Karadeniz Tourism Research Journal aims to be a peer-reviewed, open-access scientific journal that is published, contains original studies that comply with scientific norms and scientific ethics, and have scientific qualifications at national and international level with the mission of contributing to the transformation of knowledge into value in tourism and tourism-related disciplines and creating a platform between the world of science and scientists.
In order to create a global platform where academic researchers, industry professionals, industry-leading influencers and industry representatives share scientific knowledge, original research, compilation, case reports, book reviews, letters to the editor, interviews and publishes events. It is open to contributions from other disciplines and different fields of tourism, including in-depth research and comments on tourism issues. Academicians, researchers, professionals, industry representatives, businesses and academic institutions and organizations constitute the target audience of the journal.
Studies to be sent to the journal should be written and sent in Microsoft Word format. The font & point sizes to be used in the text should be as follows.
Main Titles: 14 point Times New Roman – All capital letters
Subheadings: 13 point Times New Roman – Capital letters only
Text in General: 12 point Times New Roman
Texts in Tables & Figures: 10 point Times New Roman
Line spacing: Single line spacing
Paragraph spacing: First 0 pt, Then 7.5 pt
Headings should be left justified and without indentation.
Headings should not be numbered.
Page margins should be 2.5 cm from the top, 2.5 cm from the bottom, 2.5 cm from the right & 2.5 cm from the left.
In tables & figures, the titles are at the top and the bibliography is at the bottom, but the length of the article should be between 6500 – 12000 words including the bibliography.
The work should contain Turkish title, Abstract, Keywords, English title, Abstract, Keywords, Introduction, Literature Review, Method, Results, Conclusion and Suggestions, and Bibliography. Attachments, if any, should be included.
Article title:
The purpose and boundaries of the article should be clearly defined and should not exceed ten words.
Author(s): The full name of the author(s) should be in capital letters and the surname should be in capital letters, in Times New Roman font size 11, and centered under the title. The institution address, e-mail address, ORCID number should be placed with a footnote next to the author's name and surname, in Times New Roman font, 9 points.
Summary:
The abstract should be prepared in Turkish and English for each article, and it should be between 150-250 words. In this part, the author/s should explain the purpose of the study, the research methods, the design they used, how the data was obtained & the way of analysis, and briefly mention the results obtained. The abstract should be prepared in both Turkish and English.
Key words:
In order for the article to be easily found in indexes and databases, at least 3 and at most 5 keywords most suitable for the study should be added immediately after the abstract in the article in Turkish and English.
Entrance
The main purpose of this section is to introduce the reader to the subject in general terms. In this framework, the aim should be aimed to form the basis for the reader on the field of study by giving basic information about the subject in the introduction. Authors should explain what the problem they are addressing in the introduction is and why the research was conducted.
Conceptual Framework / Theory
It is the section where information such as which studies have been carried out before and what results have been obtained on the study area. In this section, readers have the chance to compare studies conducted by different researchers on the same subject in terms of research method, findings & results.
Method
This is the section where the research methods & designs used in the study are introduced. This section is extremely important in terms of determining the suitability of the method used in the study and comparing it with other studies in this field. In this section, the author/s are expected to write down the methodological processes they followed in their research step by step.
Findings and Interpretation
This is the section where the data of the main research is analyzed. The data obtained through interviews, focus groups, and participatory observation methods within the scope of the studies should be regularly presented in this section. The information can also be presented in tabular form if deemed necessary. The number of tables used in the whole article should not exceed 6. In this context, tables should be presented in a well-constrained & orderly manner as possible.
Conclusion
In the conclusion part, where the results reached in the article are summarized and generalizations are made, a short repetition of the question should be made, and the results obtained in different studies should be compared. Limitations of the study, scientific contribution & suggestions to other researchers who will work in this field should be included.
Thanks
Acknowledgments section; In the completed researches, this is the section where the people or institutions that provided financial/monetary support to the study and supported the data collection are thanked. If the study was carried out within the scope of a project, it is recommended to be included in this section together with the project number. Acknowledgments should be placed before the bibliography.
Source
All works cited within the scope of the study must be included in the bibliography. In addition, any publication that has not been referenced in the study should not be included in the bibliography section. The bibliography sections are extremely important sections in terms of scientific ethics, and the authors should choose the bibliography they will use in their studies with great precision. This is a requirement that is the responsibility of the authors.
