Guidelines for Submission

The Journal for Computer Information Systems is the official publication of the International Association for Computer Information Systems published on a quarterly basis. The Journal is a refereed publication containing articles related to information systems research including innovative and advanced technologies. Listed below are the guidelines that must be followed when submitting a manuscript to be reviewed for publication in The Journal.

1. Manuscripts must be word processed and electronically submitted as a Word document attached to an e-mail to Editor-in-Chief Dr. Binshan Lin at Binshan.Lin@Lsus.edu. Hard copy submissions will not be accepted.
2. Articles should be approximately 20-25 pages. A maximum word count of the entire manuscript (including tables and references) must not exceed 8,000 words, and all paper submissions must adhere to this.
3. All manuscripts should be formatted as double-spaced, in a 12-point font with one-inch margins.
4. The first page of the manuscript should contain only the following information: title, name and institutional affiliation of the author(s), address, phone number, fax number, and e-mail address. An asterisk should be placed next to the name of the corresponding author.
5. The second page should contain the title, an abstract of not more than 150 words, a set of key words to serve as indicators on the paper's contents, and the beginning of the article. Do not include the author(s) name on this page.
6. Center primary headings in all caps. Place secondary headings at the left margin.
7. Tables and figures must be prepared and captioned exactly as they are to appear in The Journal and numbered consecutively in the text.
8. References must be complete and listed alphabetically at the end of the text according to the first author's last name. Each reference should be preceded by a number enclosed in square brackets. Citations in the text, referring to this list, should be made as numbers in square brackets, e.g., [10].

Journal references must follow the format:
[1] Author's last name, intitials. "title," journal name (italicized) volume:issue (enclosed in parentheses), year, page number(s).

Book references must follow the format:
[1] Author's last name, initials. book title (italicized), publisher, city, state, year, page numbers(s).

Conference procedings must follow the format:
[1] Author's last name, initials. "title," name of proceedings, conference city, state: conference date, page number(s).

Note: Manuscripts are reviewed by the Editor-in-Chief. Those suitable for further review are forwarded to members of the review board. This process takes approximately six to eight weeks. The JCIS does not process any submission that does not comply with all requiremens of submission guidelines. Contributors of articles accepted for publication will receive a complimentary copy of the issue in which their article appears.

IACIS does not assume responsibility for views or opinions expressed by contributors to The Journal.