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Author Guidelines

Current Issues of Tourism Reaserch contain only original, previously unpublished research papers on issues directly associated with each given volume.

Summaries of papers discussed at conferences are published in a book of summaries.

We invite you to submit full-text papers in electronic form (recorded on CD using MS Word or *.rtf) in English language. The papers should be formatted as described in this file. For English-language texts, be sure to include an abstract (1000-1800 characters), keywords (4-7) and a short biography of the author (300-1000 characters). The preferred paper length is 10-20 pages (18000-36000 characters with spaces). Once your paper is printed, you will receive one paper version of your publication.

It is especially important to clearly define the purpose of your paper. We also review the research methods used in your paper and the research literature discussed in your paper.

Basic formatting information:

• A4 page format (margins: upper 2 cm, lower 2 cm, left 1,5 cm, right 3,5 cm);
• Standard font: Times New Roman 12 pts;
• Paragraph format: spaces between lines - 1.5, justified text;
• Figures, tables and diagrams should be black and white or degrees of grey and should be stored as separate files;
• Text length: 10-20 pages, assuming that one page contains about 1800 characters with spaces. The page limit already includes the title, abstract, keywords and short biographical note in the English language. For Polish-language papers, the above should be in the Polish language. The entire paper should be formatted according to the above specifications. This includes graphs and tables.

Detailed formatting information can be found in this file.

Paper submission procedure:

1. author submits a paper for publication – formatted according to stated requirements – via e-mail or the electronic submission system available on the journal’s website
2. Editorial Secretary checks if the paper meets all formal requirements – matches the journal’s research profile, matches the subject matter of the given volume, possesses the right format – and may require editing work by the author
3. Editorial Secretary confirms that a paper has been accepted for further processing
4. paper is reviewed from a science perspective by the Editor-in-Chief or Associate Editor and the Subject Editor – a paper may be formally rejected or sent back to be edited or supplemented; in the event of a problem, the paper is sent by the Editor-in-Chief, Associate Editor or Subject Editor to a member of the Science Committee or another specialist knowledgeable in the field of interest
5. the paper is sent to two reviewers working with the double-blind review process; if the given paper is highly interdisciplinary or the two reviewers express very different opinions, then the paper may be sent to a third reviewer
6. the Editorial Secretary notifies the author when the review have arrived and sends the reviews to the author; suggestions made by the Editor-in-Chief, Associate Editor, Statistics Editor or Subject Editor may also be sent to the author, along with a deadline for an edited version of the paper
7. author submits an edited version of the paper, along with comments if he or she does not agree with the reviewers, as well as a declaration of copyright
8. the paper is accepted for publication following the review process and the author is notified of this fact by the Editorial Secretary; if the resubmitted paper has not been edited in a manner satisfactory to the reviewers or editors, it may be sent to more reviewers or returned to the author for more editing
9. language editing and typesetting; the author may be contacted if certain expressions are not entirely clear or certain figures need to be reworked
10. if a significant number of changes are made to the paper by the editors, it will be sent to the author for approval following the typesetting process along with a short deadline
11. the author is notified once a paper has been printed and will receive a personal copy
12. an electronic version of the paper will be placed in the journal’s online archive once all or most of the printed copies are gone

Guidelines for the authors: file (doc); file (pdf)

Conflict of interest and contribution of authors statement: file (doc); file (pdf)

Financial disclosure statement: file (doc); file (pdf)

Copyright agreement: file (doc); file (pdf)

Paper review form: file (doc); file (pdf)

Copyright Notice

The submission of a paper to be published is synonymous with an agreement to transfer the copyright free of charge from the author to the publisher. The author also agrees to permit the publisher to publish the paper in printed form, open access online form, digital library form and other digital platforms with which the publisher has or will have a publishing agreement. Furthermore, the author agrees to not limit the number of copies that may be printed or issued by the publisher. In the case of co-authored papers, it is assumed that the corresponding author is authorized to represent the remaining co-authors in this respect. Authors are requested to sign a copyright declaration.

Copyright declaration