1. The JSME only accepts electronic submission of articles (for submission of video case studies or research documentaries, see point 15 below). Manuscripts should conform to the style used by the Journal and for comparison authors should inspect articles published in the JSME as well as following the guidelines below. Manuscripts should be submitted electronically in Microsoft Word (other Microsoft formats and Adobe PDF format are acceptable for figures and exhibits) and sent to David O' Neill at: david.oneill@senatehall.com

 

2. Please make sure that your article conforms to the Aims and Scope of the JSME. Important Note: When submitting your paper, within the same Word file we require you to write and include a brief additional Executive Summary/Synopsis of your paper in plain language which can be easily understood by non-academics. The purpose of the summary is to maximise the impact of your work by bringing it to as wide a readership as possible; especially to senior executives, managers, the media and those involved in public policy. Your summary should be in easy to understand or layperson's language and be at least a page in length but not more than 1500 words and placed on a new page at the end of your paper after the references. It should be headed with "Executive Summary" with the article title underneath. Any sub-headings should attempt to address in brief the following areas which a typical executive or working management team could grasp easily: Summary, Practical Application, Benefits, Implementation, Conclusions. There is no requirement to prove your research by way of the Executive Summary/Synopsis but to view it as a vehicle for imparting its benefits in or to management practice.
 

3. The title page of your article/paper  should contain the name, institutional affiliation, postal address, telephone number, fax number, country code, and electronic mailing address of each author. The second page should include the manuscripts title and an abstract that is 150 words or fewer. The manuscript should begin on the third page. All materials or references that allow the blind reviewer to identify the author(s) should be completely removed from the abstract and manuscript, and appear only on the title page. Authors should bear in mind that abstracts will be used to publicize the content of their article and should therefore emphasize the value of the article's contribution to learning. Authors should also attempt to make the abstract understandable to both academics and laypersons alike.

 

4. Case studies which are submitted to the Journal must be accompanied by a teaching note which outlines relevant analytical insights, learning points and teaching strategies. Both the case study and teaching note will be peer reviewed.

 

5. Each article should include subject keywords aimed to assist with article categorization and computerized search engines.

 

6. Articles should be typed using font size 12pt for A4 paper size.

 

7. Apart from diagrams, other illustrations, and teaching notes, authors are encouraged to use one continuous document.

 

8. Each page should be numbered and line spacing should be double spaced.

 

9. Authors should use footnotes instead of endnotes.

 

10. Diagrams, graphs or other illustrations should be clearly named and supplied at the end of the document, or in a separate file if other formats have been used. Diagrams, graphs and illustrations should be provided in a form suitable for immediate reproduction for publication. The location of the diagrams in the main text of the article should be indicated by an insertion of the type: {table 1.2 near here} etc. In cases where diagrams, graphs and illustrations are based on basic statistics which are not in the public domain, the data must be submitted along with the article; otherwise Senate Hall cannot publish your data.

 

11. Where mathematical symbols are used, authors should attempt to use conventional form of notation. Roman alphabet is preferred to Greek. In cases where fractions are used, authors should use x/y as opposed to x over y.

 

12. Tables should be clearly labelled, titled, and as far as possible self-explanatory. Units of measure must be clearly defined.

 

13. References should be listed in alphabetical order at the end of the article. They should comply with the following style example:

 

14. On acceptance of an article for publication, authors are required to check the proofs of their article for any errors. Alterations must be kept to a minimum.

 

15. Video case studies and research documentaries may also be submitted. These will be reviewed on as far as possible the same basis as print/text based publications. Videos can be submitted online to the lead Editor as long as the file size does not exceed 2MB. Files exceeding this size should be sent by DVD (3 copies should be supplied). All video files must be able to be viewed on either RealPlayer or Windows Media Player.