The role of tourism in service sector employment: Do market capital, financial development and trade also play a role?

Avishek Khanal; Mohammad Mafizur Rahman; Rasheda Khanam; Eswaran Velayutham

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0270772

Peer Review History

Original SubmissionFebruary 22, 2022
5 May 2022 Decision Letter - Ricky Chee Jiun Chia, Editor PONE-D-22-05444The role of tourism in service sector employment: Do market capital, financial development and trade also play a role?PLOS ONE Dear Dr. Avishek Khanal, Thank you for submitting your manuscript to PLOS ONE. After careful consideration, we feel that it has merit but does not fully meet PLOS ONE’s publication criteria as it currently stands. Therefore, we invite you to submit a revised version of the manuscript that addresses the points raised during the review process. Please submit your revised manuscript by 6th June 2022. If you will need more time than this to complete your revisions, please reply to this message or contact the journal office at plosone@plos.org. When you're ready to submit your revision, log on to https://www.editorialmanager.com/pone/ and select the 'Submissions Needing Revision' folder to locate your manuscript file. 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The topic considered (the role of tourism in service sector employment) has a large body of literature, and a thorough presentation of this literature would make the article more valuable. If the authors do not wish to extend the range of sources discussed, it is pertinent to define and justify those used more precisely. 3. Policy recommendations were suggested in section 6. (Conclusion and policy implications). I think these are not sufficiently substantiated and reasoned for. 4. Your proposals should be more specific. 5. A thorough proofreading is strongly recommended regarding grammatical errors and style. [NOTE: If reviewer comments were submitted as an attachment file, they will be attached to this email and accessible via the submission site. Please log into your account, locate the manuscript record, and check for the action link "View Attachments". 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Revision 1
16 Jun 2022 Author Response Response to Reviewers' Comments 1st June 2022 Editor-in-Chief Re: Responses /Actions to the Reviewers’ Report on Ms. Ref. No.: PONE-D-22-05444 Title: The role of tourism in service sector employment: Do market capital, financial development and trade also play a role? Dear Editor, We are grateful to the respected editor for giving us an opportunity to revise and resubmit the paper. We think the comments are useful for further development of the paper. We have tried our level best to address all the comments of the reviewers in our revised manuscript. We believe our joint effort will enrich the paper in terms of quality. Thanks a lot, to the editor and the reviewers for your support, cooperation and valuable suggestions in the work. The Comments/Suggestions and our Responses/Actions are noted below for your consideration. Reviewer #1: The study titled "The role of tourism in service sector employment: Do market capital, financial development and trade also play a role?" has been prepared in accordance with scientific rules. Thank you for giving me the opportunity to read and evaluate this work. Response: Thank you very much for your nice comment and interest in reading our manuscript. Reviewer #2: The study examined a very interesting subject using annual data from 1991 to 2019. Response: Thank you very much for showing your interest in reading our manuscript. A full revision of the manuscipt is highly recommended for the following reasons: 1. The “2. Background and Literature Review” section is advised to be extended. Response: We have reviewed some recent literature to improve the section (See page# 4-8). Followings are the literatures we have added: 1. Camargo, B. A., Winchenbach, A., & Vázquez-Maguirre, M. (2022). Restoring the dignity of indigenous people: Perspectives on tourism employment. Tourism Management Perspectives, 41, 100946. 2. Ioannides, D., Gyimóthy, S., & James, L. (2021). From liminal labor to decent work: A human-centered perspective on sustainable tourism employment. Sustainability, 13(2), 851. 3. Tosun, C., Çalişkan, C., Şahin, S. Z., & Dedeoğlu, B. B. (2021). A critical perspective on tourism employment. Current Issues in Tourism, 1-21. 4. Walmsley, A., Koens, K., & Milano, C. (2021). Overtourism and employment outcomes for the tourism worker: impacts to labour markets. Tourism Review. 5. Sayan, S., & Alkan, A. (2021). A novel approach for measurement and decomposition of the economywide costs of shutting down tourism and related service sectors against COVID-19. Tourism Economics, 13548166211037100. 6. Scarlett, H. G. (2021). Tourism recovery and the economic impact: A panel assessment. Research in Globalization, 3, 100044. 