Cultural Sustainable Tourism (CST)

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Introduction

The United Nations World Tourism Organization defined Cultural Tourism as a category of tourism that helps tourists to learn about touristic landmarks and excavate their cultures, arts, literature, and history. It also sheds light on civilizations and their unique impacts on the world these days.

With the world's increased focus on the preservation of archaeological sites and promoting architectural tourism, cultural tourism stands as the guardian of ancient civilizations and promoter of contemporary ones.

One of the objectives of promoting cultural tourism and heritage preservation is to introduce a new understanding of certain cultures and their lifestyles, education, literature, and arts. These are factors that shape the essence of civilizations in the ancient world and the contemporary ages. It also aims to destroy the everlasting stereotypes about old or foreign civilizations.

Moreover, through focusing on the cultural aspects of civilizations, it is easier to discover new techniques of integration and promoting global dialogue. This has become crucial in the current circumstances where the world joins to face the threats of Covid 19. This resulted in open discussions on how to encourage sustainable tourism and eco-friendly environments.

Therefore, IEREK is organizing the 4th edition of the international conference on Cultural Sustainable Tourism (CST2022) to help researchers discuss sustainable approaches to preserving the cultural heritage of countries across the globe. The conference also aims at creating a mutual understanding of the importance of green tourism through explaining civilizations' various techniques of spreading their cultures.

The 4th edition of the conference is an integration opportunity to allow participants from different cultures and backgrounds to present their unique natures. From the comfort of you home, due to the global threat of Covid 19 and travel restrictions, you can participate in the discussions, attend the sessions, and present your research paper where it will be discussed by world experts and tourism enthusiasts.

Conference Topics

1. Aspects of a Sustainable Tourism

1.1.Demand for Sustainable Travel and Mobility
1.2.Governmental Role in Maintaining and improving destinations capacity
1.3.Community interaction for Sustainable Tourism
1.4.Development Strategies for Sustainable Tourism
1.5.Integrated Relational Tourism (IRT) as a Tool of Development
2. Policies and Mechanisms for Heritage Preservation

2.1.Heritage Preservation and Green Economy Integration
2.2.Cultural Heritage Diversity and Green Tourism
2.3.Globalization and Heritage Management
2.4.Allocating Cultural Heritage and Environmental Resources, Wealth Conservation and Management
2.5.Heritage Preservation and Integration in Modern planning
3. User Interaction Based Development

3.1. User Centered Design and Management for Cultural Heritage
3.2. Heritage Social Role in Sustainable Development
3.3. How Demographic Shifts Affect the Cultural Identity
3.4. Social Development in Public and Cultural Spaces
3.5. Cultural Traditions evolution through the year
4. Social and Economic impacts

4.1. Conservation of Cultural Heritage and Traditional Values
4.2. A Responsible Touristic Approach: Stakeholders and user interaction
4.3. Consumerism and Tourism
4.4. Tourism Sustainability and Economic Efficiency
4.5. Economic Sustainability, Concepts & Impacts
5. Future Prospects and Trends of Tourism

5.1. Digital Technology and E Tourism
5.2. Sustainable Tourism in Protected Areas
5.3. The Effect of Transportation on Tourism development
5.4. Health and Safety Development for Tourism
5.5. Millennials Perception of Destination
6. Sustainable Environment: Geography and Tourism

6.1. Ecotourism: Principles and Regulations
6.2. Natural Resources Management
6.3. Environmental Hazards: Industrialization, Urbanization and Agricultural
6.4. Heritage in Socio Economic Sustainable Development
6.5. Geocultural: Effect of Diversity of Places and Culture on Tourism

Publishing Opportunities

All accepted submissions to the conference, after a rigorous double-blinded peer-review process by the respective and a highly-extinguished Editorial Board, will be published in one of the following:

Advances in Science, Technology and Innovation (ASTI), an IEREK Interdisciplinary book series published by Springer Nature. (Scopus indexed)

About ASTI

Advances in Science, Technology & Innovation (ASTI) is a series of peer-reviewed books based on important emerging research that redefines the current disciplinary boundaries in science, technology and innovation (STI) in order to develop integrated concepts for sustainable development. It not only discusses the progress made towards securing more resources, allocating smarter solutions, and rebalancing the relationship between nature and people, but also provides in-depth insights from comprehensive research that addresses the 17 sustainable development goals (SDGs) as set out by the UN for 2030.

