ULAKBİM tarafından taranan ulusal hakemli dergilerde yayımlanmış Gönüllü Turizm Konulu Makalelerin Bibliyometrik Analizi

Abstract

Voluntary tourism, one of the alternative tourism types developed with a sense of justice in tourism recently, is based on the understanding of voluntary service. This study is important for several reasons; examining studies in line with various criteria, contributing to the literature and setting an example for researchers who will work in this field. Therefore, articles on "Volunteering Tourism" published in the national refereed journal system indexed by ULAKBIM between 2000-2020 are analyzed and keyword "Volunteer Tourism" in the title, abstract, keywords, and content were examined. Content analysis method was used to analyze the data. According to the results; In Turkey, voluntary tourism studies have gained importance between 2011-2015. Especially publications have been increased since 2015 and it was determined that the majority of the articles were prepared in Turkish and quantitative research methods used generally. Based on the results, suggestions have been made to increase and diversify the quality and quantity of research conducted in this field to raise awareness on volunteer tourism in Turkey. Besides, it has been revealed that studies in foreign languages should be increased.