Top 10 Development Journals In The World 2026

1. Annals of Tourism Research

Annals of Tourism Research is a social sciences journal focusing upon academic perspectives on tourism. For the purposes of determining areas of interest, tourism is defined as a global economic activity comprising travel behaviour, the management and marketing activities of service industries that arise to meet consumer demand, the effects of tourism activities on communities and policy and governance at local, national and international levels. While striving for a balance of theory and application, Annals is ultimately dedicated to developing theoretical more...

2. Tourism Management

Tourism Management is the leading scholarly journal focuses on the management, including planning and policy, of travel and tourism. The journal takes an interdisciplinary approach in examining international, national and regional tourism as well as specific management issues. The journal's contents reflect its integrative approach - including primary research articles, progress in tourism research, case studies, research notes, discussion of current issues, and book reviews. As a scholarly journal, all papers published should contribute to theoretical and/or methodological advancement, in addition to more...

3. Global Transitions

Global Transitions is a freely accessible platform hosting up-to-date information on the science, application and impact of major themes that will shape our future. We welcome actionable knowledge oriented to the health and wellbeing of humanity and our planet. Global Transitions connects multiple disciplines while examining a wide range of transformative events and our responses to them. Example research areas include, but are not limited to: Climate change and health Public health emergencies Healthy and sustainable cities The UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) more...

4. Regional Sustainability

Regional Sustainability is an international, peer-reviewed and open access journal publishing high-quality articles in multi-disciplinary and interdisciplinary subjects relating to sustainability. The journal advances our understanding of the sustainability dimensions of environmental protection, economic development, and social development.  more...

5. International Journal of Geoheritage and Parks

The International Journal of Geoheritage and Parks is a referenced multidisciplinary international journal focused on the management, assessment, policies, education, tourism, interpretation, economics, museology, protection, nature resilience, forest therapy, and sustainable development of global geoheritage and parks. This journal seeks to promote divergent and pluralistic visions, ideas, and opinions regarding geoheritage and parks. more...

6. Journal of South Asian Development

The Journal of South Asian Development, a refereed publication, publishes research articles and scholarly comment relating to all facets of development in South Asia. The journal is multi-disciplinary, innovative and international in its approach and includes theoretical and conceptual articles as well as empirical studies covering both historical and contemporary issues/events. While the journal is primarily a social science journal (covering politics, international relations, sociology, anthropology, economics), we also consider papers from the natural and environmental sciences, geography, history and other more...

7. China Report

China Report promotes the free expression and discussion of different ideas, approaches and viewpoints which assist a better understanding of China and its East Asian neighbours. A quarterly journal of the Institute of Chinese Studies, it attempts to provide a fresh approach which goes beyond the strictly utilitarian area studies without becoming antiquarian. Launched in 1964, China Report has, over the years, widened its interests and aims and transformed itself into a scholarly journal that seeks a better understanding of China more...