About the Journal

The Sustainable Tourism and Destination Innovation (STDI) is an international, peer-reviewed, open-access journal published by the Scientific Innovation Research Group (SIRG), USA. The journal is dedicated to advancing scientific knowledge and professional practice in sustainable tourism, destination innovation, hospitality management, cultural heritage, and digital transformation.

STDI serves as a multidisciplinary forum for researchers, academics, industry professionals, and policymakers to exchange innovative ideas, research findings, and practical experiences that contribute to the sustainable development of tourism destinations worldwide. The journal encourages collaboration across disciplines to address contemporary challenges and opportunities facing the global tourism sector.

The journal covers a broad range of topics, including sustainable tourism development, destination management, hospitality management, tourism marketing, smart tourism, artificial intelligence in tourism, information technology, environmental sustainability, cultural heritage, archaeology, leadership, entrepreneurship, food tourism, gastronomy, and destination governance. Interdisciplinary studies that integrate technology, sustainability, and tourism are particularly encouraged.

STDI is committed to maintaining the highest standards of scholarly publishing through a rigorous double-blind peer-review process and adherence to internationally recognized publication ethics, including the principles of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). The journal promotes research integrity, transparency, open science, and ethical publishing practices.

As a fully Open Access journal, STDI publishes all articles under the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY 4.0), ensuring that research is freely available to readers worldwide without subscription barriers. The journal supports the global dissemination of knowledge and encourages research that contributes to innovation, sustainable development, and evidence-based decision-making in tourism and destination management.

By connecting academic excellence with industry needs and public policy, STDI aims to be a leading international journal that fosters innovation, sustainability, and technological advancement while supporting the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

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Journal Vision

To become one of the world's leading scholarly journals advancing sustainable tourism, destination innovation, hospitality excellence, and digital transformation through interdisciplinary research that contributes to sustainable development, smart destinations, cultural heritage preservation, and technological innovation.

The journal aspires to become an internationally recognized publication indexed in major scientific databases while serving as a trusted platform for researchers, practitioners, policymakers, and industry leaders worldwide.

Journal Mission

The mission of STDI is to publish high-quality, innovative, and impactful research that supports sustainable tourism development and destination innovation through scientific excellence, technological advancement, interdisciplinary collaboration, and responsible environmental and cultural practices.

The journal is committed to:

  • Promoting sustainable tourism and hospitality research.
  • Supporting smart and innovative destination management.
  • Encouraging digital transformation in tourism.
  • Advancing artificial intelligence applications in tourism and hospitality.
  • Preserving cultural heritage through scientific research.
  • Supporting evidence-based tourism policies.
  • Encouraging environmentally responsible tourism development.
  • Building collaboration between academia, industry, and governments.

Contributing to the achievement of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

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Open Access Policy

STDI is a fully open-access journal. All articles are freely available online immediately upon publication, with no article processing charges (APCs) for authors. Readers are encouraged to share and distribute published material in accordance with the Creative Commons license applied to each article.

Copyright Notice

Authors retain full copyright of their work published in JSAA. Articles are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY 4.0), permitting unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

Peer Review and Editorial Policy

Sustainable Tourism and Destination Innovation (STDI) operates a double-anonymous (double-blind) peer review process to ensure the highest standards of scientific quality, ethical integrity, and impartiality. In this process, the identities of both the authors and the reviewers are concealed throughout the review process.

All submitted manuscripts undergo an initial editorial assessment to evaluate their suitability for the journal's scope, originality, and compliance with the submission guidelines. Manuscripts that pass the initial screening are assigned to at least two independent expert reviewers with relevant expertise in the subject area.

Reviewers evaluate manuscripts based on their originality, scientific significance, methodological soundness, clarity, ethical compliance, and overall contribution to the field. Based on the reviewers' recommendations, the Editor-in-Chief or the assigned Handling Editor makes the final editorial decision.

The Editorial Board oversees the peer review process to ensure fairness, transparency, confidentiality, academic rigor, and adherence to the highest standards of publication ethics.

Publisher

Scientific Innovation Research Group (SIRG) is an international academic publisher committed to advancing high-quality, peer-reviewed, open access research across a broad range of scientific disciplines. SIRG promotes ethical publishing, research integrity, transparency, and long-term digital preservation to maximize the accessibility, visibility, and global impact of scholarly work.

Publisher Information

  • Publisher Name: Scientific Innovation Research Group (SIRG) LLC

  • Established: 2025

  • Country: Michigan, United States of America

  • Publishing Model: Open Access

  • Peer Review: Double-Blind Peer Review

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Journal History

The Sustainable Tourism and Destination Innovation (STDI) was established in 2026 under the SIRG Publisher umbrella to provide a focused venue for cutting-edge interdisciplinary studies related to tourism, hospitality, destination management, sustainability, and emerging technologies.

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Archiving and Digital Preservation

The Sustainable Tourism and Destination Innovation (STDI) is committed to ensuring the long-term accessibility and preservation of its published scholarly content.

The journal is published using the Open Journal Systems (OJS) platform, which supports standard digital preservation protocols and interoperability with recognized preservation services through preservation manifests. The publisher also performs regular server maintenance and secure external backups to protect journal content against accidental data loss.

JSAA continuously reviews and enhances its digital preservation strategy in accordance with international best practices in scholarly publishing.

The journal supports author self-archiving and permits authors to deposit published articles in institutional repositories, subject repositories, and personal or academic websites in accordance with the journal's Open Access and Copyright policies.

Privacy Statement

Personal data collected by STDI (including names, affiliations, and contact details) will be used exclusively for the stated purposes of the journal. They will not be shared with any third parties. All data are handled in accordance with SIRG's privacy policy and applicable data protection laws.

Contact

Editorial Office –  Sustainable Tourism and Destination Innovation (STDI)

Publisher: SIRG Publisher LLC

Email:  editorial.stdi@scientificirg.com

Website: Sustainable Tourism and Destination Innovation (STDI)

ISSN (Online): Pending