International Journal of Contemporary Tourism Research

The International Journal of Contemporary Tourism Research (IJCTR) is open access, a blind peer-reviewed international journal published in English and Turkish. IJCTR does not charge authors for submission or publication. It aims to publish high-quality research papers in all related areas of tourism, including economics, business, management, history, geography, sociology, social psychology, ethics, etc.

The scope of IJCTR encompasses theoretical, empirical or policy-oriented research articles, original research reports, reviews, scientific commentaries in the fields of tourism including both controversial and innovative ideas and detailed contributions from other directly related fields such as econometrics, economic development, trade, and the environment and political economy.

Manuscripts are reviewed in an unbiased manner, receiving prompt attention by the editorial office and its referees. After a preliminary assessment of the suitability of the paper by the Editors, any paper will follow a double-blinded peer-review process. The goal of the Editorial Office is to provide the referees' reports, and the final decision, within ten weeks since submission.

The whole process will be handled by the Editors, to whom all inquiries should be addressed. Articles for consideration should be submitted using the online submission form. Submissions through e-mail will not be considered. Submission is electronic only.

The IJCTR is committed to keeping the content of all submissions confidential until the publication date. Although we make every possible effort to ensure reviewers honor their confidentiality commitments, we cannot be held responsible for the conduct of reviewers. Reviewers should be aware that it is our policy to keep their names confidential, and that we do our utmost to ensure this confidentiality.

Focus and Scope of the Journal

International Journal of Contemporary Tourism Research (IJCTR) is a blind peer-reviewed international journal and publishes original papers covering a large array of topics in Tourism about economics and administrative sciences. The IJCTR will publish articles in English and Turkish. The Review offers authors the possibility to have their papers accepted in less than three months. IJCTR is open access. You can read the full text by registering to journal via https://dergipark.org.tr/ijctr.

The IJCTR is published by the Izmir Katip Çelebi University, Faculty of Tourism (http://turizm.ikc.edu.tr/S/15907/fakulte-dergisi)

The scope of IJCTR encompasses theoretical, empirical or policy-oriented research articles, original research reports, reviews, short communication and scientific commentaries in the fields of social sciences, economics, business, management, law, political science, sociology, philosophy related with Tourism.

Writing Rules

International Journal of Contemporary Tourism Research,

E-ISSN 2587-1528

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1. The manuscript should be prepared in accordance with the spelling rules of the language in which it is written.
2. In manuscript writing, the page size should be chosen as A4 (20.99 x 29.7 cm) and the margins of the page should be narrow (bottom-top-right-left; 1.27 cm margin).
3. The article file should not exceed 25 pages with the specified page size and margin, including appendices and bibliography.
4. The article file should not contain any information that may indicate the names of the author(s). If the work is prepared with Microsoft Word, make sure that the user names in the "author" and "last modified" information of the relevant program are not the same as the names of the authors.
5. Times New Roman font should be used throughout the article file.
6. The title of the article at the top, titles; 12 Points, Times New Roman, Bold, 1 Line Spacing, the first letter of each word should be capitalized. (If the language of the article is Turkish, the English title of the study should be written in a way that in parentheses immediately after the Turkish title, Times New Roman, 1 Line Spacing and the first letter of each word capitalized. There is no need to write a Turkish title for articles whose language is English……….
7. Abstract: Abstract should be written in 10 points bold and italic. The text should be written in 9 points and single line spacing (Before; 3nk – Then 3nk spacing). The abstract should be a minimum of 150 and a maximum of 200 words.
8. Keywords: Should be written left-justified, 9 points, Times New Roman, single line spacing (Before; 3nk - Then; 3nk).

9. Titles of the Study:
• All section titles should be capitalized, bold, and left-aligned.
• Each study should consist of an introduction, conceptual framework (related chapter headings), method, conclusion and bibliography.
• Except for the Introduction, Conclusion, and Bibliography, the main headings should be numbered as (2. 3. 4. etc.). If there are sub-headings, they should be numbered as (2.1. 2.2. and 3.1. etc.).
• Subheadings; 11 points, bold, left justified AND ONLY THE FIRST LETTER OF THE WORDS SHOULD BE CAPITAL.
The ordering examples of the titles to be included in the study are given below.
• INTRODUCTION
Do not number the introduction title.
• 2. CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK
• 2.1. Second-degree subheading
• 2.2. Second-degree subheading
• 2.2.1 Third degree subheading
• 3. METHOD
In studies that require ethics committee permission, information about the permission (name of the committee, date and number) should be included in this section.
• FINDINGS
• RESULT
Do not number the result title.
Discussions and suggestions in the text of the study should be written under this title.
• REFERENCES
Do not number the reference's title
• Ethics committee approval, Statement of contribution rate, Statement of support and thanks (if any), Statement of conflict.

