About the Journal

Turistica - Italian Journal of Tourism is an Open Access scientific journal that aims to foster and strengthen advances in tourism-related research. It invites original contributions of an empirical and theoretical nature and publishes high-quality studies on any aspect of tourism, including interdisciplinary contributions on tourism-related topics. Established by Professor Emilio Becheri in 1991 as the first Italian journal on tourism economics, marketing, and management, as of 2023 Turistica has broadened its scope and adopted a Diamond Open Access publication model. It is now the official journal of the Italian Society of Tourism Sciences (SISTUR).

Turistica is recognized as a scientific journal by ANVUR (Italian National Agency for the Evaluation of the University and Research Systems) in Area 8, 10, 11, and 13.

Current Issue

Vol. 35 No. 1 (2026)
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1. Geotourism Potential in Southern Calabria: Insights from the First Thematic Map of the Southernmost Part of the Italian Peninsula
2. The Descent into the Underworld and Lake Pergusa: Myth, Sinkhole and the Touristic Construction of Landscape
3. Implementing BPM for Management Economics in Hybrid Organizations. A Qualitative Study of Italian TAEs between Rimini and Riccione
4. From smart cities to smart tourism: GenAI, aerotainment, and the future of tourists experiences
5. Mapping Italy’s Tourism Economy: Integrating a Modified Gravity Model and Social Network Analysis

Published: 2026-10-08

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