Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Cases: An International Case Journal

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The Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Cases (JHTC) is an international refereed electronic journal (e-journal) published by Sage and ICHRIE (International Council on Hospitality, Restaurant and Institutional Education – http://www.chrie.org). It focuses on hospitality and tourism and publishes three main types of articles:

1. Teaching cases aimed at classroom use with accompanying teaching notes
2. Research articles using the case study method
3. Classroom games that present a significant student activity, either used during class or as an assessment, that incorporates aspects of gamification to stimulate learning

Articles may be compiled from field research, published sources, and/or generalized experience. Purely fictional / hypothetical cases are not accepted. Articles may refer to any topic and subject area related to the tourism and/or hospitality field and industry. All case studies and teaching notes must adhere and follow the submission guidelines of case study writing.

Manuscripts submitted to JHTC should be original contributions, not under consideration for any other publication simultaneously. JHTC supports the use of generative AI for manuscript preparation when these tools are used following COPE’s position statement on authorship and AI tools. While these tools can be a valuable resource for authors needing spelling, language, or grammar support, these tools cannot be accountable for the content they create. Therefore, they cannot fulfill an authorship role, any content they generate, including references, must be verified by the authors for accuracy and potential plagiarism, and authors must disclose their use and take full responsibility for the accuracy of the content. If you used generative AI or an LLM when preparing your manuscript, add a statement to your acknowledgment section that includes the name of the tool you used, how you used it, and confirm your commitment to being fully responsible for the content of your manuscript, both human and AI-generated. Additional details can be found in SAGE Editorial Policies.

Manuscripts not conforming to these guidelines may be returned to authors.

1. Teaching case studies and notes

A teaching case study must be of maximum 5,000 words excluding figures, tables, annexes and references. Each teaching case submission must further be accompanied by a teaching note for which there is no word limit (although a teaching note of a minimum of 1,000 words is expected).

Teaching cases do not have to follow a specific structure, though authors must strive for clear and concise presentation. Specifically, each teaching case is expected to include sections related to the following topics:

• A background of the subject organization and/or of the topic that students will explore
• An analysis of the dilemma and the learning outcomes, including the level(s) of higher education that the case targets
• A review of the key theories that students are expected to learn and employ
• A section explaining the discussion questions to be used in teaching
• Related reference list and additional readings

Teaching notes are an important aspect of a case study. They should lead the instructors (and specifically, the less experienced case users) through the case by supporting the design and the execution of the teaching of the case study. Thus, the teaching note should aim to make the teaching of the case an interesting and successful process. The teaching note does not have to conform to a standard structure, but it should contain sections that address the following issues:

• A case study summary from a learning perspective
• The teaching objectives/ learning outcomes and the target audience
• The recommended teaching approach and strategy
• Analysis of the teaching objectives and the theoretical concepts
• Additional suggested readings and/or references

Teaching notes will be published separately from the main cases on the ICHRIE website, and they are available for ICHRIE members for free.

2. Case method research

The requirement for this submission type is that the research uses the case study method to undertake empirical research in the field of hospitality and tourism. A research case study must be of maximum 5,000 words excluding figures, tables, annexes and references. Other types of empirical research will not be considered for publication in JHTC.

3. Classroom games

Classroom games must be of maximum 3000 words excluding figures, tables, annexes and references.

The purpose of a classroom game is to present an activity that stimulates co-creative learning either in the physical classroom or in an online environment. to qualify for publication, the activity must be substantial enough to be comparable to a short teaching case in terms of time use. It must also be available for educators to use without extra costs. For example, games based on a proprietary platform that requires subscription or other fees for the game to be possible do not qualify for publication in JHTC.

The components expected in a classroom game include:

• Introduction to the topic of the game
• Review of relevant theory the game targets
• Description of the game (the length of this section may vary largely depending on the type and nature of the game, but the section must describe the intended learning outcomes and level of education, the setup and flow of the game, and discuss the challenges the instructor may face during this phase)
• Potential extensions or assignments that build on the game (only if applicable)
• Evidence and evaluation of the game’s efficiency in enhancing learning

Submission guidelines for all manuscript types

The Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Cases differentiates between the requirements for new and revised submissions. You can submit your manuscript as a single anonymous WORD file to be used in the review process.

New submissions: Author-friendly flexible formatting

In the initial submission phase, JHTC does not have strict formatting guidelines beyond the wordcounts presented earlier. Referencing may be done in any format if it is consistent. If your case reaches the final stage of revisions, you will be requested to submit your paper following our required format guidelines and provide the items required for the potential publication of your article.

Formatting for revised manuscripts

For revised manuscripts, JHTC expects the use of APA version 7 referencing.

The authors must have the rights to all the illustrations used in the case studies. If some of these are from the public domain, it is the author(s)’ responsibility to obtain written confirmation of the right to use them and attach them together to the submission.

Review process and of the case studies/ classroom games

JHTC is a refereed publication, meaning that all submissions are subject to a rigorous double-blinded peer-review process. The editor of JHTC is responsible for allocating the submitted case studies to three anonymous evaluators and for managing the review process. Reviewers are selected based on the relevance of the topic/subject of the case study to the reviewers’ expertise and credentials.

JHTC follows a supportive and constructive editorial policy to the authors. All authors will be provided suggestions and ideas on how to improve the case study. It is the aim of JHTC to work with authors in achieving their research and publication goals.

Teaching case studies may have been already tested in the classroom. If this is the case, the case study author(s) may also submit evidence of the educational effectiveness and impacts of the case study. Any such evidence will also be considered when evaluating the case studies.

The Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Cases, ICHRIE and Johnson & Wales University (JWU) teaching case competition

For the timing of this competition, please see separate announcements by ICHRIE. If competition submissions are open, you must choose Case Competition as the submission type to indicate your wish to participate in the competition. All the formatting requirements remain the same. However, no editorial decisions on the cases are given to authors before the competition results are ready; this may lengthen the publication time somewhat.

The case studies and the teaching notes are evaluated against three major criteria: content, theoretical underpinning, and presentation. The following analysis further explains the criteria that reviewers use for evaluating case studies and providing constructive to authors.

Case studies must:

• Be topical and relevant to current tourism and hospitality issues
• be engaging to deliver an interesting learning experience in the classroom or online
• Explicitly identify, explain and support the teaching objectives of the topic subject
• Thoroughly analyze the theoretical concepts and framework that underpin the topic of the case study
• Include questions / management dilemmas that will be able to prompt class discussions and debates around the learning outcomes, the case study topic and/or the theoretical concept
• Any tables, figures, exhibits, annexes and/or supplementary items should also explain and support the teaching objectives and theoretical concepts (there is no (min/max) limit about the number of figures/tables that a case study can include. However, case studies will also be evaluated based on the appropriateness, the educational value and the explanatory power of the figures / tables that they include)
• Supported by a clear teaching note that can assist faculty in using the case in class

The presentation of the case studies and teaching notes are judged on the following areas:

• Quality of English
• Readability
• Clarity of format - presentation of information and data
• Well-defined structure

The JHTC, ICHRIE and JWU case competition may offer monetary prizes for winners, and these are communicated by ICHRIE (more on ICHRIE website and social media). The awards are handed out during the annual ICHRIE conference, usually in June or July.

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