7. Yousaf, U. B., Ullah, I., Wang, M., Junyan, L., & Rehman, A. U. (2021). Does board capital increase firm performance in the Chinese tourism industry?. Corporate Governance: The International Journal of Business in Society. DOI 10.1108/CG-04-2021-0165 8. Dalwai, T., & Sewpersadh, N. S. (2021). Intellectual capital and institutional governance as capital structure determinants in the tourism sector. Journal of Intellectual Capital. 9. Isaeva, A., Salahodjaev, R., Khachaturov, A., & Tosheva, S. (2022). The impact of tourism and financial development on energy consumption and carbon dioxide emission: Evidence from post-communist countries. Journal of the Knowledge Economy, 13(1), 773-786. 10. Ehigiamusoe, K. U. (2021). The nexus between tourism, financial development, and economic growth: Evidence from African countries. African Development Review, 33(2), 382-396. 11. Irani, F., Katircioglu, S., & Gokmenoglu, K. K. (2021). Effects of business and finance conditions on tourism firms’ financial performances: evidence from major tourist destinations. SAGE Open, 11(3), 21582440211040120. 2. The topic considered (the role of tourism in service sector employment) has a large body of literature, and a thorough presentation of this literature would make the article more valuable. If the authors do not wish to extend the range of sources discussed, it is pertinent to define and justify those used more precisely. Response: While addressing the section: Background and Literature Review, this suggestion has automatically been incorporated (See page# 4-8); Thanks to the reviewer for the suggestion. 3. Policy recommendations were suggested in section 6. (Conclusion and policy implications). I think these are not sufficiently substantiated and reasoned for. Response: We have tried to link the suggestions with the findings of the research (See page# 19 last paragraph). 4. Your proposals should be more specific. Response: We have included specific suggestions based on the findings of our research (See page# 19 last paragraph). 5. A thorough proofreading is strongly recommended regarding grammatical errors and style. Response: Thanks reviewer for this suggestion. Language has been checked by native speaker and proof-reader. Attachments Attachment Submitted filename: Response to Reviewers.docx https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0270772.r002
17 Jun 2022 Decision Letter - Ricky Chee Jiun Chia, Editor The role of tourism in service sector employment: Do market capital, financial development and trade also play a role? PONE-D-22-05444R1 Dear Dr. Avishek Khanal, We’re pleased to inform you that your manuscript has been judged scientifically suitable for publication and will be formally accepted for publication once it meets all outstanding technical requirements. Within one week, you’ll receive an e-mail detailing the required amendments. When these have been addressed, you’ll receive a formal acceptance letter and your manuscript will be scheduled for publication. An invoice for payment will follow shortly after the formal acceptance. To ensure an efficient process, please log into Editorial Manager at http://www.editorialmanager.com/pone/, click the 'Update My Information' link at the top of the page, and double check that your user information is up-to-date. If you have any billing related questions, please contact our Author Billing department directly at authorbilling@plos.org. If your institution or institutions have a press office, please notify them about your upcoming paper to help maximize its impact. If they’ll be preparing press materials, please inform our press team as soon as possible -- no later than 48 hours after receiving the formal acceptance. Your manuscript will remain under strict press embargo until 2 pm Eastern Time on the date of publication. For more information, please contact onepress@plos.org. Kind regards, Ricky Chee Jiun Chia Academic Editor PLOS ONE Additional Editor Comments (optional): Reviewers' comments: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0270772.r003
Formally Accepted
28 Jul 2022 Acceptance Letter - Ricky Chee Jiun Chia, Editor PONE-D-22-05444R1 The role of tourism in service sector employment: Do market capital, financial development and trade also play a role? Dear Dr. Khanal: I'm pleased to inform you that your manuscript has been deemed suitable for publication in PLOS ONE. Congratulations! Your manuscript is now with our production department. If your institution or institutions have a press office, please let them know about your upcoming paper now to help maximize its impact. If they'll be preparing press materials, please inform our press team within the next 48 hours. Your manuscript will remain under strict press embargo until 2 pm Eastern Time on the date of publication. For more information please contact onepress@plos.org. If we can help with anything else, please email us at plosone@plos.org. Thank you for submitting your work to PLOS ONE and supporting open access. Kind regards, PLOS ONE Editorial Office Staff on behalf of Dr. Ricky Chee Jiun Chia Academic Editor PLOS ONE https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0270772.r004

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