McKercher, B (McKercher, Bob); Law, R (Law, Rob); Lam, T (Lam, Terry) Rating tourism and hospitality journals TOURISM MANAGEMENT, 27 (6): 1235-1252 DEC 2006

[Eugene Garfield]

E-mail Address: hmbob at polyu.edu.hk; hmroblaw at polyu.edu.hk; 
hmterry at polyu.edu.hk 

Author(s): McKercher, B (McKercher, Bob); Law, R (Law, Rob); Lam, T (Lam, 
Terry) 

Title: Rating tourism and hospitality journals 

Source: TOURISM MANAGEMENT, 27 (6): 1235-1252 DEC 2006 

Language: English 

Document Type: Article 

Author Keywords: rating; journals; quality; tourism; hospitality 

Keywords Plus: MANAGEMENT JOURNALS; CITATION ANALYSIS; IMPACT FACTOR; 
RANKING; PERSPECTIVE 

Abstract: This paper reports on the findings of a global study of tourism 
and hospitality academics asking them to rate their collective literature. 
The study adopted a peer assessment method, using a snowball sample to 
maximize response rates. Overall, 70 tourism and hospitality journals were 
assessed (40 tourism and 30 hospitality) by 314 tourism and 191 
hospitality experts. The study revealed that tourism and hospitality 
community, collectively, rates its journals in a clear hierarchy based on 
a combination of awareness and perceived quality rating. (c) 2005 Elsevier 
Ltd. All rights reserved. 

Addresses: Hong Kong Polytech Univ, Sch Hotel & Tourism Management, 
Kowloon, Hong Kong, Peoples R China 

Reprint Address: McKercher, B, Hong Kong Polytech Univ, Sch Hotel & 
Tourism Management, Kowloon, Hong Kong, Peoples R China. 

Cited Reference Count: 34 

Times Cited: 2 

Publisher: ELSEVIER SCI LTD 

Publisher Address: THE BOULEVARD, LANGFORD LANE, KIDLINGTON, OXFORD OX5 
1GB, OXON, ENGLAND 

ISSN: 0261-5177 

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