CACTUS

CACTUS – Journal of Tourism Business, Management and Economics is a peer-reviewed, diamond open access academic journal published biannually by the Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Faculty of Business and Tourism, Department of Tourism and Geography. Founded in 2010 and formerly published as CACTUS Tourism Journal for Research, Education, Culture, and Soul, the journal provides an international platform for research in tourism, hospitality, business, management, economics, and the wider service economy.

Under its current title, CACTUS continues and expands its original mission, with a stronger focus on the business, management, and economic dimensions of tourism and services. The journal welcomes original research that contributes to a better understanding of tourism and hospitality in a rapidly changing global environment.

Vision

To be a trusted and internationally visible academic journal for high-quality research in tourism business, hospitality, service economy, management, and economics—publishing research that helps scholars, organizations, destinations, and communities understand change and respond through evidence-based knowledge.

Mission

CACTUS publishes rigorous, relevant, and peer-reviewed research at the intersection of tourism, hospitality, services, business, management, and economics with openness, integrity, and clarity at its core. The journal welcomes studies on tourism in its broadest sense, including tourism economics, hospitality management, destination management, service management, customer experience, sustainable tourism, innovation and digitalization, tourism geography, organizational practices, and other topics that shape travel and the service economy.

As a Diamond Open Access journal, CACTUS offers free access to readers worldwide and charges no submission fees and no article processing charges (APCs) to authors. The journal is committed to a fair, constructive, and efficient editorial process based on academic integrity, clear standards, and respectful communication.

Editorial process

Every stage of the editorial and peer review process is carefully monitored so authors have a clear understanding of the timeline from submission to publication.

What does “CACTUS” mean?

CACTUS is not a reference to the plant. CACTUS is a Romanian acronym for Centrul Academic de Cercetare în Turism și Servicii (Academic Center for Research in Tourism and Services). The name reflects the journal’s academic roots and its continuing commitment to advancing research in tourism, hospitality, and services.