At the 10th International Conference Vallis Aurea: Economics and Tourism 2026, held at the Faculty of Tourism and Rural Development in Požega, the research paper “Stakeholder Perceptions and Sustainable Island Development: A Structural Equation Modelling Approach in Adriatic Island Region” was selected among the five best papers of the conference.

The paper was co-authored by Prof. Dr. Anica Hunjet, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Dijana Vuković and Dr. Boris Jurić from our partner Universitiy North, Varazdin, Croatia.

In recognition of their work, the authors have been invited to prepare a substantially extended version of the paper for the special issue “Sustainable, Smart and Inclusive Perspectives in Tourism and Hospitality” of the journal Tourism and Hospitality. They have also been offered the possibility of a 100% waiver of the article processing charge (APC) if the paper is accepted for publication.

The authors expressed their gratitude for this recognition and the opportunity to further develop their research.

Congratulations to the authors on this excellent achievement!