References should be prepared in accordance with APA 6 (American Psychological Association-6) standards.
Considerations for in-text citations and bibliography:
In-text citations:
Single author: (Akkuş, 2019: 22)
Two authors: (Cengiz and Akkuş, 2019: 22)
For citations with three or more authors, all author surnames should be written clearly in the first notation (Cengiz, Akkuş, & Bayraktar, 2019: 22), in the second notation et al. (Cengiz et al., 2019: 22) should be included.
If more than one source is to be used in the same parenthesis, the references should be separated with a semicolon and written in the order of the year. (Cengiz and Akkuş, 2012: 12; Akkuş, 2015: 22)
In references to a work published by an author in the same year, the citations should be separated as a and b. (Akkuş, 2019a: 22; Akkuş, 2019b: 65)
Explanations about the detailed issues in the text that are thought to disrupt the flow of the text can be specified as footnotes and such footnotes should follow each other numerically (numerical).
In the bibliography:
Book: Akkus, G. (2021). Experiential Tourism, 1st Edition, Ankara: Nobel Academic Publishing.
Editorial Book: Şimşek, A. (2021). Seafood Route, Editor: Gülizar AKKUŞ, Routes and Festivals in Gastronomy Experience, (pp. 11-22), Ankara: S. A. Publishing.
Article: Ünal, S., Akkuş, G. and Akkuş, Ç. (2014). The Relationship between Atmosphere, Emotion, Satisfaction and Behavioral Loyalty in Food and Beverage Businesses, Journal of Gazi University Faculty of Tourism, 1(1), 23-49.
Paper: Akkuş, G. and Güner, D. (2019). Determining the Opinions of Restaurant Managers Specializing in Ottoman Cuisine on the International Situation of the Kitchen, International Congress of Gastronomy, Nutrition and Dietetics, 22-24 November 2019, Gaziantep, Turkey.
Thesis: Akkus, G. (2016). Experiential Tourism for Destination Competitiveness: An Evaluation from Tourist Perspective, Atatürk University Institute of Social Sciences, Erzurum.
Internet Source: T. C. Ministry of Culture and Tourism, General Directorate of Investments and Enterprises (2019). Tourism Revenues and Expenditures, https://yigm.ktb.gov.tr/TR-201116/turizm-gelirleri-ve-giderleri.html Access Date: 15.04.2021.
DUTIES OF EDITORS AND EDITORIAL BOARD
Fair Conduct and Editorial Independence
Editors consider the submitted articles not only for their academic merit (importance, originality, validity, openness of the study) but also for their suitability for the scope of the journal, regardless of the author's race, gender, sexual orientation, ethnic origin, nationality, religious belief, political opinion, or institution. evaluate on the basis. Editing and publishing decisions are not determined by government policy or any institution outside the journal. The editor-in-chief has full authority over all the editorial content of the journal and the timing of its publication.
Security
Editors and editorial staff will not disclose any information about a submitted manuscript to anyone other than the corresponding author, reviewers, prospective reviewers, other editorial consultants and the publisher.
Disclosure and conflicts of interest
Editors and editorial board members will not use unpublished information disclosed in a submitted text for their own research purposes without the express written consent of the authors. Privileged information or ideas obtained as a result of the editors' use of the article will be kept confidential and will not be used for personal gain. Editors should withdraw from articles where there are conflicts of interest arising from competition, partnership or other relationships or affiliations with any of the authors, companies or institutions that may be associated with the article. . Editors should ask all contributors to disclose (conflicting/conflicting) interests on the topic and to publish corrections if (conflicting/conflicting) interests arose after publication. If necessary, other appropriate action should be taken, such as issuing a statement of concern or withdrawal.
Publication Decisions
Editors ensure that all submitted articles are evaluated for publication and that they are peer-reviewed by at least two referees who are experts in this field. The editor is responsible for deciding which of the articles submitted to the journal will be published, based on the approval of the work in question, its importance for researchers and readers, the comments of the referees and such legal requirements. Relevant laws apply to defamation, copyright infringement and plagiarism. The Editor-in-Chief may discuss this decision with other editors or referees.
DUTIES OF REFEREES
Contribution to Editorial Decisions
Peer review assists editors in making decisions and can assist authors in improving their writing through editorial communication with authors. Peer review is an essential component of official scientific communication and is central to the scientific effort.
