
Paper Submission
Submission Categories:
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To ensure smooth processing, all documents should only be submitted in Word document (.doc or .docx) formats.
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The Abstract category should be between 500-1000 words.
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Full papers should be between 1000-3000 words
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Paper Submission:
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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.
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Publication Options:
There will be four publication options at the ICCTH Conference:
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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=2.6; CiteScore: 7.0 Q1). These papers will undergo a fast-track review process by the JQAHT reviewers and editors, but publication is not guaranteed.
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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 (JHTT) (SSCI IF=6.4). These papers will undergo a fast-track review process by the JHTT reviewers and editors, but publication is not guaranteed.
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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. Please see the previous book here.
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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.
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No publication: Authors may opt-in for no publication at all.
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*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.
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*Authors are allowed to publish their abstract in conference proceedings if they submit it to JQAHT or JHTT or publish it as a book chapter.
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*Authors who select to submit their manuscript to JQAHT or JHTT are NOT allowed to publish their manuscript as a book chapter.
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*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.
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*You do NOT need to format your manuscript until you receive an acceptance letter! Please click here to see the formatting guidelines.
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