A. Manuscript style

1) Typed on single-sided A4 or 8 x 11 inch good quality white paper, single-spaced, 10-point font,and one-inch margins on all four sides, including the reference section.

2) The text should be carefully checked for typing errors, English grammar, spelling, and punctuation, etc.

3) Please provide a title of up to 70 characters, the names and affiliations of all authors, an abstract summarizing the manuscript in 100 to 250 words, followed by no more than six keywords for indexing purposes.

4) The length of the manuscript should not exceed 20 typed, single-spaced pages including figures,tables, references and appendices.

5) Citations in the text should be identified as follows: (Author(s), Year)

6) References should appear in a separate section at the end of the manuscript and should only include works cited in the text and that have been published or accepted for publication.

References must be complete, accurate, and listed in the following style:

Example for papers: Cachon, G.P. & Zipkin, P.H. (1999). Competitive and cooperative inventory

policies in a two-stage supply chain. Management Science, 45(7): 936-953

Example for books: Sage, A.P. (1992). Systems Engineering. New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

B.Figures, charts, diagrams, tables and illustrations

1) Originals of all figures, charts, diagrams, tables and illustrations should be in good quality,sharp, noise-free, and easy-to-read.

2) Figures, charts, diagrams, tables and illustrations should be numbered consecutively using Roman numerals with a brief figure legend and labeled axes.

C. Further information

1) The editorial office will acknowledge receipt of manuscripts submitted by email.

2) Each manuscript submitted is subjected to a blind peer-review procedure. The decision to publish will then be based on the reviewers’ comments. Reviews take approximately 10 to 12 weeks to obtain. Please calculate an additional several months for the publication processes.