation: Environment, Place and Space (Dördüncü Baskı). Londra: Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203796092

Kozak, M. ve Baloglu, S. (2010). Managing and Marketing Tourist Destinations: Strategies to Gain a Competitive Edge. New York: Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203842300

Kozak, N., Akoğlan Kozak, M. ve Kozak, M. (2025). Genel Turizm (Yirmi Yedinci Baskı). Ankara: Detay Yayıncılık.

Morrison, A. M. (2023). Marketing and Managing Tourism Destinations (Üçüncü Baskı). Londra: Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003343356

Book Chapters

Grammalidis, N. ve Grammatikopoulou, A. (2024). Smart Participatory Methodologies for Sustainable Cultural Tourism in Rural Areas. İçinde; Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Strategic Innovative Marketing and Tourism, ICSIMAT 2023 (ss. 313-321). Cham: Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-51038-0_35

Lincoln, Y. S., Lynham, S. A. ve Guba, E. G. (2018). Paradigmatic Controversies, Contradictions, and Emerging Confluences, Revisited. İçinde; N. K. Denzin ve Y. S. Lincoln (Editörler) The SAGE Handbook of Qualitative Research (Beşinci Baskı, ss. 213-263). Thousand Oaks: Sage.

Panas, G., Vasiliadou, S. ve Halkiopoulos, C. (2020). Data Analysis Evaluation of Web Technologies Enhancing Communication in Tourism Industry: Case Study in Kefalonia Island. İçinde; V. Katsoni ve T. Spyriadis (Editörler) Cultural and Tourism Innovation in the Digital Era (Springer Proceedings in Business and Economics). Cham: Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-36342-0_14

Conference Proceedings

Kıngır, S., Şeyhanlıoğlu, H. Ö. ve Mete, Y. M. (2020). Ardahan İlinin Kış Turizm Potansiyeli Açısından Değerlendirilmesi. 1st International Winter Tourism Congress (ss. 312-319), Ocak 2020, Erzurum, Türkiye.

Saral, E. ve Malkoç, E. A. (2018). Erken Cumhuriyet Döneminde İstanbul'da Turizm Etkinlikleri ve Turizmi Geliştirme Çabaları (1923-1938). XVIII. Türk Tarih Kongresi Bildiri Kitabı (ss. 345-366), Ekim 2018, Ankara.

Theses and Dissertations

Godovykh, M. (2022). Virtual vs. Face-to-Face Business Events: The Effects of Event Type on Attendees' Attitudes and Behavioral Intentions (Basılmamış Doktora Tezi). Orlando: University of Central Florida. https://stars.library.ucf.edu/etd2020/1012

Sop, S. A. (2013). Destinasyon kişiliği, benlik uyumu ve sadakat ilişkisi: Bodrum örneği (Basılmamış Yüksek Lisans Tezi). Muğla: Muğla Sıtkı Koçman Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü. https://tez.yok.gov.tr/UlusalTezMerkezi/

Toker, A. (2019). Tarihsel Süreçte Didim’de Yaşanan Göçlerin Yarattığı Değişimin Turizm Ekseninde İncelenmesi (Basılmamış Doktora Tezi). Eskişehir: Anadolu Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü.

Online Articles

When citing publications and documents available online, the reference format specified by the American Psychological Association at the following link should be taken into consideration:

https://www.uv.es/~fores/programa/elec_efformats.html

CITING ARCHIVAL DOCUMENTS, IMPORTANT HISTORICAL SOURCES, AND MANUSCRIPTS IN THE TEXT AND REFERENCE LIST

1. Directorate of State Archives of the Presidency

a. Ottoman Archives of the Directorate of State Archives of the Presidency (BOA)
In-text: (BOA, DH.MKT., 5/20)
Reference: Cumhurbaşkanlığı Devlet Arşivleri Başkanlığı Osmanlı Arşivi (BOA), Dahiliye Mektubi (DH.MKT.), 5/20, 19 L 1310/6 Mayıs 1893.

b. Republican Archives of the Directorate of State Archives of the Presidency (BCA)
In-text: (BCA, 490.1.0.0/15.79.7)
Reference: Cumhurbaşkanlığı Devlet Arşivleri Başkanlığı Cumhuriyet Arşivi (BCA), 490.1/15.79.7, 02.05.1935.

