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Advances in Management Information Systems
Guidelines for the Authors of Papers
The content and style of the
papers published in the AMIS volumes should be consistent with the objective of
the volume series to provide lasting codification of knowledge in the field of
information systems. The contents of each volume should be uniformly edited and
should be theoretically grounded in the leading literature in the field, since
they will be adding to this literature.
General
1. The title should be followed by the
abstract and the keywords. The abstract should briefly position the paper
within the volume and state the contents in an accessible fashion. There should
be no reference callouts within the abstract.
2. If the manuscript includes any figures,
tables, or a longer citation from any previously published material, the author
must obtain a written permission from the copyright holder and enclose it for
the final submission.
3. A brief biographical sketch of each author,
beginning with the current position, should be provided.
4. Full postal and email addresses of each
author should be supplied.
Disk Submissions
Submit your manuscript on disks and on one double-spaced printout. You
must keep identical copies of the disks and printouts until the book is published.
The preferred disk format is 3.5 inch
IBM-compatible disks or CDs (Tex, LaTex, and PDF are not editable formats). And, while zip files are fine for submission, please,
do not use zip drive disks. MS Word and WordPerfect are the word processors of
choice. Each disk should be labeled with the volume editor’s name, date of
submission, software and computer type. The software and formats used for the text and
graphics files should also be identified in the covering letter, as well as on
the diskettes. Submit a typed list of
filenames for each disk. Please use filenames that easily identify the contents
of files, for example: Contents, Intro, Ch1, Tab 1.1, Ch1 Notes, etc.
If
a text includes tables, figures, charts, diacritical marks, extracts, epigraphs,
bulleted lists, numbered lists, special symbols, etc., please include this
information at the beginning of the file in addition to flagging them when they
occur. This and any other necessary comments within the text must be typed in <<BOLD DOUBLE-BRACKETED CAPS>>.
Example:
CH1
3 TABLES, 2 GRAPHS, BULLETED
LISTS, GREEK LETTERS, EXTRACTS
identifies the first file as
chapter 1 of the manuscript and notes that 3 tables, 2 graphs, Greek letters,
bulleted lists, and extracts will appear in this text, and
. . . as the data for 1990
indicates in Table 1.2. End of paragraph.
<<TABLE 1.2 NEAR HERE>>
Begin
next paragraph. . . .
indicates the appropriate
placement of Table 1.2 in the text.
Preparation of Text
Each chapter should begin with the
elements below, in the following order:
Full post and email addresses of
each author.
A
brief biographical sketch of each author, beginning with the current position.
The length of the bio sketch should be approximately 120-150 words.
(Note to
volume editors: All bios should be placed in one computer file for placement at
the end of the manuscript and listed alphabetically by the contributor’s last
name.)
- - - - <next page> - - - -
Chapter #
Chapter Title in Upper and Lower
Case, Flush Left
Chapter author’s name in upper and
lower case, flush left
(1 linespace—that is, press the
“enter” key 2 times)
Abstract
(1 linespace—that is, press the
“enter” key 2 times)
Keywords
(1 linespace—that is, press the
“enter” key 2 times)
Begin first line of text flush
left.
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DO NOT
USE EMBEDDED NOTES, NOR
EMBEDDED GRAPHICS, TABLES, OR EQUATIONS. Original source files should be
provided for graphics.
·
DO NOT USE
HYPHENATION/JUSTIFICATION.
·
DO NOT use a
linespace (i.e., press the “enter” key 3 times) between paragraphs unless it is a necessary part of the
text (please be consistent).
·
Use one (1) space after punctuation.
·
Close up double initials: M.E. Sharpe, Inc., UN, U.S., etc.
·
Close up spaces around em-dashes—they are not needed.
A-HEADS
Are Bold Caps, Flush Left, One Linespace Above and Below (that is, press the
“enter” key 3 times before and after the subhead).
B-heads Are Bold, Upper and Lower Case, Flush Left, One Linespace Above
and Below (that is, press the “enter” key 3 times before and after the subhead).
C-heads Are Italics, Upper and Lower Case, Flush Left, One Linespace
Above and Below (that is, press the “enter” key 3 times before and after the
subhead).
D-heads Are Italics, Indented
with a Tab, and Followed by a Period, with Text Run in. You may wish to insert
one linespace above but please be consistent.
Notes are taken to the end of the chapter, with a superscript number in
the text (outside punctuation, please) referring to the note. Notes regarding
funding sources, acknowledgments, etc., which are usually included on the first
page of the chapter, should be included as an unnumbered note before any
numbered notes.
At the end of each chapter, any special elements should be in the following
order: Appendix(es); Acknowledgments (if there are no “Notes”); Notes;
References.
Form of
Manuscripts
One printed
copy of the manuscript should be submitted to the Editor-in-Chief and one copy of should be submitted to the
publisher. The text should be double-spaced, on one side of good quality paper,
allowing ample margins. The covering letter should provide full affiliation,
the mail and E-mail addresses, and telephone number(s) of the volume editor(s).
Brief biographical statements of all editors and contributors should be
included at the end of the manuscript, after the last chapter.
·
EVERYTHING
must be double-spaced. This
includes extracts, notes, and references. We’re aware that the subheads look
unusual with so much white space above and below.
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All tables and charts or other art should be submitted in
separate files from the main text of the manuscript and the diskettes must
indicate the program used to create them. DO NOT embed them in the main text of
the manuscript.
