ADVANCES IN COMPETITIVENESS RESEARCH

Guidelines for papers to be included in Advances in Competitiveness Research, the research journal of the ASC.

In order for any paper to be included in Advances in Competitiveness Research, the paper must meet the following format specifications:

I. TYPING

All papers must be typed, single-spaced, on regular 8.5" x 11" paper. The left and right margins must be 1", the top and bottom margins must be 1.3"; and the font, Times New Roman, 12-point. A brief autobiography of author(s) should appear at the end of the paper.

II. FIRST PAGE

The title of the paper, not to exceed three lines, should be in BOLD, CAPITALIZED, and CENTERED. Please note that the title should begin on the SEVENTH line from the top margin.

The names of the author(s) should be placed under the title (5 line spaces) without affiliations and/or position titles, and must be BOLD, CENTERED, and in TITLE CASE (Only first letter in each work capitalized). A line (2 spaces under the author(s)’ name(s)) must be drawn. Use commas to separate multiple authors on the same line.

III. HEADINGS

All headings should be BOLD, CAPITALIZED, and CENTERED. Please skip two (2) line spaces above and one (1) line space below.

IIIa. SUB-HEADINGS

Sub-headings should be BOLD, CENTERED, TITLE CASE (Only first letter in each word capitalized). Please skip one (1) line space above and below.

IV. PARAGRAPHS

Indent new paragraphs one horizontal space, except after headings or sub-headings when text begins flush left. Leave 1 line space above and below paragraphs.

V. TABLES AND CHARTS

Figures and tables should be placed as close as possible to the location in the text where they are first cited. Their identification labels should be centered, typed in all capitals, bolded and should appear above the table or figure as follows:

TABLE 1 (OR) FIGURE 1

Table Title

All figures and tables must be photo-reproducible. Symbols or parts of a figure that cannot be typed should be drawn carefully using black ink.

VI. REFERENCES AND BIBLIOGRAPHIES

The style for references and bibliographies must follow those of the publications manual of the American Psychological Association. Titles of journals or books should be italicized instead of underlined. PLEASE NOTE: Reference styles must be observed; otherwise, the paper will not be published on time. Below are examples.

Journal Articles

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). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.

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.

Internet articles or abstracts based on a print source

Smith, R. (1998). TQM in Australian manufacturing businesses [Electronic version]/Quality Journal [on-line], 5, 117-123. Retrieved {November 20, 2000} from [URL]: http://{web site address}.

Articles or abstracts in an Internet-only journal

Frederickson, B. L. (2000, March 7). Cultivating positive emotions to optimize health and well-being. Prevention & Treatment, 3, Article (or Abstract) 0001a. Retrieved November 20, 2000 from [URL] http://{web site address}.

Report from an organization on its web site

Canarie, Inc. (1997, September 27 or n.d. if no date is available). Towards a Canadian health IWAY: Vision, opportunities and future steps. Retrieved November 8, 2000, from [URL]: http:// {web site address}.

VII. AUTOBIOGRAPHY

A brief autobiography of the authors should appear at the end of the references. It should be in 12-point font (Times New Roman). Between the references and the author(s)' autobiography(ies) half a line should be drawn. Please include contact information, such as e-mail address, etc.

VIII. PAGE NUMBERING

Number all pages in the lower right hand corner using LIGHT pencil marks. (These will be erased and new sequential page numbers typed).

IX. COPIES

Submit two camera-ready copies along with a copy in MS Word 2000 on disk containing a file (tables, text, graphs, etc. must be included in one file) of your paper. Please remember that the camera-ready copies will be used for duplication. Any errors, unwanted marks, and so on will be duplicated as submitted.

Abbas J. Ali

Department of Management

Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Indiana, PA 15705

Phone: (724)-357-5928

Fax: (724)-357-7768 or (724)-357-5743

aaali@iup.edu