Transformations in Business and Economics

Published/Hosted by:  Kaunas Faculty of Humanities, Vilnius University, Lithuania 

Online ISSN: 1648 - 4460

Country: Lithuania

Impact Factor: 0.459 (2012)

Homepage: http://www.transformations.khf.vu.lt/

About Journal

Transformations in Business & Economics is a biannual journal of scholarly papers addressing issues in business, economics, market environment and its development (Social Sciences, Development Economics, S 188).

The frequency of publication is tri-annual of 2008. The issue dates of the publication are 25th March, 25th May and 25th November. The language of publication is English with summaries translated into Lithuanian.

Submission Process

Submit manuscripts online to: journal_tibe@yahoo.co.uk and dalia@mail.lei.lt

General Guidelines for Authors

As a guide, articles should be between 6,000 and 10,000 words in length (16 - 20 A4 size pages). In case the paper exceeds the normal length, the Editors' consent for its publication is needed. Articles submitted for publication in Transformations in Business & Economics should include the research aim and tasks, with detailed methodology, presenting literature overview on the research object, substantiation of the achieved results and findings, conclusions and a list of references. Manuscripts should be arranged in the following order of presentation.

First page:      

Title, subtitle (if any), autobiographical note (the author's full name, academic affiliation, telephone, fax and e-mail address and full international contact). Respective affiliations and addresses of co-authors should be clearly indicated. Please also include approximately 50 words of biographical information on each author of the submitted paper.

Second page:

(a) A self-contained abstract of up to 150 words, describing the research objective and its conclusions;

(b) up to five keywords, which encapsulate the principal subjects covered by the article;

(c) JEL classification, indexing all keywords according to the JEL classification system (please, refer to www.aeaweb.org/journal/jel_class_system.html); and

(d) a self-contained summary of up to 200 words, describing the article and its conclusions, suitable for translating into the Lithuanian language.

Subsequent pages:

Main body of the text with headings, footnotes, a list of references, appendices, tables, illustrations.

Main body of the text should be printed in Times New Roman, 12pt with single line spacing. Footnotes should be numbered consecutively in Arabic numerals. Headings must be short, clearly defined and numbered, except for Introduction and Conclusions. All tables, graphs, and diagrams are expected to back up your research findings. They should be clearly referred to and numbered consecutively in Arabic numerals. They should be placed in the text at the appropriate paragraph (just after its reference). All figures must have captions. In all figures taken or adapted from other sources, a brief note to that effect is obligatory, below the figure.

References

The ISI citations are a must for all contributors. References to other publications must be in Harvard style. That is, shown within the text as the first author's name followed by a comma, year of publication and the quoted page number - all in round brackets, e.g. (Doyle, 1994, p.23). If there are more than one author, the following format is used: (McAdam et al, 2001, p.236). At the end of the article a reference list in alphabetical order must be given as follows:

For books: surname, initials, (year), title, place of publication, publisher. E.g.

Ballou, R.H. (1992), Business Logistics Management. 3rd Edition. Eaglewood Cliffs: Prentice-Hall International Editions.

For journals: surname, initials, (year), "title", journal, volume, number, pages. E.g.

Fox, S. (1994), "Empowerment as a Catalyst for Change: an Example from the Food Industry", Supply Chain Management, Vol. 2, No 3, pp. 29-33.

For Internet sources:

Small Business Marketing Strategies: Marketing Research// http://www.marketingprinciples.com (referred on 30/09/2002).

Martin C.L. (1998), Relationship Marketing: a High-Involvement Product Attribute Approach, Journal of Product and Brand Management, Vol. 7, No 1, pp. 6-26 // http://www.apmforum.com/emerald/marketing-research-asia.htm (referred on 03/10/2002).

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Supply Chain Management: An International Journal

Published/Hosted by:  Emerald

ISSN: 1359-8546

Country: England

Impact Factor: 

Homepage: http://www.emeraldinsight.com/journals.htm?issn=1359-8546

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

1. Articles should be a maximum of 6000 words in length.
2. A title of not more than eight words should be provided.
3. 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.

4. 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.

5. Please provide up to six keywords which encapsulate the principal topics of the paper.
6. Categorize your paper under one of these classifications:
• Research paper
• Viewpoint
• Technical paper
• Conceptual paper
• Case study
• Literature review
• General review.
7. 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.
8. 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.
9. 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.
10. 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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Strategic Management Journal

Published/Hosted by:  John Wiley and Sons, Inc.

Online ISSN: 1097-0266

Country: England

Impact Factor:  3.367 (2012)

Homepage: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1002/(ISSN)1097-0266

About Journal

The journal publishes original material concerned with all aspects of strategic management. It is devoted to the improvement and further development of the theory and practice of strategic management and it is designed to appeal to both practicing managers and academics. Papers acceptable to an editorial board acting as referees are published. The journal also publishes communications in the form of research notes or comments from readers on published papers or current issues. Editorial comments and invited papers on practices and developments in strategic management appear from time to time as warranted by new developments. Overall, SMJ provides a communication forum for advancing strategic management theory and practice. Such major topics as strategic resource allocation; organization structure; leadership; entrepreneurship and organizational purpose; methods and techniques for evaluating and understanding competitive, technological, social, and political environments; planning processes; and strategic decision processes are included in the journal.

