Call for Papers – IJTS Special Issue: The K-Culture Effect on Tourism, Hospitality and Events

The International Journal of Tourism Science (IJTS) has issued a call for submissions to a special issue on The K-Culture Effect: How K-Culture Has Shaped Tourism, Hospitality, and Events, examining the growing influence of Korean popular culture on global tourism behaviour, destination management, and hospitality innovation.

K-culture encompasses an expanding set of cultural products and practices with significant global reach, including K-pop, K-dramas, K-food, and K-beauty. Research on the tourism and hospitality implications of this cultural influence spans destination marketing, visitor motivation and behaviour, consumer experience design, cross-cultural dynamics, and the management of culturally-driven demand. The special issue invites contributions across this range, with an interest in both empirical and conceptual approaches.

The submission process begins with an extended abstract. Authors whose abstracts are accepted will be invited to submit full papers, with publication expected in November 2026.

Topics of interest

Relevant topics include, but are not limited to, K-pop and K-drama-induced tourism, K-food and culinary tourism, K-beauty as a travel motivation, destination marketing in the context of cultural fandom, consumer behaviour and the Korean Wave, hospitality innovation inspired by Korean cultural trends, and cross-cultural dynamics in K-culture tourism contexts.

Key dates

Important dates

IJTS K-Culture special issue timeline

The submission process is two-stage: extended abstract first, followed by a full paper invitation for accepted submissions. Consult the journal website for submission instructions.

1 Extended abstract deadline 30 June 2026 Extended abstract submission for initial review. Authors of accepted abstracts will receive an invitation to submit a full paper.
2 Notification of acceptance 15 July 2026 Authors notified of the outcome of abstract review and invited to develop and submit a full paper.
3 Full paper submission 31 August 2026 Complete manuscripts submitted for peer review. Accepted abstracts do not guarantee acceptance of the full paper.
4 Expected publication November 2026 Special issue publication in the International Journal of Tourism Science, published by Taylor & Francis.

The International Journal of Tourism Science (IJTS) is the official journal of the Tourism Sciences Society of Korea (TOSOK) and is published by Taylor & Francis. No submission contact details were included in the source for this call; readers are encouraged to consult the journal's editorial board page for further information.

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