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JOURNAL OF HOSPITALITY MARKETING & MANAGEMENT
	ABOUT THE JOURNAL The Journal of Hospitality Marketing & Management (formerly the Journal of Hospitality & Leisure Marketing), is a stimulating, provocative, trustworthy, and definitive publication for academics, consultants, practitioners, and policymakers. This unique journal creatively contributes to the academic’s teaching and research; provides consultants with conceptual and application oriented articles helpful in defining client problems and constructing programmatic solutions; and offers practitioners theoretical principles explained in a way that will assist them in using their limited marketing resources more productively. This journal also helps public policymakers and public officials at all levels to clarify problems, organize research, establish priorities, and produce recommendations to deal with issues of public concern. The purpose of Journal of Hospitality Marketing & Management is to promote a platform for practitioners and academicians to present and discuss the research, theory, and practical solutions relating to marketing and management. This journal strives present the latest research, state-of-the-art reviews, and analyses of marketing and management practices within the hospitality industry. Leading international practitioners and researchers contribute research papers, research notes, discussion papers, and viewpoints to enhance and further understanding about the hospitality industry. This journal provides a platform where hospitality professionals and academics exchange and get expert perspectives on crucial hospitality issues. Journal of Hospitality Marketing & Management seeks papers that are novel, integrative, written in a way that focuses on hospitality marketing and management issues and accessible to a hospitality audience. Content of the journal ranges from the applied to the theoretical. In general, papers should cover topics relating to the crucial hospitality issues, including consumer buying behavior and marketing; decision-making processes; forecasting; operational management; financial management; marketing management; international issues; cross-cultural research; ethical concerns in marketing and management; analyses of environmental, social; cultural economic impacts; impacts of demographic, social, and technological trends and changes; development of conceptual models and constructs; and future trends in hospitality marketing and management. We invite academic researchers, industrial practitioners, and official policy-makers to contribute technical or managerial papers that are related to the theme of the journal. Both conceptual and empirical papers are welcomed. Send articles to the Editor: Dogan Gursoy, School of Hospitality Business Management, College of Business, Washington State University, 479 Todd Hall, PO Box 644742, Pullman, WA 99164-4742, USA. Email: dgursoy@wsu.edu Research Notes Editor: Research Notes are also accepted for publication. Individuals interested in submitting research notes (no more than 3,500 pages, including tables, figures, and references) should write or submit directly to Research Notes Editor, Dr. SooCheong (Shawn) Jang, Purdue University, Department of Hospitality and Tourism Management, 700 W. State Street, West Lafayette, IN 47907-2059, USA. Email: jang12@purdue.edu Review Articles: Review articles addressing major “thematic” issues of dialectical debate in hospitality marketing and management and review articles in the form of critiques of books, videos, and other information aids or alternative / emergent productions are also welcome (normally of 1,500 to 2,500 words in length). Although the majority of the Review Articles will be commissioned, individuals interested in writing either should first contact the Book Reviews Editor. Uninvited reviews will not be accepted for publication. Book Reviews Editor: Jeffrey Beck, Michigan State University, The School of Hospitality Business, Eli Broad College of Business, 203 Eppley Center, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA. Email: beck@bus.msu.edu MANUSCRIPT SUBMISSION As a scholarly journal, all manuscripts are assessed for possible publication following a double-blind review process. Manuscripts are normally reviewed by three independent assessors with relevant expertise. Manuscripts should be submitted electronically. All rights and permissions must be obtained by the contributor(s). These permissions should be sent upon acceptance of the manuscript for publication. On a separate title page, include the manuscript title, all author names and corresponding affiliations, and the name and complete mailing address and other contact details of the contact author for correspondence and mailing proofs. This information should be included on a separate page, because manuscripts are sent out for blind review. Include telephone and fax numbers and e-mail address for the designated corresponding author. On the first page of the manuscript, itself, include the title but do not include any author details. Abstract: Provide an abstract of up to 200 words. It should contain an abbreviated representation of the content of the manuscript. Major results, conclusions, and/or recommendations should be given, followed by supporting details of method, scope, or purpose as appropriate. Supply no more than six keywords suitable for indexing. I. Manuscript Format The manuscript should follow the following format: · All manuscripts must be accompanied by a short abstract of about 200 words and a list of no more than six key words, which define the subject matter. · Font Type: Times New Roman and font size 12 point. · The paper must be formatted for letter-size (8 ½” x 11). · Indent the first sentence of each paragraph with 1/2 inch and align text left. · Consistency in presentation must be maintained throughout the paper.  · Use tables and simple diagrams which are clearly presented.  · Please do NOT use footnotes and do NOT list references as footnotes at the end of each page. · If the paper does not follow these specifications, it will be rejected! II. General Text Requirements A. All manuscripts must be prepared in English and free of grammatical, spelling and/or punctuation errors. Please make sure your paper is thoroughly edited and proof read before submission. B. All manuscripts must be the original work not yet submitted to any other journals or publications.  C. All manuscripts must be prepared using APA format. D. Manuscript must be prepared using Microsoft Word software (version 6.0 or higher) on PC only. E. All manuscripts must be accompanied by a short abstract of about 150 words and a list of no more than six key words, which define the subject matter. F. All references cited in the article must be listed in the References and that the names must be spelled correctly in both places.  Note:  This is one point that often is overlooked. G. Manuscripts must be double spaced, Times New Roman font size 12, including tables, figures and references. For authors outside North America, make sure your paper is set at 8 ½” x 11” letter-size and NOT the A-4 size. H. All tables, figures, and charts are complete, accurate, correctly titled according to APA format, and are correctly referenced in the text.  If any table, figure or chart is taken directly from another publication, you need to include a release (permission to publish) from the original publisher.  I. Please do not place the tables, figures, and charts in the text. They should be placed after the completed references. J. All texts are carefully edited to conform to grammatical conventions. III. Acknowledgement Acknowledgement is optional and should appear after the references and before the appendices. Any “appendices” should appear at the end of the article after the list of references and acknowledgement (if applicable). IV. Submitting Your Manuscript Please submit your article by e-mail to either Dogan Gursoy (dgursoy@wsu.edu) or Nancy Swanger (swanger@wsu.edu).  All author’s details should be printed on a separate sheet and the author(s) should not be identified anywhere else in the article. V. EDITORIAL PROCESSING All manuscripts undergo an internal review process involving JHMM editors and may include members of the editorial board.  This process can take as long as 2 to 4 weeks, after which manuscripts are either rejected or sent into peer review pursuant to possible publication.  Peer review may take an additional 3 to 6 weeks.  The decision to publish is ultimately predicated upon the outcome of peer review, the judgment of JHMM editors, and, if necessary, a satisfactory editing and/or revision process that meets JHMM standards. Although every effort is made by the publisher and editorial board to eliminate inaccurate or misleading data, opinion, or statement from manuscripts that will appear in this Journal, they wish to make it clear that data and opinions appearing in the articles and advertisement herein are the sole responsibility of the contributor(s) or advisor concerned. Accordingly, the publisher, the editorial board, editors, and their respective employees, officers, and agents accept no responsibility or liability whatsoever for the consequences of any such inaccurate or misleading data, opinion, or statement.
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