The series draws on the best research papers from various IEREK and other international conferences to promote the creation and development of viable solutions for a sustainable future and a positive societal transformation with the help of integrated and innovative science-based approaches. Including interdisciplinary contributions, it presents innovative approaches and highlights how they can best support both economic and sustainable development, through better use of data, more effective institutions, and global, local and individual action, for the welfare of all societies. The series particularly features conceptual and empirical contributions from various interrelated fields of science, technology and innovation, with an emphasis on digital transformation, that focus on providing practical solutions to ensure food, water and energy security to achieve the SDGs. It also presents new case studies offering concrete examples of how to resolve sustainable urbanization and environmental issues in different regions of the world. Read More.

The ASTI series is fully indexed in Scopus and any chapter/ paper published as part of this series will be seen on the Scopus database. Some titles have been successfully indexed or submitted for indexation in Web of Science (ISI).

IEREK Press Journals, a multidisciplinary publisher that aims to cultivate and disseminate research.

Environmental Science & Sustainable Development (ESSD)

ESSD is a peer-reviewed, scholarly journal that aims to systematically develop the research-driven curiosity and evidence-based discourse of aspiring scholars that seek to contribute to the academic community. As the world is currently living in an age of information where sources are widely available on the Internet, we at ESSD seek to efficiently utilize the available information to help create robust and evidence-based knowledge. In the process, we offer researchers, in general, and young and aspiring ones in particular a quicker way to get their work published and gain exposure through online open access. We pride ourselves on getting submitted work to be published quickly, through the use of our worldwide pool of subject specialist peer reviewers. Find out more about ESSD International Journal here.

The Academic Research Community Publication (ARChive)

ARChive is an open-access journal that publishes conference proceedings on a wide range of topics relating to social sciences. Consequently, it accepts original research papers on a wide spectrum of subjects. ARChive is a journal published on behalf of researchers that perpetually make an effort to contribute to their fields and provide them with high visibility of research submitted. The series publishes, both, theoretical and experimental high-quality papers of current and perpetual interest. It serves to cultivate, propagate, and essentially archive academic research that has been authored and submitted for academic conferences.

Find out more about ARChive International Journal here.

Proceedings of Science and Technology (Resourceedings)

Resourceedings is an open access journal that publishes conference proceedings. Conference proceedings compromise of different disciplines, ranging from Engineering including built environments, architecture, and sustainability. Disciplines also include Technology and Energy. Resourceedings is a journal that publishes research articles that shed light on different crucial issues in order to provide them with solutions and suggestions. The journal publishes articles submitted by researchers of interest in different fields.

Find out more about Resourceedings International Journal here.

BAHETH International Journal - Arabian Researchers Database (Arabic Papers only)

“BAHETH” in Architecture, Engineering, and Technology, is a peer-reviewed journal that publishes original academic research in the fields of Architecture, Engineering, and Technology. The journal welcomes research in the Arabic Language with an English Abstract. Papers submitted to this journal in Arabic must be presented in the English Language in the conference.

Find out more about BAHETH International Journal here.

Keynote Speakers

Prof. Saurabh Kumar Dixit

Associate Professor and founding Head of the Department of Tourism and Hotel Management, North-Eastern Hill University, Shillong (Meghalaya), India

Saurabh Kumar Dixit, Ph. D., is an Associate Professor and founding Head of the Department of Tourism and Hotel Management, North-Eastern Hill University, Shillong (Meghalaya), India. His research interests include Consumer Behavior, Gastronomic Tourism, and Experiential Management and Marketing in hospitality and tourism contexts. He has fifteen books to his credit, including The Routledge Handbook of Consumer Behavior in Hospitality and Tourism (2017), The Routledge Handbook of Gastronomic Tourism (2019), The Routledge Handbook of Tourism Experience Management and Marketing (2020), Tourism in Asian Cities (2020), Tourism in India: Marketing Perspectives (2021), Consumer Behavior in Hospitality & Tourism (2021) and The Emerald Handbook of Luxury Management for Tourism and Hospitality (2021). Presently he is editing The Routledge Handbook of Wine Tourism and Teaching Cases in Tourism, Hospitality and, Events (CABI) to be published in 2022. He has contributed many research papers in reputed peer-reviewed journals and books. He is an editorial board member, active reviewer, and guest editor of many international journals such as International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management, SCHOLE, British Food Journal, Journal of Research in Interactive Marketing, Tourism Recreational Research, Anatolia, Journal of Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism Education, Journal of Foodservice Business Research, Qualitative Market Research and Journal of Global Scholars of Marketing Science: Bridging Asia and the World (JGSMS), etc.

