Professor Marianna Sigala, Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Management, to Join the “Meeting with Editors” Session at ICMarkTech’25

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Valencia, Spain — 27–29 November 2025.
ICMarkTech 2025 proudly confirms Professor Dr. Marianna Sigala (Professor of Marketing, University of Newcastle, Australia) as a featured editor in the “Meeting with Editors” session.

An internationally recognised authority in tourism marketing, service experience management, hospitality innovation, and digital transformation, Prof. Sigala serves as Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Management and Co-Editor of the Journal of Service Theory & Practice. In this editors’ dialogue, she will share practical guidance on positioning manuscripts, navigating peer review, strengthening theoretical contribution, and aligning methods and ethics for successful publication—particularly across tourism, hospitality, and service management outlets.

AUDIENCE
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Audience. PhD candidates, early-career researchers, and academics aiming to publish in tourism/hospitality and service/marketing journals; research leaders and practitioners seeking insights into editorial expectations, rigour, and impactful scholarship.

STRUCTURE

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Structure (30 minutes).

• Inside the editor’s desk: scope, fit and contribution
• Methods that convince: transparency, ethics, and robustness
• Frequent reasons for rejection & how to address them
• Revising for acceptance: response-to-reviewers that works
• Q&A with participants

ABOUT THE SPEAKER
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Prof. Dr. Marianna Sigala is Professor of Marketing at the Newcastle Business School, University of Newcastle (Australia). She holds a PhD and MSc (Distinction) in Marketing from the University of Surrey (UK) and a Postgraduate Diploma in Business Analysis from Lancaster University.
Her career spans posts at the University of South Australia (Professor & Centre Director), Sheffield Hallam University, the University of Piraeus, and the University of the Aegean. A leading advocate of case-based and work-integrated learning, she founded the Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Cases and has led EU- and nationally funded projects with policy and industry impact..

REGISTRATION
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Prospective participants are invited to register for ICMarkTech 2025 in Valencia (27–29 November 2025) via https://icmarktech.com/registration/.
The “Meeting with Editors” session will appear in the official programme, with timing and format to be confirmed soon.

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Details remain provisional pending final confirmation and speaker approval.

MORE INFORMATION
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