RT journal article
T1 Authorship trends and collaboration patterns in hospitality and tourism research
A1 Ramos Rodríguez, Antonio Rafael
A1 Lechuga Sancho, María Paula
A1 Martínez Fierro, Salustiano Juan
A2 Organización de Empresas
K1 Co-authorship
K1 Hospitality and tourism
K1 Collaboration index
K1 Scientific collaboration
K1 Authorship index
K1 Corresponding author
AB Purpose – Analyze patterns of co-authorship in hospitality and tourism (H&T) research using bibliometricmethods. The purpose of this paper is to answer three questions related to collaborative practices, the number of authors, the order of signatures and the role of the corresponding author.Design/methodology/approach – The methodology is based on the bibliometric techniques ofauthorship analyzes published in leading H&T journals. Evaluative techniques provide longitudinal evidence of the evolution of some indicators of authors’ collaboration: the percentage of alphabetized authorships; the percentage of articles were the most relevant author signs in the first, middle or last position; and the position of the corresponding author in the by-line.Findings – First, the collaborative nature of H&T research is confirmed; almost 80% of articles in thesample are co-authored. Second, over the past 30 years, the alphabetized signature model has been in decline in this field. Today, about 20% of articles indexed in JCR journals are signed alphabetically. Third, the first author’s placement is less consistent than that of the corresponding author.Practical implications – This work provides relevant information on researchers’ authorship habitsthat may help evaluators assign credit and accountability and avoid malpractice in the authorialassignment.Originality/value – This study explores the habits of researchers who collaborate to improve theirproductivity, impact and reputation. This is often linked to facilitating access to research funding andobtaining recognition from incentive systems. Yet, no research specifically examines trends in signature order or the corresponding author’s role in the H&T field.
PB Emerald Publishing Limited
SN 0959-6119
YR 2021
FD 2021-05-06
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10498/30076
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10498/30076
LA eng
NO This publication and research has been granted by INDESS (Research Universitary Institute for Sustainable Social Development), Universidad de Cadiz, Spain.
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Cádiz
RD 07-nov-2026