On the afternoon of June 5, Dr. Ming-Hsiang Chen, a full professor at Washington State University, presented a research seminar to the faculty of FHTM. Prof. Chen shared his experience in developing research expertise in hospitality finance and tourism economics in the recent decades. He also talked about how he published many research outputs in top-tier journals. The seminar lasted for one and a half hours and ended up with a Q&A session. Having completed the seminar, Prof. Chen, as Coordinating Editor of International Journal of Hospitality Management, offered some suggestions for academics of FHTM about submitting to SSCI journals.