A Decade of Sustainable Halal Ecotourism: A Bibliometric Analysis

Abstract

In recent years, halal ecotourism has emerged as one of the fastest-growing industries. This study aims to analyze the current growth and trend of publications in halal ecotourism. The study data was obtained from the Scopus database. After the search result refinement, the data comprised 1892 articles from 2013 to 2022. The data was then analyzed using VOSviewer, Biblioshiny, and Microsoft Excel tools. The results of the study conclude that the most significant contributors in the field of halal ecotourism were Boley B.B. from the authorship with 16 publications, the Department of Tourism, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand from the institution criteria with 11 publications, and China by country (286 publications). This research provides theoretical and practical implications. Besides, it can also be used as a practical guide for determining potential research gaps. The study recommends further study in the area of halal ecotourism using different methodologies, such as a systematic literature review.