Style Guidelines and Submission Requirements

DecisionSciences Journal of Innovative Education

Style Guidelines and Submission Requirements

Please review allguidelines and reviseyourmanuscript as needed to complywith DSJIE’s style and submission requirements.Failure to meet these requirements maylead to significant delays,as theycausereviewers,editors, and staffto takeon additional workto completethe processingofyourmanuscript.In some cases, theeditormayreturn themanuscript for editing beforeconsideringthemanuscript as an official submission to DSJIE.Issuesthat need further clarification should be referred to the editor of DSJIEat .

Publication Requirements1

Submission Format2

Title Page2

Main Body of the Manuscript2

Headings3

Mathematical Notation3

Appendices, Tables, and Figures3

Footnotes and Endnotes4

Abbreviations and Acronyms4

Specific Usage5

References to Authors in Text6

Citations6

References7

Books8

Chapters in Books8

Periodicals9

Newspapers9

Unpublished Papers, Dissertations, and Presented Papers9

Proceedings, Published Reports, Monographs, and Specific Editions10

Websites and URLs10

Publication Requirements

Authors submittingamanuscript to DSJIEforpublication consideration must certifythat

• The manuscript has not been previouslysubmitted to DSJIE forreview.
• The manuscript is not currently under review at another journal nor will be submitted for review by another journal while under review at DSJIE.
• Noneofthecontents ofthe manuscript havebeencopyrighted, published,or accepted for publication byanotherjournal.
• Appropriate citations and/or attributions forthework of others have been given.
• All workingpapers, priordrafts, and/orfinal versions ofsubmitted manuscripts that are posted on websiteswillbetaken down duringthereview process.

Work that has beenpreviously presented at conferences and/or published in conference proceedings may still be submitted to DSJIE. However, the work submitted should be substantively different and make a new contribution.

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SUBMISSIONFORMAT

All manuscripts must besubmitted electronicallythrough manuscript central:

WhileDSJIEmayconsiderexceptions, theexpectation is that research articles willbeno morethan30 double-spaced pages includingreferences,appendices, tables, andfigures.Teaching briefs will in general be shorter. All manuscripts should bedouble-spaced in 12-point Times New Roman font with consecutively numbered pages. Pagenumbers should be continued through themanuscript, includingforpages of references, appendices, tables, and figures.Allow margins ofoneinch onall foursides of everypage.

Authors must take careNOT to include anyauthoridentifyinginformation in anymanuscript element otherthan thetitlepage.Beforesubmission, authors must eliminate anyauthor identifyinginformation from FileorDocument Properties, orDocument Metafileareas.

Authors’biographical and professional information will be requested ifapaperis accepted for publication, and should not beprovided in initial submissions. When submitted with final, accepted versions, thebiographical information should belimited to 150words.

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TITLEPAGE

To maintain adouble-blind review, thetitlepagemust beprepared and submitted as aseparate document from themainbodyofthemanuscript.Inaddition to thetitleofthemanuscript, thetitlepagemust includethe authors’names, affiliations, postal addresses, ande-mail addresses. Acknowledgements should appear at thebottom ofthe titlepage.

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MAINBODYOFTHEMANUSCRIPT

Themanuscript’s main bodyshould includein thefollowingorder:

• Title
• Abstract
• Main-bodytext ofthemanuscript
• References
• Appendices
• Tables
• Figures

The first pageofthemain bodyshould includethetitlein boldfacecapital-and-lower-caseletters followed byan abstract ofno morethan 250 words. The abstract must clearlyand succinctlyconvey themanuscript’s subjectmatter, significance, andcontribution. It should bewritten to generateinterest in themanuscript.

NO AUTHORIDENTIFYINGINFORMATIONSHOULDAPPEARINTHEMAINBODY OFTHE MANUSCRIPT.

Themain bodyofarevision or responseto aconditional acceptancemust not include reference to the revision number. This information should be confined to thetitlepage.

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HEADINGS

Majoror first-level headings should appearin BOLDFACECAPITAL LETTERSthroughout themanuscript. Most manuscripts will have fourto sixmajorheadings. Second-level headings should betyped in boldfaceCapital-and-Lower-CaseLetters.Third-level headings should bein Boldfaceitalicletters beginningwith the first word capitalized and the remainingwords in lower-caseletters. Allheadings and subheadings areto beleft-justified.

