Submissions

Author Guidelines

1. Aim and scope of the journal:

Academica Turistica –Tourism and Innovation Journal (AT–TIJ) is a peer-reviewed journal that provides a forum for the dissemination of knowledge on tourism and innovation from a social sciences perspective. It especially welcomes contributions focusing on innovation in tourism and adaptation of innovations from other fields in tourism settings.

The journal welcomes both theoretical and applicative contributions and encourages authors to use various quantitative and qualitative research methodologies. Besides research articles, the journal also publishes research notes and reviews of books. Purely descriptive manuscripts which do not contribute to the development of knowledge are not considered suitable.

2. General guidelines and policy of AT-TIJ

Manuscripts are accepted in both American and British English; however, consistency throughout the paper is expected. All manuscripts are subject to an initial editorial screening for adherence to the journal style, for anonymity, and for correct use of English. As a result of this your paper will be either accepted for further consideration or returned for revision. To avoid unnecessary errors you are strongly advised to have your manuscript proofread.

Manuscripts should be organized in the following order: title, abstract, keywords, main text, acknowledgements, references, and appendixes (as appropriate).

Authors can state information about funding, grants and/or other forms of financial support, which made their research and manuscript submission possible.

AI tools may be used to improve language, grammar, or structure, but authors remain fully responsible for the accuracy, validity, and scholarly integrity of their submissions. Any use of generative AI to create content must be disclosed at submission. Undisclosed or inappropriate use—such as generating false content, plagiarism, or improper attribution—may lead to rejection at any stage of the publishing process, including after publication.

a)   Reviewing: Each manuscript, meeting the technical standards and falling within the aims and scope of the journal, will be subject to double-blind review by two reviewers.

The referees are chosen by the journal's editors. Assessments by the referees will be presented anonymously to the author and, in the case of substantial reservations, the article, with the list of corrections needed, will be returned to the author for correction. The corrected copy of the article with the list of corrections on a separate page in the form of a table should be returned to the editor. In one column, the author should outline (point by point) each change made in response to the reviewer's comments, or provide an appropriate rebuttal for each reviewer's comment that was not addressed. In the next column, the author should mark where changes were made in the article. All changes in the manuscript must be clearly marked.

b)   Permissions: Authors wishing to include figures, tables, or text passages that have already been published elsewhere, are required to obtain permission from the copyright owner(s) and to include evidence that such permission has been granted when submitting their papers. Any material received without such evidence will be assumed to originate from the authors.

c)   Recommendation: It is recommended for authors who wish to publish their article in our journal to take into account those articles that deal with the topic and that have been published in AT-TIJ in the last five years. It is an expression of respect for the journal and an important factor in further developing its influence and relevance.

3. Authors responsibilities

a)   Submission declaration: Submission of a manuscript implies that it has not been published previously (except in the form of abstract or as part of a published lecture or academic thesis), that it is not under consideration for publication elsewhere, that its publication is approved by all its authors and tacitly or explicitly by the responsible authorities where the work was carried out, and that, if the article submitted is accepted, it will not be published elsewhere, in English or in any other language, without the written consent of Academica Turistica –Tourism and Innovation Journal. The corresponding author should ensure: that all appropriate co-authors and no inappropriate co-authors are included on the paper, that all co-authors have significantly contributed to the research, that all co-authors have provided retractions or corrections of mistakes, and that all co-authors have seen and approved the final version of the paper and have agreed to its submission for publication. After the editor's final decision changing the authors and co-authors is no longer possible.

b)   Conflict of interest: All authors are requested to disclose any actual or potential conflict of interest including any financial, personal or other relationships with other people or organizations within three years of beginning the submitted work that could inappropriately influence, or be perceived to influence, their work.

4. Manuscript preparation

a)   Language and Style responsibility: The first author is fully responsible for the language and style in the context of the instructions. A good scientific standard command of grammar and style is expected.

