Dear Researchers

Before submitting your work to the Journal of Current Tourism Research, we recommend that you review the research and publication ethics policy of the journal.
In this context, you can access [Ethical Principles and Publication Policy],[Publication Ethics], [Ethics Committee Approval], [Publication Process], [Open Access Policy] by clicking on the relevant titles.

Writing Rules

The manuscripts to be submitted to the Journal of Current Tourism Research should be prepared on the following “Article Templates”.

1. The Journal of Current Tourism Studies (GTAD) is a peer-reviewed journal and is published every six months. The language of publication is Turkish.
2. GTAD focuses on the concept of tourism and current developments in tourism and aims to disseminate scientific and original articles that focus on new approaches, concepts, structures and research in tourism studies, especially by publishing studies that bring a new understanding and insight to the field of tourism.
3. Manuscripts to be submitted to the journal should not have been published elsewhere or submitted for publication. Articles should be between 6000-8000 words. This number includes the title, abstract, keywords, text of the article, figures, words in tables and references; however, the author's contact address is not included.
4. Manuscripts submitted to the journal are evaluated by at least two referees. If at least two of the referees submit a positive report, the publication process is initiated.

Text Layout

Manuscripts sent to GTAD must be prepared in accordance with the following rules to be processed immediately. Articles that do not fulfil the shape requirements will not be processed.

Page Layout

Article files should only be submitted in Microsoft Word format.

Article Length

Articles should not be more than 8000 words. This article length includes the full text, including references and appendices, if any.

Author Details

The first page of the manuscript should be organized as a page with only author information. The names and institutions of all contributing authors should be included. Separate and correct e-mail accounts should be written for each author. ORCID ID should be added for all authors. In addition, the following information should be included on the cover page:

Endorsement Information:
Conflict of Interest:
Ethics Approval:
Ethics committee approval:
Contribution Rate of Researchers:
1st author contribution rate:
2nd author contribution rate:

Font Type

Manuscripts should be written in Palatino Linotype, 12 pt, single-spaced, with 3 cm margins on the right-left, bottom and top, aligned on both sides, and no page numbers should be given. Paragraph spacing should be before=0nk, after=6nk.

Numeral Usage

The sentence should not start with a number, numbers between 1-10 should be written in script and numbers 11 and above should be written in numerals.

Manuscripts are evaluated by at least two independent reviewers. For this reason, the names and institutional information of the authors and acknowledgments should not be included in the main text. Personal references to past publications should not be made in the main text.
The main sections that should be included in the article to be submitted to the journal:

Title of the Article: The title should not exceed 12 words. English title should also be provided.
Abstract: Each article should include an abstract of at least 120 and at most 200 words in Turkish and English, including the purpose, method and results of the study.
Key Words: The number of keywords should be limited to a minimum of three and a maximum of 6 words in both the Turkish and English abstract.
Introduction: A general summary of the research should be made, and the main purpose of the research should be explained in the last paragraph.
Conceptual Framework: In this section, if necessary, the relevant concepts should be summarized without repeating the literature, and if this is not the case, previous studies related to the study should be evaluated in the context of the results, omissions or contributions of these studies without repetition. If necessary, this section can be combined with the introduction. In this section, it is essential to present the problem that led to the research.
Methodology: Analyses that will provide the most appropriate solution to the research problem presented in the introduction and literature section should be used.The most important point here is to include the smallest details such as the population, sample, scale creation, research date, duration, etc. without skipping the smallest detail.
Findings: In this section, the research questions or hypotheses should be evaluated. While making these evaluations, figures, graphs or tables not exceeding six in number can be utilized.
Conclusion, Discussion and Recommendations: The general results of the research should be clearly stated. Repetition of the research findings in the same or different sentences should be avoided. Comparisons with previous research should be made for discussion. Applicable suggestions should be made based on the results.
References: The sources utilized in the study should be shown in a complete manner and only the sources used in the text should be included.

Book Reviews

Book reviews are limited to 2000 words. In the introduction of the article, the name of the book reviewed is written as shown below.

Book title
Author Place of printing: Printing house, edition, year of printing, number of pages

Example:
The Tourist Gaze 3.0
John Urry and Jonas Larsen
UK: SAGE Publications Ltd, 2011, 297 pages.

Comment / Letter

Comments on articles published in the last two issues or letters to the editor are accepted.The author, article title, volume and page number should be indicated in the introduction. Comments on articles are also sent to the authors of the relevant article to receive their responses before publication. Letters to the editor are expected to provide academic discussion, information and new perspectives. These are limited to 1000 words including references.

