Publishing Opportunities Alan Fyall Deputy Dean Research & Enterprise School of Services Management

2 Editorial Roles Annals of Tourism Research International Journal of Tourism Research Journal of Heritage Tourism Anatolia Tourism Recreation Research

3 Publishing Questions Why should I publish? What should I publish? Primary or secondary-based publications What makes a ‘good’ paper? How much time does it take to write a paper? How often should I publish? Where should I publish? What are the most suitable / respected journals? How long does it take to get published?

4 The Post-RAE2008 Agenda RESEARCH EXCELLENCE FRAMEWORK - £1.4 billion – starting in Treasury driven Demanded ‘simple’ metrics system to replace the RAE for determining the distribution of funding All outputs (not just traditional 4 best) Primary quality measure is likely to be ‘citations per output’ Thomson Scientific Web of Science (primary source of citation data) Covers about 8,500 journals Excludes conference proceedings, books, chapters or reports …. Covered 95% of Science publications from RAE96 and RAE2001 Bias in favour of research-intensive institutions... ‘same old story’

5 The Post-RAE2008 Agenda Applied research and innovation are poorly assessed by simple metrics, because impact is not reflected in citations but in transformation to practice, processes and products HEFCE promise that any new system will be capable of identifying high quality research and of discriminating between varying degrees of excellence.

6 The Post-RAE2008 Agenda Science-based Subjects Quality Profile for each of six large subject areas in each university Citations Research income Postgraduate student numbers Staff selection by early 2009 Number of citations by other academics over a 5, possibly 10-year period Subjects then ‘normalised’

7 Post RAE (Social Sciences) Possibility of: a new light touch peer review process informed by metrics will operate for the other disciplines (the arts, humanities, social sciences and mathematics and statistics) in 2013.

8 The Post-RAE2008 Agenda Rama Thirunamachandran, Director Research and Knowledge Transfer, Hefce: “Citations per paper is not a target one can easily influence on one’s own. Peers – hundreds of them globally – judge what you are doing. The best one can do is to focus on producing work that is of excellent quality, cutting edge, interesting and innovative, and then let peers judge it by whether they cite it”

9 Journals and Journal Rankings

10 Journal Rankings: Methods Used to Rate and Rank Journals Citation indices Acceptance rates Downloads from web sites or libraries Expert panels Peer assessment

11 “Top 10” Tourism Journals McKercher, B., Law, R. and Lam, T. (2006) Rating tourism and hospitality Journals. Tourism Management 27: 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

12 “Top 10” Hospitality Journals McKercher, B., Law, R. and Lam, T. (2006) Rating tourism and hospitality Journals. Tourism Management 27: 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

13 Top Sport Journals (Griffith University) Tier 1: European Sport Management Quarterly Journal of Sport Management Sport Management Review Tier 2: International Review for the Sociology of Sport Sociology of Sport Journal Tier 3: Event Management International Journal of Sport Marketing and Sponsorship Leisure Sciences Sport Marketing Quarterly

14 Association of Business Schools Academic Journal Quality Guide (March 2008) Primary reference point for members of the Business & Management community Possibly … assist member schools in making their preparations for RAE 2008 Hybrid approach adopted Peer review Statistical information relating to citation Editorial judgement

15 What are the Functions of Journal Quality Lists? Provide an indication of where best to publish Inform staffing decisions Recent BU appointments! Inform library purchasing decisions Application in reviews and audits

16 Commonly Perceived Problems of Journal Quality Lists Wheat and Chaff Quality journals publishing poor papers? High quality research often appears in lesser quality journals? Special Issues … editorial standards maintained New Journals …. tend to be lower down the scale until ‘proved’ Citation Impact Factors are sufficient to measure journal quality …. not in isolation! Limitations - Incomplete coverage (493 out of 1041 in ABS Guide)

17 ABS Journal Quality Standards (January 07 data) 4* - A top journal in its field (11%) 3* - A highly regarded journal in its field (22%) 2* - A well regarded journal in its field (39%) 1* - A recognised journal in its field (26%) 0* A journal not recognised as an authentic research publication (2%)

18 Why Does It All Matter? Status Reputation Income of …. publishers, universities, schools and individual staff!

19 Field Rankings ECON ENT-SMBUS ETH-GOV GEN MAN HRM & EMP STUD IB & AREA STUD MAN DEV & EDU MKT ORG STUD PUB SEC SECTOR SOC SCI STRAT TOUR-HOSP

Star Annals of Tourism Research

Star Journal of Travel Research Leisure Sciences Tourism Management

Star Cornell Hotel and Restaurant Administration Quarterly Current Issues in Tourism International Journal of Tourism Research Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Research Journal of Leisure Research Journal of Tourism Studies Leisure Studies Tourism Analysis Tourism and Hospitality: Planning and Development Tourism Economics Tourism Geographies Tourist Studies

Star International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management International Journal of Heritage Studies International Journal of Hospitality Management Journal of Sustainable Tourism Journal of Travel and Tourism Marketing Journal of Vacation Marketing Managing Leisure: An International Journal

24 Publishing Questions Should I publish alone or with others? Should I publish with my supervisors? Why may my paper be rejected? How do I react / respond to rejection? Who is likely to review my paper? Do I have any influence in selecting the reviewers of my paper? What if I disagree with the reviewers’ comments? Should I submit to more than one journal at a time? Should I reference my own work? Should I reference the work of the editorial board?