Manuscripts Submission Manuscripts must include the following sections: title page, abstract, key words, manuscript text, references, tables, figures, acknowledgements (if applicable). The manuscript should include a title page with manuscript title, author’s name, present position, complete address as well as a brief biography (in the end of manuscript) indicating academic field, degree, title and affiliation, and research interests. Manuscript of the paper should be in 12 fonts New Times Roman. Article should not be more than 7000 words. Submitted manuscripts should not have been published elsewhere. However, if a longer/ shorter version or translation of a previously published article is being submitted, a photo copy of the original publication must be included.
Abstracts, Key Words and Summaries Authors should include an abstract of 150-200 words and up to 6 key words. Abstracts should contain an abbreviated representation of the content of the manuscript. Major results, conclusions, and / or recommendations should be given, followed by supporting details of method, scope, or purpose as appropriate.
References with in Text Citations in the text should include the author's last name, and year of publication enclosed in parentheses without punctuation. For example, ( Sonmez, 1994 ) or Crompton 1979,1982 ) or ( Yucelt and Marcella, 1996 ) or (Fesenmaier et al. 1994) or ( Dener 1995 : 14-21 ) ( for quoted material ). Footnotes or endnotes should be included.
References All cited references must be given in full, including the volume, issues, and page numbers. The list of all references should be placed at the end of the paper, arranged in alphabetical order by authors' last names, as shown in examples below.
Periodicals/Journals Palmer, A., & Bejou, D. (1995).Tourism Destination marketing alliances. Annals of Tourism Research, 22(3), 616-629.
Books Porter, M. (1980). Competitive strategy: Techniques for analysing industries and Competitors. New York: Free Press.
Chapters in Edited Book Nigam, D.. and Srivastava, S.K. (2006).Role of Women in Travel and Tourism In India (pp 120-132) in Ranga M. (Eds) Tourism in 21st Century, Discovery Publication-Delhi R. Shah, M. Polen, and G. Mars (Eds.), VPR's Encyclopedia of Hospitality and Tourism (pp. 798-810). New York:Van Nostrand Reinhold.
Internet Jacobson, J. W.,Mulick, J. A.,& Schwartz, A. A. ( 1995 ). A history of facilitated communication: Science, pseudoscience, and anti science : Science working group on facilitated communication. American Psychologist, 50, 750-765. Retrieved January 25, 1996 from the World Wide Web: http://www.apa.org/journals/jacobson. html
Tables, Illustrations/ Diagrams, and Photographs All supplements to the manuscript text should be professionally done, should be placed at suitable part of manuscript. Tables should be intelligible without reference to the text and should include a title caption and headings for columns. Very wide or very long tables should be avoided. Illustrations/diagrams must be clear, suitable for direct reproduction (camera ready) and should include a title caption.
Shorter Items Responses to the articles should be 500-1000 words, book reviews and new pieces250-500 words. Notices of forthcoming meetings for listing in the calendar section are welcomed. Entries must be received at least six months before the date of event.
Manuscripts Reviews Submissions will be reviewed by a double-blind review process and will be published based on the recommendations of reviewers and discretion of the editors. Submissions to JOHAT can be processed efficiently only if they are prepared according to these guidelines.
Plagiarism JOHAT values the work of original work of the authors. It is expected that original work of the author/ authors need to be respected. JOHAT believes that the references made in manuscript/ article to another individual’s work or idea will be credited properly. It is also expected that authors need to get all suitable permissions prior to publication. JOHAT evaluates submitted papers through plagiarism-detection software (Ouriginal) . The authors are advised to take care of plagiarism. Recycling of text, data, figures, images without apposite acknowledgment or consent is considered plagiarism, as is the paraphrasing of text, concepts, and ideas. All allegations of plagiarism are investigated thoroughly and in accordance with COPE guidelines detailed here.