Journal Guide

The Journal of Quality Assurance in Hospitality & Tourism serves as a medium to share and disseminate new research findings, theoretical development and superior practices in hospitality and tourism service quality. The journal aims to publish cutting-edge empirically and theoretically sound research articles which advance and foster hospitality and tourism research and practices. Academicians and practitioners explore current and important development information on quality planning, development, management, marketing, evaluation, and adjustments within the field. As a result, this journal will help readers to keep up-to-date on the latest theory development and research findings, improve business practices, stay informed of successful hospitality strategies, maintain profit requirements, and increase their market share in this complex and growing field. Comprised of conceptual and methodological research papers, research notes, case studies, and review books and conferences the Journal of Quality Assurance in Hospitality & Tourism offers readers examples of real world practices and experiences that involve: organizational development and improvementoperational and efficiency issuesquality policy and strategy development and implementationquality function deploymentservice quality improvement and customer satisfactionmanagerial issues, such as employee empowerment & benefits, quality costs, & returns on investmentthe role and participation of private and public sectors, including residentsinternational, national, and regional tourism; tourism destination sites; arid systems of tourism Allowing readers the opportunity to share experiences and thoughts with colleagues in the field, this journal also contains several columns that examine different and valuable information sources, including: research notes-- significant findings related to the goals of the journaldissertations and master's theses abstracts-- examine quality assurance & related topicsbook reviews-- recently published works that discuss the strengths & structure of the book, subject matter, readability, and discussions about the work's contribution to existing practices and knowledge in the fieldconference reviews-- highlighting & discussing specific papers presented at conferences & their importance in the fieldweb site reviews-- interesting & helpful hospitality & tourism web sites Covering several crucial areas in each issue, this journal provides essential information that can be applied to businesses, the classroom, and new research projects. Bringing together a variety of perspectives from around the world, the Journal of Quality Assurance in Hospitality & Tourism has the current, comprehensive, and vital information necessary to evaluate the quality of services and improve customer satisfaction in a cost-effective manner.Peer Review Policy: All research articles in this journal have undergone rigorous blind peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymous refereeing by at least two anonymous referees; reviewers are assigned based on subject expertise.Publication office: Taylor & Francis, Inc., 325 Chestnut Street, Suite 800, Philadelphia, PA 19106.

Dementia is an international peer reviewed journal that acts as a major forum for social research of direct relevance to improving the quality of life and quality of care for people with dementia and their families. For the first time an international research journal is available for academics and practitioners that has as its primary paradigm the lived experience of dementia.

This peer-reviewed journal wishes to encourage international debate about change in schools, especially, but not only, schools in challenging contexts. This includes research relating to learning and teaching in the classroom, the curriculum, teacher professional development and the relationships between schools, their communities and the broader education system. The journal also publishes research on innovative programmes in pre-service teacher education. In general, articles on leadership and management are not the focus of the journal, unless they are related to curriculum leadership. Contributions are published mainly in the form of empirical research articles and original theoretical works, as well as book review articles.

Pharmacological Research Reports (PREREP) is a journal that publishes articles in biomedical sciences to cover a broad range of topics that move the pharmacological field forward. We provide a venue through which specialists across disciplines can rapidly exchange information in health sciences that pertains to modern pharmacological topics.

PREREP publishes articles on molecular, biochemical, translational, and clinical research (including clinical trials). PREREP is a sound-science journal and therefore novelty and perceived impact will not be considered in the evaluation process. However, the journal will focus on quality studies that advance our knowledge and will take measures to guarantee the replicability of the published material.

BMJ Open Gastroenterology is an online-only, peer-reviewed, open access gastroenterology journal, dedicated to publishing high-quality medical research from all disciplines and therapeutic areas of gastroenterology. It is the open access companion journal of Gut and is co-owned by the British Society of Gastroenterology.

The journal publishes all research study types, from study protocols to phase I trials to meta-analyses, including small or specialist studies. Publishing procedures are built around continuous publication, publishing research online as soon as the article is ready.

The Journal of Periodontal Research is an international research periodical the purpose of which is to publish original clinical and basic investigations and review articles concerned with every aspect of periodontology and related sciences. Brief communications (1-3 journal pages) are also accepted and a special effort is made to ensure their rapid publication. Reports of scientific meetings in periodontology and related fields are also published. One volume of six issues is published annually.

Journal of Planning Education and Research (JPER), peer-reviewed and published quarterly, is a forum for planning educators and scholars (from both academia and practice) to present results from teaching and research that advance the profession and improve planning practice. The journal covers planning theory, planning practice, and planning pedagogy, as well as disciplines drawn upon by planners such as urban geography, welfare economics, interest-group politics, and policy analysis.

The Hague Journal of Diplomacy is the premier research journal for the study of diplomacy and its role in contemporary international relations. It publishes the best research on the theory, practice and technique of diplomacy in both its traditional state-based bilateral and multilateral forms, plus more recent forms of diplomacy such as track-two diplomacy, field diplomacy and public diplomacy practised by states and non-state entities. Each issue contains research articles and at least one piece focused on the practical aspects of diplomatic experience.