Important Dates

Title	Date
Abstract Submissions Deadline	30 Jul 2022
Last Notification for Abstract Acceptance	15 Aug 2022
Full Paper Submission Deadline	30 Sep 2022
Last Notification for Full-Paper Acceptance	30 Oct 2022
Regular Payment Deadline	15 Oct 2022
Late Payment Deadline	30 Oct 2022
Conference Program	23 Oct 2022
Conference Launch	22 Nov 2022

Previous Publications

For IEREK's Provious Publications, Please Click here

- Cultural Sustainable Tourism (CST) - 1st Edition held in Thessaloniki, Greece in November, 2017.

Springer

Advances in Science, Technology & Innovation (ASTI) Series.

Cultural Sustainable Tourism

(Selected Papers) Publication Link: https://www.springer.com/gp/book/9783030108038

IEREK Press

The Academic Research Community (ARChive)

Vol 2, issue #2 (2018): Proceedings of the international conference: Cultural Sustainable Tourism

Publication link: https://press.ierek.com/index.php/ARChive/issue/view/14/showToc

- Cultural Sustainable Tourism (CST) - 2nd Edition held Online Conference in Collaboration with the University of Maia October 2020.

Springer

Advances in Science, Technology & Innovation (ASTI) Series.

Cultural Sustainable Tourism - 2nd Edition

Publication link: (In Press)

- Cultural Sustainable Tourism (CST) - 3rd Edition held in held Online Conference in Collaboration with the University of Maia October 2021.

Springer

Advances in Science, Technology & Innovation (ASTI) Series.

Cultural Sustainable Tourism - 3rd Edition

Publication link: (In Peer-Review)

Participants’ Instructions

Registration

To help the organizers plan for inter-disciplinary dialogue, participants are requested to choose from the conference themes/topics upon registration.

They must also refer to, and abide by, the following instructions in registering and submitting their abstracts/ papers:

Types of Participation

1.Attend/ Present Virtually and Publish

Organized from the comfort of your own home, the conference offers a virtual attendance option for your convenience. That said, participants will have a chance to present their abstract/research, online, and have their work considered for publication in the proceedings.

Virtual presenters are required to submit an abstract and full paper following the "Author's instructions" below and before the deadline (see Important Dates) and confirm the participation for inclusion in the program upon payment of the registration fee (see Conference Fees).

Authors who cannot, for any reason, attend/ present their own work are welcome to nominate and share the contacts of a substitute to present on their behalf.

2.Attend/ Present in-person and Publish

The conference offers in-person attendance (see conference Venue), during which participants will have a chance to present their work live as well as network with other attending participants. They will also have their work considered for publication following their selection and payment (see Conference Fees). Attending Participants should refer to the Visa Application tab for guidance.

3.Register to publish in the proceedings without presenting/ attending

Your contribution/ submission can be considered for publication with IEREK Press or in the Advances in Science, Technology & Innovation Book Series by Springer (indexed in Scopus) even if you are not attending the conference. In this case, the accepted work will not be included in the final conference program and the fee will cover the cost of editorial handling and peer-review evaluation of your paper (See Author's instructions, Publishing opportunities & Conference Fees)

4.Non-presenting participant

Non-presenting participants may also wish to attend the conference as Audience Members or Co-authors contributing to an already submitted abstract/ paper. To confirm your attendance, please register and proceed to payment (see Conference Fees).

Authors' Instructions

Important Note:

IEREK has an unyielding policy regarding plagiarism. We believe that copying/taking the ideas and work of other Authors without permission and credit is fraudulent. The Reviewing committee and IEREK employees have the authority to reject a paper during its reviewing process, on the basis of the paper being subjected to either minor or major plagiarism.

Authors must refer to, and abide by, the following instructions in submitting their abstracts/ papers:

Step 1: Abstract Submission Process

The author should prepare and submit an Abstract (250/300 words) through the website and before the abstract submission deadline.
The abstract should clearly state the purpose, results, and conclusions of the work to be described in the final paper.
The author should select the most relevant topic for the paper from the corresponding conference topics.
The author can use/download an abstract writing template to submit the abstract file accordingly.

