Guidelines for Contributors

Policy Statment:Tourism Recreation Research is a multidisciplinary international journal published thrice a year; it focuses on research problems in various recreational environments — ecological, economic, socio-cultural — and attempts to seek right answers for sound growth and development with conservation. Contributions are also encouraged on fundamental research concepts and systematics. The journal carries regular features as Research Note and Reports, Research Probe and Book Reviews.

Articles or Research Papers for Tourism Recreation Research (TRR) should be in English, unpublished and sent in triplicate. All articles are double-blind peer refereed. They should be typed in double space (not on dot-matrix printer) with margins on both sides, preferably on A4 size paper; with a word limit of approximately 6,000 words including abstract; accompanied by generally not more than four illustrations (maps, diagrams, photographs). Photographs should be clear and in black-and-white, size not exceeding TRR printscape (18x23 cm), with a brief caption. Electro/photo copies are not acceptable. Maps should be such that allow reductions up to one-third or one-fourth of the original, and should be camera-ready.

Manuscripts should also have an Abstract in one paragraph, word-limit 250 words; followed by keywords, approx. 8 words. Each article should have an Introduction and a Conclusion. The main text should be suitably paragraphed, with indentations. Personal opinions should be expressed in the third person (not “I”, “me”, “we”) except where unavoidable; and indirect form of speech. Footnotes should be avoided as far as possible. Notes may be carried at the end of the main text. References within text should mention surname(s) of the author(s) referred, year of publication and page number within parentheses, e.g., (MacCannell 1990: 11). For multiple authors, use the full and formal citation for up to two authors, and for more than two use the first author’s name with “et al.”. For example, use (McIntosh and Goeldner 1990) and for more than two use (Theuns et al. 1992). In case of more than one citations in a row, the full reference should be separated from the other by a semi-colon, (Cohen 1992: 33; Lele 1985: 3).

Quotations should be set off from the text using additional indentation on both sides and single inter-line space.

Measures in Arabic numerals, commas separating every three digits to the left of the decimal (and not commas in place of decimal), using the metric system (cm, m, km, kg).

Spelling and Usage should follow the international pattern (dictionary: New Oxford 1998). Thus: advertising, civilization, colour, cognizant, fulfil, judgement, programme, rationalization, towards, travelling, et cetera. But while/whilst, formulas/formulae are equally acceptable, like bureaus/bureaux and detainees/detenus and so on. Foreign words, unless an acceptable part of English today, should be in italics.

Abbreviations should be avoided. Where necessary, the full form immediately followed by the abbreviation to be used in subsequent text, within parentheses, should first be given. Common abbreviations may be used, however, without an explication of the full form, e.g., UNDP, UNEP, WHO, WTO, etc.

References and Bibliography listed at the end of the articles should be titled References. Each reference should carry the name(s) of the author(s), surname of the first author appearing first, followed by initials; year of publication; title of work; place of publication; the publisher’s name with page numbers at the end. In these examples note the way articles appearing in journals are referenced. References of articles found on websites should always carry the date on which they were accessed (see example).
CARR, A. and CARR, D. (1983). A Tiny Country Does Things Right. International Wildlife 13(5): 20-24.
COHEN, E. (1987). Alternative Tourism: A Critique. Tourism Recreation Research 12(2): 13-18.
COOK, W. Jr. (1992). Compatibility of Tourism and Wilderness. In Singh, T. V., Smith, V., Fish, M. and Richter, L. K. (eds) Tourism Environment: Nature Culture Economy. New Delhi. Inter-India Publications: 30-38.
MURPHY, P. (1985). Tourism: A Community Approach. New York. Methuen.
Whereas references within text may use ‘et al.’ where the publication referred to has been authored or edited by more than two persons, the reference list should carry the names of all the authors. Internet references should be cited as follows:
VALENTINE, P. (2000). Tourism in Agra. http://www.geocities.com/agra.pdf – Accessed on 3 July 2003.

Submissions for Special Issues Please send two hard copies of the manuscript to the guest editor and a third copy directly to the Editor-in-Chief. Authors of finalized manuscripts, accepted for publication, must submit the final version of the article on a 3.5 inch diskette/CD. Please group all parts of the article in one file. The preferred software is MS Word. TRR encourages Short Articles of length around 2,500 words and accepts unpublished Research Reports. These should be sent to: