ICHRIE Research Reports

Bringing academic knowledge to our industry stakeholders.

The purpose of the ICHRIE Research Reports is to generate a series of peer-reviewed research reports that are based on academic research findings and is targeted toward industry practitioners. ICHRIE Research Reports translate academic research findings into practical applications. All hospitality and tourism topics that match the purpose of the publication are welcome.

To view submission guidelines and other details about the journal, click the link below.

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As research scholars, our diverse fields of interest and unique experiences interplay to give us different perspectives on solving problems. We put a great amount of thought, time, and effort into executing our research, then we find just the right publication outlet so we can share what we’ve learned for other scholars to study, reference, and discuss. Publishing in peer-reviewed scholarly journals brings additional validation to our work as reviewers provide feedback about the theoretical foundation, study design, and conclusions. Ultimately, having your research published in a top-tier journal is very satisfying and is certainly a reason for celebration.

… but what about the “so what” question? In most cases, our research is inspired by a practical situation or problem faced by our industry, so it only stands to reason that we want to see the implications of our research make a difference for guests, employees, or businesses. Unfortunately, the best scholarly journals are not always the best platforms to share our research with practitioners and policymakers. These stakeholders crave the knowledge that comes from research that is backed by sound theories and solid methodology, but they want that knowledge presented in a more concise manner than we use in our traditional research publications.

We are fortunate that ICHRIE features a rich network that offers the opportunity to spread knowledge to industry practitioners and policymakers so that your work can reach the desks of the decision-makers who will take advantage of the practical aspects of your studies. Industry engagement is a core component of ICHRIE’s vision statement, and ICHRIE Research Reports is one way that ICHRIE puts that vision into action.

ICHRIE Research Reports focuses on disseminating translational research to the hospitality and tourism industries. Published papers present the practical implications from academic research in a clear and actionable manner. Submissions should be written in an active voice, avoiding a strict scholarly tone. Papers submitted to ICHRIE Research Reports are peer-reviewed by both scholars and industry members with a target decision timeframe of 28 days. Links to published ICHRIE Research Reports are cross posted on industry websites and 3- to 5-minute videos will be created that feature the authors and summarize the research findings for use by industry and for classroom teaching. In addition, there will be a one-day virtual conference annually where authors can showcase their published work to industry stakeholders and other ICHRIE members.

We challenge you to go the extra mile with your research and take advantage of the benefits and satisfaction of publishing your work in ICHRIE Research Reports. For more information, visit the ICHRIE Research Reports publication page.

Questions can be directed to [email protected].

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ICHRIE Research Reports Competition & Publication Series
Sponsored by DePaul University
Guidelines for the Competition
Submission Due Date: April 3, 2023, 11:59 pm (EST)
Submission Site: https://via.library.depaul.edu/ichrie_rr/

Competition Eligibility

• Current members of ICHRIE are eligible for ICHRIE Research Reports Competition awards/prizes; however, not all authors of a research report need to be ICHRIE members. ICHRIE membership for at least one member of the author team should be current from the date of the submission until the presentation of the ICHRIE Research Reports Competition awards/prizes.
• Non-ICHRIE members are also eligible to submit research reports to the competition and the ICHRIE Research Reports journal; however, they are not eligible for any monetary awards.
• Research reports can be written by one or multiple authors. Authors can submit multiple research reports to the competition in the same year. Research report authors may be educators, administrators, researchers, students, and/or industry members.
• The authors of the accepted research reports are expected to release the copyright of the research report to ICHRIE so that the research report can be published in ICHRIE Research Reports.
• Published articles in ICHRIE Research Reports will benefit from cross-posting of the ICHRIE Research Reports link on various stakeholder websites.
Research Reports
• The purpose of ICHRIE Research Reports is to generate a series of peer-reviewed research reports that are based on academic research findings targeted toward industry practitioners and policymakers. ICHRIE Research Reports translate academic research findings into practical applications.
• Research reports may be compiled from field research, published sources, and/or generalized experience. The research reports may refer to any topic and subject area related to the tourism and/or hospitality industry.
• All submitted reports will be subject to Turnitin evaluations.
• The word count should be 3,000 to 5,000 words, inclusive of all content.
• Research reports can be submitted at any time throughout the year; however, only those reports submitted specifically to the ICHRIE Research Reports Competition and meeting all the eligibility criteria by the due date are eligible for the competition awards.

