[AISWorld] Call for chapters - Book "Tourism and Opportunities for Economic Development in Asia”

[PATRICIA ORDOÑEZ DE PABLOS]

CALL FOR CHAPTER PROPOSALS





Coming book to be published by IGI-Global in 2016



“Tourism and Opportunities for Economic Development in Asia”





Proposal Submission (1-2 pages) Deadline: November 15, 2015

Full Chapter Submission Deadline: January 15, 2016



A book edited by Patricia Ordóñez de Pablos, The University of Oviedo, Spain


Submission link: www.igi-global.com/publish/call-for-papers/call-details/1975<http://www.igi-global.com/publish/call-for-papers/call-details/1975>


Introduction
The subject area of the book will focus on tourism priorities and challenges in Asia as well as analyze the role of information technologies in tourism management.

Objective of the Book

The book will offer a collection of chapters on key tourism priorities, challenges and strategies in the globalized economy,

The book aims to be an international platform to bring together academics, researchers, lecturers, decision makers, policy makers, and practitioners to share new theories, research findings, and case studies, to enhance understanding and collaboration in issues of tourism and know key tourism priorities now and in the future. The book will focus on tourism in Asia, with a special attention to South East Asian nations.

Target Audience
Professors in academia, deans, heads of departments, director of masters, students (undergraduate and postgraduate level), politicians, policy makers, corporate heads of firms, senior general managers, managing directors, information technology directors and managers, libraries, etc.


Recommended topics include, but are not limited to the following:

Topics include, but are not limited to, the following:


  *   Art
  *   Asia
  *   Tourism
  *   Cultural tourism
  *   Economic impact of tourism
  *   Education and training
  *   Environmental protection and tourism
  *   Gastronomy
  *   Human resource management in tourism
  *   Hospitality management
  *   Marketing in tourism
  *   New markets
  *   Responsible tourism practices
  *   Rural tourism
  *   Safety
  *   Sport
  *   Tourism and sustained development
  *   Tourism policies and strategies
  *   Transportation and tourism
  *   Trends and flows
  *   Case studies on ASEAN region (Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam).

Submission Procedure

Researchers and practitioners are invited to submit on or before November 15, 2015, a 2-3 page chapter proposal clearly explaining the mission and concerns of his or her proposed chapter. Authors of accepted proposals will be notified by November 20, 2015 about the status of their proposals and sent chapter guidelines. Full chapters are expected to be submitted by January 15, 2016. All submitted chapters will be reviewed on a double-blind review basis. Contributors may also be requested to serve as reviewers for this project.


Publisher

This book is scheduled to be published by IGI Global (formerly Idea Group Inc.), publisher of the “Information Science Reference” (formerly Idea Group Reference), “Medical Information Science Reference,” “Business Science Reference,” and “Engineering Science Reference” imprints. For additional information regarding the publisher, please visit www.igi-global.com<http://www.igi-global.com/>. This book is anticipated to be released in 2016.



Important Dates

November 15, 2015:              Proposal Submission Deadline

November 20, 2015:               Notification of Acceptance

January 15, 2016:                   Full Chapter Submission

January 30, 2016:                  Review Results Returned

February 15, 2016:                Final Chapter Submission




Inquiries and submissions can be forwarded electronically (Word document) or by mail to:



Inquiries can be forwarded to
Prof. Patricia Ordóñez de Pablos
University of Oviedo, Spain
patriop at uniovi.es<mailto:patriop at uniovi.es>