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The following items should provide you suggested guidelines for preparing
your manuscript for submission to the above publication:
Provide a historical perspective regarding the subject of your manuscript.
Provide broad definitions and discussions of the topic and incorporate
views of others (literature review) into the discussion to support, refute
or demonstrate your position on the topic.
Present your perspective on the issues, controversies, problems, etc.,
as they relate to theme and arguments supporting your position. Compare
and contrast with what has been, or is currently being done as it relates
to your specific topic and the main theme of the book.
Discuss future and emerging trends. Provide insight about the future
of the topic from the perspective of published research on the topic.
If appropriate, suggest future research opportunities within the domain
of the topic.
Provide discussion of the overall coverage of the topic in your manuscript
and concluding remarks.
Your manuscript should be fully referenced and all discussions and arguments
must be supported by current published research in scholarly publications.
Although there is no magic “adequate number of references,”
your paper should be supported at least 15-20 fully documented references.
Submitted manuscripts must be written in the APA (American Psychological
Association) editorial style. References should relate only to material
cited within the manuscript and be listed in alphabetical order, including
the author's name, complete title of the cited work, title of the source,
volume, issue, year of publication, and pages cited. Please do not include
any abbreviations. See the following examples:
- Example 1: Single author periodical publication.
Smith, A.J. (2003). Information and organizations. Management Ideology
Review. 16(2), 1-15.
- Example 2: Multiple authors periodical publication.
Smith, A.J., & Brown, CJ. (2003). Organizations and information
processing. Management Source, 10(4), J1-88.
- Example 3: Books.
State author's name and year of publication where you use the source
in the text.
See the following examples:
• Example 1: In most organizations, information resources are
considered to be a major resource (Brown, 2003, Smith, 2002).
• Example 2: Brown (2003) states that the value of information
is recognized by most organizations.
Direct quotations of another author's work should be followed by the
author's name, date of publication, and the page(s) on which the quotation
appears in the original text.
• Example 1: Brown (2003) states that "the value of information
is realized by most organizations" (p. 45).
• Example 2: In most organizations, information resources are
considered to be a major organization asset" (Smith, 2002, pp.
35-36) and must be carefully monitored by the senior management.
For more information please consult your library or contact Order Department,
American Psychological Association, P.O. Box 2710, Hyattsville, MD 20784,
for a copy of their Publication Manual of the American Psychological
Association – 4th edition for APA style.
• Terms and Their Definition
You are required to provide 7-10 terms related to the topic of your
manuscript and provide clear and concise definitions of each term. Place
your terms and their definitions at the end of the manuscript after
the references section of your manuscript.
• Submission Format
All submissions should send to the editor electronically in either MS
Word, or RTF. No hard copy will be accepted. Please make sure complete
editing of your manuscript is conducted to ensure proper English language
usage, grammatical structure, spelling, punctuation, and compliance
with APA reference style. Attention to these details will contribute
to clear, concise communication of your ideas, and increase the chance
of acceptance of your manuscript by our reviewers
It is the author’s responsibility to obtain written permission
to include any copyrighted materials in the submitted manuscript to
this publication. The publisher of the book requires a copy of the written
permission submitted with the final version of the manuscript.
Upon acceptance, the author(s) will be required to sign a warranty that
the MANUSCRIPT IS ORIGINAL AND HAS NOT BEEN SUBMITTED FOR PUBLICATION
OR PUBLISHED ELSEWHERE.
Due to the large number of contributors (1000+), the publishers
will not be able to provide a complimentary copy of the publication to
contributing authors or co-authors. Contributing authors will
be able to purchase a copy for their own use at a special 50% discount
or recommend this publication to their institution’s library for
acquisition.
All manuscript submission should be sent to:
<dasgupta@gwu.edu>
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