TMC Academic Journal was first published in 2005. It was registered with and obtained an ISSN from the National Library Board of Singapore. TMC Academic Journal has also been listed on the database of Ulrichsweb.com since 2008, on DOIJ since 2010 and in the ERA (Australia) 2010 and 2012 lists.

CALL FOR PAPERS

The next issue of TMC Academic Journal will be published in August/September 2012. We invite contributors to submit your original and unpublished research articles, book reviews and reflections in any fields of Business, Mass Communication, Hospitality and Tourism, Psychology and IT for publication in TMC Academic Journal by the due date. All submissions are subjected to a stringent double-blind peer review process.

Important dates for Volume 7, Issue 1, Aug/Sep 2012:
Open for submission: 01/03/2012
Last day of submission: 01/06/2012
Notification of acceptance/rejection: 15/07/2012
Submission of final version: 30/07/2012

Authors of accepted papers will be invited to submit their bio data for inclusion in the journal. Authors are also required to sign the Transfer of Copyright Agreement as stated in TMC Publication Guidelines.

We also invite colleagues who are interested in being a reviewer to join our Review Committee. Your thoroughness, detailed and constructive feedback in the review process will both assist the author(s) in improving their manuscripts and the publication in attaining the highest quality. Your contributions are highly appreciated and they will certainly enrich your academic career.

Kindly send your manuscripts via email as attachment in Microsoft Word to . The instructions for authors can be found at < http://www.tmc.edu.sg/index.php/tmc-academic-journal>. Please do not hesitate to contact us for further information on paper submission.

We look forward to receiving your manuscripts.

Dr. Huong Ha
Chief Editor

EDITORIAL BOARD

Academic Advisory Board

Professor Dr. Govind Pd. Dhakal (Tribhuvan University, Nepal)
Professor Dr. Tek Nath Dhakal (Tribhuvan University, Nepal)
Professor Dr. Joanne Finkelstein (University of Greenwich, UK)
Associate Professor Dr. Donald Hsu (Dominican College, USA)
Professor Dr. Joseph Tse-Hei Lee (Pace University, New York, USA)
Professor Dr. Romeo Lee (De La Salle University-Manila, Philippines)
Dr. Rer. Nat. Claus-Peter Rückemann (Leibniz Universität Hannover and the Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Germany) Associate Professor Dr. Dianne Waddell (Deakin University, Australia)
Professor Dr. Graeme Wines (Deakin University, Australia)

Chief Editor

Dr. Huong Ha (University of Newcastle, Australia/Singapore)

REVIEW COMMITTEE

Ms. Tanzim Afroz (University of Dhaka, Bangladesh)
Dr. Iqbal Akthar (Liverpool John Moores University, UK)
Dr. Fara Azmat (Deakin University, Australia)
Dr. Asoka F. Balasooriya (Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, Australia)
Ms. Manuelita dela Torre Contreras (Singapore)
Mr. Pooyan Yousefi Fard (University of Malaya, Malaysia)
Dr. Bong-Keun Jeong (SP Jain Center of Management, Singapore)
Dr. Uraiporn Kattiyapornpong (University of Wollongong, Australia)
Associate Prof. Dr. Drita Kruja (Shkodra University, Albania)
Dr. Sven Kuenzel (University of Greenwich, UK)
Dr. Ann Latham (University of Wolverhampton, UK)
Dr. Huong Le (Deakin University, Australia)
Prof. Dr. Hsiang-Wang Liu (Missouri State University, U.S.A.)
Prof. Dr. Sue L. T. McGregor (Mount Saint Vincent University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada)
Prof. Dr. Marcel Meler (University of Osijek, Croatia)
Mr. Mehran Nejati (Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia)
Prof. Dr. Duc Khuong Nguyen (ISC Paris School of Management, France)
Dr. Parisa Rungruang (Mahidol University, Thailand)
Ms. Nadine Sulkowski (University of Gloucestershire, UK)
Dr. Mary Quek (University of Hertfordshire, UK)
Ms. Olivia Tan Swee Leng (National University of Malaysia, Malaysia)
Mr. Oscar Edoror Ubhenin (Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, Nigeria)
Prof. Dr. Esmeralda Uruçi (Aleksander Moisiu University, Durrës, Albania)
Mr. Jon A. J. Wilson (University of Greenwich, UK)
Dr. Ambika Zutshi (Deakin University, Australia)

Publishing Office
TMC Academy
38C Jalan Pemimpin
Singapore 577180

Frequency:
TMC Academic Journal is published twice a year.