Manuscript ID
Each ms must have an ID.
Before sending a ms, request a ms ID from the
Editor or
Business Section Editor. Which Editor depends on the focus
of your article. To obtain a ms ID, send to the relevant Editor a title
and a short abstract with a series of keywords (following the format
indicated in this guide). Send these two items inside an email
message, not as an attachment. The Editor will then attribute a ms ID to
your article.
The ms ID must be used on all documents
and in all correspondence (except a request for an ID). If no ms ID is quoted, the correspondence will
be ignored.
Format of ID
The format of the ID depends on whether your article comes under
the business banner or not. The exact format of the ID must be used
every time. Use the ID in the subject line in e-mail
messages and as filenames for files.
Ordinary
(non-business) IDs are as follows. (For
business IDs, see below.)
| Example of
ms ID |
Short explanation. |
591_v1_Debriefing-as-the-most.doc
[number_version_first-words-of-title] |
Ms 591. Filename
containing version one of ms,
entitled "Debriefing as the most important phase in the simulation/gaming
cycle". Note use of both _ and -. |
| 591_v1_Debriefing-as-the-most
= letter, check list |
Subject of e-mail containing letter
and check list accompanying
version one of the ms. |
| 591_v2_Debriefing-as-the-most
= check list, revisions |
Subject of e-mail containing check
list and Author revision sheet
accompanying
version two of the ms. |
| 591_f_Smith_Debriefing-as-the-most |
Final version of ms.
This now includes the main author. |
| 591_f_Smith_Debriefing-as-the-most.doc |
Filename of Word file containing final
version of ms. |
Notes. The base of the ID is as
follows:
number_version_
Start-of-title = suffix.
Respect the underscores and the hyphens. The elements are as follows:
| number |
This is the ms number that you must
obtain from the editor, before submitting your article. |
| version |
This is a number that indicates
which version of the article that you are sending. The first time that
you send your ms, this
will be "v1". The final version that you send for
publication is designated as "f_authorname". |
| start-of-title |
Use the first few words of your
title. Generally, the first three or four words will be sufficient.
Insert hyphens between the words. |
| suffix |
This varies according to
circumstance. It will include such things as "letter",
"checklist", and "revisions".
Use = as a separator. |
Be sure to update the v number
when you send in a new version.
Business IDs
are as follows.
Business articles follow a different scheme. Obtain, from the Business Section Editor,
a business ID for an article that has a business
focus. Otherwise, follow instructions for ms IDs, e.g., use ms ID in
subject line of all emails.
| Example of
business ms ID |
Short explanation. |
| b-00-001.1 |
b = business article |
| b-00-001.1 |
00 = year submitted (2000) |
| b-00-001.1 |
001 = article number |
| b-00-001.1 |
.1 = version number |
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