Submission Process

Submit manuscripts online to: http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/smj

General Guidelines for Authors

The language of the journal is American English. Your submission needs a title. Please use a 12-point readable font, 1-inch margins on all sides, double spacing, and left-justification of text and titles. Please avoid bulleted lists in the text and do not number sections.

Although SMJ does not have formal limits on article length, manuscripts that are longer than about 30 pages of text (before references, figures, and tables) are almost always clearer and stronger when shortened. Editors reserve the right to return overly long articles for revision.

Figures and Tables

Figures and tables should appear at the end of the manuscript after the references section. Within the text, please include only a placement note, such as ‘Insert Table 1 here,’ where appropriate.

Title Page

Please list the full names, titles, and affiliations (with complete addresses) of all authors, including e-mail, telephone, and fax information on the title page. Please identify the corresponding author. A running head of your choice (a short title of up to 60 characters to be used at publication) should appear on the title page as well. For indexing purposes, include six keywords that describe your paper.

Abstract

Please supply a one-paragraph abstract of up to 125 words for all articles, research notes, and commentaries. Abstracts should provide a precise summary of your entire paper, not just your conclusions, and must be able to stand alone, separate from the rest of the paper. SMJ policy is that no citations to other works are used in the abstract.

References

See examples:

Badaracco JL. 1991. The Knowledge Link: How Firms Compete Through Strategic Alliances. Harvard Business School Press: Boston, MA.

Bagozzi R, Phillips L. 1982. Representing and testing organizational theories: a holistic construal. Administrative Science Quarterly 27 (3): 459–489.

Baldwin CY, Clark KB. 2003. Where do transactions come from? Working paper, Harvard Business School, Boston, MA.

Bleeke J, Ernst D (eds). 1993. Collaborating to Compete: Using Strategic Alliances and Acquisitions in the Global Marketplace. John Wiley & Sons: New York.

Bowman EH, Singh H. 1990. Overview of corporate restructuring: trends and consequences. In Corporate Restructuring, Rock L, Rock RH (eds). McGraw-Hill: New York; 1–16.

Child J, Yan Y. 1999. Predicting the performance of international alliances: an investigation in China. Working paper, Chinese Management Centre, University of Hong Kong.

Collis D. 1996. Organizational capability as a source of profit. In Organizational Learning and Competitive Advantage, Moingeon B, Edmondson A (eds). Sage: London, U.K.: 139–163.

D'Eredita M, Misiolek N, Siow J. 2005. States of mind as stages of team development: making sense of strategies for building a virtual team. In Proceedings of the 5th Annual Hawaii International Conference on Business, Honolulu, HI. Available at: http://www.hicbusiness.org.

EEOC (Equal Employment Opportunity Commission). 2004. Job patterns for women and minorities in private industry. http://www.eeoc.gov/stats/jobpat/jobpat.html (2 August 2005).

Grant RM. 1996. Toward a knowledge-based theory of the firm. Strategic Management Journal, Winter Special Issue 17 : 109–122.

ISO. 2003. The ISO survey of ISO 9001:2000 and ISO 14001 certificates. Thirteenth cycle: up to and including 31 December 2003. http://www.iso.org/iso/en/iso9000-14000/certification/isosurvey.html (15 September 2004).

Jensen M, Zajac EJ. 2004. Corporate elites and corporate strategy: how demographic preferences and structural position shape the scope of the firm. Strategic Management Journal 25 (6): 507–524.

Misiolek N. 2003. Knowledge management and the corporate university: insights from the knowledge-based view of the firm. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Academy of Management, Seattle, WA.

Rumelt RP, Schendel D, Teece DJ. 1994. Fundamental Issues in Strategy: A Research Agenda. Harvard Business School Press: Boston MA.

Standard and Poor's Net Advantag. 2006. Industry Survey. http://www.netadvantage.standardandpoor.com (5 September 2007).

Van Brundt J. 2001. The many facets of co-development. Signals Magazine 19 May: 1–6. http://www.signalsmag.com/signalsmag.nsf [6 June 2005].

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Public Relations Review

Published/Hosted by:  ELSEVIER

ISSN: 0363-8111

Country: United States

Impact Factor: 0.749 (2012)

Homepage: http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/journaldescription.cws_home/620188/description

About Journal

The Public Relations Review is the only journal published five times a year devoted to articles that examine public relations in depth. Articles based on empirical research undertaken by professionals and academics in the field are welcomed. Also encouraged are notes on research in brief, book reviews, and precis of new books in the fields of public relations, mass communications, organizational communications, public opinion formation, social science research and evaluation, marketing, management, and public policy formation.

