Publishing in Quality Academic Journals: Advice From An Editor

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Publishing in Quality Academic Journals Advice
From An Editor

• Alan Fyall
• Resource (Co-ordinating) Editor,
• Annals of Tourism Research

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Motivation

• Self-development
• Career progression
• Internal pressure / strategic fit with RAE
• Network development
• New challenge
• International exposure
• Style/subject compatibility
• Ego!

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Methods Used to Rate and Rank Journals

• Citation indices
• Acceptance rates
• Downloads from web sites or libraries
• Expert panels
• Peer assessment

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Top 10 Tourism Journals

• Annals of Tourism Research
• Tourism Management
• Journal of Travel Research
• Journal of Sustainable Tourism
• Journal of Travel Tourism Marketing
• International Journal of Tourism Research
• Tourism Analysis
• Asia Pacific Journal of Tourism Research
• Journal of Tourism Studies
• Tourism Economics

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Top 10 Hospitality Journals

• Cornell Hotel and Restaurant Administration
  Quarterly
• International Journal of Hospitality Management
• Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Research
• International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality
  Management
• Journal of Hospitality Tourism Education
• FIU Hospitality Review
• Journal of Hospitality Leisure Marketing
• International Journal of Hospitality Tourism
  Administration
• Journal of Foodservice Business Research
• Journal of Human Resources in Hospitality
  Tourism

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University of Luton RAE 2001

• Annals of Tourism Research
• Current Issues in Tourism
• International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality
  Management
• International Journal of Heritage Studies
• International Journal of Tourism Research
• Journal of Leisure Research
• Journal of Sustainable Tourism
• Journal of Travel Research
• Tourism, Culture and Communication
• Tourism Management
• Tourism Recreation Research

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University of Surrey RAE 2001

• Annals of Tourism Research
• Applied Economics
• British Food Journal
• Cornell Hotel and Restaurant Administration
  Quarterly
• Current Issues in Tourism
• International Journal of Heritage Studies
• International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality
  Management
• International Journal of Hospitality Management
• International Journal of Tourism Research
• International Journal of Wine Marketing
• Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Research
• Journal of Transport Economics and Policy
• Journal of Travel and Tourism Marketing
• Journal of Travel Research
• Journal of Vacation Marketing
• Leisure Studies
• The Service Industries Journal
• Tourism Analysis
• Tourism Economics

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The Annals Experience

• Refereeing process
• Style checklist
• Annals . a Social Science Journal
• Check the web site Annals Index
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Handling Reviewers Comments

• Avoid emotional outburst!
• Patience
• Synthesise reviewers comments
• Explanation of changes - point-by-point
• Update references
• Adhere to house style
• US versus UK English
• Respond within time scale