INSTRUCTIONS FOR AUTHORS

Authors are advised that adherence to the Instructions to Authors will help speed up the refereeing and production stages for most papers.

• Language and presentation |
• Length of submissions |
• Submission |
• Contact details/biographies |
• Abstract and keywords |
• Figures and tables |
• Running head |
• Sections |
• Footnotes |
• Special characters |
• Spelling |
• References |
• Proofs |
• PDF |
• Copyright and permissions |
• Final material |
• Correspondence |

Language and presentation

Manuscripts should be written in English. All authors should obtain assistance in the editing of their papers for correct spelling and use of English grammar. Manuscripts should have double spacing, with ample margins and pages should be numbered consecutively. The Editors reserve the right to make changes that may clarify or condense papers where this is considered desirable.

Length of submissions

Papers should not normally exceed 12 Journal pages (about 8000 words). However, in certain circumstances (e.g., review papers) longer papers will be published.

Submission

Manuscripts must be submitted through the EJIS online submission system.

Please read the instructions carefully before submitting your manuscript and ensure the main article files do not contain any author identifiable information.

Although PDF is acceptable for initial submission original source (ie MS Word) files will be required for typesetting etc.

Contact details/biographies

A separate file containing the names and addresses of the authors, and the name and full contact details (full postal address, tel, fax and email) of the author to whom correspondence is to be directed should be uploaded at the time of submission (you should select Contact details/Biographies as the file type). This file is not shown to reviewers. This file should also contain short biographies for each author (50 words maximum each) which will appear at the end of their paper.

The authors’ names and addresses must not appear in the body of the manuscript, to preserve anonymity. Manuscripts containing author details of any kind will be returned for correction.

Abstract and keywords

The first page of the manuscript should contain a summary of not more than 200 words. This should be self-contained and understandable by the general reader outside the context of the full paper. You should also add up to 6 keywords. These can be copied/pasted into the relevant fields on the submission system

Figures and tables

Figures which contain only textual rather than diagrammatic information should be designated Tables. Figures and tables should be numbered consecutively as they appear in the text. All figures and tables should have a caption.

Running head

A running head of not more that 30 characters should be supplied for papers with longer titles.

Sections

Sections and subsections should be clearly differentiated but should NOT be numbered.

Footnotes

Papers must be written without the use of footnotes.

Special characters

Mathematical expressions and Greek or other symbols should be written clearly with ample spacing. Any unusual characters should be indicated on a separate sheet.

Spelling

Spelling must be consistent with the Concise Oxford Dictionary.

References

References in the text are indicated by author's name and year of publication in parentheses. If a referenced paper has three or more authors the reference should always appear as the first author followed by et al. The references are listed alphabetically at the end of the manuscript. Journal titles should not be abbreviated.

• Journal

  FARBEY B, LAND FF and TARGETT D (1995) A taxonomy of information systems applications: the benefits' evaluation ladder. European Journal of Information Systems 4(1), 41-50.

• Book

  WALSHAM G (1993) Interpreting Information Systems in Organizations. Wiley, Chichester.

• Contributed volume

  HUBERMAN AM and MILES MB (1994) Data Management and analysis methods. In Handbook of Qualitative Research (DENZIN NK and LINCOLN YS, Eds), pp 428-444, Sage, Thousand Oaks, California.

• Conference Paper

  HUBER G (1991) We can do better: integrating theories of novel organizations, new organizational forms and information technology. In Proceedings of the Twelfth International Conference on Information Systems (DEGROSS J, BENBASAT I, DESANCTIS G and BEATH C, Eds), p 416, ACM Publications, Baltimore, Maryland.

• Unpublished reports/theses

  NANDHAKUMAR JJ (1993) The practice of executive information systems development: and in-depth case study. PhD Thesis, Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge.

Proofs

Proofs of papers will be sent to authors for checking. Alterations to diagrams should be avoided where possible. It will not be possible to accept major textual changes at this stage. Proofs must be returned to the publishers within 48 hours of receipt by fax, first-class post, airmail or courier. Failure to return the proof will result in the paper being delayed.

PDF

Corresponding authors will receive a PDF of their article. This PDF offprint is provided for personal use. It is the responsibility of the corresponding author to pass the PDF offprint onto co-authors (if relevant) and ensure that they are aware of the conditions pertaining to its use.

The PDF must not be placed on a publicly-available website for general viewing, or otherwise distributed without seeking our permission, as this would contravene our copyright policy and potentially damage the journal’s circulation. Please visit http://www.palgrave-journals.com/pal/authors/rights_and_permissions.html to see our latest copyright policy.

Copyright and permissions

The copyright of all material published in the Journal is held by The OR Society Ltd. The author must complete and return the copyright form enclosed with the proofs.

Authors may submit papers which have been published elsewhere in a foreign language, provided permission has been obtained from the original publisher before submission.

Authors wishing to use material previously published in EJIS should consult the publishers.

Final material

All final material must be submitted electronically in its original application format (WordPerfect or Word are preferred) and as ASCII (plain) text. The file must correspond exactly to the final version of the manuscript.

Correspondence

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