The Journal of Convention and Event Tourism: A retrospective analysis using bibliometrics

Abstract The study provides an in-depth perspective of the Journal of Convention and Event Tourism (JCET). It presents the journal’s evolution and development since 2005 by evaluating the research papers retrieved from the Scopus database. Additionally, it also shows the changing trends in MICE tourism. With the help of the Bibliometrix tool, the study analyzes and visualizes the descriptive, conceptual, social and intellectual structure of JCET. For this purpose, thematic, co-citation, and co-authorship analyses have been conducted. The results revealed that USA and Australia are the leading countries, and Fenich GG is the leading author. The following keywords appear frequently in the journal: convention, meetings, event, meeting planner, satisfaction, and convention centers. The knowledge presented in this analysis provides strategic information on scientific studies that will help researchers develop and plan their future studies in the field of event tourism.