About the Journal

The Journal of Hospitality, Tourism and Gastronomy publishes research on how guests are received and served, how destinations are developed and experienced by visitors and residents, and how food is produced, cooked, presented, and understood in hospitality and tourism settings. It welcomes theory-building papers, careful empirical studies, teaching cases and practice perspectives.

Published by SHORAM Editorial Services, Manipal, Karnataka, India. The journal publishes twice yearly, in January and July. Its inaugural issue is scheduled for January 2027.

All published articles are freely available under CC BY 4.0. Authors retain copyright. Manuscripts use APA 7th edition. Research articles, reviews and research notes undergo double-anonymous review by at least two reviewers. Teaching cases require one academic and one industry reviewer. Practice perspectives receive editorial review and one external review; book reviews receive editorial review.

There is no submission fee. APCs are waived for manuscripts submitted on or before 31 December 2026, including if accepted or published later. For submissions from 1 January 2027, the APC is USD 150 per accepted article, payable after acceptance. Payment does not influence editorial decisions.

Contact: info@shoramedits.com.

Publication ethics and editorial independence

Submissions must be original, appropriately cited and approved by all authors. Simultaneous submission, plagiarism, fabricated or falsified evidence and undisclosed conflicts are not permitted. Authors must provide applicable ethics approval and consent, funding, competing-interest, contribution and data-availability statements, and disclose substantive generative AI use. AI systems cannot be authors.

Editors and reviewers disclose conflicts and recuse themselves when necessary. Decisions are based on scope, scholarly merit and review evidence, independently of fees. Research submissions receive external peer review under the routes described above.

Complaints, appeals and corrections

Send a reasoned complaint or appeal to info@shoramedits.com with the manuscript or article identifier and supporting evidence. A person without a conflict will assess the matter. Substantive published errors will be addressed through linked correction or retraction notices as appropriate, preserving the scholarly record.

Identifiers and preservation

The journal DOI prefix is 10.68337. Article DOI registration will be completed through the authorized registration workflow at publication. An independent preservation service has not yet been confirmed. No ISSN or indexing inclusion is claimed at this stage.