About the Journal

 

Media Wisata

Media Wisata

ISSN: 1693-5969 EISSN: 2685-8436 published twice a year on May and November by Sekolah Tinggi Pariwisata AMPTA Yogyakarta, Indonesia.

Media Wisata has been accredited by the Ministry of Technology Research and Higher Education of the Republic of Indonesia.

The publication of this journal is a scientific journal in the field of tourism studies. The manuscript can be research papers, review articles, and conceptual, technical and methodological papers on all aspects, including research findings, experimental design, analysis, and recent tour and travel studies application.

Focus and Scope

Media Wisata (MWS) is a peer-reviewed, open-access journal published by the Lembaga Penelitian dan Pengabdian Masyarakat, Sekolah Tinggi Pariwisata AMPTA Yogyakarta, Indonesia. The journal serves as a prominent platform for academics, researchers, and practitioners to disseminate original research articles, conceptual frameworks, and comprehensive reviews in the fields of tourism, hospitality, and travel management.

The journal welcomes submissions that fit within the following specified categories:

1. Tourism Planning, Destination Development, and Governance

This scope focuses on the macro and micro aspects of managing and planning sustainable tourism destinations.

  • Tourist Village & Community-Based Tourism (CBT): Empowering rural areas, local community involvement, and tourist village management.

  • Green Tourism & Ecotourism: Sustainable tourism practices, environmental conservation, and eco-friendly destination frameworks.

  • Tourism Attraction & Destination Management: Managing carrying capacity, regional tourism zoning, local wisdom preservation, and tourism governance/policies.

2. Hospitality Management and Service Excellence

This scope covers the operational, managerial, and service quality aspects within the hospitality ecosystem.

  • Hotel Management: Front office, housekeeping, revenue management, hotel human resources, and lodging operations.

  • Restaurant, Food & Beverage Services: Culinary operations, catering technology, bar management, and mixology.

  • Service Quality & Guest Satisfaction: Measuring consumer perceptions, SERVQUAL applications, and consumer loyalty in hospitality.

3. Tourism Marketing, Branding, and Consumer Behavior

This scope explores how destinations and tourism businesses position themselves and interact with consumers.

  • Destination Branding & Marketing Strategies: Marketing mix for tourism, promotional channels, and destination image building.

  • Consumer Behavior & Tourist Motivations: Travel expenditure analysis, decision-making processes, and generational travel patterns.

  • Electronic Word-of-Mouth (e-WOM) & Social Media Trends: The impact of travel vlogging, digital reviews, and influencer marketing on tourist choices.

4. Cultural Heritage, Gastronomy, and Special Interest Tourism

This scope highlights specific and niche segments within the travel and tourism industry.

  • Gastronomy and Culinary Tourism: Traditional recipe preservation, food heritage, culinary route mapping, and the experience economy in dining.

  • Halal Tourism & Religious Travel: Halal compliance in hospitality, tourist trust, and psychological comfort for Muslim travelers.

  • Geotourism & Special Interest Travel: Nature-based tourism, adventure tourism, wellness tourism, and heritage site interpretation.

5. Smart Tourism, Digitalization, and Technology Adoption

This scope addresses the rapidly growing intersection between technology and tourism experiences.

  • Smart Destination & Geolocation Mapping: Utilizing tools like Google My Maps, GIS, and smart systems for destination navigation.

  • Technology Acceptance Models (TAM): Assessing the perceived usefulness (PU) and perceived ease of use (PEOU) of digital travel applications.

  • AI & Virtual Reality: The application of big data, artificial intelligence, and VR/AR in tourism and travel.

6. Economic, Social, and Environmental Impacts of Tourism

This scope analyzes the broader consequences of tourism activities on societies and ecosystems.

  • Tourism Economics & MSMEs Empowerment: The economic multiplier effects and financial sustainability of small culinary and tourism businesses.

  • Socio-Cultural & Environmental Impacts: Acculturation, local community response, waste management in destinations, and carbon footprint reduction.

