Authors are invited to submit original research articles within the broad scope of the Journal. Please use the following guidelines.

Submission

1. Please e-mail your paper in both MS Word and  PDF file to the Regional Editor in your region with a copy to the Editor-in-Chief. The editors’ names, addresses and e-mails can be found at www.ijoqm.org.
2. Manuscripts, written in English, should be double-spaced with a one-inch margin on all four sides. The Word copy should be formatted to make it suitable for double-blind refereeing.
3. A brief abstract (maximum 100 words) should be included at the beginning of the manuscript, followed by keywords. Keywords will be used for indexing and identifying suitable reviewers.
4. Footnotes should not be used unless absolutely necessary.
5. It is assumed that each submitted manuscript is original and has neither been published nor is being simultaneously considered by another Journal.
6. No submission fee is required.
7. The editors will strive to provide a prompt turnaround time between submission and publication. To expedite the reviewing process, authors are encouraged to suggest (up to five) names of potential reviewers. Please enclose their names, addresses, phone and fax numbers, and e-mail addresses. The editors are, however, under no obligation to seek opinions from suggested referees.
8. Submission of a manuscript automatically implies that no copyrights have been violated. Upon acceptance of the manuscript, all rights will be transferred to the publisher.
9. References should be numbered and written in alphabetical order of the last name (surname) of the first author. Works of the same author should be arranged in the increasing order of publication date. All references should quote the complete titles of journals and books. In the text, references should be cited by the reference number placed within square brackets.

Illustrations

1. Lipovetsky, Stan, “Analytical Hierarchy Processing in Chapman-Kolmogorov Equations,” International Journal of Operations and Quantitative Management, 11(3), 2005, 219-228.
2. Urban, Timothy L. and R.C. Baker, “Optimal Control of Processes with Trended Averages,” International Journal of Operations and Quantitative Management, 10(1), 2003, 23-36.
3. Bashyam, S., M. C. Fu and B. K. Kaku, “Application of Pertubation Analysis to Multiproduct Capacitated Production-Inventory Control,” International Journal of Operations and Quantitative Management, 5(2), 1999, 109-120.
4. Bartee, Thomas C., Digital Computer Fundamentals, 1999, Tata McGraw-Hill Publishing Company Limited, New Delhi.
5. Bajaj, Akhilesh, Sunder Kekre and Kannan Srinivasan, “Levers for Improving NPD Time and Financial Performance,” in Amiya K. Chakravarty and Jehoshua Eliashberg (eds.), Managing Business Interfaces: Marketing, Engineering, and Manufacturing Perspectives, 2004, Kluwer Academic Press, Boston.
6. Greenberg, Harvey J., Mathematical Programming Glossary, 14 February 2006, <http://carbon.cudenver.edu/~hgreenbe/glossary/index.php>.

Refereeing Process

1. The Regional Editor will make an initial determination of the suitability of the manuscript. Papers that lack clarity in presentation or are outside the scope of the Journal will not be sent for review.
2. The Regional Editor will send the manuscript to an appropriate Area Editor. The Area Editor will send the manuscript to at least two competent referees.
3. The Area Editor will make a recommendation after receiving reports from the referees.
4. Based on the recommendations by the Area Editor and referees, the Regional Editor will determine whether the manuscript should be accepted, rejected, or revised, and communicate his/her recommendation to the Editor-in-Chief.
5. Based on the recommendation by the Regional Editor, the Editor-in-Chief will the make final decision.
6. The Editor in Chief reserves the right to make changes in the above procedure and has the authority to make the final decision on any submission.

Revision Process

1. For manuscripts in need of revision, authors will be requested to revise their manuscript as soon as possible. Revised manuscripts received after six months are likely to be treated as new submissions.
2. The authors should clearly illustrate their responses to the reviewers’ comments.
3. An electronic copy (in MS Word and PDF) of the revised manuscript should be submitted to the Regional Editor.

After Acceptance

After a manuscript is accepted, the authors will be requested to format the paper using the following guidelines:

1. Names and affiliations of all authors should be listed immediately after the title of the article. An abstract (maximum 100 words) and a list of keywords (not exceeding six) should be included.
2. All tables and figures should be consecutively numbered and titled in the Journal style.
3. Authors will be required to provide an electronic copy of the final paper on MS Word and in PDF.
4. Brief biographies (100 words maximum) of each author should be enclosed.
5. Galley proofs will be sent to the submitting author. Corrections should be made within two days. Major modifications cannot be made at this stage. Authors will be charged for extensive corrections in the proof stage.
6. To defray printing costs, authors are asked to pay a nominal charge of US $15 per printed Journal page. Included in this charge is a one year subscription to the Journal for one author. If one author is employed by a cosponsoring institution, this charge will be waived. The page charge may be reduced or waived at the discretion of the Editor in Chief.

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All manuscripts should be sent to the Editor-in-Chief at the following address:

Omprakash K. Gupta
Editor-in-Chief, IJOQM
College of Business
Prairie View A&M University

P.O. Box 519; MS 2315
Prairie View, TX 77446-0638, USA
Phone: 936-261-9206
e-mail: : editor@ijoqm.org

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