13. Headings must be short, with a clear indication of the distinction between the hierarchy of headings.
The preferred format is for headings to be presented in bold format, with consecutive numbering.
14. Notes or Endnotes should be used only if absolutely necessary and must be identified in the text by consecutive numbers, enclosed in square brackets and listed at t
he end of the article.
15. Each Figure should be supplied separately (i.e. not within the article itself). All Figures (charts, diagrams and line drawings) and photographic images should be of clear quality, in black and white and numbered consecutively with arabic numerals. Figures created in MS Word, MS PowerPoint, MS Excel, etc. should be saved in their native formats. Electronic figures created in other applications should be copied from the origination software and pasted into a blank MS Word document or saved and imported into a MS Word document by choosing „Insert” from the menu bar, „Picture” from the drop-down menu and selecting „From File…” to select the graphic to be imported. For figures which cannot be supplied in MS Word, acceptable standard image formats is: .pdf. If you are unable to supply graphics in these formats then please ensure they are .tif, .jpeg (.jpg) , or .bmp at a resolution of at least 300dpi and at least 10cm wide. To prepare screenshots, simultaneously press the „Alt” and „Print screen” keys on the keyboard, open a blank Microsoft Word document and simultaneously press „Ctrl” and „V” to paste the image. (Capture all the contents/windows on the computer screen to paste into MS Word, by simultaneously pressing „Ctrl” and „Print screen”.) Photographic images should be saved as .tif or .jpeg (.jpg) files at a resolution of at least 300dpi and at least 10cm wide. In the text of the paper the preferred position of all tables, and figures should be indicated by typing on a separate line the words „Take in Figure (No.)” or „Take in Table (No.)”.
16. Tables should be typed and included as part of the manuscript. They should not be submitted as graphic elements.
17. References to other publications must be in Harvard style and carefully checked for completeness, accuracy and consistency. Authors should cite publications in the text:(Cobain, 2010) using the first named author name or (Cobain and Malakian, 2009) citing both names of two, or (Cobain et al., 2008),when there are three or more authors. At the end of the paper a reference list in alphabetical order should be supplied:
For books: Surname, Initials (year), Title of Book, Publisher, Place of publication. e.g. Tapscott, D. (2009), Grown Up Digital. How the Net Generation is Changing Your World, The McGraw-Hill Companies, New York, NY.
For published conference proceedings: Surname, Initials (year of publication), “Title of paper”, in Surname, Initials (Ed.), Title of published proceeding which may include place and date(s) held, Publisher, Place of publication, Page numbers. eg Rodak, C., and Borlant, E. (2010),“Management Information Systems Effectiveness”, in Technology Innovation and Industrial Management 2010 Proceedings of the International Conference in Pattaya,Thailand, 2010, Kasetsart University, Bangkok, pp. 670-695.
For working papers: Surname, Initials (year), “Title of article”, Working Paper [number if available], Institution or organization, Place of organization, date. e.g. Chadam, J.,Pastuszak, Z.(2005), “Financial Performance and Management of Groups of Companies in Poland”, Working Papers, No. 52,University College London, SSEES, Social Sciences Department, London, May.
For newspaper articles (authored) : Surname, Initials (year), “Article title”, Newspaper, date, pages. e.g. Lutek, W. (2010), Green logistics”, Rzeczpospolita, 1 June, pp. 2-3.
For electronic sources: if available online the full URL should be supplied at the end of t he reference, as well as a date that the resource was accessed.
e.g. Kolleage, D. (2010), “Web-based industrial services”, available at:www.bus.ku.ac.th (accessed 4 February 2011). Standalone URLs, i.e. without an author or date, should be included either within parentheses within the main text, or preferably set as a note (roman numeral within square brackets within text followed by the full URL address at the end of the paper).
Final submission of the article
- Once accepted for publication, the Editor may request the final version as an attached file to an e-mail.
- Each article must be accompanied by a completed and signed JAR (Journal Article Record) form available from the Editor or on the IJSSR website.
- The manuscript will be considered to be the final version of the paper. The author must ensure that it is complete, grammatically correct and without spelling errors.
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