Editorial Policies

Focus and Scope

The aim of this Journal is to promote a principled approach to research on tourism, outdoor recreation and hospitality-related concerns by encouraging authors to develop relationship between theoretical and practical studies. The journal welcomes contributions in such areas of current analysis in:

Tourism Management
Hospitality Industry
Nature-Based Recreation
Recreation Management
Ecotourism
Marine Tourism
Sharia Compliant Tourism
Information Communication Technology for Tourism
Tourist Behaviour
Agrotourism
Heritage Tourism (Physical related)
Tourism and Covid-19 Pandemic
Human Resource Management in Tourism

We would like to encourage tourism scholars, tourism and hospitality practitioners to contribute ideas and research to our edition. However, we apologize that currently, we are no longer accepting a student as the first author/ correspondence who does not have an affiliation or pursuing graduation due to the conflict of publication in university repository.

Section Policies

Articles

Open Submissions

Indexed

Peer Reviewed

Peer Review Process

All manuscripts submitted to this journal must follow focus and scope, and author guidelines of this journal. Submitted manuscripts must use the template, citation manager and proofread. Authors must have affiliation and the editors will check through google scholar and PDDIKTI (Indonesian Academics Database), an exception is only for international authors. The submitted manuscripts must address scientific merit or novelty appropriate to the focus and scope. All manuscripts must be free from plagiarism contents and checked by designated software which not exceeds 25% similarity. All authors are suggested to use plagiarism detection software to do the similarity checking. Editors will check the plagiarism detection of articles in this journal by using a Turnitin software.

The research article submitted to this journal will be peer-reviewed at least 2 (two) or more expert reviewers. The reviewers give scientific valuable comments improving the contents of the manuscript.

The final decision of articles acceptance will be made by the Editors according to reviewers' comments. Publication of accepted articles including the sequence of published articles will be made by Editor in Chief by considering a sequence of accepted date and geographical distribution of authors as well as a thematic issue.

PUBLICATION PROCESS MAP

The article has to use the journal template and must be prepared according to the author guidelines. Otherwise, the section editor will have the right to reject the submission.
The Author (s) have to register an account and fill all the details for metadata to https://ejournal.upi.edu/index.php/Jithor/user/register
Submit the file only with the extension of .doc or .docx
The author will be informed by the editor to fill the ethics statement letter by email.
The article will be reviewed by the expert according to the topic.
The reviewer will give a suggestion whether the article is accepted or must be reviewed and the final decision will be given by the Editor in Chief.
The author must revise the article within a period of time (usually 2-3 weeks).
The editor will notify the author through the open journal system and email.
Upon finishing the revision, the author must re-upload the file through the website.
The editor will re-examine the revision according to the reviewers' comments and suggestions. Afterwards, we will issue Letter of Acceptance.
The article will be processed in a journal layout.
The article will be granted a d.o.i
The article will be published on google scholar within 1 month

Open Access Policy

This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.

This journal is an open-access journal which means that all content is freely available without charge to users or / institution. Users are allowed to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to full-text articles in this journal without asking prior permission from the publisher or author. This is in accordance with the Budapest Open Access Initiative

Archiving

This journal utilizes the LOCKSS system to create a distributed archiving system among participating libraries and permits those libraries to create permanent archives of the journal for purposes of preservation and restoration. More...

Ethics Statement

PUBLICATION ETHICS AND PUBLICATION MALPRACTICE STATEMENT

Our Publication Ethics are based on COPE’s Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors.

Duties of Authors

Reporting Standards: Authors should present an accurate account of the original research performed as well as an objective discussion of its significance. Researchers should present their results honestly and without fabrication, falsification or inappropriate data manipulation. A manuscript should contain sufficient detail and references to permit others to replicate the work. Fraudulent or knowingly inaccurate statements constitute unethical behaviour and are unacceptable. Manuscripts should follow the submission guidelines of the journal.

Originality and Plagiarism: Authors must ensure that they have written entirely original work. The manuscript should not be submitted concurrently to more than one publication unless the editors have agreed to co-publication. Relevant previous work and publications, both by other researchers and the authors’ own, should be properly acknowledged and referenced. The primary literature should be cited where possible. Original wording taken directly from publications by other researchers should appear in quotation marks with the appropriate citations.

