Author Guidelines
Aim of Publishing the Journal:
The aim of journal is to provide a platform for researchers, practitioners, academicians and professional from diverse domains of management to share innovative research achievements and practical experiences to stimulate scholarly debate in the development of management science and decision making. Journal is dedicated to publish high quality research papers providing meaningful insights into the subject area.
Call for Papers:
With pleasure we invite you to contribute research paper/an article to "IIMS JOURNAL OF MANAGEMENT SCIENCE" a Blind & peer-reviewed Journal of the Indian Institute of Management Shillong. The aim of this journal is to provide a platform for researchers, practitioners, academicians and professionals in all areas of Business and Management to share innovative research achievements & practical experiences to stimulate scholarly debate in the development of management science and decision making. This Journal is dedicated to publish high quality research papers in Economics, Entrepreneurship, Finance, Accounting, International Trade, Strategic Management, Technology Management, Operations Management, Operations Research, Supply Chain and Logistics, Project Management, Infrastructure Management, Marketing, Consumer Behaviour, Information Technology Management, Knowledge Based Systems, Human Resource Management, Organizational Behavior, Communication, Business Ethics, Environmental Management, Sustainable Development, Safety Management and Quantitative methods for providing meaningful insights into the substantial management content both in Indian as well as global context. Original research papers, conceptual articles and case studies are always welcome. We invite you and your esteemed colleagues and research scholars to contribute papers to the journal.
The IIMS Journal of Management Science is published three times in a year (January-April, May-August and September-December).
Author Guidelines and Manuscript Preparation
The text should be clear, readable, and concise. Manuscripts should be well presented with correct grammar, spelling, and punctuation.
Sections of the paper should appear in the following order: title page, abstract (including keywords and JEL classification numbers), text, appendices, endnotes (including acknowledgments), references, and author biographies.
Format
The recommended length of papers is 6000-8000 words, inclusive of tables, figures and references.
Material may be formatted in Times New Roman, font size 12 and double spaced.
Consistent use of either British or American spelling is advised and not both at the same time.
Kindly use the decimal system of headings with no more than three levels.
Maintain one-inch (2.5 cm) margins on all sides.
Equations, tables, and figures must be numbered consecutively. They should be referred to by number in the text before their appearance.
Each table and figure should be self-explanatory with notes or captions for clarity or to indicate the source, as necessary; all abbreviations should be expanded.
The list of references should only include works that are cited in the text.
Referencing and citations in the text should follow the referencing style used by the American Psychological Association (APA).
Example
Journal article:
Bekaert, G., Harvey, C.R., & Lundblad, C. (2007). Liquidity and expected returns: Lessons from emerging markets. The review of financial studies, 20(6), 1783-1831.
Book
B, Geddes KO., Czapor, SR., & Labahn, G., 1992: Algorithms for Computer Algebra. Kluwer Publishing, Boston
Online Document
Cartwright, J.: Big stars have weather too. IOP Publishing Physics Web. http://physicsweb.org/articles/news/11/6/16/1 (2007). Accessed 26 June 2007
Title Page
The manuscript should be accompanied by a title page (first page) containing:
A short but informative title.
Full names of all authors and their affiliations (in the same order as they wish them to appear in print) along with their postal address and email address. Details of the authors?? names and affiliation should not appear elsewhere in the manuscript.
Please indicate the designated corresponding author.
Abstract:
Authors should provide a concise and factual abstract of around 200 words, which is complete in itself. The abstract must summarise the objective, methods, key results, conclusions, implication, and relevance of the study. Avoid acronyms, abbreviations, and citations in the abstract. Provide 4 to 6 keywords that can be used for indexing purposes. These should not repeat the title. JEL codes should be below the keywords.
Editorial Procedure:
The editors reserve the right to reject/return to the author(s) any manuscript that in their opinion is not suitable for publication in IIMS Journal of Management Science, without expressly stipulating the reasons for doing so. Under no circumstances will the identity of the reviewer(s) and referee(s) be disclosed to the author(s) or to any other third party not involved in the editorial process.
Manuscript Submission:
Submission of a manuscript implies that the work has not been published, accepted or is under reviews elsewhere. The publisher will not be held legally responsible should there be any claims for compensation.
Review Process:
Research Papers/Articles received will immediately be put before the editorial committee for initial review. The selected papers will be sent to three reviewers for their opinion with a request to pass on the same in eight week??s time or less. An effort is made to publish a paper duly recommended by a reviewer within a period of six months. Correspondence and proofs for correction will be sent to the first author unless otherwise specified. The article will be published after receipt of the corrected proofs from the authors.
Copyright:
The authors will be asked to transfer copyright of the article to the publisher by signing the "Transfer of Copyright" agreement.
Submission Instruction:
You may send one copy of your research paper/article in the form of MS Word File attached to an E-mail to journal@iimshillong.ac.in/msb@iimshillong.ac.in
Dr. Mousumi Bhattacharya
Editor-IIMS Journal of Management Science, Indian Institute of Management Shillong, Nongthymmai, Mayurbhanj Complex, Shillong-793014, East Khasi Hills District, Meghalaya, India