To download the Abstract Writing Template, Click Here

Step 2: Abstract Review

Upon submission, an abstract will undergo a preliminary evaluation process by members of our scientific committee.
A relevant topic of the conference should be proposed with clear writing, aims, and objectives of the study clearly presented and sound literature and methodology of the work.
The author will receive a notification by email, within 2 weeks, of:
A relevant topic of the conference should be proposed with clear writing, aims, and objectives of the study clearly presented and sound literature and methodology of the work.
The author will receive a notification by email, within 2 weeks, of:

Approval, after which they will be requested to prepare and submit their full/short paper submissions.
Rejection, if the topic proposed does not fit the theme of the conference.

Step 3: Paper Submission & Preliminary Review

The Full/ Long paper submission is 4,000 – 6,000+ words in length.
The paper should state the major issue(s) addressed, the potential significance of the work, the theoretical and methodological approach(es) pursued, major findings, conclusions, implications, and relevant scholarly references.
Upon participation type selection and payment confirmation (see conference fees and participant’s instructions), a full/long paper will be included in the conference abstracts book as well as be considered for publication with and in the selected publisher/ journal/ volume.
The author must submit the paper using the writing template and through our online system or conference email before the paper submission deadline.
The full paper should be written in English to be considered for publication in ASTI or IEREK Press Journals (ESSD, ARChive, Resourceedings only).
The conference does welcome Arabic submissions (with abstracts written in the english language), which will only be considered for publication in BAHETH by IEREK Press.
All presentations must be prepared and presented in the English language as it is the official language of the conference.

Step 4: Similarity Check/ Plagiarism Detection

All Chapters will be screened for similarity using iThenticate; a Turnitin Plagiarism detection software, used for academic publishers. Springer Similarity guidelines are as follows:

Max. % from all sources: 10-15%
Max. % from one source: 3-5%
Higher than 30% (all sources): Reject completely
Lower than 30% (all sources): Ask for revision to decrease the similarities

To download Paper Writing Template, Click Here

Step 5: Payment Completion & Confirmation

Once Preliminary approval for presentation at the conference and/or consideration for publication is granted, authors will be expected to complete payment in reference to the Conference Fees before the peer review process can begin.

Note:
In preliminary evaluation, the research paper will be inspected against its readability, originality, structure, and relevance to the conference theme/ topics. If the paper gets acceptance by one reviewer, a preliminary acceptance notification will be sent to the author in addition to a proforma invoice requesting payment. As soon as payment is confirmed and done successfully, corresponding official documents can be issued from our end such as:

A signed/stamped preliminary acceptance letter
Receipt of Payment
Visa Invitation Letter

Step 6: Rigorous Peer Review Process

Only after payment is confirmed,

- and the full paper submission deadline reached, a submitted full-length paper is assigned to an Editor from the Editorial Board, in alignment with IEREK’s and the respective publisher’s revision SOP (double-blind process).

- Each paper is evaluated by a minimum of two reviewers, after which a final decision by the responsible Editor is made. There is no maximum to the number of times a paper can be reviewed, depending on the quality of the submission.

- Once a decision is made by the Editors, IEREK Editors will communicate one of the following three final decisions:

Accepted without comments
Revise and Resubmit – Minor or Major revision
Final Rejection

- If modifications are in order, authors will be sent the relevant instructions and a deadline will be set. Missed deadlines may result in complete exclusion/ rejection from the final publication.

- A back and forth process: modifications will be sent back to the responsible Editor/ Series Editor and another round of evaluation conducted where needed. Authors should regularly check their emails (Junk/ Spam folders).

Conference Fees

A. Online Attendance

	Student	Academic	Professional	Deadline
	*ID must be shown	*Affiliation must be provided	*Affiliation must be provided
Author Participation (Consideration in the ASTI Book by Springer)
Regular Payment	200 €	250 €	250 €	15 Oct 2022
Late Payment	300 €	350 €	350 €	30 Oct 2022
Author Participation (Consideration in the IEREK Press Journal)
Regular Payment	100 €	150 €	150 €	15 Oct 2022
Late Payment	200 €	250 €	250 €	30 Oct 2022
Co-author/ Audience
Regular Payment	50 €	50 €	50 €	15 Oct 2022

B. Present/ Publish Only

Presentation Only
Online	100 €	15 Oct 2022
Publish Only
Author (ASTI)	250 €	15 Oct 2022
Author (IEREK Press)	150 €	15 Oct 2022

C. Extra Fees

Additional Conference Kit (Excluding Delivery) *Contact us for a quotation on shipping fees.	100 €
If applicable: Paper Extension fees for publishing ASTI (Springer) upon selection	200 €

Loyalty Membership Discounts

The more you attend, the more you're rewarded!
IEREK offers its loyal participants with the following discounts depending on his/her attendance:

Attendance	Second	Third	Fourth	Fifth
Discount	5%	10%	15%	20%

*The aforementioned discounts are only applicable during Regular and Late Payment times. For more information, please refer to 'Important Dates'.