Citation Procedures

References should be given in alphabetical order according to the surnames of the authors.A single list should be created for the references without any classification. In references to studies in the text, the surnames of the authors and the date of publication should be used. For example; Tunç (2005) ...according to Pelit (2015).....Gücer & Pelit (2010)....Gücer & Pelit (2010)....
In the references to be made in the text to works with more than three authors, all names should be written in the first reference, and in subsequent references, only the surname of the first author should be written and the following ones should be indicated as (et al.,).For example; In the first citation:
Akar, Turman, Sang & Koçar (2010); subsequent citations should be Akar et al., (2010).
If more than one work is cited in parentheses in the middle of a sentence or at the end of a sentence, it should be cited in alphabetical order. For example; (Bayram, 2010; Keleş, 2012; Pelit, 2013).
If sources are directly quoted in the text, the page number must be given when referring to the source. For example: (Buhalis, 2010: 29)
Tables, graphics and figures in the text should be justified in the text area. Table, graphic and figure titles should be bolded.
References should be listed in alphabetical order and as follows.

Articles

Author's surname, Author's Initial (Year). Title of the article.Name of the Periodical, Volume (number of the periodical), Page range. http://doi.org/xx.xxxxxxxxxxx
Bayram, M. (2018).Factors affecting hotel guest satisfaction. Journal of Travel and Hotel Management, 15(2), 352-369. https://doi.org/10.24010/soid.358389
Keles, Y., & Pelit, E. (2009).Organizational citizenship behaviors of hotel employees: A research in five-star hotel establishments in Istanbul.Journal of Economic and Social Research.
5(2), 24-45. http://doi.org/xx.xxxxxxxx

Books

Cetiner, E. (2002). Accounting practices in accommodation enterprises (X.edition). Gazi Publishing House.

Author's surname, Author's initials. and Author's surname, Author's initials. (Year). Title of the book chapter. Name of the book (Number of editions, Page range) in. Publisher.
Bayram, M. (2015). Distribution system and distribution channels in tourism. Travel agency and tour operatorship (pp.57-83) in. Grafiker Publications
Alvarez, M. D., & Hatipoglu, B. (2014). Nationality differences in user-generated reviews in the hospitality industry. In Tourists' Perceptions and Assessments (pp. 23-29). Emerald Publishing.

Book Chapter

Author's surname, Author's initials. (Year). Title of the book chapter. Editor's initials. Editor's surname (Ed.), Title of the book (Number of editions, Page range) in. Publisher.
Özkan Ceylan, A. & Bekçi, B. (2012). Perception. In N. Güngör Ergan, B. Şahin Kütük & R. Coştur (Ed), Behavioral sciences (pp. 33-53). Siyasal Kitabevi
Posner, M. I. (1995). Attention in cognitive neuroscience: An overview. In M. S. Gazzaniga (Ed.), The cognitive neurosciences (pp. 615-624). The MIT Press.

Translated Book

Surname of the author of the original book, initials. (Year). Title of the book (number of editions). (Translator's initials. Translator's surname, Çev.). Publisher. (Date of publication of the original work)
Solso, R. L., Maclin, M. K., & Maclin, O. H. (2009). Cognitive psychology (2nd ed.). (A. Ayçiçeği-Dinn, Trans.). Kitabevi (Originally published in 2004, 7th edition).
Freud, S. (1961). The interpretation of dreams: The complete and definitive text (J. Strachey, Trans.). Science Editions (Original work published 1900).

Theses

Author's surname, Author's initials (year).Title of the thesis [Master's thesis / Doctoral thesis, Name of the university].Published database/Internet address.
Pelit, E. (2008).The effect of employee empowerment on job satisfaction of employees:A research in hotel businesses [Doctoral Dissertation, Gazi University]. https://tez.yok.gov.tr/UlusalTezMerkezi/TezGoster?key=-Z0vbSUgrhM9fXoGkRe6Q_igRfjxZhEKlBqTKT_-9IUulJvAw9OsKHaUdfpsjtve
Watkins, S. (2011).The neural basis of attention and perception in the human brain [Doctoral dissertation, University College London].UCL Discovery.
https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1323001/1/1323001.pdf

Proceedings

Author's surname, Author's initials (Year, Month).Name of the presentation.Name of the Scientific Meeting, City, Country where the meeting took place.
Bayram, M. (2016).Factors affecting hotel guest satisfaction:A content analysis of online consumer reviews of top hotel businesses.
17th National Tourism Congress, Muğla, Turkey.

Internet Sources

Author's Surname, Initial or Group name. (Year).Title of the study.Name of the website. Retrieved from URL on .....
Turkey Tourism Index (2019, October 21). Journals. Retrieved from http://www.turizmdizini.com/p/dergiler.html on September 2, 2020.
Turkish Statistical Institute (2014). Individual and package tour arrivals by nationality . Retrieved from http://www.tursab.org.tr/tr/turizm-verileri/istatistikler/yabanci-ziyaretcilerin-profili on January 1, 2023.

The authors are responsible for the opinions expressed in the articles submitted to the journal. All publication rights in print and electronic media of the articles accepted and published in the journal belong to the Journal of Current Tourism Research.
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Copyright Transfer Form

You can access the Copyright Transfer Form that will be uploaded with your work here.

Response to Reviewers Form

The form showing the edits made by the author(s) regarding the referees' comments after the peer review can be found here.