Submission Process

Submit manuscripts online at: http://ees.elsevier.com/pubrel/

General Guidelines for Authors

Submit manuscript in word file. Divide your article into clearly defined and numbered sections. Subsections should be numbered 1.1 (then 1.1.1, 1.1.2, ...), 1.2, etc. (the abstract is not included in section numbering). Use this numbering also for internal cross-referencing: do not just refer to "the text". Any subsection may be given a brief heading. Each heading should appear on its own separate line. Provide a concise and factual abstract and immediately after the abstract, provide a maximum of 6 keywords. Number tables consecutively in accordance with their appearance in the text. Place footnotes to tables below the table body and indicate them with superscript lowercase letters. Avoid vertical rules. Be sparing in the use of tables and ensure that the data presented in tables do not duplicate results described elsewhere in the article.

Essential title page information

• Title. Concise and informative. Titles are often used in information-retrieval systems. Avoid abbreviations and formulae where possible.

• Author names and affiliations. Where the family name may be ambiguous (e.g., a double name), please indicate this clearly. Present the authors' affiliation addresses (where the actual work was done) below the names. Indicate all affiliations with a lower-case superscript letter immediately after the author's name and in front of the appropriate address. Provide the full postal address of each affiliation, including the country name, and, if available, the e-mail address of each author.

• Corresponding author. Clearly indicate who will handle correspondence at all stages of refereeing and publication, also post-publication. Ensure that telephone and fax numbers (with country and area code) are provided in addition to the e-mail address and the complete postal address. Contact details must be kept up to date by the corresponding author.

• Present/permanent address. If an author has moved since the work described in the article was done, or was visiting at the time, a "Present address" (or "Permanent address") may be indicated as a footnote to that author's name. The address at which the author actually did the work must be retained as the main, affiliation address. Superscript Arabic numerals are used for such footnotes.

References

The journal follows the APA style of referencing. References should be arranged first alphabetically and then further sorted chronologically if necessary. More than one reference from the same author(s) in the same year must be identified by the letters "a", "b", "c", etc., placed after the year of publication. Examples:

Reference to a journal publication:

Van der Geer, J., Hanraads, J. A. J., & Lupton R. A. (2000). The art of writing a scientific article. Journal of Scientific Communications, 163, 51-59.

Reference to a book:

Strunk, W., Jr., & White, E. B. (1979). The elements of style. (3rd ed.). New York: Macmillan, (Chapter 4).

Reference to a chapter in an edited book:

Mettam, G. R., & Adams, L. B. (1994). How to prepare an electronic version of your article. In B. S. Jones, & R. Z. Smith (Eds.), Introduction to the electronic age (pp. 281-304). New York: E-Publishing Inc.

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Entrepreneurship & Regional Development

Published/Hosted by:  Taylor & Francis
Print ISSN: 0898-5626
Online ISSN: 1464-5114
Country: United States
Impact Factor: 1.333 (2012)
Homepage: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/journal.asp?issn=0898-5626&linktype=1

About Journal

Entrepreneurship and Regional Development is unique in that it addresses the central factors in economic development - entrepreneurial vitality and innovation - as local and regional phenomena. It provides a multi-disciplinary forum for researchers and practitioners in the field of entrepreneurship and small firm development and for those studying and developing the local and regional context in which entrepreneurs emerge, innovate and establish the new economic activities which drive economic growth and create new economic wealth and employment. The journal focuses on the diverse and complex characteristics of local and regional economies which lead to entrepreneurial vitality and endow the large and small firms within them with international competitiveness.

Submission Process

Submit manuscripts online at: http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/tepn

General Guidelines for Authors

Authors should prepare and upload two versions of their manuscript. One should be a complete text, while in the second all document information identifying the author should be removed from files to allow them to be sent anonymously to referees.

Submitted manuscript should be word format. Authors should provide tables and figures in separate files and identify their location in the text (i.e. Insert Table 2 about here). An abstract should not exceed 200 words.

References

Entrepreneurship & Regional Development follows the Chicago Manual of Style. Examples:

Book [for bibliography]:

Churella, Albert. From Steam to Diesel: Managerial Customs and Organizational Capabilities in the Twentieth-Century American Locomotive Industry, Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press, 1998, 231.

Short form reference [for endnote]: Churella, From Steam to Diesel, 197.

Edited work [bibliography]:

Smith, James, ed., Companies in Perspective, New York: Henry Holt & Co., 1996, iv.

Short form [endnote]: Smith, Companies, 14.

Essay in edited work [bibliography]:

Rice, Bonnie. "How Compaq Did It," in Companies in Perspective, ed. James Smith, New York: Henry Holt & Co., 1996, 12-45, quotation at p. 16.

Short form [endnote]: Rice, “Compaq,” in Companies, ed. Smith, 16.

Journal article [bibliography]:

Pursell, Carroll. "The Cover Design: Women Inventors in America," Technology and Culture 22 (July 1981): 545-50.

Short form [endnote]: Pursell, "The Cover Design," 547.

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