INSTRUCTIONS FOR AUTHORS

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Notes to Contributors

Papers should be submitted via the EJournal Press online submission system at: http://thr.msubmit.net.

Authors submitting papers for publication should specify which section of the Journal they wish their paper to be considered for: 'Research Articles' or 'Practice Articles'. Papers submitted for publication in the Research Articles section will be subject to strict double-blind refereeing and will be reviewed by at least two referees; those submitted to the Practice Section will normally be refereed by one member of the Editorial Board. The final decision to publish rests with the editors.

We welcome short questions or inquiries about the appropriateness of manuscripts. Please send enquiries to the editorial office at a.lockwood@surrey.ac.uk and r.iles@surrey.ac.uk.

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Format of submissions

Research articles should normally be between 4000 to 6000 words; practice articles between 2000 and 4000 words in length. Papers outside these guidelines will be considered but authors should note that the review process will consider the length in relation to the content and the clarity of the writing. Manuscripts should normally be submitted in English.

All manuscripts should be in English 12-point font, double line spaced and submitted in MS Word or a compatible software file.

You will be required to submit two documents: a page of contact details, and the article manuscript. They should contain the following elements:

Author Contact Details and Biography:

  • the title of the article
  • a short running title of no more than 40 characters (including spaces)
  • the author(s)' names and affiliations
  • a short biography of no more than 100 words for each author
  • full contact details (including email, postal address and phone number) for the corresponding author

Article:

  • the title of the article
  • a summary or abstract of not more than 150 words in length outlining the aims and subject matter
  • 3-6 keywords that describe your paper - for indexing and for web searches in your manuscript
  • the article in full, including references

Please make sure that this file does not contain any information identifying the author(s).

Please take care to create a title and an abstract that are direct and 'reader-friendly'. The abstract should provide a review of the paper and not simply repeat the conclusions. Also, please ensure that the abstract page does not contain any information identifying the author(s), and that author names have been taken out of the 'File' 'Properties' screen in Word.

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General guidelines

Papers should be supported by actual or hypothetical examples wherever possible and appropriate.

Authors should not seek to use the Journal as a vehicle for marketing any specific product or service.

Authors should avoid the use of language or slang that is not in keeping with the academic and professional style of the Journal.

Titles of organisations etc. should be written out first in full and thereafter in initials.

Authors are asked to ensure the references to named people and/or organisations are accurate and without libellous implications.

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References

Papers should be supported by references to examples and case studies, and wherever possible industry surveys and existing literature.

The Harvard (name, date) style of referencing should be used. That is, they should be indicated in the text by the author's surname followed by the year of publication, both in brackets (e.g. Boyle, 1992) and then set out in full in a corresponding alphabetical list at the end of the text Please note the following:

Quoting references in the text:

  • The International Ecotourism Society (TIES) defines ecotourism as 'responsible travel to natural areas that conserves the environment and improves the well-being of local people' (TIES, 2006, p.33).

A long direct quote (~more than 40 words):

  • Stone et al. (1995) defined environmental responsibility as:
    • 'a state in which a person expresses an intention to take action directed toward remediation of environmental problems, acting not as an individual concerned with his/her own economic interests, but through a citizen consumer concept of societal-environment well-being. Further, this action will be characterized by awareness of environmental problems, knowledge of remedial alternatives best suited for alleviation of the problem, skill in pursuing his or her chosen action, and possession of a genuine desire to act after having weighed his/her own locus of control and determining that these actions can be meaningful in alleviation of the problem'. (p. 601)

If you refer to two or more publications by the same author that have been published in the same year, distinguish between them by using a, b, c, and so on: (Stone, 2003a, 2003b). Where references include three or more authors the form (Stone et al., 1994) should be used.

In the bibliography:
This should comprise a full list of references in alphabetical order. All references should be written as follows:

  • Books:

    Pearce, D. G. (1995) Tourism Today: A Geographic Analysis, Longman Scientific & Technical, Harlow, Essex.

