For Readers

01.Welcome to ITJ Readers

The Indonesian Tourism Journal (ITJ), published by CV. Austronesia Akademika, welcomes academics, researchers, students, tourism practitioners, destination managers, policymakers, community organizations, and interested members of the public to explore scholarly research on tourism and related interdisciplinary issues.

The journal disseminates research addressing destination governance and development, sustainable and community-based tourism, hospitality, cultural and natural heritage, digital tourism, marketing, tourism economics, and the social and environmental dimensions of tourism. Readers are encouraged to examine published findings critically and use them responsibly in research, learning, professional practice, and public discussions.

02.Accessing Published Articles

Published ITJ articles are available through the journal website without reader subscription fees or charges for online access and PDF downloads. Readers can consult article titles, abstracts, author information, keywords, article pages, and available full-text files through the official Open Journal Systems (OJS) platform.

03.Reader Registration and Publication Notifications

Readers may register on the ITJ platform to manage a personal journal account and request information about new publications. Reader registration is voluntary and is not necessary to read open-access articles. The registration form includes a specific option to request notifications about new publications and announcements.

How to Register as a Reader

1. Open the official ITJ Register page.
2. Complete the required profile and account fields, such as name, affiliation, country, email address, username, and password.
3. Read the Privacy Statement and acknowledge the applicable data-handling terms.
4. If you wish to receive journal updates, select “Yes, I would like to be notified of new publications and announcements.”
5. Complete the registration process. Use your OJS account to update relevant profile or notification preferences where available.

04.Reading, Searching, and Citing Articles

ITJ encourages readers to evaluate published tourism studies in their methodological and disciplinary context. Articles may be used to inform literature reviews, teaching, destination planning, hospitality management, public policy, and other legitimate scholarly or professional work, provided that sources are cited accurately and licensing conditions are respected.

Digital Object Identifiers (DOIs)

ITJ uses the journal DOI stem 10.69812/itj. Individual published articles have their own DOI records, which should be copied from each article’s official publication page rather than constructed from the journal prefix.

05.Open Access, Copyright, and Responsible Sharing

ITJ publishes articles under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0) license. Authors retain copyright and grant the journal first-publication rights. The license permits sharing and adaptation of covered materials, including commercial reuse, provided that the license conditions are followed.

Readers should check individual article notices. Photographs, figures, datasets, or other materials separately credited to third parties may have additional permissions or restrictions. Privacy, moral rights, and other applicable rights remain relevant.

06.Reader Engagement and Scholarly Communication

ITJ encourages evidence-based discussion of tourism scholarship. Readers are welcome to cite research, share properly attributed articles, discuss relevant findings with academic and professional communities, and communicate specific scientific questions or concerns through the journal’s official channels.

Responsible Scholarly Participation

1. Interpret findings with attention to research design, evidence, study setting, and stated limitations.
2. Cite and share published work in accordance with academic integrity standards and the applicable Creative Commons license.
3. Use research responsibly when communicating with destination managers, tourism enterprises, communities, educators, and public institutions.
4. Report suspected substantive errors, inaccurate citations, ethical concerns, or publication-record issues through the official journal Contact page.
5. Communicate respectfully and avoid disclosing confidential research or personal information without proper authorization.

07.Reader Privacy and Editorial Assistance

ITJ’s Privacy Statement explains how the journal handles personal data provided through its website, including names, email addresses, and account information. Such information is used for journal-related academic and administrative purposes, including communication, publication notifications, and account management, under the stated privacy terms.