Guidelines for Submission/Publication
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1. First Page - Title of the paper, name and position of the author(s), author(s) complete address(es) and telephone number(s), e-mail address(es), and any acknowledgment of assistance.
2. Second Page - A brief biographical sketch of each author including name, degree(s) held, title or position, organization or institution, previous publications and research interests.
3. Third Page - Title of the paper without author name(s) and a brief abstract of no more than 100 words summarizing the article. The abstract serves to generate reader interest in the full article.
FORMATTING
1. Manuscripts should be typed, double-spaced (body of text only).
2. Submit the manuscript via email (jwwilson@georgiasouthern.edu). The article should be prepared using either Corel WordPerfect OR Microsoft Word.
3. Accepted articles, in final form, are also submitted via email (in WordPerfect or Microsoft Word format as described above). Note: Macintosh versions of WordPerfect and Microsoft Word are NOT acceptable.
4. The entire manuscript should have 1" margins on all sides in Times 10-point font. Times New Roman or Century Schoolbook are both acceptable.
5. The entire manuscript must be typed LEFT-JUSTIFIED, with the exception of tables and figures.
TITLE PAGE AND ABSTRACT
1. The manuscript title should be printed in Times 11-point and in all capital letters and bold print.
2. Author(s) and affiliation(s) are to be printed in upper and lower case letters below the title. Author(s) is(are) to be listed with affiliation(s) only.
3. The abstract should be 100 words or less.
BODY OF MANUSCRIPT
1. Main headings are bolded and in all caps (please do not use the small caps function).
2. First level headings are upper/lower case and bolded.
3. Second level headings are upper/lower case.
4. The body is NOT indented, rather a full blank line is left between paragraphs.
5. A full blank line should be left between all headings and paragraphs.
6. Unnecessary hard returns should not be used at the end of each line.
TABLES AND FIGURES
1. ONLY Tables and Figures are to appear in camera-ready format! Each table or figure should be numbered in Arabic style (i.e., Table 1, Figure 2).
2. All tables MUST be typed using either WordPerfect table or Microsoft Word table functions. Tables should NOT be tabbed or spaced to align columns. Column headings should not be created as separate tables. Table titles should not be created as part of the table. All tables MUST be either 3 1/4 inches wide or 6 7/8 inches wide.
3. All graphics MUST be saved in one of these formats: TIFF, CGM, JPG, or WPG.
4. Tables and figures are NOT to be included unless directly referred to in the body of the manuscript.
5. Please remember that JTM is printed in black and white. Use of color and/or shading should be avoided.
6. For accepted manuscripts, each table and/or figure should be printed on a separate page.
7. Placement of tables and figures in the manuscript should be indicated as follows:
EQUATIONS, CITATIONS, REFERENCES, ETC.
1. Equations are placed on a separate line with a blank line both above and below, and numbered in parentheses, flush right. Examples:
| y = c + ax + bx | (1) |
| y = a + 1x + 2x + 3x + ax | (2) |
2. References within the text should include the author’s last name and year of publication enclosed in parentheses, e.g. (Wilson, 2004; Manrodt and Rutner, 2004). For more than one cite in the same location, references should be in chronological order. For more than one cite in the same year, alphabetize by author name, such as (Wilson, 2001; Mandrodt, 2002; Rutner, 2002; Wilson, 2003). If practical, place the citation just ahead of a punctuation mark. If the author’s name is used within the text sentence, just place the year of publication in parentheses, e.g., "According to Manrodt and Rutner (2003)...,". For multiple authors, use up to three names in the citation. With four or more authors, use the lead author and et al., (Wilson et al., 2004). References from the Internet should contain the date the page/site was created, date page/site was accessed, and complete web addresses.
3. Footnotes may be used when necessary. Create footnotes in 8-point font and place them at the bottom of the page using numbers (1, 2, etc.). Note: footnotes should be explanatory in nature and not for reference purposes.
4. All references should be in block style. Hanging indents are not to be used.
5. Appendices follow the body of the text but do not precede references.
6. The list of references cited in the manuscript should immediately follow the body of the text in alphabetical order, with the lead author’s surname first and the year of publication following all author names. Work by the same author with the same year of publication should be distinguished by lower case letters after the date (e.g., 1996a). For author names that repeat, in the same order, in subsequent cites, substitute a .5 inch underline for each name that repeats. Authors’ initials should have a space between the initials, e.g., Smith, Jr., H. E., Timon, III., P. S. R., etc. A blank line should separate each reference in the list. Do not number references.
7. All references to journals, books, etc., are italicized, NOT underlined. Examples are as follows:
Journal Article:
Pohlen, Terrance L. (2003), "A Framework for Evaluating Supply Chain Performance," Journal of Transportation Management, 14(2): 1-21.
Book Chapter:
Manrodt, Karl (2003), "Drivers of Logistics Excellence: Implications for Carriers," In J. W. Wilson (Ed.), Logistics and Transportation Research Yearbook 2003 (pp. 126-154) Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, Inc.
Book:
Coyle, John J., Bardi, Edward J., and Novack, Robert A. (2004), Transportation, 6th ed., Cincinnati, OH: South-Western College Publishing.
Website:
Wilson, J. W. (2003), "Adapting to the Threat of Global Terrorism: Reinventing Your Supply Chain," [On-line]. Available: http//:georgiasouthern.edu/coba/centers/lit/threat.doc. Accessed: 11/12/03.