Publish or perish: African scholarship in the field of tourism and hospitality studies

Tourism and Hospitality Research

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 97-107

  Yankholmes, Aaron Kb ^a  

^a MACAU UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Macao)

Author keywords

Africa based scholars; African universities; content analysis; research publication; top tier journal; Tourism

Indexed keywords

EID: 84906683539     PISSN: 14673584     EISSN: 17429692     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1467358414536180     Document Type: Article

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