Author Guidelines

 anuscript Submission

Manuscript submission should be submitted using the ablve link “Submit a Manuscript.”  Remeber to Indicate the journal to which you want to submit the manuscript. Use a major word processing software. to write and submit your manuscript.  PDF submissions are encouraged.

Manuscript Title

The manuscript title should be clear and provide an overall idea of the research.

Author information
The manuscript should include on the first page:

- The Full name(s) of the author(s)
- Complete affiliation name(s) and address(es)
- E-mail addresses for all author(s)
- An Indication for the corresponding author (if not the first author)

To ensure the double-blind reviewing process, manuscripts should be anonymised and any information that could lead to an identification of the author(s) should not be available anywhere else in the paper (apart from the first page). Do not include author information in the header/footer of the paper.


Abstract

Use the word “Abstract” as the title for the abstract section.   The abstract should be no more than 250 words. It should capture research motivation, research design/methodology, and main findings and implications.  The abstract should provide an excellent summary of the paper.

Keywords: 3-4 keywords that highlight the topic in the paper. 

Introduction

This section should follow keywords.  This section should provide background of the study and highlight research motivation.

The main body of the paper

Two categories of heading are defined: ‘Heading’ (Bold, Left, 12 pt) with 10 point space before paragraph for the first level headings and ‘Subheading’ (Italic, Left) for the subsidiary level. 

The main body of the paper can include titles and subtitles followed by discussion to address: literature review, research question, research design and methodology, result, discussion, study limitations and conclusion.
 
Body text is set in ‘Text’ style (Justified). Paragraphs are separated by a separate line.

Figures and Tables

Include figures and tables within the body of your paper.  DO NOT design your figures using Microsoft word in bits and pieces.  This will cause the figure to be distorted during formatting and production.   You have to use a drawing tool and import the figure to word. 

Figures titles should be under the figure.  Table title should be above the table.

Make sure you have permission of any previously published figure or table from publishers and/or authors.   This is the sole responsibility of the author(s).      

Acknowledgment
Include any acknowledgement right before the references section (if applicable)

Referencing published research within text

References to previously published research studies must in Harvard style.  Author(s) should make every effort to ensure completeness, accuracy and consistency of each reference.

Examples:
- In a research study by ackoff (1961) …..
- Gibberd et al (1991) mentioned……
- In the book by Dunlop and Williams (1989) ……

References

References section should be at the end of the manuscript.  References to previously published research studies must in Harvard style.  References should be arranged alphabetically without numbers.  Keep one black line between each two references.  Please follow the examples below. 

Examples of Journal Articles

Last name, initials. (year) ‘Article title with only first letter upper case,’ Journal name, vol (issue no.), pages.

Example: Articles with one author

Ackoff, R L.  (1961) ‘Management Misinformation Systems,’ Management Science, 14 (4), 147-156.

Example: Articles with two authors

Sabri, EH and Beamon, M. (2000), 'A Multi-Objective Approach to Simultaneous Strategic and Operational Planning in Supply Chain Design,' Omega: an International Journal of Management Science 28 (1), 581-598.

Example: Articles with more than two authors

Fox, MS., Barbyceanu, M. and Teigen, R. (2000), 'Agent-oriented Supply Chain Management,' International Journal of Flexible Manufacturing Systems, 12 (1),  165-88


Example of Online Journals and websites

Last name, initial(s). (Date published). Title of article. [Online]. Publisher. [Date you accessed the site]. Available: URL. 

Example: 

Lorek, L. A., (2003), ''Buyers catch on to online shopping,' San Antonio Express-News. [Online], [Retrieved December 22, 2003],  http://web.lexis-nexis.com/universe/document

Example of Books

Bonini, C P. (1963) Simulation of Information and Decision Systems in the Firm, Prentice-Hall, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey.


Example of Edited Books

Trowbridge, P. (2003), A case study of green supply chain management at advanced micro devices, Greening the Supply Chain, Sarki, J.  (ed), Greenleaf, Sheffield.

Example of Periodicals

James, D. (1999), 'From clicks to coin,' Marketing News, 33 (21), 3.


Example of Conference Papers

Jandos, J. and Vorisek, J. (2009), ‘Enterprise Web 2.0. What is it really?’ Proceedings of the 13th Inernational Business Information Management Association (IBIMA), ISBN: 978-0-9821489-2-1, 9-10 November 2009, Marrakech, Morocco, 10-15.


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