Format your manuscript to the Journal of Vacation Marketing requirements — abstract, a Harvard author-date style (confirm in the guide) references, and required declarations — and submit through ScholarOne Manuscripts 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 Vacation Marketing before review if the manuscript ignores the journal’s formatting requirements. This template is built around JVM’s actual requirements — its abstract rules, a Harvard author-date style (confirm in the guide) references, and the required declarations — so your submission clears screening on the first pass. Everything below tracks the JVM author guidelines; check it directly if anything looks out of date by the time you submit.
It’s a manuscript shell set up to JVM’s specifications for vacation and tourism marketing — destinations, experiences, and consumer choice. Journal of Vacation Marketing is published by SAGE. The shell covers the title page, the abstract, a body in Introduction, Methods, Results, and Discussion (IMRaD) order, and a reference list in a Harvard author-date style (confirm in the guide) style.
Start with the title page (authors, affiliations, and ORCID iDs). The abstract is a concise abstract per the author guidelines. The body follows Introduction, Methods, Results, and Discussion (IMRaD), and the reference list uses a Harvard author-date style (confirm in the guide). Close with the declarations block: conflict of interest, funding, and data availability.
Beyond that, match your article type’s specific limits rather than assuming the defaults apply, keep a Harvard author-date style (confirm in the guide) formatting consistent from the first draft, and submit only through ScholarOne Manuscripts — email submissions aren’t processed.
The shell mirrors what JVM’s editorial staff check first: abstract format and length, a Harvard author-date style (confirm in the guide) reference formatting, and a complete declarations block. For the journal’s full aims and scope, see the JVM journal home page. JVM offers an open-access option; check the current article-processing charge and any waiver before you commit. Manuscripts go in through ScholarOne Manuscripts, which also tracks your paper through peer review.
| Element | JVM requirement |
|---|---|
| Abstract | a concise abstract per the author guidelines |
| Main text | Introduction, Methods, Results, and Discussion (IMRaD) |
| Declarations | Conflict of interest, funding, and data availability |
| 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 | ScholarOne Manuscripts |
Read the JVM author guidelines once before drafting and once before upload. Draft the abstract after your results are stable so it matches the paper. Set a Harvard author-date style (confirm in the guide) as your reference style before adding a single citation — retrofitting it later is where errors creep in.
Skim two or three recent JVM 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 JVM author guidelines: scope fit, abstract format, length, a Harvard author-date style (confirm in the guide) references, required declarations, and figure quality. Then submit through ScholarOne Manuscripts.