Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Research
Established in 1976, the Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Research (JHTR) plays a major role in incubating, influencing, and inspiring hospitality and tourism research. JHTR publishes original research that clearly advances theoretical development and offers practical value for hospitality and tourism ecosystems. JHTR strives to publish research with IMPACT – JHTR publications are expected to be Innovative, Meaningful, Practically relevant, Academically rigorous, Cross-disciplinary, and Theory-focused. Read the complete description of our guiding editorial principles.
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We follow the guiding editorial principles of IMPACT – JHTR publications are expected to be Innovative, Meaningful, Practically relevant, Academically rigorous, Cross-disciplinary, and Theory-focused.
Innovative – JHTR strives to be an incubator for original and thought-provoking research. To be considered for JHTR publication, the manuscript must provide new and insightful ways of exploring and conceptualizing an issue; offer different, unique, or controversial perspectives on a research topic; and/or bring together ideas, theories, and concepts in novel and thought-provoking ways. We particularly welcome cutting-edge research that inspires, provokes, excites, and engages our audiences. Research that simply replicates previous work in a different context or geographical location is not generally considered as making a significant contribution unless it presents novel perspectives or interprets the findings in ways that expand our understanding of the phenomena. Likewise, if incremental extensions in the form of replicating previous work with the addition of some elements do not significantly alter the prediction or application of a theory, contribution to knowledge creation is likely limited. Methodological novelty or sophistication in and of itself cannot compensate for inadequate theoretical and practical merits. Interesting research may take many forms, but the surest methods for creating such research is to challenge a commonly accepted theory, proposition, practice, or assumption, or examine new phenomena with a goal to generate new knowledge.
Meaningful – JHTR contributions should appeal to a broad range of academic and non-academic audiences and address issues that are meaningful and significant to scholars as well as non-academic stakeholders such as practitioners, policy makers and/or consumers in hospitality and tourism and related fields. Work published in JHTR may also strive to demonstrate the societal impact of the findings. Studies addressing key societal challenges as related to hospitality and tourism are of particular interest to the JHTR readership.
Practically relevant – Research articles published in JHTR should have practical relevance. Authors must clearly address the “so what” question by highlighting the managerial and policy implications of their research. Although research findings should have translational impact on firms, destinations, communities, governments, society and beyond, submissions that are primarily practitioner-oriented and written with industry managers as the target audience may be more suitable for a practitioner journal.
Academically rigorous – JHTR contributions must be conceptually and methodologically rigorous. Research published in JHTR should have progressed through a rigorous, proper, and stringent knowledge development process that ensures that the output is academically sound. At the conceptual level, authors must identify a clear theoretical approach and articulate how the research advances our understanding of particular topics, concepts, or theories. We welcome a variety of methodological approaches, as appropriate to the research conducted. For quantitative research, authors should provide detailed information pertaining to data collection, sampling strategies, survey design, experimental manipulations, and measurement. Qualitative research should be conducted under the tenets of a specified research tradition. Regardless of the approach, all methodologies should be described in a manner that allows for replication and the research demonstrate evidence of reliability and validity in their corresponding methodological traditions.
Cross-disciplinary – Hospitality and tourism research is often enriched by exploring phenomena through the lens of other disciplines. Likewise, hospitality and tourism offer interesting and rich contexts that can help to shape the content and boundaries of studies in allied fields. Accordingly, where applicable, JHTR supports and encourages cross-disciplinary collaborations as well as contributions from scholars in other disciplines.
Theory-focused – JHTR strives to be a powerhouse for the cultivation of concepts, frameworks, models and theories that extend our understanding of relevant hospitality and tourism phenomena and inform the direction of future research. We particularly encourage and champion the development of theories and frameworks that originate from the hospitality and tourism field. Accordingly, contributing authors should pay particular attention to the interplay between concepts and contexts to create opportunities for theory building that captures the complexities, intricacies, and dynamics of hospitality and tourism phenomena.
