Title: Tourism Management

Title: Tourism Management

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Jogaratnam, G., Chon, K., McCleary, K., Mena, M. and Yoo, J. (2005), An analysis of institutional contributors to three major academic tourism journals: 1992–2001. Tourism Management, 26 (5), 641-648.

Full Text: 2005\Tou Man26, 641.pdf

Abstract: the purpose of this research is to replicate an earlier study that analyzed tourism research contributions during the decade of the 1980s (Sheldon, 1991) using a time frame of 1992–2001, the most recent 10-year period for which complete publication information was available. The three refereed travel and tourism journals, Annals of Tourism Research, Journal of Travel Research, and Tourism Management were the focus of analysis. The results of a productivity analyses pertaining to author affiliation, repeat authorship, and research contributions from different regions of the world are presented. There has been considerable movement in the ranking of employing institutions when compared to the decade of the 1980s as well as significant change in contributions from different regions of the world.

Keywords: Tourism Research, Tourism Journals, Institutions, Research Productivity

Hall, C.M. (2005), Systems of surveillance and control: Commentary on ‘An analysis of institutional contributors to three major academic tourism journals: 1992–2001’. Tourism Management, 26 (5), 653-656.

Full Text: 2005\Tou Man26, 653.pdf

Abstract: the assessment of academic publishing performance has impliations not only for individuals and institutions, but also the development of tourism as a field of study. The article examines the ways in which academic journals are used and how this relates to scholarship and performance. The article notes some of the difficulties in citation analysis, questions what should be regarded as core quality tourism journals, and argues that citation analyses, without being linked to a broader understanding of the sociology of tourism knowledge, may be highly instrumental in character. The article concludes by questioning whether citation analyses are undertaken to actually contribute to understanding the development of a field and the knowledge networks which eventuate, or whether they represent a flawed attempt to develop league tables’ of performance.

Keywords: Sociology of Tourism Knowledge, Academic Journals, Citation Evaluation, Instrumentalism, Surveillance

? Jamal, T., Smith, B. and Watson, E. (2008), Ranking, rating and scoring of tourism journals: Interdisciplinary challenges and innovations. Tourism Management, 29 (1), 66-78.

Full Text: 2008\Tou Man29, 66.pdf

Abstract: This paper provides a critical analysis of journal ranking and citation analysis in tourism studies. Authors and institutions using journal impact factors, citation frequency and hits as measures of academic productivity or importance should exercise great care in their use. A close look at Journal Citation Reports produced by Social Science Citation Index, ‘hits’ on CAB International, and citation analyses from several databases shows that the desire for a universal ranking system has so far only generated some imperfect systems and inconsistent applications to suit different needs. One size simply does not fit all. Drawing upon insights from other fields that have been addressing similar ranking and citation issues, concrete suggestions are offered for developing alternative evaluation parameters and processes for managing the diverse range of interdisciplinary journals in tourism and hospitality. Specifically, the analysis argues for differentiating journals by scope, influence, relevance and quality, and a scoring system that involves participation from the community of social scientists. Innovations for timely, effective dissemination of tourism knowledge are also forwarded. (C) 2007 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Keywords: Applications, Authors, Authorship Analysis, CAB International, Citation, Citation Analysis, Citation Frequency, Citations, Databases, Elsevier, Evaluation, Impact, Impact Factors, Impact-Factor, Interdisciplinary, International, Journal, Journal Citation Report (JCR), Journal Citation Reports, Journal Impact, Journal Impact Factor, Journal Ranking, Journals, Knowledge, Productivity, Quality, Ranking, Science, Science Citation Index, Social Science Citation Index, Social Science Citation Index (SSCI), System, Tourism Studies

? Hall, C.M. (2011), Publish and perish? Bibliometric analysis, journal ranking and the assessment of research quality in tourism. Tourism Management, 32 (1), 16-27.

Full Text: 2011\Tou Man32, 16.pdf

Abstract: Bibliometric analysis is important in tourism as a result of external evaluation of research quality, interest in impact and prestige factors, and study of the field’s development. Although bibliometric analysis can be applied to any type of publication the main focus is on journals. Five approaches to the evaluation of journal quality are identified: stated preference, citation-based, derived, hybrid, and expert panels. Different productivity, impact and hybrid metrics are used to identify rankings of tourism journals from Scopus/SCImago data, compared with a derived RAE ranking, and three expert panel rankings. The different rankings reinforces that bibliometric understanding of scientific impact is a multi-dimensional construct. However, bibliometric analysis does not occur in an institutional and policy vacuum. The institutional context of government and private organization evaluations of research quality increasingly determine which metrics are applied, with subsequent effects on performance evaluation, career development and future direction of tourism-studies. (C) 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Keywords: Analysis, Assessment, Bibliometric, Bibliometric Analysis, Career Development, Context, Data, Development, Economization, Evaluating Research Performance, Evaluation, Expert Panel, Hospitality, Hybrid, Impact, Indicators, Institutional Context, Institutional Contributors, Journal, Journal Impact, Journal Prestige, Journal Quality, Journal Ranking, Journals, Management, Metrics, Multidimensional, Neoliberalism, Organization, Performance, Performance Evaluation, Policy, Preference, Productivity, Publication, Quality, Rae, Ranking, Rankings, Research, Research Assessment Exercise, Research Quality, Rights, Scientific Impact, Scimago, Scopus, Social-Sciences, Tourism, Understanding, United-Kingdom, Vacuum