Aims, Scope and Readership

Aims and scope

The Journal of Hospitality, Tourism and Gastronomy publishes original scholarship on hospitality systems and service, tourism and destination studies, and gastronomy, culinary practice and food culture, including research on their intersections. It welcomes theoretical, empirical, methodological and practice-informed contributions from all regions, with particular interest in South Asia and the wider Global South.

Topics

• Hospitality operations, service, labour, technology and education
• Destination planning, visitor experience, heritage and community-based tourism
• Gastronomy, culinary arts, food tourism, kitchens, safety and sustainability
• Policy, entrepreneurship, consumer behaviour and interdisciplinary work connecting the three fields

Readership

The journal serves researchers, educators, postgraduate students, policymakers and research-engaged hospitality, tourism and culinary professionals.

Manuscript types

Research articles, review articles, research notes, teaching cases with separate teaching notes, practice perspectives and book reviews are considered. Simultaneous, duplicate or redundant publication is not considered.