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The London Journal of Tourism, Sport and Creative Industries
Editorial Policies
The London Journal of Tourism, Sport and Creative Industries (LJTSCI)
Submission of Manuscripts
The range of articles that can be presented in this journal is wide and varied. The following guidelines should enable authors looking to submit their manuscripts a framework for submission. Articles are encouraged to be readable to a wide audience (academics, students, practitioners) that have some knowledge of the field.
Research Articles, Research Notes, and Works-in-Progress
Manuscripts should be submitted to the editor via email through MS Word (2000 or later) to ljtsci@londonmet.ac.uk. Each manuscript should be in English approximately 3000-4000 words in length (longer articles from more qualitative methods will be accepted up to 8000 words) and prefaced with an abstract of no more than 200 words, and including up to 6 key words. The abstracts are compulsory for publication.
Manuscripts advancing theory will also be considered in this category.
Case Studies
Case studies should be submitted to the editor via email through MS Word (2000 or later) to ljtsci@londonmet.ac.uk. Case studies can be presented through a research format or be presented from a practitioner focus. The research format should include abstract, introduction, methodology, results and analysis and conclusions. The practitioner focused articles should begin with an executive summary stating the primary focus of the case and discuss the results or outcomes achieved. Each manuscript should be in English approximately 2500-4000 words in length and prefaced with an abstract of no more than 200 words, and including up to 6 key words.
Book Reviews
Book reviews should provide full details to the publication and should be no longer than 1500 words. Please discuss the proposed review with the editor before submission, upon submission they should be sent to the editor via email through MS Word (2000 or later) to ljtsci@londonmet.ac.uk.
Position & Discussion and Rejoinder Pieces
One of the aims of the journal is to encourage debate amongst scholars, practitioners, policy makers and general readers. Discussion pieces on relevant topics are most welcome. Manuscripts should be submitted to the editor via email through MS Word (2000 or later) to ljtsci@londonmet.ac.uk.
Style of Manuscripts
Figures and tables should be at the end of the document and figures should also be included as jpeg or TIFF files. Manuscripts submitted (where possible/relevant) must follow the American Psychological Association (APA) style. A guide to the APA style can be accessed via http://library.curtin.edu.au/referencing/apa.pdf (you will need a .pdf viewer to access this page www.adobe.com. Following these style guides can assist the editorial process.
Case studies, book reviews and discussion pieces may not rely heavily on external sources hence where references are used the above guidelines should be followed. Authors are responsible for providing full details on names, affiliation, corresponding authors and contact addresses with their submission.
Editorial Process
Upon submission the Editor will then distribute the manuscripts to two members of the editorial board for the review process. All papers submitted to the Journal will be put through the review process, no papers will be rejected outright. The review process is blind but consists of a 'light-touch' review system. The reviewers will inform the Editor of the status and relevance of the manuscript along the following categories;
- Accepted as is
- Acceptance pending on revisions
- Rejected
The Editor is responsible for making final edits to manuscripts, but if significant changes need to be made to manuscripts to follow the style guide the paper may be returned to the author for these changes to be made. Manuscripts submitted to the Journal should not be under the review process at any other journal or have been previously published.
Publication Frequency
Biannually, Spring (May) and Autumn (November)
ISSN Number: 1755-1897
Editorial Board
- Mr Ezendu Ariwa
- Ms Nicole Ferdinand (Editor)
- Dr I-Ling Kuo
- Dr Charles Little
- Mr Tom Lunt
- Mr Ioannis Panteledis
- Ms Ivna Reic
- Dr Julie Scott
- Dr Milan Todorovich
Advisory Board Members
Dr Simone Abram, Dr Ali Bakir, Dr Raoul Bianchi
Dr Rammi Isaac, Dr Leslie-Ann Jordan-Miller
Mr Paul Kitchin,Dr Robert Lentell,Dr Scott McCabe
Dr Vincent Plantenkamp, Ms Jo-anne Tull