Promptness
The referee who is not qualified to evaluate the research reported in a paper or knows that it will be impossible to evaluate in a short time should immediately notify the editor of this situation and request his exemption from the evaluation process to appoint a new reviewer.
Security
Manuscripts submitted for review are confidential documents and should be treated as such; It should not be shown or discussed with others unless authorized by the editors (who will only do so under exceptional and special circumstances). This privacy policy also applies to invited reviewers who decline an invitation to review.
Objectivity Standards
Reviewers should conduct their reviews objectively and clearly articulate their assessments with supporting arguments that the authors can use to improve the manuscript. Personal criticism of the authors is not appropriate.
Recognition of Resources
Reviewers should be aware of published studies that are not cited by the authors. Any statement that is an observation, derivation or discussion reported in previous publications must be accompanied by the relevant citation. A reviewer should also notify editors of any significant similarity or overlap between the article in question and any other article (published or unpublished) with personal information. For this, he can also deepen his analysis by using software that offers similarity reports.
Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest
Invited reviewers should promptly notify the editors of the conflict of interest by refusing the invitation to review the review, in the event of a conflict of interest (competitive, collaborative, or other affiliations with any of the article authors, companies, or institutions) regarding the articles they are reviewing, so that alternative reviewers can be contacted.
Unpublished material contained in a submitted article should not be used by a referee in their own research without the express written consent of the authors. Privileged information or ideas obtained through peer review should be kept confidential and not used for the personal advantage of the reviewer. This also applies to reviewers who decline an invitation to review.
AUTHOR'S DUTIES
Reporting Standards
The authors of the original article should accurately present the procedures and results of the work performed, and then objectively discuss the importance of the work. The manuscript should contain sufficient details and references so that other researchers can benefit from the work. Review articles should be accurate, objective and comprehensive, with pieces of editorial 'opinion' or perspective clearly stated. Fraud or knowingly false statements constitute unethical behavior and are unacceptable.
Data Access and Retention
Authors may be asked to provide raw data of their work with the manuscript for editorial review and, if applicable, should be prepared to make the data publicly available. In any event, authors should ensure that this data is accessible to other authorized professionals (preferably through an institutional or subject-based repository or other data center) at least 10 years after publication, provided that the confidentiality of the participants can be maintained. Legal rights regarding proprietary data do not prevent publication.
Authenticity and plagiarism
Authors should ensure that they write and submit only completely original works, and if they have used the works and/or statements of others, this is indicated with appropriate attribution. The publications that were influential in determining the quality of the work reported in the article should also be mentioned. Plagiarism takes many forms, from writing someone else's publication as the author's to copying (without attribution) important parts of someone else's work, or in other words, getting the result of research conducted by others. Any form of plagiarism constitutes unethical publishing behavior and is unacceptable.
Multiple, duplicate, redundant or simultaneous references/posts
The same study should not be published in more than one journal or primary publication. Therefore, authors should not submit an article published in another journal for consideration. Submitting an article to more than one journal at the same time is unethical publishing behavior and is unacceptable.
Sometimes it may be necessary for some articles (such as clinical guidelines, translations) to be published in more than one journal, provided certain conditions are met. Authors and editors of the respective journals should accept the secondary publication, which should reflect the same data and interpretation of the main document. The primary reference should be cited in the secondary publication.
Author of the Article
Only persons who meet the criteria for authorship who can take public responsibility for the content/article should be listed as authors in the text:
(i) Make significant contributions to the design, implementation, data collection or analysis/interpretation of the Study;
(ii) have prepared the article or critically revised it for important intellectual content
(iii) Have seen and approved the final version of the article and have accepted its submission for publication.
All authors who have made significant contributions to the work reported in the manuscript (such as technical assistance, writing and editing assistance, general support) but do not meet the authorship criteria should not be listed as authors. should not be included. In addition, all co-authors must certify that they have seen and approved the final version of the article and agree to be published. The contribution rates of the authors to the article should be stated.
Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest
Authors should - at the earliest possible stage (usually by submitting a disclosure form at the time of submission and adding a statement in the text) - disclose any conflicts of interest that could be interpreted to affect the results or comments of the article. Examples of potential conflicts of interest that should be disclosed include honorary, educational grants or other funding, participation in financial speakers' offices, membership, employment, consulting, share ownership or other equity interests, and financial assets such as paid expert testimony or patents. In addition to these regulations, personal or professional relationships, members, knowledge or beliefs on the subject, or materials discussed in the manuscript are also considered as conflicts of interest in non-financial matters.
Recognition of Resources
Authors should declare that they have properly reviewed the work of others and should also cite work that has inspired their own work. Privately obtained information (interview, correspondence or conversations with third parties) should not be used or reported without express and written permission from the relevant person/sources. Authors should not use information obtained during the provision of open/confidential services unless they obtain the express written consent of the persons involved in these services.
Peer Review
Authors are required to participate in the peer-review process and must cooperate fully by promptly responding to editors' requests for raw data, disclosures and ethical consent, patient consents, and copyright releases. In case of initial decision for “necessary revisions”, authors should review and resubmit their manuscripts by the given deadline, responding systematically, accurately and in a timely manner to reviewers' comments.
Fundamental Errors in Published Works
Authors are responsible for notifying the journal's editors or publisher immediately if they discover significant errors or inaccuracies in their published work. In addition, the authors have to cooperate to correct or retract any typos/typo in the article. If the editors or the publisher learns that third party publications have been misrepresented / reviewed / cited incorrectly, the corresponding author is obliged to promptly correct or retract the article or provide proof of the article's accuracy to the journal's editors.
DISCLAIMER
Neither the editors nor the editorial board are responsible for the views expressed by the authors and the content of the articles published in the journal. Authenticity, reading and errors are the responsibility of the individual authors. All manuscripts submitted for review and publication in the Black Sea Journal of Tourism Research are subject to double-blind review for originality, ethical issues, and useful contributions. The decisions of the referees are the only tool to be published in the journal and are final.
SOURCE
Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). (2011, March 7). Code of Conduct and Best-Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors. Retrieved fromhttp://publicationethics.org/files/Code_of_conduct_for_journal_editors_Mar11.pdf
PLAGİARİSM POLİCY
Plagiarism is the act of copying someone else's ideas, processes, results or words without the express consent of the respective author and source. Self-plagiarism occurs when an author uses a large portion of his or her own previously published work without proper references. It can also be from having the same article published in more than one journal, replacing a previously published article with some new data. Black Sea Journal of Tourism Studies is an international peer-reviewed scientific journal that publishes review and research articles. Submitted articles are evaluated in a double-blind, peer-reviewed manner. Black Sea Journal of Tourism Studies is an open access journal published twice a year. Black Sea Journal of Tourism Studies has the copyright of all articles published in the journal. Double blinding is applied in the journal. The publication policy, which is in the form of open access, does not charge any fee from the authors.
The journal is strictly against any act of unethical copying or plagiarism in any form. Plagiarism is known to occur when large portions of an article are copied from existing previously published sources. All articles submitted for publication to the Black Sea Journal of Tourism Studies are cross-checked for plagiarism using Turnitin / iThenticate / Viber / Plagium software.
The similarity rate of all articles must be less than 20%.
Black Sea Journal of Tourism Studies requests and checks plagiarism reports from authors for article submission. Articles that are found to be plagiarized during the initial evaluation stages are rejected and not evaluated for publication in the journal. If an article is found to be plagiarized after publication, a preliminary review is made by the Editor-in-Chief with the help of an appropriate committee formed for the purpose. If the article is found to be plagiarism beyond acceptable limits, the journal contacts the author's institution, if any.
Types of Plagiarism
The following types of plagiarism are evaluated by the Black Sea Journal of Tourism Research:
Complete Plagiarism: Receiving the previously published content without any changes in the text, idea and language used is considered as complete plagiarism. It involves presenting the full text from a source as its own.
Partial Plagiarism: If the content is a mix from multiple different sources in which the author extensively restates the text, then it is considered partial plagiarism.
Self-Plagiarism: Self-plagiarism occurs when an author uses a large portion of their own previously published work without proper references. It can also be from having the same article published in more than one journal, replacing a previously published article with some new data. Also, an author republishing their previously published work in a new journal is considered complete plagiarism.
Plagiarism Action Plan and Precautions of Journal of Karadeniz To Black Sea Journal of Tourism Studies respects intellectual property and aims to protect and improve the original work of its authors.
