UEH.ISB Honours College

As part of the International Conference on Business Sustainability (ICBS 2026), UEH College of Business will host a Pre-Conference Workshop featuring Professor Dimitrios Buhalis, Editor-in-Chief of Tourism Review. The workshop will provide practical insights into publishing in high-quality international journals, avoiding desk rejection, and understanding editors’ expectations during the peer-review process.

As part of its commitment to creating meaningful academic value and strengthening research capabilities within the scholarly community, the International Conference on Business Sustainability (ICBS 2026) will organize a series of Pre-Conference Workshops alongside its main conference sessions.

Featuring distinguished international scholars and editors of reputable academic journals, the workshop series provides faculty members, researchers, PhD candidates, and aspiring authors with opportunities to explore current trends in academic research and publishing, engage directly with leading experts, and enhance their capacity for international publication.

Within this series, the ICBS 2026 Organizing Committee and UEH College of Business are pleased to invite academics and researchers to attend the Pre-Conference Workshop: Publishing in Tourism Review and Avoiding Desk Rejections

• Speaker: Professor Dimitrios Buhalis - Director, eTourism Research Lab, Bournemouth University, United Kingdom, Editor-in-Chief, Tourism Review – Emerald Publishing
• Time: 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM, Tuesday, August 25, 2026
• Venue: Room A.103, UEH Campus A
• Registration link: https://forms.gle/qrhcwbNW1UWJHXD18
• Registration deadline: August 17, 2026

The workshop offers participants a valuable opportunity to engage directly with Professor Dimitrios Buhalis, Editor-in-Chief of Tourism Review, a leading international journal in the field of tourism and hospitality published by Emerald Publishing.

Drawing on his extensive experience as an internationally recognized scholar and journal editor, Professor Buhalis will share practical perspectives on the academic publishing process and provide guidance for researchers seeking to improve the quality and positioning of their manuscripts.

Key topics of the workshop will include:

• Experiences and strategies for publishing in Tourism Review and other high-quality international journals;
• Common reasons for desk rejection and practical approaches to reducing the risk of early rejection;
• The peer-review process and the expectations of editors and editorial boards when evaluating submitted manuscripts;
• Practical considerations for strengthening manuscripts before submission to international journals.

The workshop will be particularly beneficial for faculty members, researchers, PhD candidates, and authors who are working toward publication in reputable international journals.

Participants are kindly requested to complete their registration by August 17, 2026, to support the Organizing Committee in making the necessary arrangements.

The ICBS 2026 Organizing Committee looks forward to welcoming academics and researchers to this special Pre-Conference Workshop and to creating a valuable platform for scholarly exchange and research development.