Instructions for authors
Authors are encouraged to use the guidelines below to format their submissions. Articles will only be accepted electronically. Nevertheless, a copyright form
should be signed and sent by post if the article is accepted for publication. The copyright form is not necessary for the version submitted for refereeing. Articles will only be published in English.
Lengths of paper content
| Type of submission | Word count |
| Full paper | 7000 |
| Short article | 3000 |
| Critique | 3000 |
| Case study | 3000 |
| Book review | 3000 |
| Software review | 3000 |
| Web review | 3000 |
Structure guidelines
All papers should be structured to have no more than three levels of heading, for example:
1 Level 1 (Section)
1.1 Level 2 (Subsection)
i Level 3 (List)
Abstract, keywords, artwork, tables, and references are excluded from the word count but should be present within the content of the submission. The table below provide guidelines for the maximum limits of these elements within the paper.
Maximum limit of paper content elements
| Type of Content Element | Count |
| Artwork (Figures, Illustrations, Diagrams) | 6 |
| Tables | 6 |
| Abstract | 200 words |
| Keywords | 10 words/phrases |
| Acknowledgement | 50 words |
| References | 20 |
All artwork and tables should have descriptive caption and should be mentioned within the text.
References
All references should be listed and numbered at the end of the paper in the order of their appearance. The citations should be enclosed in brackets. For example, the reference
7. Shoniregun C. A., (2002), ‘The Future of Internet Security’, Communication of the ACM: Ubiquity (ACM IT Magazine and Forum), Volume 3, Issue 37, Oct 29.
should be cited as ‘…the future is not all rosy [7]…’.
Authors should distinguish among different types of references and should follow the following examples:
- Journal Article
Bergel, H. (2000) ‘Predatory Disintermediation’, Communications of the ACM 43 (5), pp. 23-29. - Book (authored or edited)
McEachern, T. and O’Keefe, R. M. (1997) Rewiring Business: Uniting Management and the Web, John Wiley & Sons, New York. - Chapter in book/proceedings
Clemons, E. K. and Row, M. C. (1998) ‘Electronic consumers interaction, Technology- Enabled Encroachment, and channel power: The Changing Balance Between Manufacturer’s Electronic Distribution and Established Retailers’, in Proceedings of the 31st Hawaii International Conference on System Science, IEEE Computer society Press: Los Alamitos, CA, vol. 32, p. 8. - Internet reference
Lief, V. (1999) ‘Anatomy of New Market Models’, Forrester Research; http://www.forrester.com (8 February 2003).
