International Journal of Islands Research - IJIR

The International Journal of Island Research is a high-quality, international, open-access, online, double blind reviewed publication which deals with all aspects of Island research. The International Journal of Island Research (IJIR) was founded in 2019 by the  Observatory on Tourism for Islands Economy (OTIE). The journal is published biannually by the Technological University Dublin.  All articles in this journal are full text and available on open access.

ARTICLES

Collaboration and Cooperation: a Network Analytic Approach 
​Rodolfo Baggio and Giovanni Ruggieri
IJIR Title Page and Table of Contents Vol. 4(1) 
Kevin A. Griffin, Razaq Raj, and Giovanni Ruggieri
Land use Intensification and Bio-resource Utilisation in the South Pacific Islands
​David Lopez Cornelio
Review of: Tourism Development, Governance and Sustainability in The Bahamas 
​Julian Philipp, Julia Schiemann, and Hannah Zehren
Climate Change and Tourism in the Seychelles: Perceptions and Measures
Tatjana Thimm
Review of: Pandemics, Disasters, Sustainability, Tourism: An Examination of Impact on and Resilience in Caribbean Small Island Developing States - Andrew Halliday
Keywords in UNESCO websites: The Role of Image in Destination Marketing 
Ninfa Pagano
Is Madeira Airport the Beginning of a Tourism Experience on the Island?
Helena Viríssimo and Jorge Abrantes
Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation in a Small Archipelago: the Role of Ecotourism in Malta
Karl Agius
Interfirm Network Analysis in Marginal Tourist Destinations: The Mediator Company in Business Relationships - Giovanni Ruggieri, Gaspare Varvaro, and Salvatore Iannolino
A Relational Approach to Networks in a Tourism Destination: Business and Family Networks in San Vito Lo Capo, Sicily - Giovanni Ruggieri and Salvatore Iannolino
The Nexus Between Tourism Demand and Regional Characteristics: the Case of Japanese Islands
Kantaro Takahashi
Changes in the Development of Social Policy in a Small Island Economy: Malta
Rose Marie AzzopardI, Joseph Azzopardi Dr, and Maximilian Bonnici
​IJIR Title Page and Table of Contents Vol. 3
Kevin A. Griffin, Giovanni Ruggieri, Razaq Raj
​Seeking Coherence in a COVID-19 Context: The Maltese Islands During the Pandemic
Maximilian Bonnici, Isabelle Bonnici, Brett Miller, Jack Victory, Parth Panchal, and Nathan Williams
Portuguese Continental Islands as Coastal and Maritime Tourist Destinations. Ria Formosa: An Exploration of Its Media Impact Through Marketing - Adalberto Dias de Carvalho and Cristiana Oliveira
Application of Competitive Intelligence for Insular Territories: Automatic Analysis of Scientific and Technology Trends to Fight the Negative Effects of Climate Change - Henri Dou and PIERRE FOURNIE
Island Sustainability-Predicted Impacts of Climate Change on the Tourism Sector in Malta: Recent Experiences and Anecdotes from a Small Island - Andrew Jones Dr and Julian C. Zarb
The Potential Impacts of Climate Change on Avitourism to Islands: the Example of Fair Isle, Scotland
Richard W. Butler Professor
Human-Nature Relationships in Raja Ampat: How Tourism Development in Coastal Areas Affects Residents’ Local Wisdom and Social Wellbeing - Timoti Tirta
Climate Change-induced Effects on Beach Degradation and Tourist Behaviour: A review of previous studies with potential in an island tourism context - Yen E. Lam González, Carmen Garcia, Matias M. González Hernández,Carmelo J. Leon
IJIR Table of Contents Vol. 2
Giovanni Ruggieri,  Kevin A. Griffin, and Razaq Raj
The ‘Dark Power’ of Instagram: Prospects and Threats for Tourism Organisations
Nicola Capolupo, Valerio Giampaola, and Gabriella Piscopo
Evolution of Tourism, Challenges, And Its Sustainability in An Island State: Case Study of Malta
​Silvio Attard
From Insularity to Islandness: The use of place branding to achieve sustainable island tourism
Angeliki Mitropoulou and Ioannis Spilanis
Competitive Intelligence For Insular Territories
Pierre Fournié and Henri Dou
Developing Island Identities Through Citizen Approaches? The Contribution of Cultural Rights Exploratory Approach by Two Islands in Brittany - Leila Damak and Danielle Pailler
Wine Tourism in Island Destinations: The Case of Crete
Nikolaos Trihas, Anna Kyriakaki, Efthymia Sarantakou, and Konstantinos Tsilimpokos
IJIR Title Page and Table of Contents Vol. 1(1)
​Giovanni Ruggieri,  Razaq Raj, and Kevin A. Griffin