Instructions to authors

• Date: 01 May 1985
• Published date: 01 May 1985
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.1016/0272-6963(85)90011-7

Instructions to Authors

The Journal of Operations Management encourages submission of research articles in

the field of operations management. The Journal will publish articles on a wide variety of

topics. In addition to the traditional topics of production and inventory control for multistage

and process manufacturing companies, the articles will address topics such as process

design, manpower scheduling, plant location, layout, and the behavioral implications of

various operations management strategies. Interfaces between logistics and production

management and between the design of production systems and the human element will

also be explored. A high priority is given to papers reporting on actual application of

proposed theories or concepts in an organization.

All articles should be preceded by an executive summary, rather than an abstract. An

executive summary is different than an abstract in that an abstract merely describes the

contents of the paper while an executive summary presents all of the work as well as its

conclusion.

All manuscripts should be typed on 8%” by 11’ paper, double-spaced throughout, including

executive summary, references and footnotes. The title should be as short as possible and

should appear in three places in the manuscript: on a title page which gives the authors’

names and addresses, above the executive summary on a separate page, and at the top of

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