Articles containing plagiarism are against the standards of quality, research and innovation. For this reason, all authors who submit articles to the Karadeniz Journal of Tourism Studies are expected to comply with ethical standards and avoid any form of plagiarism. If the author is found to be suspected of plagiarism in a submitted or published article, the Karadeniz Tourism Research Journal will contact the author(s) and ask them to submit their explanations within two weeks, and these explanations can be forwarded to the Plagiarism Detection Unit.
If the Karadeniz Journal of Tourism Studies does not receive any response from the author within the stipulated time, it contacts the manager of the institutions to which the author is affiliated.
Karadeniz Journal of Tourism Studies completely removes published articles found to contain plagiarism from the journal website and other third-party websites where it is listed and indexed. As soon as plagiarism is reported in any article published in the Karadeniz Journal of Tourism Research database, the Journal of Karadeniz Tourism Research creates a Plagiarism Detection Unit to investigate it. After detecting that the article is plagiarized from some previously published work, Karadeniz Tourism Research Journal may take any or all of the following actions or follow additional actions recommended by the committee:
- Karadeniz Journal of Tourism Research, editorial office will immediately contact the managers of the institutions to which the relevant author(s) are affiliated.
- Karadeniz Tourism Research Journal will remove the PDF copy of the published article from its website and disable all links.urism Studies
REFEREE PROCESS
Blind Refereeing and Evaluation Process
Blind peer-review is a method applied to publish scientific publications with the highest quality. This method forms the basis of the objective evaluation process of scientific studies and is preferred by many scientific journals. The opinions of the referees have a decisive place in the publication quality of Ondokuz Mayıs University Journal of Black Sea Tourism Studies. All studies submitted to Ondokuz Mayıs University Black Sea Tourism Research Journal are evaluated by blinding according to the following stages.
Blind Refereeing Type
Ondokuz Mayıs University Journal of Black Sea Tourism Research uses the double-blind method in the evaluation process of all studies. In the double-blind method, the identities of the authors and referees of the studies are hidden.
Initial Evaluation Process
Studies sent to Ondokuz Mayıs University Black Sea Tourism Research Journal are first evaluated by the editors. At this stage, studies that do not comply with the purpose and scope of the journal, are weak in terms of language and expression rules in Turkish and/or English, contain scientifically critical errors, have no original value, and do not meet the publication policies are rejected. Authors of rejected studies are notified within one month at the latest from the date of submission. Studies that are found suitable are sent to a member of the Editorial Board for the preliminary evaluation.
Preliminary Evaluation Process
In the preliminary evaluation process, the journal editorial board member reviews the introduction and literature, method, findings, conclusion, evaluation and discussion sections in detail in terms of journal publication policies and scope and originality. As a result of this examination, the works that are not found suitable will be returned within one month at the latest. Studies that are found suitable are included in the refereeing process.
Refereeing Process
The studies are refereed according to the content and the expertise of the referees. The expert journal editorial board member who received the study proposes at least two referees from the Black Sea Tourism Research Journal's referee pool according to their fields of expertise or may suggest a new referee suitable for the field of the study. The referee suggestions coming from the expert journal editorial board member are evaluated by the editors and the studies are forwarded to the referees. The referees have to guarantee that they will not share any process and document about the studies they evaluate.
Referee Reports
Peer-reviews of the studies in general; It is based on originality, method used, compliance with ethical rules, consistent presentation of findings and results, and review of the literature. This review is based on the following elements:
Introduction and literature: The evaluation report includes the presentation of the problem addressed in the study and its aims, the importance of the subject, the scope of the literature on the subject, its actuality and the originality of the study.
Method: The evaluation report includes information about the suitability of the method used, the selection and characteristics of the research group, validity and reliability, as well as an opinion on the data collection and analysis process.
Findings: The evaluation report includes opinions on the presentation of the findings obtained within the framework of the method, the accuracy of the analysis methods, the consistency of the findings with the aims of the research, the presentation of the needed tables, figures and visuals, and the conceptual evaluation of the tests used.
Evaluation and discussion: the evaluation report includes discussion of the topic based on the findings, the relevance to the research question(s) and hypothesis(s), generalizability and applicability.
Conclusion and recommendations: The evaluation report includes views on contributions to the literature, suggestions for future studies and applications in the field.
