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Manuscript Guidelines

Brief Manuscript Guidelines

In the main, Manuscripts for papers shall be based on primary research, exceptional critical literature reviews, or practice innovations. However, the IJTHLE encourages a variety of other article formats, including conference reviews, announcements, reflection pieces etc. It is the responsibility of the author to notify the Editors of any non-standard format submissions in advance.

Manuscripts for review should be typed in Times New Roman, 12, 1.5 point spaced with ‘normal margins (c.2.5cm).

All text should be unjustified. Do not insert page breaks or bold the text. Submission of an article is taken to imply that it has not previously been published and is not being considered for publication elsewhere.

Responsibility of Authors

Following review, authors are expected to correct proofs. The typescript finally accepted for publication must be regarded as definitive and subsequent corrections should be restricted to printer’s errors. Any alterations at this stage may be made only with the agreement of the editorial team. Changes in the text will not be considered at proof stage.

It is the Author’s responsibility to ensure that permission has been obtained for use of copyrighted material from other sources (including the Web).

Referencing Style

The Harvard referencing style (specifically the International Sociological Association - ISA method) must be used.

References should be placed in alphabetical order at the end of the text.

Articles for Consideration Should be Submitted at:

https://arrow.tudublin.ie/ijthle

Submission Process

  1. Read and accept the Article Submission Agreement.
  2. Upload your article and related items. Before you begin, please be sure you have the following items:
    • Article title.
    • An abstract / summary of the paper, between 300 and 500 words in length (separate from the article body).
    • 3 to 5 Keywords for your article.
    • Article in one of the following formats: Microsoft Word, or RTF. Articles must be submitted without a title page, or author names in the body of the file.

It is especially important that you do not include any identifying information about the authors in the initial manuscript document, as the file you submit will be sent to reviewers.

  • Please do not create your own PDF file – submit the WORD document.
  • No part of submission is final until all steps have been completed and you click the final Submit button.
  • The review process begins as soon as IJTHLE receives a readable article. You may revise your document later, by clicking the submitted article’s title on your My Account page.

Formatting Requirements

The Irish Journal of Tourism, Hospitality, Leisure and Event Research has no general rules about the formatting of articles for initial submission. There are, however, rules governing the formatting of the final submission. See Detailed Final Manuscript Preparation Guidelines.

General Terms and Conditions of Use

Users of the ARROW@TU Dublin website and/or software agree not to misuse the ARROW@TU Dublin service or software in any way.

The failure of ARROW@TU Dublin to exercise or enforce any right or provision in the policies or the Submission Agreement does not constitute a waiver of such right or provision. If any term of the Submission Agreement or these policies is found to be invalid, the parties nevertheless agree that the court should endeavour to give effect to the parties' intentions as reflected in the provision, and the other provisions of the Submission Agreement and these policies remain in full force and effect. These policies and the Submission Agreement constitute the entire agreement between ARROW@TU Dublin and the Author(s) regarding submission of the Article.

Detailed Final Manuscript Preparation Guidelines

The following section provides details on typesetting and layout requirements pertaining to final manuscript submission to IJTHLE.

A blank Template and checklist will be provided to all authors on acceptance of their work for publication. Authors are instructed to follow the styles and layout of this document insofar as possible and complete all of the suggested pre-publication ‘checks’.

The final document must be resubmitted to the Journal platform in print-ready form, with the assurance that the author(s) have adhered to the guidelines and instructions of the Journal. Where final preparations are incomplete, the paper will be returned to the author(s) until such time as the work is publication-ready.

Formatting Requirements – for Final Manuscript

  • Begin the document with the title of the article, followed by the abstract, followed by 3-5 keywords, then the introduction and the remaining elements of the article.
  • Other than proper nouns, keywords must be in lower case, and separated by commas.
  • Do not include page numbers, headers, or footers, other than those already inputted to the template document.
  • Please edit headers in the Template, to input author surnames and the name of the submission.
  • Submit your manuscript, including tables, figures, appendices, etc., as a single file (Word files are preferred).
  • All margins (left, right, top and bottom) should be as per the template document, including pages including your tables and figures.
  • Do not indent first lines of paragraphs.
  • Do not insert extra space between paragraphs of text, or between words.
  • Font: 12 pt. Times or a comparable font is recommended.
  • If figures are included, use high-resolution figures, (the editors may need to contact you directly at a later time if images are of insufficient quality).
  • Please Copyedit your manuscript – ensuring that it is produced to a very high standard of English.
  • Make sure that all citations are included in the bibliography, and all items in the bibliography are cited (this is a job for author(s) NOT the editor(s)).

