POST-PUBLICATION DISCUSSION

TOBA: Journal of Tourism, Hospitality, and Destination, published by Yayasan Literasi Sains Indonesia, welcomes scholarly discussion of its published articles when the discussion is based on evidence.

This page explains how a comment on a published article can be submitted, how it is considered, and how it is presented if it is approved.

What Is Welcome

Kind of contribution	Examples
Questions about method	Questions about the design of a study, its sampling, its instruments, or its analysis.
Alternative interpretations	A different reading of the findings, supported by evidence and reasoning.
Replications	The results of a replication in another destination, region, or sector of tourism and hospitality.
Use in practice	Comments on the use of the findings in tourism, hospitality, and destination management.
Other observations	Other substantive observations that help readers to understand the article.

Choose the Right Route

Purpose	Where to go
Comment on the method, the analysis, or the interpretation of an article, or report a replication.	This page.
Correct an error in a published article.	Correction and Retraction policy.
Report suspected plagiarism, fabrication, or other misconduct.	Allegations of Misconduct procedure.
Submit new research that responds to an article.	Author Guidelines and Peer Review Process.

Comment submitted → Editorial assessment → Author response → Publication

1Submitting a Scholarly Comment

1.1 How to submit

Topic	Details
Email	Send the comment to the editorial office at tobajurnal@gmail.com.
Subject line	Use the subject line Scholarly Comment: [Article Title and DOI].
Language	Indonesian or English.
Signature	The comment must be signed. Give your full name, your affiliation, and your email address.

1.2 What to include

No.	Information
1	The title and the DOI of the article.
2	The specific issue that you raise.
3	The reasoning or the evidence that supports your comment.
4	Relevant references.
5	Any competing interests, as described in the Conflicts of Interest policy.

1.3 Style and conduct

No.	Guideline
1	Keep the comment concise and focused.
2	Criticize the work, and not the personal characteristics of the authors.
3	Separate clearly the errors that are proven, the questions that are open, and the differences of interpretation.
4	Leave out confidential information and details that identify participants, such as tourists, hotel guests, residents, or employees, unless they are essential.

2Editorial Consideration and Author Response

Topic	Description
Editorial assessment	The editors assess the relevance, the clarity, the evidence, and the contribution of the comment to the understanding of the article. They may consult independent specialists when this is needed.
Response of the authors	The authors of the article may be invited to respond.
No veto	The right of the authors to respond does not give them the power to decide whether a valid criticism is considered.
Disagreement alone	Disagreement with an article does not by itself lead to the publication of a comment.
Concerns raised elsewhere	A concern that was raised on an external scholarly platform may be examined once it has been brought to the journal.
Integrity concerns	A person who reports a credible concern about integrity does not need a published comment for the concern to be assessed. Such a concern is handled under the Allegations of Misconduct procedure.

3Publication and Assessment Status

Topic	Description
Labeling and linking	A comment or a reply that is approved is clearly labeled and linked to the article that it discusses.
Peer review status	Correspondence that is assessed by the editors is not presented as having passed the standard peer review of the journal.
New research	A submission that is presented as new research follows the Peer Review Process.
No guarantees	The journal does not promise that a comment will be published, and it does not promise a fixed time of publication.
Open criticism	This procedure does not restrict lawful public criticism of the articles of the journal. It also does not restrict the reuse of the articles under the CC BY 4.0 license, as described on the Licensing page.

Related Policies

Topic	Policy
Suspected misconduct	Allegations of Misconduct
Errors that require a change to the published record	Correction and Retraction
General standards of conduct	Publication Ethics
Competing interests	Conflicts of Interest
Submission of new research	Author Guidelines and Peer Review Process
License and reuse	Licensing