Journal editorial board appointment for marketing academic

Dr Aliakbar Jafari of the Department of Marketing has been appointed as member of the Editorial Board of International Journal of Social Science and Management, a new outlet of the University of Tarbiat Modarres School of Management in Iran. This appointment followed Dr Jafari's attempts and contributions to enhancing critical thought in Marketing and Consumer Research scholarship in non-Western contexts and his invited and keynote speeches at Iranian universities and conferences in Malaysia and the UAE. Such scholarship has helped to strengthen Strathclyde Business School's brand image in the Middle East.

Publication news for Dr Jafari includes:

Journal Article:

• Taheri, B., Jafari, A. and O’Gorman, K. (2014) Keeping your audience: Presenting a visitor engagement scale. Tourism Management. Volume 42, pp. 321-329.

Book Review:

• Jafari, A. (2014) 'Religion in Consumer Society: Brands, Consumers and Markets'. 2013. Edited by François Gauthier and Tuomas Martikainen. London: Ashgate Publishing Ltd. Consumption, Markets & Culture, iFirst.