The Journal of Academic Tourism Analysis (Journal ATA) is an international, double-blind peer-reviewed academic journal operating under a Diamond Open Access model. It is dedicated to advancing original scientific knowledge in tourism and related disciplines. Submitted manuscripts must be original, previously unpublished, and not currently under consideration elsewhere. Furthermore, submission implies that all co-authors have approved the final content and consent to the journal's publication policies.
Article Types
Journal ATA accepts the following types of articles:
Research Article: Empirical studies offering original data, original analysis, and scientific contribution.
Review Article: Studies that systematically or critically evaluate the existing literature on a specific topic.
Conceptual Article: Studies that develop new conceptual models or critically discuss existing theories.
Methodological Article: Studies presenting innovations regarding research methods, analytical techniques, or measurement tools.
(Note: Research notes, book reviews, article/book critiques, and academic opinions are accepted only with editorial approval and/or invitation.)
Publication Priorities and Evaluation Criteria
All submissions to Journal ATA are expected to meet high academic standards in terms of scientific originality, ethical research principles, methodological rigor, and theoretical contribution.
Priority is Given to Studies That:
Provide an original theoretical contribution to the tourism literature.
Develop new conceptual models or critically re-evaluate existing theories.
Have a strong research design.
Employ quantitative, qualitative, or mixed methods in accordance with scientific standards.
Develop an interdisciplinary perspective.
Provide scientific solutions to current tourism issues.
Hold the potential to contribute to the international literature.
Offer concrete implications for tourism practices.
Studies with a High Probability of Desk Rejection: The Editor-in-Chief or Section Editor may directly reject studies that do not meet the following criteria without initiating the peer-review process:
Purely descriptive research offering no theoretical contribution.
Studies with an insufficient literature base.
Studies where scientific research methods are not clearly explained.
Studies that merely report findings instead of providing an analytical evaluation.
Situation assessments lacking scientific discussion.
Research with an insufficient sample or data foundation.
Research lacking ethics committee approval when required.
Studies that fail to comply with scientific writing rules and the journal template.
Studies with a similarity rate above the acceptable limit.
Studies falling outside the aims and scope of the journal.
Article Preparation and Formatting Rules
General Format and Template Usage:
All manuscripts must be written in Microsoft Word using the "Journal ATA Article Template". The formatting settings within the template must not be altered. Manuscripts will be returned to the authors if the template is not used or if required files are missing.
Rules regarding fonts, formatting principles, tables, figures, footnotes, equations, citations, and the reference list must be strictly followed as specified in the article template.
Author information must not be included in the main text. This information must be provided in the "Title Page" submitted among the application files.
Language and Word Limits:
Manuscripts can be written in Turkish or English. Regardless of the language, both a Turkish Öz and an English Abstract must be provided. (Free support is provided by the journal secretariat to non-Turkish speaking authors for the preparation of the Turkish Öz).
The word count of the manuscript should be between 4000–7000 words at the initial submission. Following the peer-review and revision process, the final text must not exceed 8000 words (including tables, figures, and references). Non-compliance with word limits is grounds for return.
Extensive Summary: For all manuscripts written in Turkish, an "Extensive Summary" of 800–1200 words must be prepared after the "References" section. When preparing this summary, either American or British English must be used consistently; the two should not be mixed.
The manuscript must be written in clear, consistent, academic, and objective language. Unnecessary repetitions, subjective expressions, and unscientific discourse must be avoided.
Article Sections and Content Principles
Empirical studies should sequentially consist of the following sections: Introduction, Literature Review, Methodology, Findings, Discussion, Conclusion, and References. Depending on the nature of the manuscript, this structure may be modified in line with editorial evaluation.
Title: Should be clear, original, concise, and reflect the main contribution of the research. Abbreviations should be avoided.
Abstract: Should briefly and clearly present the purpose, method, main findings, scientific contribution, and conclusions of the study, and must be maximum 200 words (between 150-200 words). No citations should be made within the abstract.
Keywords: Must be at least 3 and at most 5. General, plural, and multiple concepts (e.g., using "and", "/") should be avoided. American or British English must be used consistently. Abbreviations should not be used (unless widely accepted in the literature).
