Format your manuscript to the Journal of Hospitality Marketing & Management's Taylor & Francis requirements — abstract, APA references, and declarations — and submit through ScholarOne without a formatting rejection.
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Authored by Sumalatha Gangadhar | Published on 19 August, 2026
A strong study can still bounce at Journal of Hospitality Marketing & Management before review if the manuscript ignores the journal’s formatting requirements. This template is built around JHMM’s actual requirements — its abstract rules, APA (7th edition) references, and the required declarations — so your submission clears screening on the first pass. Everything below tracks the JHMM author guidelines; check it directly if anything looks out of date by the time you submit.
It’s a manuscript shell set up to JHMM’s specifications for marketing and management research in the hospitality industry. Journal of Hospitality Marketing & Management is published by Taylor & Francis. The shell covers the title page, the abstract, a body in Introduction, Methods, Results, and Discussion (IMRaD) order, and a reference list in APA (7th edition) style.
Start with the title page (authors, affiliations, and ORCID iDs). The abstract is typically ≤200 words (confirm the exact limit in the instructions for authors). JHMM also expects format-free first submission (strict formatting only needed if the journal requests it). The body follows Introduction, Methods, Results, and Discussion (IMRaD), and the reference list uses APA (7th edition). Close with the declarations block: conflict of interest, funding, ethics, and data availability statement (before the references).
The details that trip up most first submissions: submitting without checking the aims-and-scope fit and leaving the abstract or references off-style at the revision stage. Beyond that, match your article type’s specific limits rather than assuming the defaults apply, keep APA (7th edition) formatting consistent from the first draft, and submit only through ScholarOne Manuscripts — email submissions aren’t processed.
The shell mirrors what JHMM’s editorial staff check first: abstract format and length, APA (7th edition) reference formatting, and a complete declarations block. For the journal’s full aims and scope, see the JHMM journal home page. JHMM is hybrid, with an optional open-access route. Manuscripts go in through ScholarOne Manuscripts, which also tracks your paper through peer review.
| Element | JHMM requirement |
|---|---|
| Abstract | typically ≤200 words (confirm the exact limit in the instructions for authors) |
| Main text | Introduction, Methods, Results, and Discussion (IMRaD) |
| Declarations | Conflict of interest, funding, ethics, and data availability statement (before the references) |
| Figures / tables | Captioned, cited in order; check format and resolution rules in the guide |
| Supplemental | Large datasets, extra tables, code — uploaded separately and cited in text |
| Submission | rp.tandfonline.com/submission/create?journalCode=WHMM |
Read the JHMM author guidelines once before drafting and once before upload. Draft the abstract after your results are stable so it matches the paper. Set APA (7th edition) as your reference style before adding a single citation — retrofitting it later is where errors creep in. Prepare format-free first submission (strict formatting only needed if the journal requests it) early rather than leaving it to the end.
Skim two or three recent JHMM papers to calibrate depth, structure, and figure style. State your contribution in the first two paragraphs, not on page ten. Write a data-availability statement that names a real repository rather than a placeholder, and disclose any preprint or conference version with identifiers in your cover letter. Confirm current open-access pricing and any institutional agreement before committing to a fee.
Do one focused pass against the JHMM author guidelines: scope fit, abstract format, length, APA (7th edition) references, required declarations, and figure quality. Re-check the items that most often cause a bounce here — submitting without checking the aims-and-scope fit and leaving the abstract or references off-style at the revision stage. Then submit through ScholarOne Manuscripts.