7. Literature Review and Bibliography

  • Advanced Review Articles: Systematic Literature Reviews (SLR), meta-analysis, and bibliometric research mapping current trends in tourism and hospitality literature.

 

Editorial Process

Media Wisata operates a rigorous and transparent peer-review process that aims to maximize quality. Peer review is handled by researchers and scholars.

We believe that peer-review needs to be efficient, rigorous, and fair for everyone involved.

In the Media Wisata journals, peer-review is a single-blind assessment with at least one independent reviewer, followed by a final acceptance/rejection decision by the Editor-in-Chief, or another academic editor approved by the Editor-in-Chief. The Editor-in-Chief is responsible for the academic quality of the publication process, including acceptance decisions, approval of Guest Editors and Special Issue topics, and appointing new Editorial Board members.

A summary of the editorial process is given in the flowchart below.

Editorial Process Flowchart

Pre-check

Immediately after submission, the journal’s Managing Editor will perform an initial check to assess:

  • Overall suitability of the manuscript to the journal/section/Special Issue;
  • Manuscript adherence to high-quality research and ethical standards;
  • Standards of rigour to qualify for further review.

Peer-review

From submission to final decision or publication, one dedicated Media Wisata staff member coordinates the review process and serves as the main point of contact for authors, academic editors and reviewers.

The process is single-blind for most journals, meaning that the author does not know the identity of the reviewer, but the reviewer knows the identity of the author. Media Wisata journals operate single-blind peer-review, where in addition to the author not knowing the identity of the reviewer, but the reviewer knows of the author’s identity.

Authors can recommend potential reviewers. Media Wisata staff ensure that there are no potential conflicts of interest and will not consider those with competing interests. Authors can also enter the names of potential peer-reviewers they wish to exclude from consideration in the peer-review of their manuscript, during the initial submission of the manuscript.

Open Peer - Review Option

Media Wisata operates an open peer-review option, meaning that the authors have the option to publish the review reports and author responses with the published paper (often referred to as open reports). In addition, reviewers may choose to sign their reports if the review is published, in which case the reviewer name appears on the review report (referred to as open identity). The default option is for reviewers to remain anonymous and for reports not to be published, reviewers and authors respectively must opt into this option. If an article is rejected no details will be published. Open peer-review has the benefit of increasing transparency about the review process and providing further information about the paper for interested readers. We encourage authors to choose an open review.

Revision

In cases where only minor or major revisions are recommended, Media Wisata staff will request that the author revise the paper before referring to the academic editor. In cases of conflicting review reports, or where there are one or more recommendations for rejection, the academic editor will be requested for their judgement before a decision about revisions is communicated to authors.

Revised versions of manuscripts may or may not be sent to reviewers, depending on whether the reviewer requested to see the revised version. By default, reviewers who request major revisions or recommend rejection will be sent the revised manuscript. All reviewers can access the most recent version of the manuscript via their account in open journal systems (OJS).

Editor Decision

Acceptance decisions on manuscripts can be taken by the academic editor after peer-review once a minimum of two review reports has been received. Acceptance decisions are taken by an academic editor (the Editor-in-Chief, a Guest Editor, or another suitable Editorial Board member). Guest Editors are not able to make decisions on their own papers which will instead be assigned to a suitable Editorial Board member. When making a decision, we expect that the academic editor checks the following:

  • The suitability of selected reviewers;
  • Ensuring the fair and rigorous review of the manuscript, checking that all substantive issues raised have been adequately addressed;
  • Completeness of the manuscript, including compliance with journal format.

Publication

If the manuscript is accepted, the journal’s Managing Editor will confirm this decision with the authors, with an estimate of the expected publication date. Authors may be asked to correct minor formatting or typographical errors prior to final publication. In some cases, the journal will provide editing services, including language editing if necessary, at no additional fee, and if requested, they are also provided with guidance on improving the English quality of their manuscript. When proofs are ready, authors are provided with the opportunity to review the proofs before final publication. The Journal will carry out an additional final review for completeness before publishing the final version.