Authors may request that their kits be delivered, for an additional fee decided by the courier, and upon request through the conference email. Alternatively, authors can pick them up from one of IEREK’s offices in Germany or Egypt provided here with no additional charge.
For full paper extensions (if applicable), please read more in the Author Instructions tab.

Payment Terms and Guidelines:

Authors who have registered and completed payment for virtual attendance CAN request a change to physical attendance. However, a change from physical to virtual is NOT possible.
After online registration, payment and consideration for publication, the registration fee cannot be reimbursed. See the ‘Refund Policy’ tab.
Final Acceptance/ rejection of your full/ extended paper can only be given after the peer review process.
If a submission has not been selected / has been rejected during peer review for the ASTI series by Springer, a refund will not be possible. However, its author(s) can choose to re-submit it to IEREK press for consideration.
Inclusion in the conference program, acceptance letters issuance and consideration for publication must be preceded by registration and payment completion.
Payment of the registration fee can be made via the following methods (only after online registration):

Bank transfer
Online payment gateway (PayPal, JCB, AMEX)
Cash in IEREK branches

Contact our Financial Department for inquiries/ requests.

Benefits Of Attending

Attending a conference dramatically enhances both your professional and personal development. They help you sharpen the saw, meet and converse with industry experts, expand your resources and grow your professional network. IEREK Conference will help you:

Open Discussions: We bring together leading academic scientists, from different universities and countries, to exchange and share their experiences and research results.
Internationally Accredited Certificate: The participants are granted internationally recognized certificates acknowledged by IEREK, the University, and Partner Organizations.
Publication:Selected high-quality manuscripts will be published, after peer review, in index journals/ book series. See Publishing Opportunities for more information.
Research Technologies: Conferences can expand your resources by providing a great opportunity to promote gathered information on new technologies related to your research.
Networking:You can engage with industry experts to discuss with them the very latest research projects they could be working on and increase your chances of collaboration in future projects.
Academic Reputation: Attending many conferences will make you a known figure in academic circles and an active member of the academic community.
Conference Abstracts Material:Delegates will receive the conference Abstracts book in hardcover (physical attendance for which Shipping fees may apply) and/ or digital format (online attendees). See the conference fees tab.

Refund Policy

A.Physical Attendance

Delegates in any event who cancel their registration due to special circumstances will receive refunds according to the following plan:

Cancellation Policy	Up to 60 days before the event	Up to 50 days before the event	Up to 40 days before the event	39 days before the event
Penalty	20%	50%	70%	100%

EXCEPTION

A refund is not possible if

-An acceptance letter has been issued (Authors only)

-The proceedings of the event have been published (Authors only)

-All matters have been finalized (accommodation/travel expenses paid for)

Visa Rejection Cases

Reason and proof of rejection must be submitted. If the reason for rejection is due to an error on our part, the participant will be refunded their full fee with a deduction of a 20% administration fee.

Documents to be issued by IEREK to acquire a visa are as follows:

*Final Acceptance Letter (Authors only)

*Visa Invitation Letter

*Invoice/proof of payment

We encourage all authors and attendees to ensure their having acquired all documents (those applicable) mentioned.

If the reason for rejection is not related to any of the aforementioned and is an error on the participant’s part, the following will apply:

*Authors: may choose to let their co-author present his/her research on his/her behalf free of charge. If the author does not have a co-author, a member of the scientific committee shall present on the author’s behalf.

*Audience members/Registrants: will only be allowed to attend another similar event of their choosing that is organized by IEREK free of charge.

B.Online Attendance

Delegates in any event who cancel their registration due to special circumstances will receive refunds according to the following:

Cancellation Policy	Up to 60 days before the event	59 days before the event
Penalty	20%	100%

A refund is not possible if

- An acceptance letter has been issued (Authors only)

- The proceedings of the event have been published (Authors only)

- A submitted manuscript is rejected by the editorial board after going through peer review.

Scientific Committee