Introduction: Subheadings must not be used in this section.
Literature Review: Must be prepared with a current, international, critical, and theoretical perspective. Merely listing sources is not sufficient; authors are expected to synthesize existing knowledge to reveal the research gap.
Methodology: The research design, population and sample, data collection method, data analysis process, and validity/reliability issues must be explained clearly enough to ensure replicability. Furthermore, the following two issues must be mandatorily addressed in this section:
Ethics Committee Status: If ethics committee approval was obtained for the research, the institution/committee granting the approval, the date, and the document/decision number must be stated. If ethics committee approval is not required, the reason for this (e.g., use of public data, no human/animal subjects) must be clearly justified.
AI Usage: If generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools were utilized during the research, analysis, or writing process, the exact purpose of their use (e.g., translation, proofreading, data analysis) must be clearly stated. If AI was not used, no declaration is required.
Findings: Should only present the research results. Interpretations must be reserved for the discussion section. Tables and figures should be used without creating unnecessary repetition.
Discussion: Findings should be compared with the existing literature, theoretical contributions explained, reasons for differences discussed, and the original contribution of the research demonstrated.
Conclusion: Main inferences, theoretical contributions, practical implications, limitations of the research, and recommendations for future research must be presented under separate subheadings.
References: Must be prepared in strict accordance with the APA 7 system adopted by the journal. Every in-text citation must appear in the reference list, and every reference listed must be cited in the text. Authors should utilize current and international sources as much as possible.
Ethical Principles, Transparency, and Similarity (Plagiarism) Check
Similarity (Plagiarism) Check: Every submitted manuscript undergoes a similarity check. Authors can obtain a similarity report via DergiPark or intihal.net. The acceptable similarity rate is maximum 20%, excluding references.
Ethics Declaration and Committee Approval: Regardless of the nature of the research, all authors are required to complete the journal's "Ethics Declaration" form and include it with their submission documents. However, for research involving human participants (using methods such as surveys, interviews, observations), an official Ethics Committee Approval must also be obtained. The fact that the research was conducted according to ethical standards and whether Ethics Committee Approval was required must also be declared in the methodology section of the manuscript.
Authorship Declaration: Everyone listed as an author must have made a significant scientific contribution to the study. Honorary, ghost, and purchased authorships are unacceptable. Stating contributions according to the CRediT (Contributor Roles Taxonomy) system is encouraged.
Conflict of Interest: All authors must explicitly declare any financial, institutional, or personal conflicts of interest that could influence the study. The absence of a conflict of interest must also be stated in the manuscript.
Funding Declaration: If the research was supported by any institution/organization, the funding details must be fully disclosed.
Data Sharing: Authors are expected to securely store their data; where possible, making the data accessible to support scientific verifiability is encouraged.
AI Usage: AI tools may be used as assisting instruments but cannot be listed as authors. If generative AI technologies were substantially utilized, this must be explicitly declared in the manuscript. All scientific and ethical responsibility lies with the authors.
Required Documents at Submission
The following mandatory documents must be included with the submission. If missing files are uploaded, the manuscript will be returned to the authors for correction before the evaluation process begins.
Article Templates:
Application and Declaration Forms:
📝 Title Page (This is the only document containing author information; authors are responsible for accurately filling in the details.)
📝 Disclaimer of Authorship (Required only in the event of an author being removed from the study.)
Reports and Official Permission Documents:
📄 Ethics Committee Approval Document (An official committee approval required for studies employing methods such as surveys/interviews, depending on the nature of the research.)
📊 Similarity (Plagiarism) Report (A report showing a maximum similarity rate of 20%, excluding references.(
Final Pre-Submission Checklist
Before submitting your manuscript, please verify the following:
The study is original.
It is not currently under review by another journal.
All authors have approved the submission.
Ethics committee information has been added (under the methodology heading).
Conflict of interest declaration is included.
Funding information is specified.
Author contributions have been prepared.
Data sharing declaration is included.
AI usage declaration has been prepared (if applicable).
The manuscript complies with the formatting and writing rules.
The reference list has been verified against APA 7.
A similarity check has been conducted (<20%).
The manuscript aligns with the aims and scope of Journal ATA.
