Scientific literature on information and communication technologies in ecotourism


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https://doi.org/10.22517/23447214.24741

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Bibliometrics, Green tourism, Information technology, Scientific computing, Telecommunication

Abstract

The objective of the article is to identify the written production of a scientific nature related to the inclusion of information and communications technologies (ICTs) for the strengthening of nature tourism. Its methodological development was built on a work of scientific bibliometric analysis under a quantitative exploratory, three research questions were defined to establish the knowledge developed to date about study. As a result, the analysis, and graphs of the evolution of the publications were obtained; geographical origin, types of documents, themes, and technology trends associated with the use of ICT in nature tourism; In addition, the journals, authors, citations, and influential keywords related to the research were analyzed. The results presented in this document encourage new research into the use of ICT as a cross-cutting element in tourism activities developed by communities that promote sustainable development. To conclude with a quantitative analysis of each of the categories studied and the data obtained systematized in the period 2011 to the first half of 2020, based on publications in the Scopus database

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Heriberto Fernando Vargas Losada, MSc, Universidad de la Amazonia

PhD Student in Education and Environmental Culture, Faculty of Education Sciences, Associate Professor, Systems Engineering Program, Faculty of Engineering, University of the Amazoni

Edwin Eduardo Millán Rojas, Universidad de la Amazonia

Ingeniero de Sistemas, Especialista en Ingeniería de Software, Magister en Ciencias de la Información y las Comunicaciones, Doctor en Ingeniería, Profesor Asociado de la facultad de Ingeniería de la Universidad de la Amazonia, Investigador asociado reconocido por Colciencias.

Stefany Cardenas Martinez, Universidad de la Amazonia

Stefany Cardenas Martinez. He was born in Bethlehem of the Andaquíes, Caquetá, on November 19, 2000, Student of the thirteenth semester of Systems Engineering at the University in the Amazonia of Florence Caquetá. Member of the Research Group on Knowledge Management, Electronics, Computer Science and Communications – GIECOM

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Vargas Losada, H. F., Millán Rojas, E. E., & Cardenas Martinez, S. (2023). Scientific literature on information and communication technologies in ecotourism. Scientia Et Technica, 28(04), 197–207. https://doi.org/10.22517/23447214.24741

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