Full Length Paper Submission for the POM Denver Conference
General Instructions
- The Full Length papers for submission to the POM Denver Conference CD Proceedings should be prepared as per the instructions given on the following pages.
- The full length paper should be submitted online. The submission link will be available starting on Saturday, February 15, 2013.
- Do not send the full length paper by email.
- You will be able to submit the full length paper only if your abstract has been accepted for the conference.
Full Length Paper Submission Schedule
- Saturday, February 15, 2013: FullLengthPaperSubmissionopens.
- Friday,February 22, 2013:DeadlineforFullLengthPaperSubmission.
- Friday, March 7, 2013:Deadlineforcommunicatingfulllengthpaperacceptance.
Review Process
All papers in the proceedings of POMS Denver Conference, 2013 are reviewed to ensure the consistency of submissions with the guidelines provided in the following pages. The author(s) assume responsibility for the accuracy of results presented in their paper, and any copyright issues.
Contact
If you have any questions, please contact Dr. TobiasSchoenherr, Proceedings Coordinator, at .
Instructions for preparing the full paper (Times New Roman), bold, 18 pt, single space, no capitalization)
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Name of Author(s) (add email if this is the corresponding author )
Affiliation
(Times New Roman, italics, 12 pt, centered)
(if more than two authors, add the remaining authors in the same format,
separated by 1 line spacing)
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Abstract (Times New Roman, bold, 15 pt, no numbering)
This template provides instructions for preparing the full paper to be submitted to the 24th Annual Conference of the Production and Operations Management Society, to be held in Denver, Colorado, May 3-6, 2013. The abstract must be identical to the one that was submitted via the online submission system. (Text: Times New Roman, 12 pt, justified). The submission deadline for full-length papers, to be included in the proceedings, is Friday, February 15, 2013. For any questions, authors should send an e-mail to .
By submitting the full paper to the POMS Proceedings, all authors understand that the proceedings for the POMS 2013 Conference are not be peer-reviewed, and thus it is the author(s) sole and full responsibility to ensure that the paper submitted meets the highest quality expectations, and that the author(s) are solely and fully responsible for any mistakes or inaccuracies in the document submitted. Authors are responsible for checking their spelling and grammar, and should ensure that their paper meets formatting requirements.Papers should not have been previously published.
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Keywords: Keyword 1, Keyword 2, Keyword 3 (up to 3 keywords)
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General instructions (Section heading: Times New Roman, bold, 12 pt, no numbering)
The paper should be prepared using Letter paper size (8.5” x 11”) using the Times New Roman (12 pt, justified) font according to the format described in this template. The authors are strongly urged to follow these instructions to ensure the production of uniformly high-quality proceedings. The first paragraph of each section and subsection should not be indented.
Following paragraphs indented 0.5”.
Margins should be all 1” each (top, bottom, left, right).
The overall length of the paper, including illustrations, tables, and references, is limited to 10 pages. Papers exceeding this limit will be returned to their corresponding author.
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Other details (subheading: Times New Roman, italics, 12 pt, no numbering)
Pages should be numbered in the page footer (center), including the first page, as is done here. Papers should be organized in the following sequence:
- Title of the paper, name(s) of the author(s), affiliation(s)
- Abstract
- Keywords
- Main subject text
- Acknowledgments (when applicable)
- References
Bulleted or numbered lists should have hanging indent by 0.5”. Avoid using more than two levels in the lists.
Following paragraphs indented 0.5”.
Footnotes should be avoided. The corresponding text should be incorporated in the main text.
Equations should be typed flush with the left-hand margin and numbered consecutively with numbers in brackets on the far right. Leave single spacing above and below equations, like shown in equation (1).
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Figures and tables must be included in the main text and must be individually numbered and captioned. Illustrations should be sharp and clear. Text in tables should be Times New Roman 11pt. Place figures and tables centered. Captions should be placed below figures and above tables. They are typed in Times New Roman 11, in italics, and centered. Leave one line before and after tables and figures (see examples below).
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Table 1 – Caption (Times New Roman, Italic, 11 pt, centered)
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Figure 1 – Caption (Times New Roman, Italic, 11 pt, centered)
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This is an example of main text, and is the last line of the section.
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Language
All papers must be in good English. Please proof read carefully your own paper. Mistakes cannot be changed later.
Conclusion
The above has shown the main instructions for writing the text. All is missing now are instructions regarding references.
References to publications should contain full bibliographical details, and should be in the format described below (consistent with the POM Journal). Journal titles should not be abbreviated.
References within the text should be presented as follows: Author’s last name followed by the year of publication, all in round brackets; e.g., (Fox 1994). When the number of authors is two, the authors should be joined by an “and”; e.g., (Rothaermel and Alexandre 2009). When the number of authors is three or more, references in the text should be (Fox et al. 1995). When two references are noted in the same round brackets, they should be separated by comma, with the order being alphabetical). At the end of the paper, list all references in alphabetical order. In the reference list all authors should be included (except for the first author, initials should be preceding the last name).
References
A full reference list should be included.
Font: Times New Roman, 10 pt, left aligned, hanging indent 0.5”).
For articles: Surname, Initials. Year. Title. Journal NameVolume(Issue): Pages. Example:
Gupta, A. K., K. Smith, C. E. Shalley. 2006. The interplay betweenexploration and exploitation. Academy of Management Journal49(4): 693–706.
For books: Surname, Initials. Year of Publication.Title. Publisher, Place of Publication. Example:
Fine, C. H. 1998. Clockspeed: Winning Industry Control in the Age of Temporary Advantage. Perseus Books, New York.
For chapters in edited books: Surname, Initials. Year. Title. Editor’s Name, Initials,ed(s). Title. Publisher, Place, Pages. Example:
Choi, H.-S., L. Thompson. 2006. Membership change in groups:Implications for group creativity. Thompson, L., H.-S. Choi,eds. Creativity and Innovation in Organizational teams. LawrenceErlbaum, Mahwah, NJ, 87–108.
Electronic sources should include the URL of the web site at which they may be found along with thedate of latest access. Example:
Jana, R. 2009. Is innovation too costly in hard times? BusinessWeek.Available at (accessed date June 15, 2010).
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