Geotourism/Geoturystyka

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IMPORTANT INFORMATION for AUTHORS - only article that:

corresponds to the magazine’s profile - Focus and Scope
is declared not to be published or accepted for publication elsewhere, either or partly - Declaration
meets all the Guidelines for Authors
will receive two positive reviews - Review Form

can be qualified for publication in the GEOTOURISM journal.

Additional information:

in 2016 Ministry of Science and Higher Education (Poland) assigned 8 points to GEOTOURISM journal
the journal is indexed in: BazTech, CrossRef, Index Copernicus, PKP index, PBN/POL-index
previous issues (no 1-19): http://www.geoturystyka.pl/pl/czasopismo
ISSN 1731-0830 - printed version
ISSN 2353-3641 - electronic version
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.7494/geotour

The GEOTOURISM (Geoturystyka) magazine, published by the AGH University of Science and Technology, present scientific and information papers as well as survey reports devoted to all aspects of global geotourism. Magazine is intended for anyone interested in promotion and protection of geological heritage, geological education and the popularization of Earth Sciences. Journal focuses on geological and geomorphological issues in tourism but also on wider geographical context as well as impacts of geotourism in social, economic, and cultural aspects.

The main scopes include:

presentation of unique sites and areas of geological and geomorphological values in terms of the ability to create geotourist attraction
comparative analysis of the existing geo-infrastructure in various countries
valuation methodology of the natural environment in tourism
ways to share to explore of geosites and create geo-product
method of interpretation of geological knowledge to a wider audience
methods for creating an geotourist object, its functions and importance
providing service facilities in geotourism
research problems of geodiversity assessment
geological education at different levels of didactic issues
importance of the geotourism in geoconservation and the methods of protecting geosites against tourist traffic
create and manage of geoparks
planning and management in geotourism

This is an open access journal which means that all content is freely available without charge to the user or his/her institution. Users are allowed to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of the articles in this journal without asking prior permission from the publisher or the author. This is in accordance with the BOAI definition of open access.

Announcements


Forthcoming GEOTOURISM issue 3-4(46-47)2016
Anna Chrobak ‒ Valorisation and categorisation of the geosites in the Podtatrze area (Southern Poland). Diana Dryglas, Andrzej Hadzik – The development of the thermal tourism market in Poland. Radosław Wasiluk, Barbara Radwanek-Bąk, Bogusław Bąk, Robert Kopciowski, Tomasz Malata, Alicja Kochman, Andrzej Świąder – A Conception of a Mountain Geopark in a SPA region; example of a projected Geopark „Wisłok Valley - The Polish Texas”, in the Krosno region. Martin Klempa, Petr Bujok, Michal Porzer – The Development of the Industrial City Hodonín (Czech Republic) from the Perspective of Tourism. Mateusz Rogowski – The potential of the Sudetes Mountains for the Development of Geotouristic products.
Posted: 2017-06-20