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Please submit your manuscript to ensure the most efficient manuscript production. Use the one typeface and size (TIMES NEW ROMAN, 11-point), even for the title of your article and headings. All pages should have the following margins:

Left/Right = 2"
Top/Bottom = 1.75"
Line spacing: single
Paragraph spacing: 6pt (click on FORMAT, select INDENTS and type 0 at SPACING, BEFORE and 6pt at SPACING, AFTER).

Note:
While there is no fixed requirement regarding the length of the full paper, we suggest

  - Scientific research papers: 6,000 to 10,000 words
  - Practitioner/case papers: at least 3,000 words

The manuscript should start with a TITLE (in bold and uppercase - all in capital letters), and followed by author's full name and biosketch (See an example below). The ABSTRACT should not have more than 150 words in length, covering (1) a statement of the background situation that led to the development of the manuscript; (2) a clear statement of the problem or the basic issues involved; (3) a brief summary of the key findings or conclusions of the research; and (4) a brief description of the methodology used.

Whenever possible, the text discussion should be divided into such major sections as INTRODUCTION, METHODS, RESULTS, DISCUSSION, ACKNOWLEDGMENTS, and REFERENCES. Each heading should be in capital letters, centered, and in bold. Secondary headings, if any, should be flush with the left margin, in bold characters, and have the first letter of all main words capitalized. All manuscripts should be left- and right-hand margin justified.

EXPLANATORY FOOTNOTES should be kept to a minimum and be numbered consecutively throughout the text and aggregated in sequence under the heading NOTES, at the end of the text but before REFERENCES.

The references section serves to provide the reader with sufficient information so that he or she can easily locate the work cited in the research. The name-date reference system (similar to APA) is used, for example: (Smith, 2009).

References cited in text must appear in the reference list. Each entry in the reference list must be cited in text. The text citation and reference list entry must be identical in spelling and year. Overall, each reference should include the following information author(s)' name (first name, middle initial, and last name); title of work; journal, serial, proceedings, or book in which the work was published; volume and number of the issue [example: volume 1, number 1 would appear as 1(1)]; date the work was published; page numbers (in the case of journals, serials, and proceedings). See an example below.

FIGURES and TABLES should fit the size of the journal (with L/R margins = 2" and T/B margins = 1.75" . Thus if needed, font 10-point can be used. All FIGURES and TABLES should be placed in appropriate locations in the text.

ABOUT AUTHOR. Full name, academic degree, position, employer, research interest, for example: Jane Doe, Ph.D., is a Professor, Department of ..., University of ... Her teaching and research interests are in public procurement, and supply management.