10. Tables, Figures, and Graphics:
• Tables, Figures, and Graphics should be numbered.
• Table titles should be written above the table in bold, with the first letter of each word capitalized, 11 points, and in the middle of the page.
• The texts in the table; It should be written in 10 pt, Line spacing Single and Before 0nk - Then 0nk, Times New Roman character.
• All figures and tables should be cited in the text. If the author (s) composed the table herself, it should be indicated as "composed by the author(s)". If it is a direct quote, the page number must be specified. If citations are made indirectly by using various sources, the sources should be indicated and given as adapted from the works of ………

11. All work text outside the specified fields should be written as follows. The page number should not be specified.
• Points: 11
• Font Type: Times New Roman
• Line Spacing: One and Before; 3nk – Then; 3nk
• Lean on two sides.
• Specifying page numbers when referring to indirect quotations in the text is left to the discretion of the author(s). For indirect quotations, it is necessary to specify the page number and specify the quotation in quotation marks.
• Page Number Display: should be performed using. (Surname, 2021: 13).
• When referring to the works of the same author or legal person in the same year (eg. Surname, 2001a, Surname, 2001b), a way is followed.
• When citing multiple sources, sorting should be done by year of publication. Example (Surname, 1991: 22; Surname, 1998: 145; Surname, 2015: 254).
• In multi-author publications, first author surname (Kaplan et. al, 1999), if an inaccessible publication is cited, should be like (Surname, 1973 from Surname, 1988) and if an oral source is used, the source person information should contain Name, Surname, Date, and Place of Interview.
• If the publication date cannot be found, the latest copyright date is given. If the date information cannot be found at all, the "n.d" abbreviation is used, meaning "no date".
• When referring to web resources, http://www. without the part and the access date should be in the form Day, Month, Year. (turizm.ikcu.edu.tr, 19.01.2021).

12. Citation
• Footnotes should not be used in citing references.
• Specifying page numbers when referring to indirect quotations in the text is left to the discretion of the author(s). For indirect quotations, it is necessary to specify the page number and specify the quotation in quotation marks.
• Page Number Display: should be performed using. (Surname, 2021: 13).
• When referring to the works of the same author or legal person in the same year (eg. Surname, 2001a, Surname, 2001b), a way is followed.
• When citing multiple sources, sorting should be done by year of publication. Example (Surname, 1991: 22; Surname, 1998: 145; Surname, 2015: 254).
• In multi-author publications, first author surname (Kaplan et. al, 1999), if an inaccessible publication is cited, should be like (Surname, 1973 from Surname, 1988) and if an oral source is used, the source person information should contain Name, Surname, Date, and Place of Interview.
• If the publication date cannot be found, the latest copyright date is given. If the date information cannot be found at all, the "n.d" abbreviation is used, meaning "no date".
• When referring to web resources, http://www. without the part and the access date should be in the form Day, Month, Year. (turizm.ikcu.edu.tr, 19.01.2021).

13. References
• Studies in the bibliography should be arranged according to APA7.
• You can find unexampled citations from the APA 7 reference examples https://apastyle.apa.org/ or at https://apastyle.apa.org/style-grammar-guidelines/references/examples.
• References should be listed in alphabetical order, and notations such as 2000a and 2000b should be given in alphabetical order for two or more sources of the same author within the same year.
• If the number of authors is more than six, the names of the first six authors are given in the bibliography, and the expression "et al" is used after the sixth author.
• While the tags of the books are given, there is no need to specify the 1st Edition. For the second and subsequent editions, an abbreviation is used like “2nd. Ed.”
• After the name of the person who prepared the publication, the abbreviation (Aut.) is used instead of the author(s), and the abbreviation (Ed.) is used instead of the editor(s).
• Journal and book titles are written in italics without abbreviation. Proceedings books are indicated as a book, and a paper taken from the proceedings book is indicated as a book chapter.
• In theses, "master's thesis", "doctoral thesis" or "proficiency in art thesis" expressions are used after the name of the thesis. The name and location of the university where the degree was awarded are indicated.
• In-laws and regulations, the imprint entry is made from the name of the law. After the name of the law, the date of acceptance of the law (only in a year) is indicated in brackets, and at the end of the imprint, the date of the journal in which the law was published (as day, month, year).
• In electronic resources, the access date and address should be given in addition to basic information. In e-resources, the last update date is taken as the publication date.
• Personal conversations such as letters, e-mails, telephone conversations do not need to be included in the bibliography, in-text citation is sufficient.
• The figure of "&" should be used in in-text citations and bibliography.

