Paper Submission

Submission Categories:

To ensure smooth processing, all documents should only be submitted in Word document (.doc or .docx) formats.

  • Full Papers (Max 3000 words)
  • Extended Abstracts (Max 1000 words)
  • Work-in-Progress Papers (Abstracts: 500–1000 words)

Paper Submission:

PLEASE DO NOT INCLUDE ANY IDENTIFICATION INFORMATION, INCLUDING “NAME, UNIVERSITY, AFFILIATION, CONTACT ADDRESS, ACKNOWLEDGEMENT, FUNDING RESOURCES, ETC.” IN THE “SUBMISSION” DOCUMENT. THIS CONFERENCE USES A DOUBLE-BLIND PEER REVIEW PROCESS.

Publication Options:

There will be four publication options at the ICCTH Conference:

  • Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Technology (JHTT): Authors who submitted full papers to the ICCTH conference are invited to submit their full papers to the Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Technology (SSCI IF=6.9; CiteScore: 10.3). These papers will undergo a fast-track review process by the JHTT reviewers and editors, but publication is not guaranteed.
  • International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management (IJCHM): Authors who submitted full papers to the ICCTH conference are invited to submit their full papers to the International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management (SSCI IF=9.0; CiteScore: 18.2). These papers will undergo a fast-track review process by the IJCHM reviewers and editors, but publication is not guaranteed.
  • International Journal of Tourism Research (IJTR): Authors who submitted full papers to the ICCTH conference are invited to submit their full papers to the International Journal of Tourism Research (SSCI IF=5.7; CiteScore: 7.9). These papers will undergo a fast-track review process by the IJTR reviewers and editors, but publication is not guaranteed.
  • Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Insights (JHTI): Authors who submitted full papers to the ICCTH conference are invited to submit their full papers to the Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Insights (SSCI IF=4.8; CiteScore: 8.3). These papers will undergo a fast-track review process by the JHTI reviewers and editors, but publication is not guaranteed.
  • Journal of Quality Assurance in Hospitality & Tourism (JQAHT): Authors who submitted full papers to the ICCTH conference are invited to submit their full papers to the Journal of Quality Assurance in Hospitality & Tourism (ESCI IF=2.3; CiteScore: 8.0). These papers will undergo a fast-track review process by the JQAHT reviewers and editors, but publication is not guaranteed.
  • Tourism Management Perspectives (TMP): Authors who submitted full papers to the ICCTH conference are invited to submit their full papers to the Tourism Management Perspectives (SSCI IF=6.9; CiteScore: 14.9). These papers will undergo a fast-track review process by the TMP reviewers and editors, but publication is not guaranteed.
  • Advances on Hospitality and Tourism Technology Book Chapter*: Authors who submitted full papers to the ICCTH conference have the option to publish their full papers in the ISBN open-access book published by the University of South Florida (USF) M3 Publishing.
  • Conference Proceedings Publication*: All authors who submit a manuscript under any submission category to the ICCTH conference have the option to publish their 200–300 word abstracts in the ICCTH Conference Proceedings.
  • No publication: Authors may opt-in for no publication at all.

*All manuscripts will be screened through Turnitin before publication. Manuscripts with a similarity index exceeding 20% or any single source cited more than 2% (exceptions will be given to properly cited tables or scales) will NOT be published.

*Authors are allowed to publish their abstract in conference proceedings if they submit it to one of the Supporting Journals or publish it as a Book Chapter.

*Authors who select to submit their manuscript to one of the Supporting Journals are NOT allowed to publish their manuscript as a book chapter.

*Manuscripts should be prepared in accordance with the formatting guidelines. It is required to download our Word templates and use them for your manuscripts. Please read the guidelines carefully; all formatting specifications are explained in this document so you can prepare your manuscripts accordingly. Failure to comply with these guidelines may result in your manuscript not being published.

*You do NOT need to format your manuscript until you receive an acceptance letter! Please click here to see the formatting guidelines.

Submit your paper or abstract here!

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