  • Journal Articles:

    Groschl, S. and Doherty, L. (2006) 'The Complexity of Culture: Using the Appraisal Process to Compare French and British Managers in a UK-based International Hotel Organisation', International Journal of Hospitality Management, 25, 2, 313-334.

  • Chapters in Books:

    Judd, D. R. (1999) 'Constructing the Tourist Bubble', in Judd, D.R. and Fainstein, S. (eds) The Tourist City. Yale University Press: New Haven, CT and London, pp. 35-53

  • Conference paper:

    Cawley, M.E., Gaffey, S.M. and Gillmor, D.A. (1999). Quality tourism and craft SMEs: Evidence relating to formation and development in Western Ireland. Paper presented at the 1999 European Regional Science Association Congress, 23-17 August 1999, Dublin.

  • Website:

    Dellios, R. (2001). Studying the Future: Who, how and why. [WWW Document]. http://www.international-relations.com/pp/ProspectsI-II.htm. (accessed 23 January 2007)

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Photographs, figures and graphics

Photographs and illustrations supporting papers may be submitted where appropriate. Photographs should be submitted electronically with files saved as TIF, EPS/PDF with all fonts embedded or JPEG (high resolution) files at a minimum 300 dpi and preferably in black and white.

Photographs, figures and other illustrations should be titled and numbered consecutively and independently of any tables in the article. All photographs, figures and graphics should be submitted in a separate file from the main article text, or otherwise placed at the end of the article. Please ensure that you refer to each figure in the article text; this will determine the positioning of the figure in the published article.Top

Tables

Tables and graphs should be submitted in their original Word/Excel format. Powerpoint slides and screengrabs should be avoided. An electronic copy of the original data should also ideally be provided.

Tables and graphs should be titled and numbered consecutively and independently of any illustrations in the article. All columns should have explanatory headings. Tables should not repeat data that are available elsewhere in the paper. Please ensure that you refer to each table in the article text; this will determine the positioning of the table in the published article

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Accuracy of content

All contributions sent to the Publisher, whether they are invited or not, must bear the author's full name and address, even if this is not for publication. Contributions, whether published pseudonymously or not, are accepted on the strict understanding that the author is responsible for the accuracy of all opinion, technical comment, factual report, data figures, illustrations and photographs. Publication does not necessarily imply that these are the opinions of the Editors, Editorial Board or the Publisher, not does the Editor of the Board accept any liability for the accuracy of such comment, report and other technical and factual information.

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Authors are responsible for obtaining permission from copyright holders for reproducing through any medium of communication those illustrations, tables, figures or lengthy quotations previously published elsewhere. Add your acknowledgements to the typescript, preferably in the form of an "Acknowledgements" section at the end of the paper. Credit the source and copyright of photographs or figures in the accompanying captions.

The journal's policy is to own copyright in all contributions. Before publication, authors assign copyright to the Publishers, but retain their rights to republish this material in other works written or edited by themselves, subject to full acknowledgement of the original source of publication.

The journal mandates the Copyright Clearance Center in the USA and the Copyright Licensing Agency in the UK to offer centralised licensing arrangements for photocopying in their respective territories.

No contribution will be accepted which has been published elsewhere, unless it is expressly invited or agreed by the Editors and the Publisher.

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Accuracy of reproduction

All reasonable efforts are made to ensure accurate reproduction of text, photographs and illustrations. The Publisher does not accept responsibility for mistakes, be they editorial or typographical, nor for consequences resulting from them.

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Offprints and free copies

Authors will be given the opportunity to purchase offprints of their paper (in batches of 100) once typesetting has been finalised. Please note that it is much more expensive to order reprints at a later date: offprint orders should be placed at the same time as corrections to proofs are returned.

The Publishers will send corresponding authors up to three free copies of the issue containing their paper. We regret that we are unable to distribute copies to non-corresponding authors unless in exceptional circumstances and with advance warning. No formal notice of publication will be sent to non-corresponding authors.