Call for Papers
Journal of Tourism - An International Research Journal on Travel & Tourism
Vol. XXIV, Number-1, June 2023
&
Vol. XXIV, Number-2, December 2023
Current Trends, Issues and Challenges in Tourism and Hospitality Industry
Tourism is well identified as a factor of economic growth at the national, regional and global
level. Tourism and Hospitality sectors are dynamic and constantly changing and throwing new
challenges in terms of attaining smart and sustainable growth; improving resource efficiency;
embracing digitalisation and access to new technologies; enhancing business, market and
skills in terms of anticipation of future industry needs and the skills needed to meet changing
market demands; balancing people, place and business and increasing access, analysis and
usability of Information.
Therefore, a clear understanding of the contemporary issues and
challenges in the industry and fast responses to those, are of great importance today.
Academicians, Researchers, Industry Practitioners and Policy makers are invited to submit
their high quality and innovative research findings for the publication in the upcoming June
2023 and December 2023 issues of the Journals. These upcoming issues aims to stimulate the
discussion on contemporary issues and phenomena in tourism and hospitality sector which offers
insights for the researchers and industry professionals to provide strategic directions.
The editors welcome submissions on a wide variety of theoretical and/or empirical contributions to
the study of current trends and issues in tourism and hospitality industry. The potential topics include,
but are not limited to the followings:
The potential topics include,
but are not limited to the followings:
- New norm of travel in a post-pandemic world
- Emerging technologies in tourism and hospitality
- Paradigm shifts in hospitality/tourism
- Consumer behaviour in hospitality/tourism
- Human Resource Management in Hospitality/Tourism
- New opportunities in hospitality/tourism
- New challenges in hospitality/tourism
- Tourism and climate change
- Community based tourism
- Tourism and social media
- Destination branding and sustainable tourism
- Smart Tourism business ecosystem
- Hypermedia communication spaces in tourism
- Responsible Tourism
- Nature based tourism and Ecotourism
Format and guidelines
Authors willing to contribute to the upcoming issue can contact the Editor-in-Chief/ Guest Editor (s)
regarding topics of interest. An extended abstract up to 750 words should be e-mailed as MS word
attachment file to sk_gupta21@yahoo.com / jothnbguindia@gmail.com / pcrorissa @gmail.com/
drpankajthakur2023@gmail.com
Please visit our submission guidelines at http://jothnbgu.in/submission_guide .
Important Dates
June 2023 Issue
• Abstract Submission: 15 March 2023
• Feedback on the abstract by the Editor: March 31, 2023
• Full Paper Submission: April 30, 2023
• Initial Review Report: May 31, 2023
• Revisions: June 15, 2023
• Final Decision by the Editor: June 25, 2023
December 2023 Issue
• Abstract Submission: April 15, 2023
• Feedback on the abstract by the Editor: May 15, 2023
• Full Paper Submission: June 30, 2023
• Initial Review Report: July30, 2023
• Revisions: August 15, 2023
• Final Decision by the Editor: September 15, 2023
• Publication Date: First week of July, 2023 for the June Issue and Last week of September,
2023 for December 2023 Issue
For further details please contact:
Editor in Chief
Prof S. K. Gupta
Guest Editor(s)
Dr. Pankaj Kumar
drpankajthakur2023@gmail.com
Dr.Prakash Rout
Guest Editor
pcrorissa @gmail.com