Style and expression: The evaluation report contains an opinion on the content of the study title, the proper use of Turkish, the references and references to the examples under the Journal publication principles title, and the language of the full text.
General evaluation: the evaluation report includes an opinion on the originality of the study as a whole and its contribution to the literature and practices in the field.
During the evaluation process, the referees are not expected to make corrections according to the typographic features of the study.
Peer Review Process
The time given to the referees for the referee evaluation process is 3 weeks. It is obligatory for the authors to complete the correction suggestions received from the referees or expert editorial board members within 1 month in line with the "correction instructions". Referees can examine the corrections of a study and decide whether it is appropriate or request more than one correction if necessary.
Evaluation Result
Opinions from the referees are reviewed by the editors within 1 week at the latest. As a result of this review, the editors take the final decision on the study.
Editorial Board Decision
Editors prepare the opinions of the editorial board about the study based on the opinions of the referees. The prepared opinions are conveyed to the author(s) by the editor, together with the referee suggestions, within 1 week at the latest. In this process, studies that have negative opinions are returned without requesting a plagiarism check. The final decision for the studies with positive opinion is made according to the results of the plagiarism inspection reports.
How Long Does the Publication Evaluation Process Take?
It is foreseen that the publication evaluation process of the studies sent to the Black Sea Tourism Research Journal will be finalized in about 3 months. However, the period between the date when the reviewer or editors requested corrections from the author(s) and the date when the author(s) completed the corrections is not included in this 3-month period.
Objecting to the Evaluation Result
The author(s) reserves the right to object to the evaluation result in the Black Sea Tourism Research Journal. The author(s) should send the grounds of objection regarding the opinions and comments as a result of the evaluation made for their work, in a scientific language and by citing their references, by e-mail to the address “turizmfakultesi@omu.edu.tr”. The objections made are reviewed by the editors within one month at the latest (opinions can be requested about the objections made to the referees of the study), and positive or negative feedback is provided to the author(s). If the objections of the author(s) to the evaluation result are found positive, the editorial board re-starts the evaluation process by making a new refereeing in accordance with the subject area of the study.
After Acceptance
The studies accepted as a result of the evaluation in the Black Sea Tourism Research Journal are respectively; It goes through the processes of plagiarism checking, bibliography editing, sending and citation checking, layout and typesetting, and giving the DOI number. Since the Black Sea Journal of Tourism Research does not charge an article processing fee (evaluation fee or printing fee) and a subscription fee for accessing the articles, there is no source of income. However, the financial liabilities of the studies accepted as a result of the evaluation regarding some of the following titles are the responsibility of the author(s).
Giving the DOI Number
The Digital Object Identifier (DOI) is a unique accession number that allows each work published electronically to be identified and accessed. After the acceptance phase, plagiarism control, bibliography control and the studies that are prepared in print are given a DOI number by the editorial board.
Language Arrangement
Studies submitted to the Black Sea Journal of Tourism Studies should have a plain and clear language quality, in accordance with the grammar rules and scientific literature of the full-text language (Turkish or English). Studies should be written in a clean and fluent language free from foreign words. In this context, the fact that the studies are redacted before they are sent for evaluation ensures that the publication processes continue in a healthier way.
The editorial board may request language editing services during the evaluation processes of the submitted manuscripts or after the acceptance phase.
OPEN ACCESS POLICY
The Black Sea Journal of Tourism Studies has adopted the policy of providing open access with its publication. Open access increases the global exchange of information, resulting in beneficial results for humanity. The Black Sea Journal of Tourism Studies also supports the Budapest Open Access Initiative, which was accepted on 12 September 2012.
In this context, open access policies adopted by the editorial board of the Black Sea Journal of Tourism Studies are available at http://www.budapestopenaccessinitiative.org/boai-10-translations/turkish-translation.
All articles published in the Black Sea Journal of Tourism Studies are licensed under the "Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License". This license; grants the right to reproduce, share and disseminate all published articles, data sets, graphics and attachments on data mining applications, search engines, websites, blogs and all other platforms, provided that the source is cited. Open access is an approach that facilitates interdisciplinary communication and encourages different disciplines to work with each other. In this direction, the Black Sea Journal of Tourism Studies provides added value to its field by providing more access to its articles and a more transparent evaluation process.
No fee is charged from the author or institution under any name.
There is no article submission/process management fee.