Submission of Papers Authors are requested to submit their original manuscript electronically be e-mail
attachment to Professor Harry Timmermans at eirass@bwk.tue.nl
Submission of a paper implies that it has not been published
previously, that it is not under consideration for publication elsewhere, and that if accepted it will not be published elsewhere in
the same form, in English or in any other language, without the written consent of the publisher. Translated material, which has not
been published in English, will also be considered. All articles are refereed to ensure accuracy and relevance, and amendments to the
script may be required before final acceptance.
Types of Contribution The journal publishes full-length research papers,
case studies and book reviews. There is also a viewpoint section which exists for the expression of opinion, and allows authors to submit
material not suitable for a full-length article but containing ideas worthy of publication. Full-length articles should be 4000-6000
words long, although articles longer than 6000 words will be accepted on an occasional basis, if the topic demands this length of treatment.
Book reviews should be 800-1200, and viewpoints 1500-2000 words in length.
Manuscript Preparation General: Manuscripts
must be double-spaced and with wide margins, and should be in 10 or 12pt text. The corresponding author should be identified (include
a Fax number and E-mail address). Full postal addresses must be given for all co-authors. Authors should consult a recent issue of the
journal for style if possible. The Editors reserve the right to adjust style to certain standards of uniformity. Authors should retain
a copy of their manuscript since the Publisher cannot accept responsibility for damage or loss of papers.
Text: Follow this order
when typing manuscripts: Title, Authors, Affiliations, Abstract, Keywords, Main text, Acknowledgements, Appendix, References, Vitae,
Figure Captions and then Tables. Do not import the Figures or Tables into your text. The corresponding author should be identified with
an asterisk and footnote. All other footnotes (except for table footnotes) should be identified with superscript Arabic numerals. Footnotes
should be grouped together in a section at the end of the text in numerical order, and double spaced. The text should be organized under
appropriate section headings which, ideally, should not be more than 600 words apart. All headings should be placed on the left-hand
side of the text.
Abstract: Include a self-contained abstract up to 100 words outlining in a single paragraph the aims, scope and
conclusions of the paper.
Keywords: Up to three keywords or phrases (maximum 10 words in total) to facilitate access and indexing
should be included.
Units: All measurements should be given in metric (SI) units.
References: All publications cited in the text
should be presented in a list of references following the text of the manuscript. In the text refer to the author's name (without initials)
and year of publication, e.g. "Since Peterson (1993) has shown that..." or "This is in agreement with results obtained later (Kramer,
1994)". For three or more authors use the first author followed by "et al." in the text. The list of references should be arranged alphabetically
by authors' names. The manuscript should be carefully checked to ensure that the spelling of authors' names and dates are exactly the
same in the text as in the reference list. References should be given in the following form:
Ratchford, B.T., Norton, D.P., 1988.
A model and measurement approach for studying retail productivity. Journal of Retailing 64 (3), 241-263.
Kaplan, R.S., Norton, D.P.,
1996. The Balanced Scorecard: Translating Strategy into Action. Harvard Business School Press, Boston, MA.
Sealy, K., 1992. International
air transport. In: Hoyle, B.S., Knowles, R.D. (Eds.), Modern Transport Geography. Belhaven Press, London, pp. 233-256.
Illustrations:
All illustrations should be provided in the form of .eps or .tif files, suitable for reproduction (which may include reduction) without
retouching. Photographs, charts and diagrams are all to be referred to as Figure(s) and should be numbered consecutively in the order
to which they are referred. They should accompany the manuscript, but should not be included within the text. Their position should be
indicated in the text. All figures are to have a caption which should be supplied in a separate file.
Line drawings: Files for line
drawings should be submitted with a resolution of at least 1200 dpi.. All lettering, graph lines and points on graphs should be sufficiently
large and bold to permit reproduction when the diagram has been reduced to a size suitable for inclusion in the journal.
Photographs
and figures containing grey-scale: Files for these must be at a resolution of at least 300 dpi. If necessary, a scale should be marked
on the photograph.
Colour: Where colour figures are required, the author will be charged accordingly.
Tables: Tables should be
numbered consecutively and given a suitable caption and each table supplied in a separate file. Footnotes to tables should be typed below
the table and should be referred to by superscript lowercase letters. No vertical rules should be used. Tables should not duplicate results
presented elsewhere in the manuscript, e.g. in graphs.
LaTeX submission For authors using LaTeX, the document style files, as
well as the instructions "Preparing articles with LaTeX" in the form of a dvi file, can be obtained free of charge from any host on the
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macros are in /pub/tex/macros/latex/contrib/supported/elsevier. These can also be downloaded from the Internet site: http://www.tex.ac.uk.
Full details of electronic submission and other formats can be obtained from http://www.elsevier.com/locate/disksub or from
Author Services at Elsevier.
Proofs Proofs will be sent to the author by e-mail (first named author if no corresponding author
is identified of multi-authored papers) and should be returned within 48 hours of receipt. Corrections should be restricted to typesetting
errors; any others may be charged to the author. Any queries should be answered in full. Please note that authors are urged to check
their proofs carefully before return, since the inclusion of late corrections cannot be guaranteed. Proofs are to be returned to the
address indicated on the instructions accompanying the proofs.
Offprints Twenty-five offprints will be supplied free of charge.
Additional offprints and copies of the issue can be ordered at a specially reduced rate using the order form sent to the corresponding
author after the manuscript has been accepted. Orders for reprints (produced after publication of an article) will incur a 50% surcharge.
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enables Elsevier Ltd to protect the copyrighted material for the authors, without the author relinquishing his/her proprietary rights.
The copyright transfer covers the exclusive rights to reproduce and distribute the article, including reprints, photographic reproductions,
microfilm or any other reproductions of a similar nature, and translations. It also includes the right to adapt the article for use in
conjunction with computer systems and programs, including reproduction or publication in machine-readable form and incorporation in retrieval
systems. Authors are responsible for obtaining from the copyright holder permission to reproduce any material for which copyright already
exists.
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