Editorial: The inaugural issue of Journal of Global Hospitality and Tourism

Abstract

“Quality is never an accident. It is always the result of an intelligent effort” - John Ruskin It is our pleasure to publish the inaugural issue of the Journal of Global Hospitality and Tourism (JGHT). This new journal aims to provide an intellectual platform and ideas for international scholars, by promoting studies related to global hospitality and tourism. Editorial policy of JGHT focuses on publishing original research articles, review papers and communications that identify, explain, analyze, and review real-world business phenomena/issues. Our vision is to make JGHT as one of the most innovative, proactive, and creative journals in our field and to establish itself as one of the leading academic journals in hospitality and tourism. To accomplish this vision, we have appointed international established scholars as well as many upcoming talented researchers to JGHT’s editorial advisory board (EVB) and editorial review board (ERB). We are also proud to announce that we have a very good representation of individuals (in terms of geographical locations, gender, and academic position) on our EAB and ERB. We are also proud to announce that JGHT is a true open access journal which means that it is free to submit, publish, and/or access the content in the journal. It is made possible with the generous support from M3 Center for Innovation in Hospitality and Tourism and the University of South Florida Library. While JGHT is an academic journal and focuses on research work conducted by academics working in higher education institutes; contributions to JGHT are particularly welcome from practitioners and professionals working in private, public, and non-profit organizations globally. JGHT welcomes theoretical, empirical, and applied manuscripts related to various sectors within the global hospitality and tourism industry to be considered for publication. Manuscripts can be based on theoretical arguments, empirical findings, case studies and/or methodological developments. Qualitative, quantitative, and mixed-methodology submissions are all welcome. The first issue of JGHT includes five interesting and solid research articles and two viewpoints. The first article by Yuehan Cao, Jiyeon Jeon, Liang (Rebecca) Tang, and Xi Wang replicates an earlier study that analyzed hospitality and tourism research contributions in the first decade of the new millennium (Park et al., 2011) using a time frame of 2010-2019. Their study reviewed six top-tier hospitality and tourism journals, including the International Journal of Hospitality Management, Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Research, Cornell Hospitality Quarterly, Tourism Management, Journal of Travel Research, and Annals of