The first word ofthe firstparagraph followinganyheadingorsubheadingshould beleft-justified. The first word ofsubsequent paragraphs should beindented.

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MATHEMATICAL NOTATION

All equations should beset on separatelines, centered, and numberedconsecutivelyin sequential Arabicnumbers (1, 2, 3,…,etc.)in parentheses that appear flush with theright margin ofthe page. All mathematicalfunctions and variables(not numbers orsymbols)in equations, formulas, and notations should bein regularitalictype,andnot boldface. All powervariables and sub- variables should bein regularitalictype.

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APPENDICES,TABLES,ANDFIGURES

Appendices, tables,and figures should beplaced in that orderin themain bodyfileafterthe references. Appendices, tables, and figures should clarifyand supplement thetext, and not duplicatewhat is alreadystated in words.Appendices and tables should beused when datacan bepresented moreeconomicallyin this form than in narrative form. Visual representations ofthemanuscript’s concepts should be labeled as figures.

Appendices should beconsecutivelyletteredwith upper-caseletters from thebeginningto the end ofthearticle, and should appearon separatepages from thetext afterthe referencesand beforethetables andfigures.Appendixnotations areto appearwith both the appendixletter and the appendixtitlein upper-caseboldfacetypestartingwith theword, “APPENDIX,”followed bytheappendixletter, followed bya colon, followed bythe appendixtitle. The appendixletter and titleshould beleft-justified on thepage as in the following:

Example:APPENDIX A:RESEARCH VARIABLESAND MEASURES

References for citations madein the appendices should beprovided inthemain reference list.

Tables and figures should be consecutivelynumbered in Arabicnumerals from thebeginningto the end ofthearticle andshould appearon separatepages from thetext afterthe referencelist. Table and figurenotations appearwith boldfacetype fortheword TableorFigure and thetable or figurenumber, followed bya colon. Thetableor figuretitleshould bein regulartypewith the first word capitalized andthe remainingwords in lower-caseletters. Thetableor figurenumber and tableor figuretitleshould beleft-justified onthepage as in thefollowing:

Example:Table1:Measurement items.

Theposition ofthetableor figureon thepageshould be as follows:

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Insert Table/Figure Here

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FOOTNOTES AND ENDNOTES

DSJIEdoes not allow theuseof footnotes orendnotes within thetext ofthemanuscript. However, footnotes to tables areallowed and should beusedto explain thedesignations ofthetable, such as columns or row headings. Each footnoteto atableshould bedesignated byasuperscript lowercaseletterbeginningwith theletter“a.”

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ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS

First useofaterm forwhich an acronymwill beused must bewritten out and followed bythe acronym in parentheses.The acronym should beused in all subsequent textmentions.

Example: The approach relies on theuseof anagent buildingshell (ABS)…

Text useofterms like “for example,” “that is,” and similarterms should bewritten out when outsideofparentheses.

Example:A particularinterval method makes it possibleto use, for example, somemeasurable attribute.

When insideparentheses,theterms should be abbreviated.

Example: A particularinterval method makes it possibleto usesomemeasurable attribute(e.g., money).

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SPECIFICUSAGEANDSTYLE

In non-mathematical-notation text, numbers zero through ten should bewritten out, and those overten should bepresented as numerals, exceptwheremathematical expressions areused.

Examples:Wegavepoints in multiples ofthree, six, and 12.

Demand forclasses 1 to (j-1)proves to begreaterthan q.

Inaseries, useacommabeforetheword “and.”

Example: Wegavepoints in multiples ofthree, six, and 12.

Items listed in aseries and emphasized with outline/series terms in parentheses, should be preceded bytheterms (i), (ii), (iii)…, etc., orshould belisted with bullets.Useof (1),(2), (3)…, etc., must belimited to text references to equations. Useof (a), (b),(c)…,etc., must belimited to text references to propositions.

Example: Therearethreeways theInternet is unique: (i)TheInternet is amany-to-many communication model; (ii)the concept of engagement is important, and (iii) consumers on theInternet engagein behaviorthatis goal-directed or experiential.

Example: Therearethreeways theInternet is unique:

•TheInternet is amany-to-manycommunication model

•The concept of engagement is important

•Consumers on theInternet engagein behaviorthat is goal-directed orexperiential.