Multiple, Redundant, or Concurrent Publications: Author should not in general submit the same manuscript to more than one journal concurrently. It is also expected that the author will not publish redundant manuscripts or manuscripts describing same research in more than one journal. Submitting the same manuscript to more than one journal concurrently constitutes unethical publishing behavior and is unacceptable. Multiple publications arising from a single research project should be clearly identified as such and the primary publication should be referenced
Acknowledgement of Sources: Authors should acknowledge all sources of data used in the research and cite publications that have been influential in determining the nature of the reported work. Proper acknowledgment of the work of others must always be given.

Authorship of the Paper: The authorship of research publications should accurately reflect individuals’ contributions to the work and its reporting. Authorship should be limited to those who have made a significant contribution to conception, design, execution or interpretation of the reported study. Others who have made significant contribution must be listed as co-authors. In cases where major contributors are listed as authors while those who made less substantial, or purely technical, contributions to the research or to the publication are listed in an acknowledgement section. Authors also ensure that all the authors have seen and agreed to the submitted version of the manuscript and their inclusion of names as co-authors.

Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest: All authors should clearly disclose in their manuscript any financial or other substantive conflicts of interest that might be construed to influence the results or interpretation of their manuscript. All sources of financial support for the project should be disclosed.

Fundamental Errors in Published Works: If the author discovers a significant error or inaccuracy in the submitted manuscript, then the author should promptly notify the journal editor or publisher and cooperate with the editor to retract or correct the paper.
Hazards and Human or Animal Subjects: The author should clearly identify in the manuscript if the work involves chemicals, procedures or equipment that have any unusual hazards inherent in their use.

Duties of Editor

Publication Decisions: Based on the review report of the editorial board, the editor can accept, reject, or request modifications to the manuscript. The validation of the work in question and its importance to researchers and readers must always drive such decisions. The editors may be guided by the policies of the journal's editorial board and constrained by such legal requirements as shall then be in force regarding libel, copyright infringement and plagiarism. The editors may confer with other editors or reviewers in making this decision. Editors have to take responsibility for everything they publish and should have procedures and policies in place to ensure the quality of the material they publish and maintain the integrity of the published record.

Review of Manuscripts: Editor must ensure that each manuscript is initially evaluated by the editor for originality. The editor should organize and use peer review fairly and wisely. Editors should explain their peer review processes in the information for authors and also indicate which parts of the journal are peer reviewed. Editor should use appropriate peer reviewers for papers that are considered for publication by selecting people with sufficient expertise and avoiding those with conflicts of interest.
Fair Play: The editor must ensure that each manuscript received by the journal is reviewed for its intellectual content without regard to sex, gender, race, religion, citizenship, etc. of the authors. An important part of the responsibility to make fair and unbiased decisions is the upholding of the principle of editorial independence and integrity. Editors are in a powerful position by making decisions on publications, which makes it very important that this process is as fair and unbiased as possible.

Confidentiality: The editor must ensure that information regarding manuscripts submitted by the authors is kept confidential. Editors should critically assess any potential breaches of data protection and patient confidentiality. This includes requiring properly informed consent for the actual research presented, consent for publication where applicable.
Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest: The editor of the Journal will not use unpublished materials disclosed in a submitted manuscript for his own research without written consent of the author. Editors should not be involved in decisions about papers in which they have a conflict of interest

Duties of Reviewers

Confidentiality: Information regarding manuscripts submitted by authors should be kept confidential and be treated as privileged information. They must not be shown to or discussed with others except as authorized by the editor.
Acknowledgement of Sources: Reviewers must ensure that authors have acknowledged all sources of data used in the research. Reviewers should identify relevant published work that has not been cited by the authors. Any statement that an observation, derivation, or argument had been previously reported should be accompanied by the relevant citation. The reviewers should notify the journal immediately if they come across any irregularities, have concerns about ethical aspects of the work, are aware of substantial similarity between the manuscript and a concurrent submission to another journal or a published article, or suspect that misconduct may have occurred during either the research or the writing and submission of the manuscript; reviewers should, however, keep their concerns confidential and not personally investigate further unless the journal asks for further information or advice.

