The Journal of China Tourism Research is an international academic journal dedicated to the study of Chinese tourism, founded by the School of Hotel and Tourism Management at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University in 2005. This magazine is published quarterly and has been continuously distributed for many years. It is committed to publishing high-quality research articles on the Greater China Cultural Circle and the tourism issues of overseas Chinese. JCTR's articles usually cover the hotel industry, service quality, destination image, Chinese Mainland, rural tourism, market segmentation and other tourism related fields.

The magazine has become the official journal of the International Federation of Tourism Research in China. Although it has not yet been included in the Social Science Citation Index (SSCI), it has been included in the Extended Social Science Citation Index (ESSCI). The journal has a stable submission volume, receiving over 150 articles annually and having a relatively high acceptance rate. Compared to other mainstream journals in the tourism industry, it provides more flexible submission opportunities. It is not only a platform for tourism scholars to publish research results, but also an important resource for industry professionals to obtain cutting-edge research and theoretical insights. The magazine promotes international exchange and academic dialogue in Chinese tourism research by publishing various forms of papers such as empirical research, theoretical exploration, review articles, and case studies. In addition, the magazine emphasizes cross linguistic collaborative research, encouraging researchers from different language backgrounds to explore complex issues in the field of tourism together, thereby promoting the diverse development of the global tourism academic community.