Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Research
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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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| Peter B. Kim | Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand |
| Li Miao | University of Macau, China |
| Tom Powers | 1976-1979 |
| Leo Renaghan | 1980-1982 |
| Abraham Pizam | 1983-1989 |
| Bob Bosselman and Jeff Fernsten (interim) | 1989-1990 |
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| Anna Mattila | 2009-2015 |
| Chris Roberts and Linda Shea | 2016-2020 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 | Abu Dhabi Hospitality Academy – Les Roches, United Arab Emirates |
| 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 (Tracy) Xu | University of Surrey, UK |
| 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 |
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