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Journal: Journal of Infrastructure, Policy and Development

Manuscript ID: JIPD-2263
Title: Accelerated Development of Tourism Industry After Pandemics Covid-19 Through
Community Social Capital: A Longitudinal Study of Tourism Activist’s Groups in Kampar
Indonesia
Reviewer 1: minor
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1. Originality:
This study focuses on the development of Indonesia's tourism industry after the Covid-19
pandemic. It explores the concept of strengthening local community-based social capital
through the "Tourism Activists' Group" to accelerate the growth of the tourism sector. The
study adopts a longitudinal approach by collecting data in 2019 and 2020, allowing for
analysis of changes and impacts over time. However, a notable limitation is that the study did
not consider real variables related to travel attainment or consumption, which significantly
impacts its applicability and practicality.
2. Relationship to Literature:
This paper mentions three theoretical driving factors but does not clearly indicate how these
factors are related to the research objectives. The lack of a clear research purpose makes it
difficult for readers to understand why these theoretical driving factors were chosen and how
they influence the study.
The literature review section should be properly divided into paragraphs at appropriate points
to make the structure of the article clearer, with each paragraph having a clear and distinct
topic or subtitle.

Some updated and classic/related literature (about Tourism Industry under/after Covid-19 &
Text mining / bibliometric data from VOSViewer) were not mentioned/cited yet. Having
symbolic and impactful literature review support will much enhance your arguments in no
matter hypotheses development or theoretical/practical contribution. I suggest the author(s) to
consider reading and citing the following updated literature; sure the authors can cite other
similar papers not limit to listed ones.

About Tourism Industry under/after Covid-19 (for better supporting your core arguments)
• Cho, H., & Chiu, W. (2022). COVID-19 pandemic: consumers' purchase intention of
indoor fitness products during the partial lockdown period in Singapore. Asia Pacific
Journal of Marketing and Logistics, 34(10), 2299-2313.
• Liu, M., Wang, S., McCartney, G., Wong, I. A. (2021). Taking a break is for
accomplishing a longer journey: Hospitality industry in Macao under COVID-19
pandemic, International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management, 33(4),
1249-1275.
• Tan, K. L., Hii, I. S., Zhu, W., Leong, C. M., & Lin, E. (2023). The borders are
re-opening! Has virtual reality been a friend or a foe to the tourism industry so
far?. Asia Pacific Journal of Marketing and Logistics, 35(7), 1639-1662.
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• McCartney, G., Pinto, J. P., Liu, M. (2021). City resilience and recovery from
COVID-19: The case of Macao, Cities, 112, 103130.
• Cai, L., Yuen, K. F., Fang, M., & Wang, X. (2023). A literature review on the impact
of the COVID-19 pandemic on consumer behaviour: implications for
consumer-centric logistics. Asia Pacific Journal of Marketing and Logistics.
• Chang, W. Y., Schulz, P. J., Tu, S.T., Liu, M. (2020). Communicative blame in
online communication of the COVID-19 pandemic: Computational approach of
stigmatizing cues and negative sentiment gauged with automated analytic techniques,
Journal of Medical Internet Research, 22(11) e21504.

About Text mining / bibliometric data from VOSViewer (to enhance your argument in Figure
5 or page 6)
• Song, X., Mo, Z., Liu, M., Niu, B., Huang, L. (2022). Cooperator or Supporter: how
can cross-boundary Macau-Zhuhai metropolis promote regional tourism together?
Asia Pacific Journal of Marketing and Logistics, 34(10), 2207-2236.
• Bernardo, E., Sousa, N., & Kastenholz, E. (2023). Souvenirs in tourism studies: A
bibliometric retrospective and future research agenda. Tourism and hospitality
management, 29(2), 249-264.
• Liu, M., Liu, Y., Mo, Z., Ng, K. (2021). Using text mining to track changes in travel
destination image: The case of Macau, Asia Pacific Journal of Marketing and
Logistics, 33(2), 373-395.
• Wang, S., Liu, M., Pérez, A. (2023). A bibliometric analysis of green marketing in
marketing and related fields: From 1991 to 2021, Asia Pacific Journal of
Marketing and Logistics, 35(8)
• Liu, K. N., & Hu, C. (2022). The incorporation of Mainland Chinese tourists'
experiences into the Taiwan hotel branding process. Asia Pacific Journal of
Marketing and Logistics, 34(7), 1368-1391.

3. Methodology:
Based on the data and calculations provided in the text, the sample size (n) is reported to be
57. However, in the subsequent explanation, it is mentioned that 2 respondents were excluded
from the 2020 wave, resulting in a final sample size of 55 people. This inconsistency in the
reported sample size raises concerns about the accuracy of the sampling process.

As the limitations summarized by the author in this paper, the research sample size is too
small, and it should be at least 200 data points.

4. Results:
The methodological introduction of PLS-SEM and the validation data for second-order
constructs are presented in a disorganized manner. It is recommended to refer to professional
journal articles and follow their writing style for guidance.
The P-values format in Table 6 needs to be standardized, and the values of factor loadings,
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composite reliability (CR), and other measures should be reported in dedicated tables for
clarity.

5. Implications for research, practice and/or society:

The model design of this study lacks the inclusion of real variables related to travel behavior
or consumption, which significantly compromises the applicability of the research.

6. Quality of Communication:
Overall, the writing needs improvement and Figure 1, 2, and 3 are unnecessary.

Reviewer 2: major
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Literature review and hypotheses

Line 162 “…In this research, the literature review uses a systematic mapping study
method to obtain the state of the art and the position of community-based social capital
research and its relation to the acceleration of the development of the tourism industry
sector….”

Reviewer: The authors need to explain the rationale behind the utilization of this method,
cite which previous studies suggest its use in this context, and clarify why this method
ensures superior results.

Line 202 “...This can be seen in the bibliometric data from VOSViewer obtained from the
Web of Science and Scopus. The results are presented in a graph with correlations
between variables based on the year of publication....”

Reviewer: The authors need to explain the process in the study, the rationale behind their
choice, why they used bibliometric analysis software, and which studies suggest its
utilization. They must also describe the process of collecting studies from the databases
(Web of Science and Scopus), the keywords used, and how the data selection process was
conducted.

Methodology

Line 276 “...The design of this research is longitudinal, which aims to measure behavior
and determine the pattern of changes in community-based social capital over several
periods. Longitudinal studies go through the process of collecting data from respondents
several times regularly with the same questions...”
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Reviewer: These types of statements need to be justified with the literature.

Line 291 “...The construction of the questionnaire came from social capital theory, based
on theoretical studies reduced to three dimensions with nine items of the research
questionnaire...”

Reviewer: The authors need to provide more information about the construction of the
questionnaire. Did they use validated scales, or were they adapted? If they were adapted,
which studies validated them?

Line 477 Discussion

Reviewer: In this section, the authors are only presenting the results. The discussion in a
scientific article involves comparing the obtained results with the findings of previous
studies. Therefore, it is expected that the authors redo this section, discussing their results
considering the existing literature.

Line 578 Conclusion

Reviewer: In the study's conclusion, the authors should reinforce the importance of the
study's results. To achieve this, it is expected that they clearly state which gap(s) in the
literature, identified by previous studies, are being addressed in this research. To enhance
the contribution of this study, it is suggested that the authors present the theoretical and
practical implications of their findings. By doing so, they can reveal the relevance and
significance of their work in advancing knowledge and its potential real-world
applications.