Information for contributors

Journal of Contemporary Issues in Business & Government

The Journal follows a double blind refereeing process and currently publishes two editions each year. Submissions of a paper to the Journal is held to imply that it is original work and that it has not already been published or submitted for publication elsewhere. Submission is free of charge. Potential authors are encouraged to communicate with the Editor-in-Chief about the possibility of publishing special symposia, papers and book reviews.

Editorial Objectives

The Journal of Contemporary Issues in Business & Government aims to advance the science of management by publishing papers designed to inform management praxis through the dissemination of applied research.

Presentation and Format

Manuscripts should be presented for review following these guidelines:

• Written in English with spelling consistent with the Concise Oxford Dictionary (Simpson & Weiner, 1989) or the Macquarie Dictionary (Delbridge, 2001).
• Double-spaced in 12 point Times New Roman or Garamond font.
• A 3 centimetre margin at the top, bottom and either side of the page.
• No 'field codes' or shading in text.
• A single space between sentences.
• No full capitalisation of titles or text, ie Journal not JOURNAL.
• Straight quotes instead of smart quotes, ie "/' not "/'.
• Between 4,000 and 6,000 words (including references, tables and figures).
• Sections and sub-sections clearly differentiated but not numbered.
• Tables and figures numbered consecutively as they appear in the text.
• Papers numbered consecutively.
• A summary at the end of the paper's Introduction outlining how the paper is arranged. For example: "This paper is comprised of seven sections. Following this Introduction is a brief synopsis of the literature on trade liberalisation... The next section outlies the economic structure...".

The first page of the manuscript should include the title of the paper, the authors' names and their affiliations and the full postal address, telephone, fax number (if applicable) and email adress of the author to whom correspondence is to be directed. The second page, numbered page 1, should repeat the title so that papers may be refereed anonymously. This page should also include an abstract. The text of the article should begin on the third page (numbered page 2).

Abstract

The abstract should be no more than 150 words. This should be self-contained and understandable by the general reader outside the context of the full paper.

Quotations

Quotations of 30 words or more should be indented, single-spaced, italicised and without quotation marks. Shorter quotations should be included in the text.

References

The method of citation used in the Journal is the author-date system (Harvard system). Endnotes numbered in sequence may be used. Papers must be written without the use of footnotes. The in-text citation should show authors' names and year of publication in parenthesis. If a direct quote is given, the page number must follow the year. If a publication has more than three authors, the reference should always appear as the first author followed by 'et al' and all authors provided in the reference list. For example, (Smith & Jones, 1994: 23; McIntosh et al, 1998). References should be listed alphabetically at the end of the manuscript. Abbreviation of an authorial body should appear after the name of the authorial body in brackets. Journal titles should not be abbreviated. Authors' second initials are to be omitted. American and Canadian States and Provinces should be indicated by their standard abbreviation following the publishing details. For example:

Journal Articles

Griggs, H. and Hyland, P. (2003) Strategic downsizing and learning organisations.
Journal of European Industrial Training, 27 (2-4) pp 177-188.

Books

Hanson, D., Dowling, P., Hitt, M., Ireland, R. and Hoskisson, R. (2002) Strategic Management - Competitiveness and Globalisation. Nelson Thomson Learning, Melbourne.

Rix, P. (2004) Marketing: A Practical Approach (5th Ed). McGraw Hill, Sydney.

Theses

Smith, A. (2003) Evolving communication through the inference of meaning. PhD thesis. University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh.

Contributed Volumes

Matthew, H. (2001) The liberal age. In Morgan, K. (Ed). The Oxford History of Britain. Oxford University Press, Oxford. 518-581. Conference Papers (published)
McEvoy, G. and Cascio, W. (1989) The United States and Taiwan: Two different cultures look at performance appraisal. Proceedings of International Conference of Personnel and Human Resources Management, Hong Kong, pp 421-9.

Conference Papers (presented only)

McEvoy, G. and Cascio, W. (1989) The United States and Taiwan: Two different cultures look at performance appraisal. Presentation to International Conference of Personnel and Human Resources Management, Hong Kong, April.

Electronic Citations

Fur Institute of Canada (FIC) (2004) About Us. Retrieved: 17 February 2004 from www.fur.ca/about/index-e.asp.

Newspapers

Lawson, M. (2002) The pain and gain of opting for the outside lane. Australian Financial Review, 19 September p 18.

Style

Editors reserve the right to make changes that may clarify or condense papers where this is considered desirable. Substantial changes by the author are not permitted after a paper is submitted. However, if Journal Editors believe a paper requires substantial editorial changes or does not comply with the submission guidelines, it will be returned to the author(s) for modification.

Copyright

Papers must be the original work of the author(s). All cited material within the paper must be properly acknowledged. It is the responsibility of the author to obtain clearances for the use of any copyright material prior to submission of the paper. The copyright of all material published in the Journal is held by Curtin University of technology. No limitation, however, will be placed on the author(s) to copy or use the article or material contained in the article.