The journal will be printed in black and white.

b)   Submission documents: Submission must include documents: Author page (Title page), Article text (Manuscript body), Checklist. Additional documents are allowed.

c)   Author page should include the title of the article (no more than 120 characters, including spaces), full name of the author(s), affiliation (institution name and address in English) and email adress for each author. It must clearly state corresponding author’s full name, telephone (including international country calling code), and e-mail address. All text is written in Proper/Sentence case.

d)   Article text should contain a coherent and logical structure preferably following the IMRAD format (Introduction, Methods, Results [and] Discussion). However, other structures are also welcome (e.g. Introduction, Development and Conclusions) as long as the text maintains its logical structure and focus. Acknowledgments are optional.

e)   The length of the articles should not exceed 9,000 words (including tables, figures, and references, excluding Abstract).

f)   Formatting: Text should be black, in Times New Roman font, size 12 pt. Use the automatic page numbering function to number the pages. Use tab stops or other commands for indents, not the space bar. To make tables, use the table function, not spreadsheets. Use the equation editor or MathType for equations. Whenever possible, use the SI units (Système international d’unités).

g)   Authors are obliged to prepare two abstracts – one short abstract in English and one (translated) in Slovene language. For foreign authors translation of the abstract into Slovene will be provided. Abstract in English must not exceed 250 words (including Keywords).

The content of the abstract should include the purpose, methods, results, and contribution of the research. It should only contain the information that appears in the text as well. It should contain no reference to figures, tables and citations published in the main text, and should not exceed 250 words.

h)   Beneath the abstract, the authors should supply appropriate Keywords (max 6) in English and in Slovene. For foreign authors the translation of the abstract into Slovene will be provided.

i)   Tables should be double-spaced. Each table shall have a brief caption; explanatory matter should be in the footnotes below the table, not in a separate footnote at the bottom of the page. The table shall contain means and the units of measurement and must be free of nonsignificant decimal places. Abbreviations used in the tables must be consistent with those used in the text and figures. Symbols and abbreviations in the table should be listed in the order of their appearance, read horizontally across the table, and identified using standard symbols. All tables should be numbered consecutively Table 1, etc.

j)   Captions are required for all Figures. The minimum object size should be 17x20 cm and a resolution of at least 300 dpi per size is preferred. Combinations of photo–line art and greyscale images should be saved at 600–900 dpi. Lettering (symbols, letters, and numbers) should be between 8 and 12 points, with consistent spacing and alignment. Font face may be Serif (Times Roman) or Sans Serif (Arial). Line width should be ¾ point or greater. Any extra white or black space surrounding the image should be cropped. Ensure that subject-identifying information (i.e., faces, names, or any other identifying features) is cropped out or opaqued. Prior to publication, the author(s) should obtain all necessary authorizations for the publication of the illustrative matter and submit them to the Editorial Team.

k)   When referring to figures and tables in the main text, use the following format: (Figure 1, Table 1). Articles will be printed in black and white. Each table should include a note specifying its desired placement in the manuscript, indicated by a tag (e.g., "Table 1") on a separate line, with a line break before and after the tag. It is not enough to simply mention the table in the sentence.

l)   Ensuring a Blind review: You can mention your and other authors' information ONLY in a separate "Author's page" document. The main document (manuscript) should NOT INCLUDE any traces of authors' information.

m)   References

The journal uses the APA reference system (Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 7^th ed., 2019). For more information see: https://apastyle.apa.org/. The list of references should only include works that are cited in the text and that have been published or accepted for publication. Personal communications and unpublished works should only be mentioned in the text. References should be complete and contain all the authors (up to six) that have been listed in the title of the original publication. If the author is unknown, start with the title of the work. If you are citing a work that is in print but has not yet been published, state all the data and instead of the publication year write "in print".

Reference list entries should be alphabetized by the last name of the first author of each work. Do not use footnotes or endnotes as a substitute for a reference list. Titles of references written in languages other than English should be additionally translated into English and enclosed within square brackets. Full titles of journals are required (not their abbreviations).