Language & Grammar

All submissions must be in good English. If you need guidance, you could use Elements of Styleby William Strunk, Jr. and E. B. White, but other excellent guides (e.g., The Chicago Manual of Style, exist as well.

Except for common foreign words and phrases, the use of foreign words and phrases should be avoided. Whenever possible, foreign terms should be set in italics rather than underlined.

In general, UK English is preferred; but US English is also acceptable. However authors should not mix both.

Please ensure your submission has been ‘spell-checked’ and ‘grammar-checked’.

Article Length

It is normally expected that Manuscripts should be between 4000-6,000 words in length. However, because this journal publishes electronically, page limits are not as relevant as they are in the world of print publications. We are happy, (once you clear it with the editors) to let authors take advantage of this greater "bandwidth" to provide longer articles, and all authors are encouraged to include material that they might otherwise have to cut to get into a print journal – images, tables, links to audio files / websites etc. This said, authors should exercise some discretion with respect to length.

Use of Colour

The font for the main body of text must be black.

We have chosen a “dark teal” colour for the Headings, titles, headers and footers for our Template document. We ask authors to conform to this colour scheme in an effort to support the Journal ‘brand’ image.

We encourage authors to take advantage of the ability to use colour in the production of figures, maps, etc., however, you need to appreciate that this could cause problems for some of your readers if they print the document on a black & white printer. For this reason, you are advised to avoid the use of colours in situations where their translation to black and white would render the material illegible or incomprehensible (try printing in B&W yourself to test this).

Please ensure that there are no coloured mark-ups or comments in the final version, unless they are meant to be part of the final text. (You may need to "accept all changes" in track changes or set your document to "normal" in final mark-up.)

Emphasised text

Whenever possible use italics to indicate text you wish to emphasise rather than underlining it. The use of colour to emphasise text is discouraged.

Font faces

Except possibly where special symbols are needed, use Times or the closest comparable font available. If you desire a second font, use a simple sans serif font (e.g., Arial).

Font size

The main body of text should be set in 12pt. Avoid the use of fonts smaller than 6pt.

Headings

Headings (e.g., start of sections) should be distinguished from the main body text by their fonts: use the same font face for all headings and indicate the hierarchy by increasing / reducing the font size (Ideally, we encourage you to use the ‘style’ function in word, to apply the ‘headings’ in the template document). Please do not number headings, and where possible use the template colour for headings.

Titles

Whenever possible throughout the text, titles of books, movies, etc., should be set in italics rather than underlined.

Footnotes

Because the recommended referencing is Harvard Style (ISA – see below), in most instances, Footnotes should not be necessary. However, where used, Footnotes should appear at the bottom of the page on which they are referenced rather than at the end of the paper. Footnotes should be in 10 pt. Times or closest comparable font available, they should be single spaced, and there should be a footnote separator rule (line).

Footnote numbers in the text must follow, rather than precede, punctuation. Excessively long footnotes are probably better handled in an appendix. All footnotes should be left-justified (i.e., flush with the left margin).

Tables and Figures

To the extent possible, tables and figures should appear in the document near where they are referenced in the text. Large tables or figures should be put on pages by themselves. Avoid the use of overly small type in tables. In no case should tables or figures be in a separate document or file. All tables and figures must fit within the prescribed margins on all sides (top, bottom, left and right) in both portrait and landscape view.

References

Please ensure that all References are in the correct format for this journal (Harvard Style ISA – see: https://www.isa-sociology.org/uploads/files/sociopedia-isa_harvard-style-guidelines.pdf

Please ensure that all citations are included in the Reference List, and all items in the Reference List are cited.

It is the author's obligation to provide complete references with all the necessary information. References should appear directly at the end of the document - after the last sentence of your submission, please insert a line break - not a page break - and begin your references on the same page, if possible. References should be left justified.

General Guidelines on Writing a Paper

For guidelines on writing academic papers, please refer to the following document by the International Academy for the Study of Tourism: https://www.tourismscholars.org/documents/successful_writing_hints.pdf