The Silk Road Journal on Sustainable Tourism and Cultural Heritage focuses on scholarly research related to sustainable tourism development, cultural heritage management, and the preservation of historical and cultural resources within Silk Road regions and interconnected cultural corridors. The journal welcomes interdisciplinary studies that examine how tourism can support cultural preservation, community welfare, environmental protection, and long-term sustainability.
The scope of the journal includes, but is not limited to:
- Sustainable tourism development
- Cultural heritage management
- Heritage tourism and cultural routes
- Silk Road tourism and cultural corridors
- Community-based tourism
- Tourism planning and policy
- Preservation of tangible and intangible cultural heritage
- Local community participation in tourism development
- Cultural identity, memory, and heritage interpretation
- Natural and cultural resource protection
- Tourism, conservation, and sustainability
- Digital innovation in heritage tourism
- Visitor management and responsible tourism
- Economic, social, and environmental dimensions of tourism
- Policy studies on sustainable tourism and heritage protection
The journal accepts theoretical, empirical, and policy-oriented studies that contribute to the development of sustainable tourism and cultural heritage preservation in historical and contemporary Silk Road contexts.