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| Melissa Baker | University of Massachusetts Amherst, USA |
| Martin Falk | University of South-Eastern Norway, Norway |
| Karen Hughes | University of Queensland, Australia |
| Mahmood Khan | Virginia Tech, USA |
| Sean Kim | Edith Cowan University, Australia |
| Seontaik Kim | Morgan State University, USA |
| Ceridwyn King | Purdue University, USA |
| Xinran Lehto | Purdue University, USA |
| Gang Li | University of Surrey, UK |
| Nathaniel Line | Florida State University, USA |
| Breffni Noone | The Pennsylvania State University, USA |
| H. G. Parsa | University of Denver, USA |
| Christopher Seow | University of Warwick, UK |
| Mariana Sigala | University of Piraeus, Athens, Greece |
| David Solnet | The University of Queensland, Australia |
| Ying Wang | Griffith University, Australia |
| Wei Wei | University of Central Florida, USA |
| Cheri Young | University of Denver, USA |
| Daniel Leung | The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR |
| Graziano Abrate | University of Piemonte Orientale, Italy |
| Julia Albrecht | University of Otago, New Zealand |
| Robin M. Back | University of Central Florida, USA |
| Sehymus Baloglu | University of Nevada, Las Vegas, USA |
| Ali Besharat | University of Denver, USA |
| Carl A. Boger Jr. | University of Houston, USA |
| Carl P. Borchgrevink | Michigan State University, USA |
| Dimitrios Buhalis | Bournemouth University, UK |
| Kenneth Butcher | Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai, Thailand |
| JaeMin Cha | Michigan State University, USA |
| Prakash Chathoth | American University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates |
| Ganghua Chen | Sun Yat-sen University, China |
| Nan Chen | Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong |
| Mingming Cheng | Curtin University, Australia |
| Monica Chien | The University of Queensland, Australia |
| Seonghee Cho | University of Missouri, USA |
| Hyeyoon (Rebecca) Choi | Ohio University, USA |
| Michael Christofi | Cyprus University of Technology, Cyprus |
| David Corsun | University of Denver, USA |
| Jonathon Day | Purdue University, USA |
| Cynthia Deale | East Carolina University, USA |
| Fred DeMicco | Northern Arizona University, USA |
| Basak Denizci Guillet | The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR |
| Tarik Dogru | Florida State University, USA |
| Alei Fan | Purdue University, USA |
| Viachaslau Filimonau | University of Surrey, UK |
| Lawrence Hoc Nang Fong | University of Macau, China |
| Fabian Frenzel | Oxford Brookes University, UK |
| Xiaoxiao Fu | University of Central Florida, USA |
| Martina Gallarza | University of Valencia, Spain |
| Yixing Lisa Gao | The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR |
| Susan Gordon | Purdue University, USA |
| Ulrich Gunter | MODUL University Vienna, Austria |
| Dogan Gursoy | Washington State University, USA |
| Heesup Han | Sejong University, Korea |
| Murat Hancer | University of Central Florida, USA |
| Cindy Y. Heo | Ecole hôtelière de Lausanne, Switzerland |
| Jo Ann Ho | Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia |
| Alice Hon | The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR |
| Yuansi Hou | Queen Mary, University of London, UK |
| Zhuowei (Joy) Huang | Sun Yat-sen University, China |
| Jinyoung Im | Oklahoma State University, USA |
| Jichul Jang | Kansas State University, USA |
| Miyoung Jeong | University of South Carolina, USA |
| Giri Jogaratnam | Eastern Michigan University, USA |
| Phillip Jolly | Pennsylvania State University, USA |
| Alexander Josiassen | Copenhagen Business School, Denmark |
| Ellen E. Kim | California State University, Fullerton, USA |
| Eojina Kim | Virginia Tech, USA |
| Hyelin (Lina) Kim | University of Nevada, Las Vegas, USA |
| Hyun Jeong Kim | Washington State University, USA |
| Woo-Hyuk Kim | Incheon National University, Korea |
| Woody Kim | Florida State University, USA |
| Florian Kock | Copenhagen Business School, Denmark |
| Ko Koens | Inholland University of Applied Sciences, Netherlands |
| Yoon Koh | University of Houston, USA |
| Metin Kozak | Kadir Has University, Turkey |
| Henri Kuokkanen | Institut Paul Bocuse, France |
| Anna Kwek | Griffith University, Australia |
| Linchi Kwok | California Polytechnic University, USA |
| Rob Law | University of Macau, China |
| Gyumin Lee | Kyung Hee University, South Korea |
| Kam-hon Lee | The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR |
| Seoki Lee | The Pennsylvania State University, USA |
| Seonjeong (Ally) Lee | Purdue University, USA |
| Seul Ki Lee | Sejong University, South Korea |
| Tiffany S. Legendre | University of Houston, USA |
| Patrick Legohérel | ESTHUA, University of Angers, France |
