Analyzing the Authorship of Information Technology Publications in Leading Hospitality and Tourism Journals

Abstract

At present, the hospitality and tourism industries are largely relying on Information Technology [IT] [JHTR], as a database to analyze trends in IT research. A total of 4,031 full-length research papers have been published in these six research journals during the period 1985 to 2004. Excluding book reviews, research notes, editors' comments, readers' comments/rejoinders, and case studies, 185 entries of IT-related full-length papers were found. The number of full-length research papers had increased from 1,805 in the first studied decade (1985)(1986)(1987)(1988)(1989)(1990)(1991)(1992)(1993)(1994) to 2,226 in the second studied decade (1995)(1996)(1997)(1998)(1999)(2000)(2001)(2002)(2003)(2004). The number of published IT papers increased only slightly from 88 papers to 97 papers, representing a percentage decrease from 4.88% to 4.36%. While authors from the United States and the United Kingdom had contributed about 80% of all IT research papers during both decades, papers from the Asia Pacific region increased three-fold in the second decade. With intensified collaboration and the increasing complexity, difficulty, and comprehensiveness of research projects, multiple authorship has become increasingly common.

A model that connects information technology and hotel performance

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The contributions of economics to hospitality literature: A content analysis of hospitality and tourism journals

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Information Technology Applications in Hospitality and Tourism: A Review of Publications From 2005 to 2007

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