References
The reference
list should be provided at the end of the paper. The references should be
arranged alphabetically according to the name of the first author or editor.
Reference callouts in the text should be made by the author’s last name(s) and
year of publication. For example: “The problem has been fully solved by Smith
(2003)” or “The problem defies solution (Smith, 2003).” A specific page is
cited as (Smith, 2003, p. 351). Callout to two authors is: (Smith and Jones,
2004). Callout to more than two authors
is: (Smith et al, 2004). References to
unpublished works should be avoided.
References
in the alphabetized list should be provided as follows:
References
to Items in Periodicals
These
should take the form: author(s), title, journal (italicized or underlined), volume
and issue numbers, date, inclusive pages. For all authors, last names are given
first; likewise for editors, with the names followed by “(ed./eds.)”. Given
names are abbreviated to initials The name of the last author ends with a
period. More than two authors (but not editors) are separated by semicolons.
You may also use “et al.” for multiple authors. The title has only the first
word and proper names (or their derivatives) capitalized, and it ends with the
period. The date is given in parentheses. Example:
Kauffman, R.J. and Mohtadi, H. Proprietary and open systems adoption in
e-procurement: a risk-augmented transaction cost perspective. Journal of Management Information Systems,
21, 1 (2004), 137-166.
References
to Books, Chapters, and Conference Proceedings
Author(s)
are specified in the same style as for periodicals. In the title, all principal
words are capitalized and the title is italicized or underlined. The
title ends
with a period and is followed by city, “:”, publisher. Example:
Johnson, R.A., and Wichern, D.W. Applied
Multivariate Statistical Analysis, 5th ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice
Hall, 2002.
References
to book chapters take this form: authors, title, "In," names of the
editors, "(ed./eds.)", title (all principal words capitalized and the
entire title italicized or underlined), city, ":", publisher, year,
"pp." inclusive pages. Note the need to include page numbers.
Wrightsman, L.S. Interpresonal trust and attitudes
towards human nature. In J.P. Robinson and P.R. Shaver (eds.), Measures of
Personality and Social Psychological Attitudes. Ann Arbor, MI: Institute
for Social Research, 1991, pp. 373–412.
Reference
to conference publications should be made in a similar fashion as to the book
chapters, with the full name of the conference italicized.
Hickey, A., and Davis, A. Elicitation technique
selection: How do experts do it? In Eleventh IEEE International Requirements
Engineering Conference. Los Alamitos, CA: IEEE Computer Society Press,
2003, pp. 169–178.
References
to Websites
References
to web pages should begin with the authors (if known) and the title of the
content (as above), followed by the URL. If the document is note dated, the
date of the most recent access should be provided (“Accessed on. . .”).
Canaday, E.; Wong, N.; and Wong, T. Online consumers
spent $18.5 billion during 2003 holiday season. Nielsen/NetRatings, New York,
2004 (available at www.nielsen-netratings.com/pr/pr_040105_us.pdf, accessed on
February 9, 2004).
Please do
not insert line breaks in URLs so that it “looks nice.”
Figures
and Tables
In preparing an accepted manuscript for publication, high-quality figures and tables should be produced. All lettering and figure elements should be large enough to be readable when the figure has been reduced to fit the printed page. (Note: We prefer the font “Helvetica.”) Unreadable abbreviations should be avoided. All figures and tables must be specifically referred to in the text. All figures and tables should have brief, descriptive captions. We prefer black-and-white figures and graphics (photographs, charts, etc.), as these elements will be printed in black and white. Please submit all figures and graphics in their original, source files.
Acceptable File Formats
Below is a list of acceptable file
formats for word processing, graphics, spreadsheets, and databases. The
following file formats are supported by our conversion software:
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Word processing |
Word processing (cont.) |
Spreadsheets |
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MS Word (DOS) |
Nota Bene |
Lotus 2.x, 3.x |
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MS Word (Windows) |
RTF |
Excel |
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WordPerfect |
WangIWP |
Quattro |
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WordPerfect (DOS/Win) |
WordMac |
QuattroPro win |
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AmiPro 1.x, 2.0, 3.0 |
WordMac Plus |
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MultiMate Adv. 2, 3.6, 4.0 |
Mass-ii |
Graphics Formats |
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WordStar 3.31, 3.4, 4, 5-7, 2000 |
Volkswriter |
EPS |
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DCA/FFT |
DIF |
TIF† |
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DCA/RFT |
Sprint |
EPS w/ TIFF |
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DW2/3 (TXT) |
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TGA |
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DW4/5 (DOC) |
Databases and misc. |
AI |
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Samna |
Dbase III, IV |
PCX |
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Intell Ascii |
Paradox 3.x, 4.x |
GIF |
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Standard Ascii |
FrameWork III |
WMF† |
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DX |
DataEase |
FH3 |
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SmartWare II |
Works SS/DB |
WPG† |
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Professional Write 1, 2 |
Smart DB |
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PFS: Write A, B, C |
VP Planner 3D |
†We
prefer these formats. |
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FirstChoice [x], 3 |
MosaicTwin |
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Writing Assistant |
FirstChoice DB, SS |
Photos |
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MS Word 4/5 (MAC) |
Q&A DB |
JPEG |
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WordPerfect[x],2 (MAC) |
R: Base |
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MacWrite II |
Reflex |
Scanning |
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Access |
Photoshop |
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Note: x-Indicates any number. |
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If you are using a software version not mentioned
above,
please save your files as RTF files.
Please note: PDF, Tex, & LaTex files are unacceptable.
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