For reference examples see: https://apastyle.apa.org/style-grammar-guidelines/references/examples

n)   Proofs

Page proofs in PDF format will be sent by e-mail to the corresponding author; proofs should be corrected and returned within five days. PDF files can be annotated using freely available Adobe Reader. Proofs should be used only for checking the typesetting, editing, completeness and correctness of the paper. Significant changes to the article as accepted for publication are not permitted.

5. Handling research data (guidance for authors)

Academica Turistica - Tourism and Innovation Journal supports open access to research data, which is the foundation of modern scientific research.

About research data

Research data are data obtained by different methods that serve to learn about, test or confirm hypotheses and draw conclusions that have been generated or processed in research. They come in a variety of formats: from notes, interviews, photographs, transcriptions, numerical survey data, etc. If the data are not in digital form, it is useful to assess whether such material can be digitised to facilitate its preservation in a data repository. A data repository provides storage and access to different types of data, e.g. research, public sector data, and related documentation.

Data accessibility increases the transparency and verifiability of research findings and enhances their usability in future research, thus increasing the value for money of the data already collected. Sharing data can help to develop researchers' careers by raising the profile of their work and enabling them to collaborate with new partners.

Policy on mandatory reporting of research data

In accordance with the Regulation on the Conduct of Scientific Research, the co-sponsor of the journal (the Public Agency for Scientific Research and Innovation of the Republic of Slovenia) requires the journal's editorial board to ensure that authors have open access to the research data used in the preparation of the article before the article is published. The data must be prepared in accordance with the FAIR principles (findability, accessibility, compatibility, reusability).

Exceptions to full open access

However, there are also cases where data cannot be shared fully openly for legal, ethical or other legitimate reasons, for example when dealing with personal data subject to protection (see EU General Data Protection Regulation), when dealing with material involving trade secrets or other commercial information regulated by law, or when dealing with data posing security risks. The Regulation understands open access to research data and other research results from co-funded research in line with the principle of "open as far as possible, closed as far as necessary".

List of trusted repositories

Authors should publish research data in trusted data repositories, archives or centres that provide appropriate access regimes. The trusted repositories recommended by the journal's co-sponsor are published here.

The journal's editorial board recommends Slovenian researchers to publish their research data in Slovenian trusted repositories such as:

• Social Science Archive Data
• University of Repository Ljubljana
• University of Digital Library Maribor
• University of Primorska Repository
• Repository of the University of Nova Gorica
• Slovenian Research Infrastructure for Language Resources and Technologies (CLARIN.SI)
• Digital Repository of Research Organisations of Slovenia (DiRROS)

Other authors can search for a relevant data repository using online tools such as https://fairsharing.org or https://www.re3data.org. It is only necessary to check that the data repository is also published on the list of the Slovenian Public Agency for Research and Innovation, which is a co-sponsor of the journal Name.

We recommend that the Creative commons CC BY 4.0 or CC00 1.0 or equivalent licences are used when publishing research data.

Citation of research data

Authors should cite all data sources used appropriately, according to the repository guidelines and the citation style used by Academica Turistica - Tourism and Innovation Journal (APA Style), or describe the data appropriately in the Access Statement if the data are not digitised or not published due to other restrictions (e.g. Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA-2)). A link to published research data (e.g. DOI) should necessarily be included in the reference list of the paper and also in a footnote, if appropriate.

Obligations of authors, editors and reviewers

During the submission process, authors will be required to ensure that the research data is accessible at least to editors and reviewers. When the article is published, the final version of the research data must be published in an appropriate data repository. It is the responsibility of the editor to assess whether the article is based on research data (the author's own or others'). If the editor judges that such data exist and have not been properly cited by the author, the editor is obliged to warn the author to complete his/her article. The same obligation applies to the reviewer of the journal.

Additional information

For further clarification, authors may contact the data administrator at their institution or the journal editorial office (Academica@fts.upr.si) or the relevant research data management support institutions.