| Neil Li | The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR |
| Shanshi Li | Xiamen University, SAR-China |
| Xiang (Robert) Li | Temple University, USA |
| Xiangping Li | Macao Institute for Tourism Studies, Macao, China |
| Meizhen Lin | Huaqiao University, China |
| Tingting Liu | Xiamen University, China |
| Ada Lo | The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR |
| Lu Lu | Temple University, USA |
| Xander Lub | HU University of Applied Sciences, Netherlands |
| Jiaying Lyu | Zhejiang University, China |
| Emily (Jintao) Ma | University of Massachusetts Amherst, USA |
| Juan Madera | University of Houston, USA |
| Vincent P. Magnini | Longwood University, USA |
| Michael McCall | Michigan State University, USA |
| Sean McGinley | Florida State University, USA |
| Hyounae (Kelly) Min | California Polytechnic State University Pomona, USA |
| Makarand Mody | Boston University, USA |
| Annmarie Nicely | Purdue University, USA |
| Peter O’Connor | University of South Australia, South Australia |
| John O'Neill | The Pennsylvania State University, USA |
| Chihyung "Michael" Ok | Temple University, USA |
| Fevzi Okumus | University of Central Florida, USA |
| Eerang Park | Edith Cowan University, Australia |
| In-Jo Park | Henan University, China |
| Jeongdoo Park | North Dakota State University, USA |
| Luis N. Pereira | University of Algarve, Portugal |
| Marko D. Petrovic | Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Serbia |
| Liangping (Eve) Ren | Macao Institute for Tourism Studies, Macao, China |
| Dennis Reynolds | University of Houston, USA |
| Bongkosh N. Rittichainwat | Siam University, Thailand |
| Richard Robinson | University of Queensland, Australia |
| Lisa Ruhanen | University of Queensland, Australia |
| Rommel Salvador | California State University, Fullerton, USA |
| Maria Sard | University of the Balearic Islands, Spain |
| Zvi Schwartz | University of Delaware, USA |
| Noel Scott | University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia |
| Boopen Seetanah | University of Mauritius, Mauritius |
| Kwanglim Seo | University of Hawaii, Manoa, USA |
| Amit Sharma | The Pennsylvania State University, USA |
| Atul Sheel | University of Massachusetts Amherst, USA |
| Manisha Singal | Virginia Tech, USA |
| Amrik Singh | University of Denver, USA |
| Kevin Kam Fung So | Oklahoma State University, USA |
| Siu Ian (Amy) So | University of Macau, China |
| Uglješa Stankov | University of Novi Sad, Serbia |
| Nikolaos Stylos | University of Bristol, UK |
| Alex Susskind | Cornell University, USA |
| Michael J. Tews | The Pennsylvania State University, USA |
| Nicholas J. Thomas | DePaul University, USA |
| Henry Tsai | The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR |
| Christine Van Winkle | University of Manitoba, Canada |
| Miroslav Vujicic | University of Novi Sad, Serbia |
| Lisa C. Wan | The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR |
| Xuan Lorna Wang | University of Surrey, UK |
| Yao-Chin Wang | University of Florida, USA |
| Melvin Weber | East Carolina University, USA |
| Craig Webster | Ball State University, USA |
| IpKin Anthony Wong | Sun Yat-sen University, China |
| Jose Weng-Chou Wong | Macau University of Science and Technology, Macau, China |
| Kyle Woosnam | University of Georgia, USA |
| Hung-Che Wu | Sun Yat-sen University, China |
| Laurie Wu | Temple University, USA |
| Qu Xiao | The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR |
| Yang Yang | Temple University, USA |
| Alan Yen | Ball State University, USA |
| Heyao (Chandler) Yu | The Pennsylvania State University, USA |
| Kun Zhang | Nankai University, China |
| Lu Zhang | Michigan State University, USA |
| Yang Zhang | Macau University of Science and Technology, China |
| Xinyuan Roy Zhao | Macau University of Science and Technology, Macau, China |
JHTR Manuscript Submission Guidelines
To submit your manuscript please go to the following link: http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/jhtr
New Submission Requirements: https://journals.sagepub.com/pb-assets/cmscontent/JHT/JHTR%202023%20New%20Submission%20Guidelines%2002232023-1678488055.pdf
Revision Submission Requirements: https://journals.sagepub.com/pb-assets/cmscontent/JHT/JHTR%202023%20Revision%20Submission%20Guidelines%2002232023-1678488055.pdf
Author Guidelines for Insight & Foresight Featured Section: https://journals.sagepub.com/pb-assets/cmscontent/JHT/Submission Guidelines for Insight Foresight 06015022-1655480308.pdf
JHTR Policy for Special Issues: https://journals.sagepub.com/pb-assets/cmscontent/JHT/JHTR%20Policy%20for%20Special%20Issues_v2023-1676335435.pdf
Please note that this journal does not allow submissions from papers that are already available as a preprint.