2. Turkish Historical Society Archives

In-text: (TTKA, ATAM, 5/7)
Reference: Türk Tarih Kurumu Arşivi (TTKA), Atatürk Koleksiyonu (ATAM), 5/7.

3. Archives of the General Directorate of Land Registry and Cadastre (TKA)

In-text: (TKA., MEM.d., 33, 198)
Reference: Tapu ve Kadastro Genel Müdürlüğü Arşivi (TKA.), Memurin Defterleri (MEM.d.), 33, 198.

4. Turkish Red Crescent Archives (KA)

In-text: (KA, 315/45-1)
Reference: Kızılay Arşivi (KA), 315/45-1.

5. Archives of the General Directorate of Foundations (VGMA)

In-text: (VGMA., VKF.AND.d., 578, s. 1.)
Reference: Vakıflar Genel Müdürlüğü Arşivi (VGMA.), Mücedded Anadolu Vakfiye Defterleri (VKF.AND.d.), 580, s. 1.

6. Topkapı Palace Museum Archives (TKMA)

In-text: (TSMA.e, 1034/9, vr. 11a)
Reference: TSMA, Topkapı Sarayı Müzesi Arşivi. Evrak, (TSMA.e).

7. Grand National Assembly of Türkiye Archives (TBMMA)

In-text: (TBMMA, D. 5, Sn. 1292)
Reference: TBMM Arşivi (TBMMA), Devre: (D.) 5, Sicil No: (Sn.) 1292.

8. Proceedings of the Grand National Assembly of Türkiye (TBMM.ZC.)

In-text: (TBMM.ZC., 1921: 4).
Reference: Türkiye Büyük Millet Meclisi Zabıt Ceridesi (TBMM.ZC.) (1921). Devre: 1, Cilt: 9, İctima: 1, Birleşim: 4.

9. The National Archives (United Kingdom)

In-text: (TNA, FO, 424/186, s. 30)
Reference: The National Archives (TNA), Foreign Office (FO), 424/186, Barnham’dan Currie’ye, 20 Aralık 1895, s. 30.

10. Citation Format for Manuscripts

In-text: (Keşşî, et-Temhîd, 79a)

Reference format: Author’s First Name and Surname. Title of Manuscript. Collection Name, Registration Number: Folio Number. Library Name.

Example: Keşşî, Ebû Şekûr Muhammed b. Abdüsseyyid es-Sâlimî. et-Temhîd fî beyâni’t-tevḥîd. Şehit Ali Paşa, 1153: 1a-217b. Süleymaniye Kütüphanesi.

11. Sharia Court Registers

In-text: (Abbreviation of register name, Register No., page-document number)

Example: (TŞS 16, 5-1).

Reference: Tokat Şer’iyye Sicilleri (TŞS) Defter no. 16 (1227-1228/1812-1813).

12. Provincial Yearbooks

In-text: (SVH, 1309/1891, s. 48)

Reference: Salnâme-i Vilâyet-i Haleb (SVH), 1309/1891.

Some points to consider when preparing references:
a) If the city of publication is stated, its Turkish form should be used (e.g., Londra instead of London).
b) Edition numbers should also be stated in Turkish (e.g., Birinci Baskı instead of First Edition).
c) For chapters in edited books, use “içinde” instead of “in.”
d) Please pay attention to the details of the journal’s referencing rules.

TABLES, FIGURES, AND PHOTOGRAPHS

All supplementary materials related to the article should be prepared carefully and included appropriately in the text. Tables should be understandable without requiring reference to the main text and should include column headings in addition to the table title. Excessively long or wide tables should be avoided. A manuscript should contain no more than seven tables. Tables containing demographic data should be avoided unless they are necessary. Manuscripts exceeding this limit or containing an excessive number of tables will not be considered for evaluation. Figures and graphs should be simple and should include titles.

CERTAIN ETHICAL ISSUES

Violations of scientific ethics may occasionally occur in the field of tourism. Whether or not individuals are affiliated with an academic institution, ethical violations committed knowingly or unknowingly may have serious consequences even many years later. Therefore, authors submitting manuscripts to Anatolia: Journal of Tourism Research are expected to exercise due care regarding plagiarism, slicing, fabrication, falsification, failure to disclose support, authorship issues (omission of author names, authorship order, authorship rights, etc.), and all other principles of scientific ethics.

