Special Topic Forums (STFs)

• Date: 01 July 2013
• Published date: 01 July 2013
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.1111/jscm.12030

J

SCM

is soliciting propo sals for ST Fs. Unlike a spec ial issue, t hese ST Fs are designe d to include a

smaller subse t of artic les and will be published as a ‘‘spec ial issue’’ within a re gular is sue of

JSCM

.

The purpos e of making this dis tinction is to balance t he need for such specia l issues with the nec es-

sity of having a broade r set of articles w ithin any one of

JSCM

’s four issues published eac h year.

The proposal should inc lude:

• A descript ion of the viabilit y and interest in the topic by supply cha in scholar s. Will the topic e ffec-

tively capt ure the interest of the

Journal ’s

readership or a key p ortion of its readership? Who w ill be

interested, a nd why?

• The timeline v iability – e.g ., a distant dead line with t he idea of cast ing a “broad net” ver sus a

shorter dead line. If the propos al includes a shor t deadline, t hen specif ic works in process should

be discus sed (e.g., conference trac ks, research st reams, potential contr ibutors, etc.). If the propos al

includes a more dist ant deadline, are there a ny specific schola rs who might be targete d as potential

contributors ?

• Other facet s of the ability of the STF e ditor(s) to effectively s olicit high qua lity, impactful submis-

sions, and any ideas for public izing the ST F call for papers (above and b eyond the normal PR ef forts

of the

Journal

) to maxi mize the submission of qualit y manuscripts.

• Evidence of the S TF editor’s ability to provide ef fective review s in a timely fashion.

• Any other re levant information, includ ing the editor’s own scholarsh ip and interest in and knowl-

edge of the proposed topic a rea.

Proposals shou ld be submitted vi a email to the

Journal ’s

editorial a ssistant, Ms. Lynn Ma rstiller (lmarst iller@ism.ws),

by Se ptember 1, 2013. Proposa ls will be e valuated by the

JSCM

editorial te am, and dec isions will be made by

October 15, 2013.

Call for Proposals:

Special Topic Forums (STFs)