Please prepare your manuscript before
submission, using the following guidelines:
Format
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Article files should
be provided in Microsoft Word format. LaTex files can be used if an
accompanying PDF document is provided. PDF as a sole file type is not
accepted, a PDF must be accompanied by the source file. Acceptable figure
file types are listed further below.
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Article Length
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Articles should be
between 3000 and 9500 words in length. This includes all text including
references and appendices.
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Article Title
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A title of not more
than eight words should be provided.
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Structured Abstract
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Authors must supply
a structured abstract in their submission, set out under 4-7 sub-headings
Purpose (mandatory) Design/methodology/approach (mandatory) Findings
(mandatory) Research limitations/implications (if applicable) Practical
implications (if applicable) Social implications (if applicable)
Originality/value (mandatory) Maximum is 250 words in total (including
keywords and article classification, see below). Authors should avoid the use
of personal pronouns within the structured abstract and body of the paper
(e.g. "this paper investigates..." is correct, "I
investigate..." is incorrect).
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keywords
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Authors should
provide appropriate and short keywords that encapsulate the principal topics
of the paper. The maximum number of keywords is 8.
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Headings
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Headings must be
concise, with a clear indication of the distinction between the hierarchy of
headings.
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Notes/Endnotes
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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 the
end of the article.
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Figures
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All Figures (charts,
diagrams, line drawings, web pages/screenshots, and photographic images)
should be submitted in electronic form. All Figures should be of high
quality, legible and numbered consecutively with Arabic numerals. Graphics
may be supplied in colour to facilitate their appearance on the online
database. Figures created in MS Word, MS PowerPoint, MS Excel, Illustrator
should be supplied 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 an MS Word document
or alternatively create a .pdf file from the origination software. Figures
which cannot be supplied as above are acceptable in the standard image
formats which are: .pdf, .ai, and .eps. If you are unable to supply graphics
in these formats then please ensure they are .tif, .jpeg, or .bmp at a
resolution of at least 300dpi and at least 10cm wide. To prepare web
pages/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 submitted electronically and of
high quality. They should be saved as .tif or .jpeg files at a resolution of
at least 300dpi and at least 10cm wide. Digital camera settings should be set
at the highest resolution/quality possible.
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Tables
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Tables should be
typed and included in a separate file to the main body of the article. The
position of each table should be clearly labelled in the body text of article
with corresponding labels being clearly shown in the separate file.
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