DergiPark has established cooperation with intihal.net. Within this framework, manuscripts submitted to our journal will be scanned using the intihal.net service. Authors will be informed during the submission process, a similarity report will be generated during the file-upload stage, and the result will be communicated to the author by email. Once the report result has been disclosed, the author will be able to complete the submission process. For a manuscript to proceed to editorial preliminary review, the acceptable similarity rate must be no more than 15%, excluding references and quotations.

AUTHOR BIOGRAPHIES AND PHOTOGRAPHS

Beginning with Volume 27, Issue 1 of Anatolia: Journal of Tourism Research, the journal has published author biographies and photographs. Authors are required to submit a biography prepared according to the template below, together with a high-resolution photograph scanned in JPG format, when submitting their manuscript.

BIOGRAPHY TEMPLATE

Graduated from ................................... University, ……………… Faculty/School (department should also be stated, if applicable) in (YEAR). Received a master’s degree from ……………………. University in …………………………. in (YEAR), and a doctoral degree from ………………………. University in …………………. in (YEAR). Started working at ...................... University in (YEAR) (if the author has worked at institutions or organizations outside the university, these should be listed here in chronological order). If applicable, received the title of Associate Professor in the field of ……………………… in (YEAR). If applicable, was promoted to Professor at …………………… University in (YEAR). Currently works at ………………………… University, …………………………… Faculty/School. Main research interests include ………………….., ……………………… .

Guidelines on the Use of DOIs, URLs, and Thesis Numbers

In order to strengthen source verification and minimize the problem of fabricated references arising from AI-assisted text generation, authors submitting manuscripts to Anatolia: Journal of Tourism Research are required to comply with the following rules.

1. DOI Usage

A DOI (Digital Object Identifier) is the permanent digital identifier of a source. If a DOI exists for a journal article, book, or book chapter, it must be included in the reference list. References for which a DOI exists but has been omitted will be returned for correction.

  • DOIs must be written in full with the https://doi.org/ prefix. Example: https://doi.org/10.1080/09669582.2020.1730862
  • Authors must verify the validity of DOIs through https://doi.org or https://search.crossref.org.
  • References containing invalid or inaccessible DOIs will be returned for correction.

2. URL Usage

For sources without a DOI, a URL may be provided only under the following conditions:

  • The link must be permanent; temporary or session-dependent links are not accepted.
  • The link must lead directly to the relevant source.
  • Authors must confirm that the link is accessible at the time of manuscript submission.

URLs should be written in full rather than as hyperlink text. Example: https://stars.library.ucf.edu/etd2020/1012

3. Thesis Number Usage

  • For theses produced in Türkiye, the thesis number (Tez No) obtained from the YÖK National Thesis Center must be provided. In addition to the thesis number, the YÖK Thesis Center URL may be included: https://tez.yok.gov.tr/UlusalTezMerkezi/
  • For international theses, the following order of priority applies:
    • If a DOI is available, provide the DOI.
    • If a permanent URL is available in an institutional open-access digital repository, provide the URL.
    • If the thesis is registered with ProQuest, provide the Publication No. and the ProQuest link.
    • If none of the above is available, the university and institute information alone is sufficient.

4. General Notices

  • The author(s) are responsible for the accuracy of all DOI, URL, and thesis number information included in the reference list.
  • Fabricated references and DOI information are frequently encountered in texts generated using AI tools. For this reason, all references and DOI information must be personally verified against primary sources; reference lists compiled solely on the basis of AI-generated output will not be accepted.
  • Editors reserve the right to verify any DOI or URL they consider suspicious. References found to be invalid will be returned for correction.

5. Responsibility for AI-Generated Fabricated Citations

AI tools may generate apparently well-formatted bibliographic information for sources that do not actually exist. Any quotation, paraphrase, or citation based on such a source, together with the source itself, is considered unfounded and invalid. This is regarded not merely as a bibliographic error but as a violation of academic integrity.

Accordingly:

Every source in the reference list must be verified through primary access, that is, by directly consulting the relevant journal, publisher, or archive platform.

Any textual content based on a source that proves inaccessible or non-existent must also be reviewed by the authors and removed where necessary.

Manuscripts found during peer review or the editorial process to contain fabricated references and related citations may be rejected outright without a request for revision.

Last Update Time: September 8, 2026