Published/Hosted by: Emerald
ISSN: 1359-8546
Country: England
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About Journal
The journal is broad based, but with a strategic focus, covering aspects of marketing, logistics and information technology, economics, management and organizational behaviour in relation to the operation of supply chains in all sectors. The journal aims to encourage the development and implementation of supply chain systems which achieve higher levels of service and substantial savings in costs.
Submission Process
Submit manuscripts online at: http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/scm
General Guidelines for Authors
- Articles should be a maximum of 6000 words in length.
- A title of not more than eight words should be provided.
- A brief autobiographical note should be supplied including:
Full name
Affiliation
E-mail address
Full international contact details
Brief professional biography.
NB This information should be provided on a separate sheet and authors should not be identified anywhere else in the article.
- Authors must supply a structured abstract set out under 4-7 sub-headings (see our "How to... write an abstract" guide for practical help and guidance):
Purpose (mandatory)
Design/methodology/approach (mandatory)
Findings (mandatory)
Research limitations/implications (if applicable)
Practical implications (if applicable)
Social implications (if applicable)
Originality/value (mandatory).
Maximum is 250 words in total.
- Please provide up to six keywords which encapsulate the principal topics of the paper.
- Categorize your paper under one of these classifications:
- Research paper
- Viewpoint
- Technical paper
- Conceptual paper
- Case study
- Literature review
- General review.
- Headings must be short, with a clear indication of the distinction between the hierarchy of headings. The preferred format is for headings to be presented in bold format, with consecutive numbering.
- Notes or Endnotes should be used only if absolutely necessary and must be identified in the text by consecutive numbers, enclosed in square brackets and listed at the end of the article.
- All Figures (charts, diagrams, line drawings, web pages/screenshots) and Plates (photographic images) should be submitted in electronic form. All Figures should be of high quality, legible and numbered consecutively with arabic numerals. Graphics may be supplied in colour to facilitate their appearance on the online database.
- Figures created in MS Word, MS PowerPoint, MS Excel, Illustrator should be supplied in their native formats. Electronic figures created in other applications should be copied from the origination software and pasted into a blank MS Word document or saved and imported into an MS Word document or alternatively create a .pdf file from the origination software.
- Figures which cannot be supplied in as the above are acceptable in the standard image formats which are: .pdf, .ai, and .eps. If you are unable to supply graphics in these formats then please ensure they are .tif, .jpeg, or .bmp at a resolution of at least 300dpi and at least 10cm wide.
- To prepare web pages/screenshots simultaneously press the "Alt" and "Print screen" keys on the keyboard, open a blank Microsoft Word document and simultaneously press "Ctrl" and "V" to paste the image. (Capture all the contents/windows on the computer screen to paste into MS Word, by simultaneously pressing "Ctrl" and "Print screen".)
- Photographic images should be submitted electronically and of high quality. They should be saved as .tif or .jpeg files at a resolution of at least 300dpi and at least 10cm wide. Digital camera settings should be set at the highest resolution/quality possible.
- Tables should be typed and included as part of the manuscript. They should not be submitted as graphic elements. Supply succinct and clear captions for all tables, figures and plates. Ensure that any superscripts or asterisks are shown next to the relevant items and have corresponding explanations displayed as footnotes to the table, figure or plate.
References
The journal follows the Harvard style in referencing. See examples:
Books
Harrow, R. (2005), No Place to Hide, Simon & Schuster, New York, NY.
Book Chapters
Calabrese, F.A. (2005), "The early pathways: theory to practice – a continuum", in Stankosky, M. (Ed.), Creating the Discipline of Knowledge Management, Elsevier, New York, NY, pp. 15-20.
Journals
Capizzi, M.T. and Ferguson, R. (2005), "Loyalty trends for the twenty-first century", Journal of Consumer Marketing, Vol. 22 No. 2, pp. 72-80.
Published Conference Proceedings
Jakkilinki, R., Georgievski, M. and Sharda, N. (2007), "Connecting destinations with an ontology-based e-tourism planner", in Information and communication technologies in tourism 2007 proceedings of the international conference in Ljubljana, Slovenia, 2007, Springer-Verlag, Vienna, pp. 12-32.
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