Thepercent sign(%)should beused with numbers ratherthan theword “percent”unless at the beginningofasentence.

Examples: Overhalf (50.96%)ofourparticipants….

Fifty-threepercent ofoursample reported…

Simplemathematical equations should bepresented in parentheses to ensure accuratereadability.

Example: Demand for classes 1 to (j-1)proves to bein excess ofq.

Properhyphenation must beused foradjectives versus nouns.

Example: This is awillingness-to-paymodel.

This is an exampleofthe customer’s willingness to pay.

Numbers forhypothesesshould bepresented in italics as H1, H2, H3,…Hn(and mayinclude designations for a, b, c,etc., ifnecessary).Followeach numberbya colonand thehypothesis. Indent hypotheses ½ inchfrom each margin, andalign thetext vertically.

Example:H1:Cost efficiency capabilityis positivelyassociated with market-based performance.

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REFERENCES TO AUTHORS IN TEXT

All mentions of authors in thebodyofthetext should bein the format Author’sLast Name

(Date).

Example: Schaffer (1985)uses thetheory….

Mentions ofmultiple authors in thebodyofthetext shouldincludetheword “and”ratherthan an ampersand.

In thecaseoftwo authors, themention should bein the format 1st Author’sLast Nameand 2nd

Author’sLast Name (Date).

Example:Brown and Sambamurthy(1999)noted in theirwork….

In thecaseof more than two authors, themention should bein the format1st Author’sLast Name, . . . , and nth Authors Last Name (Date).

Example: Vollman, Berry, andWhybark(1997)proved that…

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CITATIONS

Citations should notincludepagenumbers unlessthe citation refers to adirect quotation.

All citations madeto references should bein theformat (Author’sLastName, Year).Year represents theyearofpublication.

Example: (Schaffer, 1985)

Multiple citations shouldappearin orderfrom earliest to latest dates ofpublication, and then alphabetized bythe firstauthor’s last name. Utilizeasemi-colon betweeneach citation.

Example: (Schaffer, 1999; Smith, 1999; Barney, 2004)

Multiple references to work byone authororagroup of authors with thesameyearof publication should bedifferentiated with the addition ofsmall letters (a, b,etc.)aftertheyear.

Examples:1st citation: (Zitzler, 1999a)

2nd citation, different work: (Zitzler, 1999b)

Or

1st citation: (Vollman, Berry,Whybark, 1997a)

2nd citation, different work: (Vollman, Berry,Whybark, 1997b)

In thecaseofapublication written bymorethanone author, thelast two authors’names in a citation should bejoined with an ampersand().

Examples:(BrownSambamurthy, 1999)

(Vollman, Berry,Whybark,1997)

Onceamultiple authorcitation has been used, subsequent citations ofthatpublication can be referred to usingfirst authorlast name et al., date.

Examples:1st useof citation: (Vollman, Berry,Whybark,1997)

2nd useof citation: (Vollmanet al., 1997)

Neverusetheword“See”in a citation.

Examples: This is an exampleofwhat not to do (SeeSmith, 2005)

The correct approach is provided (Smith, 2005)

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REFERENCES

Authors areresponsibleforthe accuracyoftheir referencelists. Besureyou haveacomplete reference foreach citation, and a citation foreachreference. References should followthesestyleguidelines:

•References should belisted at the end ofthemanuscript alphabeticallybythelast nameofthe first author.Ifthereis noindication of an individual author, usetheeditor, corporate author, or periodical name. References should beleft-justified,and entries should beseparated bydouble spacing.

•All book/article/chapter/dissertation/websitetitles should beprovided with the first letterofthe first word ofthetitlein upper case and theotherwords in lowercase.

•All book names and dissertation titles should beprovided in italics.

•All periodical and newspapernames should beprovided in italics with the first letterof every word capitalized.

•Inarticletitles, the firstword following a colon should be capitalized.

•In thecaseoftwo ormore cities and states/countries ofpublication, indicate each in alphabetical order, separated bysemicolons.

Example: …London,UK; New York, NY: Routledge,…

Books

Singleauthor:Author’s last name, firstinitial. middleinitial. (year). Booktitle.City, Stateofpublication: Publisher.

Example: Bollen, K. A. (1989). Structural equations with latent variables. New York, NY: Wiley.

