International Journal of Commerce and Management
All papers being submitted for publication in IJCM should comply with the following format:
All papers must be typed, singled-spaced
on regular 8.5” x 11” paper. All the margins should be set at 1”. Typing font
for abstract should be set at 12 pt. Times New Roman, Justified at the
beginning, and body of paper in 12 pt. Times New Roman.
The title of the paper should
be capitalized, centered, 14 pt. Font, and bold. The title should be placed at 7 HRTs from the top margin of the page. Two HRTs between the title and the author(s)’ name(s). Author(s)’ names should be centered,
initial cap for each word (name, last name, etc.), bold and 12 pt. Font.
The name of each author should not include titles such as Ph.D., Professor, and
so on. Single space between each author’s name. Two HRTs after the last author’s name.
Abstract has to appear indented, 0.5” from the left and right margins. Abstract
should be italicized in 12 pt. font, Times New Roman. The abstract (not to exceed 100 words) should be a review of the paper
and not a repetition of the conclusion. Two HRTs after the end of the abstract.
The paper should start with
the introduction. Main headings should follow 2 HRTs
and be followed by 1 HRT. All headings should be capitalized, centered, and bold,
with 12 pt. font, Times New Roman.
Any subheadings will be justified left,
bold, and not capitalized. Subheadings
need to be separated from main heading or body of paper with 1 HRT and no HRT
should follow the subheadings.
Please, do not send figures, tables, etc. on separate files in the disk. Every thing,
text, graphs, figures and tables should be in one file. Insert all tables,
charts, and figures inside the body of the paper keeping all margins in mind,
after the first reference to each table, chart, or figure. Tables, charts, or
figures should be separated with 2 HRTs both before
and after. Title each table, chart, or figure using specific names of what
appears in the space (example, TABLE 1). Capitalize,
center and bold, followed by the
reference number (use regular numbering). After table, chart, or figure name
put 1 HRT and put tittle of the table, chart, or figure. Center, bold, and Do Not capitalize. Then another HRT between title of table, chart, or figure.
V.
REFERENCES
Please make sure your references are according to the American Psychological Association format. Make any necessary changes before returning your paper. Below are examples.
Author. (Date). Title of article - lowercase. Title of Journal - italicized,
volume (number), pages.
Paivio, A. (1988). Perceptual comparisons
through the mind’s eye. Memory and
Cognition, 3(5), 653-668.
Chapter in Book
Author. (Date). Title of chapter – lowercase. In editor’s name(s) (Ed.), Title of
book –italicized and lowercase (pp. 000-000). City: Publisher.
Hartley, J. T., Harker, J. O., & Walsh, D. A. (1980). Contemporary issues and
New directions in adult development. In L. W. Poon (Ed.), Aging in
the
1980’s (pp. 234-278).
Entire Book
Author or Editor in Chief. (Date). Title of book – italicized. City: Publisher.
Bernstein, T. M. (1965). The careful writer: A modern guide to English usage.
New York: Atheneum.
Letheridege, S., & Cannon, C.
R. (Eds.). (1980). Bilingual
education: Teaching
English as a second language. New York: Praeger.
VI.
AUTOBIOGRAPHY
A brief autobiography of the
authors should appear at the end of the references. 10 point-font.
Between the references and the author(s)’ biography(s) half a line should be
drawn.
NOTE: Author(s) must follow the
above instructions and carefully check references. Failure to meet this
requirement may delay publication of their papers. Authors must submit one hard
copy of the article along with Microsoft Word-97 disk.
Please send your papers to:
Abbas J. Ali
Department
of Management.
Indiana, PA 15705
Fax: (724)-357-7768 or
(724)-357-5743