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The International Review of Retail, Distribution and Consumer Research is concerned with advancing knowledge and understanding about retailing. It provides a forum for the publication of high quality and original research across the field of retailing and distribution. The International Review of Retail, Distribution and Consumer Research adopts an international perspective that reflects the multi-national nature of the distribution sector and of the paradigm of its study. It is international in scope and content, it publishes articles of a conceptual, theoretical and empirical nature. Quality is maintained by rigorous double-blind review by an international panel of research scholars.In particular, The International Review of Retail, Distribution and Consumer Research includes:Results of research into strategic and operational applications. Analyses and statements of their managerial applications. Substantial reviews and critiques of existing knowledge. Theoretical, conceptual and empirical analyses of the retail and distribution industries. Issues of both national and international character. Book reviews, notes and observations. Pointers to expanding and new research topics. All articles are rigorously reviewed double-blind by an international panel of research scholars to ensure that their quality matches the high standards of the journal.Peer Review PolicyAll research articles in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymized refereeing by at least two anonymous referees.DisclaimerTaylor & Francis makes every effort to ensure the accuracy of all the information (the 8220;Content8221;) contained in its publications. However, Taylor & Francis and its agents and licensors make no representations or warranties whatsoever as to the accuracy, completeness or suitability for any purpose of the Content and disclaim all such representations and warranties whether express or implied to the maximum extent permitted by law. Any views expressed in this publication are the views of the authors and are not the views of Taylor & Francis.

The International Spectator, established in 1965, is a peer-reviewed international affairs journal.It is the journal of the Istituto Affari Internazionali (IAI) in Rome, Italy's leading foreign affairs institute and an active member of several international academic networks.In its four annual issues, The International Spectator aims to provide academics, practitioners, opinion- and decision-makers, and interested laymen with thought-provoking and policy-oriented essays, opinions, and book reviews on a wide spectrum of foreign policy issues. The two kinds of articles published - the shorter "opinions" on topics of major current interest, and the more analytical and scholarly "essays" - undergo rigorous peer review, based on initial in-house screening and anonymous refereeing by at least two reviewers. Authors come from a broad geographic range, particularly European, North American, Mediterranean and Middle Eastern countries.Geographically, The International Spectator covers areas of ongoing international concern with an emphasis on regions and countries adjacent to Italy, especially the Balkans, the Mediterranean and the Middle East. The focus is on European and transatlantic policies in these areas as well as on regional cooperation and initiatives.Thematically, it concentrates on European integration and European foreign policy, regularly featuring a "Europe Forum" which provides fresh analysis and debate of topical European issues. It also focuses on international organisations, regional cooperation and global governance, conflicts and conflict resolution, security and defence issues.Finally, with its occasional section "Italy in World Affairs", the journal uses its comparative advantage in understanding the factors that shape the country' foreign policy to further the debate on Italy' role on the international scene.Special "core" sections that have appeared in the journal in the last two years include:An Emerging 'Great Game' in Africa? The future multilateral orderThe EU and its Mediterranean NeighboursRussia-EU Security RelationsPeace and Security in AfricaManaging International Financial InstabilityThe Sustainability of De Facto StatesThe Caucasus at the CrossroadsEvolving Dynamics in the Asia-PacificThe Nuclear Challenge: Non-proliferation, Terrorism, EnergyCivil society in international politicsPeer ReviewAll research articles in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymized refereeing by two anonymous referees.

