Competition Forum

 

ADDRESS FOR SUBMISSION:               PUBLICATION GUIDELINES:

 

Abbas J. Ali, Editor                                        Manuscript Length: 16-25

 

Prashanth  N. Bharadwaj, Managing  Editor

Competition Forum                                        Copies Required: Three

PO Box 1658                                                  Computer Submission: Yes

Indiana, PA 15705                                          Format:  MS Word 97 or higher

USA                                                                Fees to review:  30.00 US$

Phone: 724-357-5759                                    

Fax: 724-357-5743                                          Manuscript Style:

E-mail: aaali@iup.edu                                        American Psychological Association

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CIRCULATION DATA:                               REVIEW INFORMATION:

Reader:  Academics, Business Persons           Type of Review:  Blind Review

Frequency of Issue:  1-2 Times/Year              No. of External Reviewers: 2

Copies per Issue:  Less than 1,000                 No. of In House Reviewers:  1      

Sponsor/Publisher:  American                        Acceptance Rate: 50%

   Society for Competitiveness                       Time to Review: 2-3 Months

Subscribe Price:  40.00 US$                            Reviewers Comments:  Yes

                                                                        Invited Articles: 21-30%

                                                                        Fees to Publish:  0.00 US$ up to 20 pgs

                                                                        15.00 US$ per pg over 20 pgs.

 

MANUSCRIPT TOPICS:

Capitalism and Free Market Economy,  Competition and Change, International Business; Public Responsibilities & Ethics, Business Education; Multinational Corporations; Global Business; International Trade Competition; Merger & Acquisitions; Expatriate Assignments;  International politics & world economy; Geopolitics; Marketing Theory & Applications; Non Profit Organizations; Organizational Development; Purchasing/Materials Management; Strategic Management Policy; Technology/Innovation; Transportation/Physical Distribution

 

MANUSCRIPT GUIDELINES/COMMENTS:

 

Editor’s Comment

Various topics on competition and firm performance are sought.  The objective is to provide authors with an outlet to publish their research on a timely basis.  Most of the articles that are published in the journal were presented at the American Society for Competitiveness Conference.  All papers are reviewed by two outside reviewers.

 

References and Bibliographies

The style guidelines for references and bibliographies must follow the publications manual of the American Psychological Association.  Titles of journals or books will be italicized instead or underlined.  Please note:  Reference styles must be observed, otherwise the paper will not be included.  Below are examples.

 

Journal Articles

Author. (Date).  Title of article – lowercase.  Title of Journal – italicized, volume (number), pages.

Paivio, A. (1988).  Perceptual comparisons through the mind’s eye.  Memory and Cognition 3 (5), 653-668.

 

Chapter in Book

Author.  (Date).  Title of chapter – lowercase.  In editor’s name(s) (Ed.), Title of book – italicized and lowercase (pp. 000-000).  City: Publisher.

Hartley, J.T., Harker, J.O., & Walsh, D.A. (1980).  Contemporary issues and new directions in adult development.  In L. W. Poon (Ed.), Aging in the 1980’s (pp 234-278).  Washington, DC:  American Psychological Association.

 

Entire Book

Author or Editor in Chief.  (Date). Title of book – italicized.  City: Publisher.

Bernstein, T. M. (1965).  The careful writer: a modern guide to English usage.  New York: Atheneum

Letheridege, S., &Cannon, C. R. (Eds.). (1980).  Bilingual education: teaching English as a second language.  New York: Praeger.