Abstract
Reviews of the literature have been regarded as essential exercises to assess the nature of knowledge produced in a field of inquiry, its gaps, and possible future developments. Despite this, studies assessing the nature and quality of the systematic review papers published in the tourism literature are scarce. This chapter provides a systematic review of systematic reviews published in hospitality and tourism journals by scholars affiliated with Asian institutions. More specifically, by considering the items of the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses, also known as PRISMA (Liberati A et al, PLoS Med 6(7):e1000100, 2009), this chapter reviews whether and how they have been employed in the systematic reviews conducted in the field of tourism and hospitality. By doing so, this study enhances our understanding of the procedures followed by tourism scholars in conducting systematic reviews. It is expected that this study would provide researchers with best-practice guidelines for conducting a systematic review and pave the way for researchers to adopt PRISMA in their studies.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
References
Airey, D. (2015). 40 years of tourism studies – A remarkable story. Tourism Recreation Research, 40(1), 6–15.
Andrade, C. (2011). How to write a good abstract for a scientific paper or conference presentation. Indian Journal of Psychiatry, 53(2), 172.
Bekelman, J., Li, Y., & Gross, C. (2003). Scope and impact conflicts of interest in biomedical research: A systematic review. JAMA, 289(4), 454–465.
Bhatiasevi, V., & Yoopetch, C. (2015). The determinants of intention to use electronic booking among young users in Thailand. Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management, 23, 1–11.
Dyck, H. J., & Emery, J. G. (1970). Social futures alberta 1970–2005. Edmonton: Human Resources Research Council of Alberta.
Do Valle, P., & Assaker, G. (2016). Using partial least squares structural equation modeling in tourism research: A review of past research and recommendations for future applications. Journal of Travel Research, 55(6), 695–708.
Farid, H., Hakimian, F., Nair, V., Nair, P., & Ismail, N. (2016). Trend of research on sustainable tourism and climate change in 21st century. Worldwide Hospitality and Tourism Themes, 8(5), 516–533.
Fong, L., Au, N., & Law, R. (2015). Recent research in Asia Pacific: The case of a professionally affiliated journal. Journal of Travel & Tourism Marketing, 32(3), 161–179.
Fong, L. H. N., Law, R., Tang, C. M. F., & Yap, M. H. T. (2016). Experimental research in hospitality and tourism: A critical review. International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management, 28(2), 246–266.
Goh, C., & Law, R. (2011). The methodological progress of tourism demand forecasting: A review of related literature. Journal of Travel & Tourism Marketing, 28(3), 296–317.
Grant, M., & Booth, A. (2009). A typology of reviews: An analysis of 14 review types and. Health Information and Libraries Journal, 26(2), 91–108.
Green, S., Higgins, J., Alderson, P., Clarke, M., Mulrow, C., & Oxman, A. (2008). What is a systematic review? In J. Higgins & S. Green (Eds.), Cochrane handbook for systematic reviews of interventions: Cochrane book series (pp. 1–9). London: The Cochrane Collaboration.
Johnston, P. A. (1999). Huc pater O Lenaee veni: The cultivation of wine in Vergil’s georgics. Journal of Wine Research, 10(3), 207–221.
Kim, C., Bai, B., Kim, P., & Chon, K. (2018). Review of reviews: A systematic analysis of review papers in hospitality and tourism literature. International Journal of Hospitality Management, 70, 49–58.
Klassen, T., Jadad, A., & Moher, D. (1998). Guides for reading and interpreting systematic reviews: Getting started. Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, 152(7), 700–704.
Law, R., Leung, D., & Lee, H. (2012). An analysis of publications in the journal of China tourism research. Journal of China Tourism Research, 8(1), 37–60.
Law, R., Wu, J., & Liu, J. (2014). Progress in Chinese hotel research: A review of SSCI-listed journals. International Journal of Hospitality Management, 42, 144–154.
Law, R., Sun, S., Fong, D., Fong, L., & Fu, H. (2016). A systematic review of China’s outbound tourism research. International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management, 28(12), 2654–2674.
Leung, R., & Law, R. (2010). A review of personality research in the tourism and hospitality context. Journal of Travel & Tourism Marketing, 27(5), 439–459.
Liberati, A., Altman, D., Tetzlaff, J., Mulrow, C., Gøtzsche, P., Ioannidis, J., et al. (2009). The PRISMA statement for reporting systematic reviews and meta-analyses of studies that evaluate healthcare interventions: Explanation and elaboration. PLoS Medicine, 6(7), e1000100.
Lin, V., & Song, H. (2015). A review of Delphi forecasting research in tourism. Current Issues in Tourism, 18(12), 1099–1131.
Loulanski, T., & Loulanski, V. (2011). The sustainable integration of cultural heritage and tourism: A meta-study. Journal of Sustainable Tourism, 19(7), 837–862.
Moeller, G. H., & Shafer, E. L. (1983). The use and misuse of Delphi forecasting. In S. Lieber & D. Fesenmaier (Eds.), Recreation planning and management (pp. 96–104). State College: Venture.
Moeller, G. H., & Shafer, E. L. (1994). The Delphi technique: A tool for long-range travel and tourism planning. In J. R. Ritchie & C. R. Goeldner (Eds.), Travel, tourism, and hospitality research: A handbook for managers and researchers (2nd ed., pp. 473–480). New York: Wiley.
Martin, S. A., & Assenov, I. (2012). The genesis of a new body of sport tourism literature: A systematic review of surf tourism research (1997–2011). Journal of Sport & Tourism, 17(4), 257–287.
Mason, D., Tideswell, C., & Roberts, E. (2006). Guest perceptions of hotel loyalty. Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Research, 30(2), 191–206.
Mays, N., Pope, C., & Popay, J. (2005). Systematically reviewing qualitative and quantitative evidence to inform management and policy-making in the health field. Journal of Health Services Research & Policy, 10(1), 6–20.
McKercher, B., Law, R., & Lam, T. (2006). Rating tourism and hospitality journals. Tourism Management, 27, 1235–1252.
Mohammed, I., Guillet, B. D., & Law, R. (2015). The contributions of economics to hospitality literature: A content analysis of hospitality and tourism journals. International Journal of Hospitality Management, 44, 99–110.
Mura, P., & Pahlevan Sharif, S. (2015). The crisis of the ‘crisis of representation’ – Mapping qualitative tourism research in Southeast Asia. Current Issues in Tourism, 18(9), 828–844.
Mura, P., & Pahlevan Sharif, S. (2017). Narrative analysis in tourism: A critical review. Scandinavian Journal of Hospitality and Tourism, 17(2), 194–207.
Mura, P., Mognard, E., & Sharif, S. (2017). Tourism research in non-English speaking academic systems. Tourism Recreation Research, 42(4), 436–445.
Musinguzi, D. (2016). Trends in tourism research on Qatar: A review of journal publications. Tourism Management Perspectives, 20, 265–268.
Peppercorn, J., Blood, E., Winer, E., & Patridge, A. (2007). Association between pharmaceutical involvement and outcomes in breast cancer clinical trials. Cancer, 109(7), 1239–1246.
Petticrew, M., & Roberts, H. (2006). Systematic reviews in the social sciences: A practical guide/. Oxford: Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
Pickering, C., & Bryne, J. (2014). The benefits of publishing systematic quantitative literature reviews for PhD candidates and other early career researchers. Higher Education Research and Development, 33, 534–548.
Shafer, E. L., & Moeller, G. H. (1974). Through the looking glass in environmental management. Parks and Recreation, 9(2), 20–23.
Shafer, E. L., Moeller, G. H., & Getty, R. (1974). Future leisure environments (USDA forest service research paper NE-301). Upper Dardy.
Schuckert, M., Liu, X., & Law, R. (2015). Hospitality and tourism online reviews: Recent trends and future directions. Journal of Travel & Tourism Marketing, 32(5), 608–621.
Shamseer, L., Moher, D., Clarke, M., Ghersi, D., Liberati, A., Petticrew, M., et al. (2015). Preferred reporting items for systematic review and meta-analysis protocols (PRISMA-P) 2015: Elaboration and explanation. BMJ, g7647, 349.
Stepchenkova, S., & Mills, J. (2010). Destination image: A meta-analysis of 2000–2007 research. Journal of Hospitality Marketing & Management, 19(6), 575–609.
Sun, S., Fong, D. K. C., Law, R., & He, S. (2017). An updated comprehensive review of website evaluation studies in hospitality and tourism. International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management, 29(1), 355–373.
Tranfield, D., Denyer, D., & Smart, P. (2003). Towards a methodology for developing evidence-informed management knowledge by means of systematic review. British Journal of Management, 14, 207–222.
Wang, M., & Song, H. (2010). Air travel demand studies: A review. Journal of China Tourism Research, 6(1), 29–49.
Wang, L., Law, R., Hung, K., & Guillet, B. (2014). Consumer trust in tourism and hospitality: A review of the literature. Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management, 21, 1–9.
Weed, M. (2006). Sports tourism research 2000–2004: A systematic review of knowledge and a meta-evaluation of methods. Journal of Sports & Tourism, 11(1), 5–30.
Wijesinghe, S., & Mura, P. (2018). Situating Asian tourism ontologies, epistemologies and methodologies: From colonialism to neo-colonialism. In P. Mura & C. Khoo-Lattimore (Eds.), Asian qualitative research in tourism: Ontologies, epistemologies, methodologies, and methods (pp. 97–115). Singapore: Springer.
Wijesinghe, S., Mura, P., & Bouchon, F. (2017). Tourism knowledge and neocolonialism – A systematic critical review of the literature. Current Issues in Tourism, 1–17. https://doi.org/10.1080/13683500.2017.1402871
Yang, H., & Cheung, C. (2010). A review of English literature on ecotourism research in China. Journal of China Tourism Research, 6(4), 370–382.
Yang, E. C. L., Khoo-Lattimore, C., & Arcodia, C. (2017). A systematic literature review of risk and gender research in tourism. Tourism Management, 58, 89–100.
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Corresponding author
Editor information
Editors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 2019 Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd.
About this chapter
Cite this chapter
Pahlevan Sharif, S., Mura, P., Wijesinghe, S.N.R. (2019). Systematic Reviews in Asia: Introducing the “PRISMA” Protocol to Tourism and Hospitality Scholars. In: Rezaei, S. (eds) Quantitative Tourism Research in Asia. Perspectives on Asian Tourism. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-2463-5_2
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-2463-5_2
Published:
Publisher Name: Springer, Singapore
Print ISBN: 978-981-13-2462-8
Online ISBN: 978-981-13-2463-5
eBook Packages: Business and ManagementBusiness and Management (R0)