Call for Papers

The theme of the current edition is New Paradigms for Future Regional Tourism: Intelligence & Creativity. We welcome contributions addressing any facet of regional tourism. 

This conference invites all attendees to submit paper abstracts or full papers (in either Chinese or English). We plan to publish conference proceedings with an International Standard Book Number (ISBN), allowing authors to choose to publish their abstract and/or full paper. Additionally, the Conference Academic Committee will select outstanding papers from the submitted full papers, awarding certificates and recommending them to supporting journals (including special issues). To ensure your paper meets the standards for publication, please adhere to the manuscript guidelines provided by each journal. Moreover, your full paper must align with the scope and focus of the selected journal. Kindly note that all submissions will undergo the journal’s peer-review process, and publication is contingent upon acceptance through this process.

The supporting journals of this conference include:

Accepted paper abstracts will be eligible for oral presentation in parallel forums.  Authors must submit their abstracts by October 15, 2026 (800–1,000 Chinese or English words excluding references, with no more than 5 keywords).  Submissions should include the paper title, targeted parallel session, name, professional title, affiliation, mailing address, mobile number, and email address of the presenting author. Full paper submissions are also welcome (6,000–12,000 words for Chinese papers and 5,000–9,000 words for English papers, including references, formatted according to the APA Style (Seventh Edition) for English papers and GB/T 7714—2025 for Chinese papers, with a submission deadline of November 10, 2026.

All corresponding authors will need to create an account in the Microsoft Conference Management Toolkit (Microsoft CMT) before abstract/paper submission.  After logging into the system, please click on the "Create New Submission" button to upload the final submission.  Please submit your abstract/paper through this link: https://cmt3.research.microsoft.com/rtcp2026.

The Microsoft CMT service was used for managing the peer-reviewing process for this conference. This service was provided for free by Microsoft and they bore all expenses, including costs for Azure cloud services as well as for software development and support.

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