ABSTRACT Based on a bibliometric analysis of research on family tourism, this editorial intends to reflect on the knowledge development in the topic area in the past 40 years. Eight themes or subject clusters were unveiled: foundations, family roles, place, family structure and function, psychological factors, behavior, experience, and methodology and theory. The trend and patterns of knowledge formation alongside the eight themes are described, visualized, and discussed by two periods of 1978–1999 and 2000-May 2019. The general observation is that despite the remarkable development of family tourism in the past decades, extant research still lacks depth and scope. The seven articles in this collection, by addressing diversified market, various types of attractions, and employing different methods, may enrich the landscape of family tourism.

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家庭旅游研究40年：文献计量学分析和遗留问题

摘要根据对家庭旅游研究的文献计量分析，本社论旨在反思过去40年该主题领域的知识发展。公布了八个主题或主题组：基础，家庭角色，位置，家庭结构和功能，心理因素，行为，经验以及方法论和理论。在1978-1999年和2000年5月至2000年5月的两个时期中，对与八个主题相关的知识形成趋势和模式进行了描述，可视化和讨论。总体观察结果是，尽管在过去几十年中家庭旅游业取得了显着发展，但已有研究仍然缺乏深度和范围。该系列的七篇文章，着眼于多元化的市场，各种类型的景点以及采用不同的方法，可以丰富家庭旅游的景观。