Contact Information: Manuscripts, as well as any other correspondence regarding the Journal, should be addressed to Dr.Tagi Sagafi-nejad, Editor, The International Trade Journal, Texas A&M International University, 5201 University Boulevard, Laredo, TX 78041, USA. Electronic submissions should be addressed to: itj@tamiu.edu. The International Trade Journal is a refereed interdisciplinary journal published for the enhancement of research in international trade. Its editorial objective is to provide a forum for the scholarly exchange of research findings in,and significant empirical, conceptual, or theoretical contributions to the field. The International Trade Journal welcomes contributions from researchers in academia as well as practitioners of international trade broadly defined. The Journal's scope includes,but is not limited to, the following: * Globalization and Trade * Trade and Development * Transnational Corporations and Trade * Multilateral Trade Regime * Foreign Direct Investment and Trade * Exchange Rates and Currency Markets * International Trade Theory * Emerging Markets * International Trade Policy * National and Regional Studies * Commercial Policy * International Financial Markets and Institutions The responsibility for views expressed,and accuracy of facts given are those of the authors.Such opinions do not necessarily reflect the position of Texas A&M International University or the Institute for International Trade; nor that of the Editor or the Editorial Advisory Board of the Journal. Peer Review Policy: Double-blind review following editorial review. A pool of 85 or so academic reviewers, selected from among scholars in the field, including those who have already published in ITJ, receive a blind copy and a 2-page review sheet. Depending on their nature, the Editor makes a decision to reject, accept, or accept with revisions. Publication office: Taylor & Francis, Inc., 325 Chestnut Street, Suite 800, Philadelphia, PA 19106.

The Internet and Higher Education, a is quarterly journal devoted to addressing contemporary issues and future developments related to online learning, teaching, and administration on the Internet in post-secondary settings. It is a peer-reviewed journal intended to be a vehicle for scholarly presentation and dissemination of contributions, theoretical and applied, significantly addressing innovative deployments of Internet technology in instruction and reporting on research to demonstrate the effects of the Internet and information technology (IT) on instruction in various contexts in higher education. The journal is international and interdisciplinary, inviting contributions from across the globe and from various academic disciplines. The journal provides a venue for theory papers, research studies, critical essays, editorials, reviews, case studies, and social commentary contributions. Special issues are often devoted to specific topic areas with guest editors assisting in the editorial process.The scope of the journal is broad in terms of the range of issues and trends to be addressed, for example, innovations or best practices in online teaching, learning, management, and administration. Other issues may include: Internet technology design and use; instructional models in online courses; online course development and instructional design; interaction in online courses; collaborative learning; usability and evaluation of online environments and portals; online communities of practice; institutional policies, standards and assessment; accessibility standards in online instruction; internationalization and cultural aspects of online classrooms; and issues and trends in synchronous, asynchronous, and hybrid online learning.

Increasing demand for professionals for the languages services industry and other areas of intercultural communication and the concomitant proliferation of training programmes have given rise to widespread concern for and reflection on how translator and interpreter education and training can best be conceived and the necessary skills and knowledge to be acquired. This is the first journal in the field of translation studies to devote its attention entirely to research in education and training. ITT is a refereed international journal that seeks to address issues relating to the education and training of professional translators and interpreters, and of those working in other forms of interlingual and intercultural mediation. ITT aims to provide a specialized forum for trainers, educators, researchers and professionals sharing an interest in the training of translators and/or interpreters from diverse theoretical and applied approaches, encouraging critical reflection on the many issues involved, including: curricular design; syllabus design; translator/translation competence(s); teaching and learning approaches, methods and techniques; teaching and learning resources; assessment and accreditation, amongst others. ITT seeks in particular to encourage interdisciplinary approaches incorporating appropriate research methods and results from fields such as education, curricular studies, or language acquisition, as well as others more frequently associated with tanslation studies, such as cultural studies, linguistics, communication studies, anthropology, psychology, cognitive science or literary studies. Each biannual issue includes: original research articles; reviews of recent publications on or for education and training, including textbooks;a features section which will consist variously of course profiles, debates on training and educational paradigms, interviews, reviews of software/hardware, reports on events, project presentations; abstracts of Ph.D. and Masters dissertations on translator and interpreter education and training. The journal also intends to publish, when possible, English-language translations of outstanding articles originally published in other languages, and occasional guest edited monographic issues.