Ethical Principles and Publication Policy

Publication Ethics and Publication Malpractice

International Journal of Contemporary Tourism Research (IJCTR) is committed to upholding the highest standards of publication ethics and takes all possible measures against any publication malpractices. All authors submitting their works to the IJCTR journal for publication as original articles attest that the submitted works represent their authors’ contributions and have not been copied or plagiarized in whole or in part from other works. The authors acknowledge that they have disclosed all and any actual or potential conflicts of interest with their work or partial benefits associated with it. In the same manner, the IJCTR journal is committed to objective and fair blind peer-review of the submitted for publication works and to prevent any actual or potential conflict of interests between the editorial and review personnel and the reviewed material. Any departures from the above-defined rules should be reported directly to the Editor, who is unequivocally committed to providing swift resolutions to any of such a type of problem.

Blind Peer-Review Policy

Articles for consideration should be submitted using the online submission form. Submissions through e-mail will not be considered. Submission is electronic only. Manuscripts are reviewed in an unbiased manner, receiving prompt attention by the editorial office and its reviewers. After a preliminary assessment of the suitability of the paper by the Editor, any paper will follow a blind peer review process. The review criteria considered are the novelty and originality of the paper, the quality of research methodology, the organization and clarity, the reference to prior work, and the quality of results. Reviewers are matched to the paper according to their expertise and our database is constantly being updated. Reviewers are also asked to evaluate whether the manuscript:

- Is original
- Is methodologically sound
- Follows appropriate ethical guidelines
- Has results which are clearly presented and support the conclusions
- Correctly references previous relevant work.

Language correction is not part of the blind peer-review process, but reviewers may, if so wish, to suggest corrections to the manuscript. On the other hand, the required time for the review process is dependent on the response of the reviewers. Should the reviewer’s reports contradict one another or a report is unnecessarily delayed, a further expert opinion will be sought. In rare cases for which it is extremely difficult to find a second reviewer to review the manuscript, or when the one reviewer’s report has thoroughly convinced the Editor, decisions at this stage to accept, reject or ask the author for a revision are made on the basis of only one reviewer’s report. The Editor’s decision will be sent to the author with recommendations made by the reviewers, which usually includes verbatim comments by the reviewers. Revised manuscripts might be returned to the initial Reviewers who may then request another revision of a manuscript. A final decision to accept or reject the manuscript will be sent to the author along with any recommendations made by the reviewers and may include verbatim comments by the reviewers. Reviewers advise the editor, who is responsible for the final decision to accept, revision or reject the article. The goal of the Editorial office is of providing the reviewers' reports, and the final decision by the Editor, within ten weeks since submission. The whole process will be handled by the Managing Editor, to whom all inquiries should be addressed.

IJCTR's general principles of specified purposes are listed below:

* IJCTR publishes biannually.
* IJCTR publishes in Turkish and English.
* Scientific articles are published and empirical (practical/experimental) researches are given priority in the journal.
* The responsibility of opinions expressed in articles entirely belong to the authors
* The studies submitted to IJCTR for publications must not be published in other journals before.
* The studies submitted to IJCTR should be prepared by entirely obeying the scientific ethics rules.
* Copyright fees or any other payments under another name are not paid to the authors for their articles.
* The authors who submit studies to the journal are considered as agreed not to demand this kind of claim.

Attention to Authors:

ULAKBİM Note: ULAKBİM TR Index will include internationally recognized author identifier ID information. Since ORCID will be used in joint studies to be carried out in cooperation with YÖK, it is recommended that the journals that apply for or take part in the TR Index, request ORCID information from the authors and include this information in the journal (s).

Therefore, the authors are required to obtain individual ORCID numbers from http://orcid.org free of charge and the ORCID number received must be registered on the DergiPark system (1 time) via DergiPark, entering the user's profile arrangement.

As of 2019, the author will be given the ORCID number in the journal.

Sample ORCID number: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-2345-6789