Research Reports Competition Evaluation Process

• The Editors of the ICHRIE Research Reports are responsible for managing the evaluation process of the competition and making final decisions about the award-winning research reports.
• The Editors of the ICHRIE Research Reports will be responsible for identifying and selecting two reviewers to review and evaluate each submission. Reviewers will be selected based on the relevance of the topic/subject of the research report to their professional expertise and the
reviewers’ research/experiential credentials.
• Reviewers may be eligible to review and assess more than one research report, based on their time, resources, and their willingness to contribute to the review process.
• The Editors of the ICHRIE Research Reports are responsible for informing the winning authors.
• The results of the annual ICHRIE Research Reports competition will be communicated by the Editors of the ICHRIE Research Reports to the ICHRIE Director of Research by the end of May each year, who will then immediately inform the ICHRIE Board of Directors.

Criteria for Evaluating Research Reports:

Presentation (30%)

o engaging for the target audience (the hospitality and tourism business community)
o quality of English language and readability
▪ a strict scholarly tone should be avoided
▪ the target audience for ICHRIE Research Reports is the hospitality and tourism business community
o clarity of the format
o well-defined structure
o concise methodology section (the focus should be on the implications)

Content (70%)

o novelty of the topic
o relevance to current tourism and hospitality industry pain-points
o explicitly identifies, explains, and supports the practical objectives of the topic/subject
o focuses on practical implications that can be applied by members of the hospitality and tourism business community
o appropriateness and explanatory power of tables and/or figures

Recognition of ICHRIE Research Reports Competition Winners

• The ICHRIE Research Reports Competition winners will be announced, and the awards/cash prizes will be presented at the annual ICHRIE conference.
• A special session will be organized during the ICHRIE conference so that the authors of the winning research reports will be able to present their work.
• Following the ICHRIE conference, the winning research reports and the respective authors will also be announced via ICHRIE’s social media pages, the ICHRIE website, and wherever possible to promote the journal.

Prizes for ICHRIE Research Reports Authors

The three research reports achieving the highest scores by the reviewers’ evaluations will be eligible for the following prizes. In the instance whereby two or more reports achieve the same score, then the Editors of the ICHRIE Research Reports will act as the tie-breaking evaluator.

1st Prize
• The author(s) of the research report achieving the highest score will receive a single prize of a $1,000 (USD) MasterCard gift card plus one free ICHRIE conference registration for the lead author.
o The free conference registration that is part of the first prize is only good for the year of the competition

2nd Prize
• The author(s) of the research report achieving the second-highest score will receive a single prize of a $750 (USD) MasterCard gift card plus $100 off conference registration for the lead author.
o The $100 conference registration discount is only good for the year of the competition

3rd Prize
• The author(s) of the research report achieving the third-highest score will receive a single prize of a $500 (USD) MasterCard gift card plus $100 off conference registration for the lead author.
o The $100 conference registration discount is only good for the year of the competition

-Please note, that there is only one award per research report (i.e., awards are for the winning research report, not for each author individually). Thus, if there are multiple authors of a winning research report, it will be up to the current member of ICHRIE to make any distribution of funds or use the conference registration. If multiple authors in the winning research report are ICHRIE members, awards will be placed in order of authorship; that is, assigned to the lead author.

-At least one author(s) of the research report winning the 1st Prize is required to attend and receive the prize award at the annual ICHRIE conference. Failure of at least one author to attend the annual ICHRIE conference will result in non-receipt of the 1st Prize ICHRIE Research Reports Award. As a result, the 1st prize award would go to the 2nd place research report, the 2nd Prize award would go to the 3rd place research report, and the 3rd Prize would go to the research report that is ranked 4th in the evaluation process.

-The author(s) of the 1st Prize of the ICHRIE Research Reports award will be expected to present their research report during a session of the annual ICHRIE conference that same year.

Recognition of ICHRIE Research Reports Reviewers

• ICHRIE will present the best reviewers with Best Reviewer certificates to recognize those reviewers who have demonstrated an exceptional review performance during the year for both the competition and ICHRIE Research Reports.
• The Best Reviewer certificates will be presented to the winners during the annual ICHRIE summer conference; reviewers that cannot attend the ICHRIE conference will receive their certificates by post.
• Only current members of ICHRIE are eligible for ICHRIE Research Reports Best Reviewer certificates.

The submission due date for the 2023 ICHRIE Research Reports Competition is April 3, 2023, 11:59 pm (EST). Research reports should be uploaded through the ICHRIE Research Reports submission site.