Challenges to academic research and international publishing in the discipline of tourism and hospitality management in Egypt

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Joint Authors

Ammar, Salamah A. M.
Muhammad, Abu al-Qasim Abd al-Wahhab Abd Allah
Shihatah, Ahmad Mahir Khafajah

Source

Journal of Association of Arab Universities for Tourism and Hospitality

Issue

Vol. 14, Issue 2 (31 Dec. 2017), pp.67-78, 12 p.

Publisher

Suez Canal University Faculty of Tourism and Hotels

Publication Date

2017-12-31

Country of Publication

Egypt

No. of Pages

12

Main Subjects

Social Sciences (Multidisciplinary)

Abstract EN

Enriching the body of knowledge represents the main purpose of conducting academic research in any discipline.

Such a purpose can be best achieved by sharing research through international platforms/outlets.

This study aims to investigate the challenges of academic research and publishing papers in international periodicals within the discipline of tourism and hospitality management.

A quantitative approach was adopted in this study using A questionnaire was used for gathering primary data.

The sample of the study included 68 academic researchers from different tourism and hospitality faculties/institutes in Egypt.

The results of the study showed that scholars at the field of tourism and hospitality management struggled against many obstacles during different stages of conducting research, such as lack of appropriate references; limited access to databases; absence of established research designs; biased and uncooperative participants.

The results also revealed that publishing research in local periodicals was dominant in this discipline in Egypt due to many challenges, including long time and high costs associated with international publishing.

The study has concluded some practices for handling challenges to academic research.

American Psychological Association (APA)

Muhammad, Abu al-Qasim Abd al-Wahhab Abd Allah& Shihatah, Ahmad Mahir Khafajah& Ammar, Salamah A. M.. 2017. Challenges to academic research and international publishing in the discipline of tourism and hospitality management in Egypt. Journal of Association of Arab Universities for Tourism and Hospitality،Vol. 14, no. 2, pp.67-78.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-866306

Modern Language Association (MLA)

Muhammad, Abu al-Qasim Abd al-Wahhab Abd Allah…[et al.]. Challenges to academic research and international publishing in the discipline of tourism and hospitality management in Egypt. Journal of Association of Arab Universities for Tourism and Hospitality Vol. 14, no. 2 (Dec. 2017), pp.67-78.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-866306

American Medical Association (AMA)

Muhammad, Abu al-Qasim Abd al-Wahhab Abd Allah& Shihatah, Ahmad Mahir Khafajah& Ammar, Salamah A. M.. Challenges to academic research and international publishing in the discipline of tourism and hospitality management in Egypt. Journal of Association of Arab Universities for Tourism and Hospitality. 2017. Vol. 14, no. 2, pp.67-78.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-866306

Data Type

Journal Articles

Language

English

Notes

Includes bibliographical references : p. 78

Record ID

BIM-866306