2. Except in unusual cases, manuscripts should not exceed 25 pages of one-sided, double-spaced text, including figures, tables, and references.

3. The title page should include the title of the article, name of the author(s), affiliation(s), address(es), phone number(s), E-mail address(es), and a suggested running head (not to exceed 40 characters). To facilitate blind review, implications of authorship should appear only on the detachable title page. The title page is followed by the abstract and the text of the paper begins with page 3.

4. The abstract consisting of 100 to 150 words should provide a brief, comprehensive summary of the content of the manuscript.

5. Tables, numbered with Arabic numerals, should be arranged sequentially and numbered in the order in which they appear in the text and placed at the end of the manuscript. Each table should have a caption centered above the table; explanatory notes to a table (e.g., probability levels, explanations of abbreviations, etc.) should appear at the bottom of the table.

6. Figures (graphs, line drawings, photographs, charts), numbered consecutively with their respective captions, should also be cited in the order in which they appear in the text. Figure captions should be typed double-spaced on a separate sheet of paper. All illustrations must be camera-ready; photographs must be of professional quality; and drawings should be prepared in ink or press-on tape. Illustrations should be identified on the back of the page near the corner in light pencil with the name of the author and the figure number. Laser printer-generated illustrations are acceptable.

7. Mathematical expressions and notations should be used judiciously and only as required by the subject matter. All symbols must be identified.

8. Footnotes to the body of the manuscript should not be used unless absolutely necessary. Instead, the material they contain should be incorporated in the text.

9. References should be listed alphabetically at the end of the manuscript. References to the same author(s) are arranged according to the year of publication, the earliest first (see pp.119-133 of the APA Publication Manual). Text citations must correspond accurately to the references in the bibliography. In the text, for references to the work of up to five authors, all authors should be cited the first time the reference occurs in the body of the manuscript; in subsequent citations the surname of the first author should be followed by et al. and the year (see APA Publication Manual, p.108 for exceptions). Reference citations in parentheses should be arranged alphabetically.

The following examples illustrate the correct style of capitalization and punctuation of journal articles and books for the reference section:

· Brook, P.O., Russell, D.W., & Price, J.L. (1988). Discriminant validation of measures of job satisfaction, job involvement, and organizational commitment. Journal of Applied Psychology, 73, 2, 139-145.

· Locke, E.A. (1976). The nature and causes of job satisfaction. In M.D. Dunnette (Ed.) Handbook of industrial and organizational psychology (pp. 1294-1349). Chicago: Rand-McNally.

· Vroom, V.R. (1964). Work and motivation New York: Wiley.

10. A biographical sketch of each author of approximately 250 words in length must be included at the end of the paper.

11. Word processing: Do not right justify text; left justification only. Be sure to use the "one" key not the "ell" key for the number one. Tuck all periods and commas inside quotation marks. Use two hyphens for an en (-) dash. Do not use all capital letters for effect in headlines; use upper and lower case letters. Do not use several space bars to indent paragraphs and do not indent using the tab key; set up indentations by using the paragraphing instructions. Do not double space between paragraphs.

12. The final version of manuscripts accepted for publication in The Journal of Management Systems must be submitted on a 3½" diskette in Microsoft Word for Windows 95 for IBM or IBM-compatible machines. Diskettes must carry the name of the senior author, title, and word processing software.

Permissions

A copyright release must be executed before a manuscript can be released for publication. Contributors are responsible for obtaining permission from copyright owners for figures (reproduced or adapted), tables (reproduced or adapted), or lengthy quotes (500+words) that have been published elsewhere. The Association of Management Publication Agreement is mailed to authors during the final stages of the editorial review process; return of the signed form completes the review process.

Proofs

Once a draft manuscript has completed the review process, any remaining typographical errors must be corrected by the author(s) in a timely fashion, usually 48 hours. Authors receive page proofs for final corrections. At this stage, no content changes, additions or deletions are permissible; such changes will be charged to the author(s). When completed, the manuscript is returned to the Editor-in-Chief electronically for final review. Accepted submissions are then forwarded to Maximilian Press Publishers.

Note: The publisher reserves the right to uphold its standards of publication in the market place. AH rights are reserved to reject submissions not conforming to publication procedures.