Multiple authors: First author’s last name,first initial. middleinitial., &Secondauthor’s lastname, Second author’s first initial. middleinitial. (year). Booktitle.City, Stateofpublication: Publisher.

Example: Brown, C. V.,Sambamurthy, V. (1999). Repositioning the ITorganization to facilitate business transformation.Cincinnati, OH: PinnaflexPress.

Example: Silver, E. A., Pyke, D.F.Peterson, R. (1998). Inventorymanagement and production planning and scheduling.New York, NY: John WileySons.

Later edition:Author’s last name, firstinitial. middleinitial. (year), Booktitle(edition number). City, Stateof publication: Publisher.

Example:Nunnally, J. C. (1978). Psychometric theory (2nded.). New York, NY: McGraw-Hill.

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Chapters in Books

Chapter author’s last name, first initial.middleinitial. (year). Chaptertitle.In bookeditor’s first initial.last name, (Ed.), Booktitle. Cityofpublication: Publisher, pages x-y.

Example: Winter, S. A. (1987). Knowledge andcompetenceas strategic assets.In D.J. Teece (Ed.), Thecompetitive challenge:Strategies for industrial innovation and renewal. Cambridge, MA: Ballinger, 159-184.

Example: Zeithaml, V. A.(1981).How consumerevaluation processes differbetween goods and services. In J. H. Donnelly, &W.R. George (Eds.), Marketing in services. Chicago,IL: American MarketingAssociation, 186-199.

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Periodicals

Author’s last name, firstinitial.middleinitial (year). Articletitle.Periodical Title, Arabic

VolumeNumber x(ArabicIssueNumbery), pagesx-y.

Example:Barney, J. B. (1991).Firm resourcesand sustained competitive advantage.Journal ofManagement, 17(1), 99-120.

Multiple authors should belisted with thelast two authors’names separated bya commaand an ampersand ().

Example: Jeuland, A. P., &Shugan, S. M. (1983). Managing channel profits.Marketing Science, 2(3), 239-272.

Example: Bourland, K. J., Powell, S. A., &Pyke, D. M. (1996). Exploitingtimelydemand information to reduceinventories.European Journal of Operational Research, 92(2), 239-253.

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Newspapers

Author’s last name, firstinitial.middleinitial (year). Articletitle.Periodical title. Month Arabic

Day, pages x-y.

Example: van Ryzin,G.J. (2000). Thebravenew world ofpricing.TheFinancial Times. October16, 6-7

Example:Baker, J. A., &Bustamonte, M. T.(2004). Dynamicpricing.TheWall Street Journal.May4, 8.

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Unpublished Papers, Dissertations,andPresented Papers

Author’s last name, firstinitial.middleinitial. (year), Titleof paper / dissertation / presented paper entry. Definition oftype(e.g., doctoral dissertation), affiliation (e.g.,ArizonaState University, City, State/Country.

Example: Zitzler, E. R. (1999). Evolutionaryalgorithms formultiobjectiveoptimization: Methods and applications. Doctoral dissertation, Swiss FederalInstituteofTechnology(ETH),Zurich, Switzerland.

Example: Seidmann, A. V., &Soundararajan, A. R. (1997).Competition, contracting, and coordination costs:Critical analysis of logistics information sharing models. Presentation made at theMulti- EchelonInventoryConference,NewYork University,NewYork, NY.

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Proceedings, Published Reports, Monographs,and SpecificEditions

Author’s last name, firstinitial.Middleinitial.(year). Proceeding/Report/Monograph title.

Proceedings of theConferenceName, City, State: Publisher, pages x-y.

Example: Schaffer, J. D. (1985). Multipleobjectiveoptimization with vector evaluated genetic algorithms. Proceedings of theFirst International Conferenceon GeneticAlgorithms.Hillsdale, NJ: LawrenceErlbaum Associates, 93-100.

Example: Christy, D. P., &Nandkeolyar,U. M. (1986). A simulation investigation ofthedesign ofgroup technologycells.Proceedings of the1986 Annual Meeting of theDecision SciencesInstitute, Atlanta, GA, 22-32.

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Websites and URLs

Author’s last name, firstinitial.middleinitial. (year). Titleofreference, accessed month day, year, available atInsertURLhere.

Example:Bitpipe (2004). Readership and usageofwhitepapers bycorporateandITmanagement, accessed July14, 2004, available at

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