About the Journal
The La Ricerca is the premier open-access, peer-reviewed journal of the College of Hospitality Education of the University of Mindanao. With a dedication to fostering scholarly discourse and disseminating significant research findings within the fields of economy and enterprise, La Ricerca adopts a rigorous double-blind review process, ensuring anonymity between reviewers and authors to maintain impartiality and high academic standards.
Aims
La Ricerca is designed as a scientific compendium that serves as a vital platform for the university's staff, researchers, faculty, and students, along with the broader academic and professional community, to publish impactful research and contribute significantly to the expanding body of knowledge in the field of hospitality and tourism.
Our aim with La Ricerca is to foster a rich academic dialogue and share innovative findings within the vibrant sectors of tourism and hospitality. We specifically encourage submissions that explore diverse aspects and new frontiers in tourism, including nature-based, medical, cultural, leisure, sports, entertainment, dark tourism, health and wellness, meetings, incentive, conference, exhibition (MICE), gastro-tourism, agritourism, and contributions towards sustainable development goals within the context of tourism and hospitality.
La Ricerca is committed to maintaining the highest standards of academic rigor and integrity. Every article undergoes a meticulous double-blind peer review process, ensuring that our publication not only disseminates exceptional research findings but also upholds and enhances the scholarly quality and relevance of the work presented. Through this endeavor, La Ricerca aims to be an instrumental force in shaping the future of tourism and hospitality research, policy, and practice, contributing to sustainable and responsible development in these fields.
Editorial Process
La Ricerca champions editorial independence and diversity, welcoming submissions from researchers worldwide across different backgrounds. Each submission undergoes an initial editorial review to ascertain its suitability for La Ricerca. Suitable manuscripts are then peer-reviewed by at least two independent experts. The review process is designed to enhance the manuscript's quality, contributing to the final publication decision made by the Editor.
Peer Review Process
The peer review process is central to La Ricerca’s commitment to quality and integrity in academic publishing. This process involves scrutinizing an author's work by experts in the same field to ensure the research meets the discipline's accepted standards. Our review process is designed to identify and address any weaknesses, thereby improving the manuscript's quality before publication.
Criteria for Acceptance and Rejection
Manuscripts are considered for publication if they:
- Receive endorsement from at least two referees.
- Adhere to the reviewers' recommendations and ethical standards.
- Pass plagiarism checks with a Similarity Index of no more than 10% and achieve a Grammarly score of 95% or higher.
Comments
JEES encourages the submission of comments on previously published articles, fostering a constructive dialogue within the academic community. Comments undergo a review process similar to research articles, ensuring accuracy and relevance.
Transparency
Adhering to COPE's Principles of Transparency and Best Practice in Scholarly Publishing, La Ricerca is committed to transparency in its publishing process, ensuring the integrity of the work published.
Publication Frequency and Fee
La Ricerca publishes annually (every July of each year), welcoming submissions without any fees for article submission, processing, or publishing.
Turnaround Time
The publication timeline ranges from three to six months, depending on peer review availability and the prompt submission of revised manuscripts by the authors.
Publisher and Support Details
La Ricerca is published by the University of Mindanao's Institute of Economy and Enterprise Studies, ensuring a robust platform for academic exchange and the dissemination of research findings in the fields of economy and enterprise. For inquiries, contact us at (082) 305-0640 local 174 or email us iees@umindanao.edu.ph.
