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Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Research

Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Research

The Professional Journal of the Council on Hotel, Restaurant, and Institutional Education

eISSN: 15577554 | ISSN: 10963480 | Current volume: 48 | Current issue: 7 Frequency: Not Yet Specified

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 IMPACTJHTR 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.

Editors
Jean-Pierre van der Rest Leiden University, Netherlands
Peter B. Kim Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand
Li Miao University of Macau, China
Past Editors
Associate Editors
Albert Assaf University of Massachusetts Amherst, USA
Melissa Baker University of Massachusetts Amherst, USA
Martin Falk University of South-Eastern Norway, Norway
Lawrence Hoc Nang Fong University of Macau, Macau SAR
Karen Hughes University of Queensland, Australia
Phillip Jolly Pennsylvania State University, USA
Mahmood Khan Virginia Tech, USA
Sangkyun (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
Lu Lu Temple University, USA
Breffni Noone The Pennsylvania State University, USA
H. G. Parsa University of Denver, USA
Christopher Seow University of Warwick, UK
Marianna Sigala University of Newcastle, Australia
David Solnet The University of Queensland, Australia
Bruce Tracey Cornell University, Ithaca, USA
Ying Wang The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR
Wei Wei University of Central Florida, USA
Cheri Young University of Denver, USA
Social Media Editor
Daniel Leung The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR
Editorial Board
Graziano Abrate University of Piemonte Orientale, Italy
Julia Albrecht University of Otago, New Zealand
Robin M. Back University of Central Florida, USA
So Young Bae Kyung Hee University, South Korea
Sehymus Baloglu University of Nevada, Las Vegas, USA
Carl A. Boger Jr. University of Houston, USA
Dimitrios Buhalis Bournemouth University, UK
Kenneth Butcher Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai, Thailand
Lisa Cain Florida International University, USA
Neil Carr University of Otago, New Zealand
Irene Cheng Chu Chan Macao Institute for Tourism Studies, Macau SAR
Robin Chark University of Macau, Macau SAR, China
Prakash Chathoth American University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
Annie Chen University of Roehampton, UK
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
Hyeyoon (Rebecca) Choi Ohio University, USA
David Corsun University of Denver, USA
Jonathon Day Purdue University, USA
Cynthia Deale East Carolina University, USA
Fred DeMicco Northern Arizona University, USA
Tarik Dogru Florida State University, USA
Abrar Faisal Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand
Alei Fan Purdue University, USA
Daisy Fan Bournemouth University, UK
Marcela Fang William Angliss Institute of TAFE, Australia
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
Renata Guzzo University of Nevada Las Vegas, USA
Heesup Han Sejong University, Korea
Murat Hancer University of Central Florida, USA
Jo Ann Ho Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia
Yuansi Hou University of Macau, China
Huiling Huang University of Macau, Macau
Zhuowei (Joy) Huang Sun Yat-sen University, China
YooHee Hwang The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR
Jinyoung Im Oklahoma State University, USA
Bona Kim Inha University, South Korea
Ellen E. Kim California State University, Fullerton, USA
Eojina Kim Virginia Tech, USA
Hyun Jeong Kim Washington State University, USA
Jin Young Kim Kyung Hee University, South Korea
Woo-Hyuk Kim Incheon National University, Korea
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
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
Ming Lei Beijing International Studies University, China
Soey Lei University of Macau, Macau SAR, China
Xi Yu Leung University of North Texas, USA
Neil Li The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR
Shanshi Li Xiamen University, SAR-China
Xiangping Li Macao Institute for Tourism Studies, Macao, China
Meizhen Lin Huaqiao University, China
Zhiwei (CJ) Lin Sun Yat-sen University, China
Anyu Liu The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR
Han Liu Jilin University, China
Jing Liu Macau University of Science & Technology,Macau SAR
Tingting Liu Xiamen University, China
Ada Lo The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR
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
Sung Gyun Mun Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR, China
Annmarie Nicely Purdue University, USA
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 Jeonbuk National University, South Korea
Luis N. Pereira University of Algarve, Portugal
Marko D. Petrovic Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Serbia
Lianping (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
Ruggero Sainaghi Università IULM, Italy
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 Purdue University, USA
Siu Ian (Amy) So University of Macau, Macau SAR
Nikolaos Stylos University of Bristol, UK
Michael J. Tews The Pennsylvania State University, USA
Nicholas J. Thomas The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR
Henry Tsai The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR
Christine Van Winkle University of Manitoba, Canada
Anna de Visser-Amundson Hotelschool The Hague, Netherlands
Chen-ya Wang Taiwan Tsinghua University, Taiwan
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 Macao Institute for Tourism Studies, SAR-China
Jose Weng Chou Wong Macau University of Science and Technology, Macau SAR
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
Shi Xu Zhejiang University, China
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
Xinyuan Roy Zhao Macau University of Science and Technology, Macau, China
Dan Zhu Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand
Editorial Assistant
  • Articles in Hospitality and Tourism
  • CAB Abstracts Database
  • CABI: Global Health
  • CIRET - Centre International de Recherches et d'Etudes Touristiques
  • Clarivate Analytics: Current Contents - Physical, Chemical & Earth Sciences
  • Emerald Management Reviews
  • Hospitality & Tourism Index - EBSCO
  • Journal Citation Reports/Social Sciences Edition
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  • PsycINFO
  • Rural Development Abstracts
  • Scopus
  • Social Sciences Citation Index (Web of Science)
  • Soils and Fertilizers
  • World Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology Abstracts (in CAB Abstracts Database)
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