Standards of Objectivity: Review of submitted manuscripts must be done objectively and the reviewers should express their views clearly with supporting arguments. The reviewers should follow journals’ instructions on the specific feedback that is required of them and, unless there are good reasons not to. The reviewers should be constructive in their reviews and provide feedback that will help the authors to improve their manuscript. The reviewer should make clear which suggested additional investigations are essential to support claims made in the manuscript under consideration and which will just strengthen or extend the work

Disclosure and Conflict of Interest: Privileged information or ideas obtained through peer review must be kept confidential and not used for personal advantage. Reviewers should not consider manuscripts in which they have conflicts of interest resulting from competitive, collaborative, or other relationships or connections with any of the authors, companies, or institutions connected to the papers. In the case of double-blind review, if they suspect the identity of the author(s) notify the journal if this knowledge raises any potential conflict of interest.
Promptness: The reviewers should respond in a reasonable time-frame. The reviewers only agree to review a manuscript if they are fairly confident they can return a review within the proposed or mutually agreed time-frame, informing the journal promptly if they require an extension. In the event that a reviewer feels it is not possible for him/her to complete review of manuscript within stipulated time then this information must be communicated to the editor so that the manuscript could be sent to another reviewer.

Article Processing Charges

There is no fee charged to authors. All costs associated with this publication have been paid by Management of Resort and Leisure Study Program, Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia. However, if the authors need the print out version, we charge Rp.100.000 per copy (the delivery cost will be informed afterwards).

Publication Frequency

This journal will be published two times a year in the following months: April and October. Every issue consists of 10 articles and therefore every volume has 20 articles/reviews.

Copyright Notice

Author(s) who publish with this journal agree to the following conditions:

Authors gain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgment of the work's authorship and initial publication in this journal.
Authors are able to enter into different, additional contractual arrangements for the non-exclusive distribution of the journal's published version of the work (e.g., post it to an institutional repository or publish it in a book), with an acknowledgment of its initial publication in this journal.
Authors are permitted and encouraged to post their work online (e.g., in institutional repositories or on their website) prior to and during the submission process, as it can lead to productive exchanges, as well as earlier and greater citation of published work (See The Effect of Open Access).

Plagiarism Screening

All manuscripts that have been submitted to the Journal of Indonesian Tourism, Hospitality and Recreation will be screened for plagiarism and self-plagiarism using TURNITIN and Google-based search engines. All manuscripts must be free from plagiarism contents and checked by designated software which not exceeds 25% similarity. Depending on the phase of originality and similarities with other documents, the managing editor will decide on whether to immediately reject the manuscripts, contact authors for further clarifications or to proceed to the peer-review process.

Aims

The Indonesian Journal of Tourism, Hospitality and Recreation promotes research in the broad field of Tourism, Hospitality and Outdoor Recreation with particular respect to Indonesia, but not limited to authorship or topical coverage within the region.

Contributions are expected from senior researchers, project managers, research administrators and tourism students at advanced stages of their research, representing both public organizations and private industry. Equally, the journal if intended for scholars and students, researchers working at research organizations and government agencies, and also for enterprises undertaking applied R&D to lead innovations.

The editorial contents and elements that comprise the journal include:

Theoretical articles
Empirical studies
Practice-oriented papers
Case studies
Review of papers, books, and resources.

As far as the criteria for evaluating and accepting submissions is concerned, a rigorous review process will be used. Submitted papers will, prior to the formal review, be screened so as to ensure their suitability and adequacy to the journal. In addition, an initial quality control will be performed, so as to ensure matters such as language, style of references and others, comply with the journal´s style.

Author(s)' Publication Ethics

To submit the article, author (s) must submit an ethical statement. The ethic statement can be downloaded in here. In short, Author(s)’ Publication Ethics and Malpractice Statement including the following statement:

Author(s)’ Publication Ethics and Malpractice Statement

The undersigned

1) Name:______________________________________

Affiliation: ________________________________________

2) Name: __________________________________________________

Affiliation: ________________________________________

3) Name:______________________________________

Affiliation: ______________________________________________

4) Name: ______________________________________

Affiliation: _________________________________________

hereby declare that I/we:

1) accept and comply with JITHOR’s publication ethics and publication malpractice statement.