National Extension Tourism (NET) 2023 Conference Proceedings Call for Submissions

Editors: Lisa Chase, Natalie Chin, Doug Arbogast, Mercedes Fraser, Ann Savage, and Gwynn Stewart

The National Extension Tourism (NET) Design Team is inviting submissions to the NET 2023 Conference Proceedings. If you presented at the NET 2023 Conference, this is a great opportunity to develop your presentation into a peer-reviewed publication.

The intended audiences for the proceedings include Extension faculty and staff, researchers, tourism professionals, and practitioners who will benefit from the wide array of applied research and outreach programs presented in the proceedings. The second audience includes faculty and students in tourism and outdoor recreation related academic programs who will benefit from having access to current applied research and programs that highlight how Extension and partners help address opportunities, issues and trends in tourism and outdoor recreation.

The proceedings will be published by and shared widely via the National Extension Tourism website as an open source, peer reviewed, digital publication for faculty, students and practitioners.

The proceedings are expected to be published by August 15, 2024.

About NET

The mission of the National Extension Tourism Design Team is to enhance sustainable tourism development nationally by providing relevant research, training, resources and networking opportunities in tourism and recreation marketing, management and development for Extension and tourism professionals.

Proceedings Submissions Criteria

• Based on the presentation that you gave at the NET 2023 conference in Milwaukee, WI.
• Incorporate headings for: a) introduction/background, b) methods, c) findings, and d) discussion, including industry and/or community applications and e) Maximum of five keywords to describe the focus of tourism and methods of extension outreach. Possible keywords might include but aren’t limited to: agritourism, case study, community and regional planning/development, COVID-19, cultural-heritage tourism, diversity-equity-inclusion, economics, education-training-certification, Extension, nature-based tourism, outdoor recreation, recreation economy, research, rural development, Sea Grant, and sustainability.
• Submissions may include case studies, best practices guidance, research studies, and other formats.
• Length: 4 – 6 pages including references, tables, and figures
• Submit your paper using the Oxford Abstracts submission form: https://app.oxfordabstracts.com/stages/6997/submitter
• Your submission should include two uploads:
  • Your paper, uploaded as a Word document, with single line spacing, 1’’ margins, in 12 pt Calibri font, and written in Associated Press style. Citations and references should follow APA style. Here’s a useful guide. 
    • All tables must be provided as text, not as rasterized images.
    • Your paper should include images and figures embedded for placement guidance only. 
    • Alt text for each image and figure should be included in the Word document and placed below the embedded image. For information on how to provide alt text, please refer to this guidance. 
  • Your original high-resolution images and figures uploaded separately in a .zip file. 
    • Line art graphics should be eps or png files and photographic images should be provided as jpeg files. 
    • Images and figures should follow the following naming convention:
      [last name of first author]_[figure number], e.g., Chase_Figure1

• You will also be asked to provide the name and contact information for three colleagues who can serve as reviewers for your submission.

Deadlines for Editing and Publishing the Proceedings

• Submit to the Editorial Team as outlined above by January 12, 2024
• Review feedback provided: March 25, 2024
• Revised submission to the Editorial Team using Oxford Abstracts: April 15, 2024
• Anticipated publication: August 2024

Editorial Team

Project Management and Administrative Support provided by the Northeast Regional Center for Rural Development.

Kim Boonie
Business Manager
Northeast Regional Center for Rural Development
iob5@psu.edu