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2 Oct 2001


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Subject: New Journal Announcement & Call for Papers
Date: Mon, 1 Oct 2001 10:38:15 -0400
From: Charles Iacovou Charles.Iacovou@MBA.WFU.EDU
To: ISWORLD@LISTSERV.HEANET.IE
Decision Sciences Journal of Innovative Education
Information for Contributors
The Decision Sciences Journal of Innovative Education is a quarterly,
peer-reviewed journal published by the Decision Sciences Institute.  Its
mission is to publish significant research relevant to teaching and learning
issues in the decision sciences.  The decision sciences is the union of the
quantitative and behavioral approaches to managerial decision making,
encompassing all of the functional areas of business, including (but not
limited to) accounting, business strategy and entrepreneurship, economics,
finance, international business and globalization, marketing, MIS/DSS and
computer systems, organizational behavior/organizational design, operations
and logistics management, quantitative methods and statistics.
Types of articles suitable for publication in the Decision Sciences Journal
of Innovative Education include the following:
*Empirical Research Articles
An empirical research article describes high quality empirical research
related to innovative education in the decision sciences.  It should begin
with an in-depth review of the literature and development of hypotheses,
drawing upon theory in the functional area to support details of the
innovative approach, as well as upon educational and psychological theory to
support the intended learning effects of the innovation.  The hypotheses
will typically refer to the effect of the innovation, in terms of measures
of student learning, measures of course effectiveness, etc.  Empirical
research articles should include a description of the innovative approach
and its rationale, a description of the methodology used for gathering data
to test the effectiveness of the approach, description of the statistical
analysis of the data and a discussion of the findings, including suggestions
for readers who would like to implement the approach in their classroom.
*Case Study Research Articles
A case study research article describes high quality research related to
innovative education in the decision sciences that employs a class as a
case.  This approach allows in-depth study of a single class or several
classes and is based on careful and detailed documentation of the use and
impact of an educational innovation in the decision sciences.  The multiple
case study, which contains detailed information on several classes or
several sections of a class, is preferred.  In analyzing the data,
similarities and differences between the classes should be noted and
documented, to the extent possible.  The following article provides a good
guide to case study research: Eisenhardt, K.M. "Building Theories from Case
Study Research."  Academy of Management Review, vol. 14., no. 4, 532-550.  A
case study research article should begin with an in-depth review of the
literature, drawing upon theory in the functional area to support details of
the innovative approach, as well as upon educational and psychological
theory to support the intended learning effects of the innovation.  It
should include a structured approach for analyzing the data and should lead
to a set of propositions providing a foundation for future research.  Either
quantitative or qualitative analysis of the data may be appropriate.  A case
study research article should include a description of the innovative
approach and a description of the cases (classes), highlighting their
similarities and differences.  Tables should be used to present summaries of
the quantitative or qualitative comparisons.  It should also include a
thorough discussion of the findings, including suggestions for readers who
would like to implement the innovative approach in their classrooms. The
Decision Sciences Journal of Innovative Education does not publish case
studies designed for classroom use.
*Conceptual/Theoretical Articles
A conceptual/theoretical article describes an approach to innovative
education or a learning issue relevant to the decision sciences.  A
conceptual/theoretical article should be strongly grounded in the relevant
theoretical literature in an area such as education, organizational behavior
or psychology, as well as in the literature specific to the innovative
approach or learning issue being described.  It may focus on a single
approach or issue, or it may be based on a comparison and contrast of
alternative approaches or issues.  Because it should lay the groundwork for
future research in the area, a conceptual/theoretical article should develop
a set of propositions about the effectiveness of the innovative approach or
learning issue. It is important that conceptual/theoretical articles focus
on cutting-edge topics and present significant new insight.
*Teaching Briefs
A teaching brief briefly describes an innovative approach for teaching in
the decision sciences.  Limited to five double-spaced pages (12-pt. font) of
text, it should describe the innovative approach in sufficient detail so
that it could be replicated in the reader's classroom.  It should also
provide a brief summary of the evidence of the effectiveness of the
innovative approach.  Teaching briefs should focus on the innovative
approach itself, and do not need to include a literature review or
statistical analysis of the data.  They should have more of a "how to"
flavor than the empirical or case study research articles.  Teaching briefs
may refer readers to the authors' website for additional detail about how to
use the innovative approach.
Submission
Five copies of the manuscript should be submitted to:
                Professor Barbara B. Flynn, Editor
                Decision Sciences Journal of Innovative Education
                Wake Forest University
                Babcock Graduate School of Management
                P.O. Box 7659, Reynolda Station
                3102 Worrell Professional Center
                Winston-Salem, North Carolina  27109-7659
                336-758-3672, fax 336-758-4514
                Barb.Flynn@mba.wfu.edu mailto:Barb.Flynn@mba.wfu.edu
Your submission certifies that none of the contents are copyrighted,
published or accepted for publication by another journal, under review by
another journal or submitted to another journal while under review by the
Decision Sciences Journal of Innovative Education.  All manuscripts should
be printed in Times Roman (12 pt.), double-spaced on 8 ° x 11 paper and
accompanied by an abstract of not more than 180 words (except for teaching
briefs, which do not require an abstract) and an author's vita of not more
than 150 words.  The author's name and affiliation should appear on a
separate page.
Figures, charts and tables should be consecutively numbered in Arabic.
Decision Sciences Journal of Innovative Education does not allow the use of
footnotes or endnotes.  References should be listed alphabetically by author
at the end of the paper and referred to in the body of the text by Name
(date).
Should the manuscript be accepted for publication, the author will be asked
to submit a copy on a disk containing the final post-review version of the
paper.  The word processing file (or ASCII text file) will be used in the
typesetting process.
There is a nonrefundable submission fee of $25 per manuscript for Institute
members and $50 for nonmembers.  Checks should be made out to the Decision
Sciences Institute and enclosed with the manuscript when it is submitted.
Website - http://www.mba.wfu.edu/dsjie/
The Decision Sciences Journal of Innovative Education website contains
abstracts of all empirical research, case study research and
conceptual/theoretical articles, as well as teaching briefs in their
entirety.  It contains information for contributors and a site where authors
can check on the status of articles in process.  The website also contains
announcements about upcoming events related to innovative education in the
decision sciences and a section for personal news about DSI members, such as
news about winners of teaching awards.  Please send your news and
announcements to the Editor, at the address listed above.
Review Process
Each manuscript submitted to the Decision sciences Journal of Innovative
Education is subjected to the following review process:
1. An initial screening by the Editor to determine the suitability of the
article for the journal.  Suitable articles are assigned to two or three
referees, according to their functional and methodological content.  If the
manuscript is deemed inappropriate for the journal because it is not a match
for the Decision Sciences Journal of Innovative Education's audience or
mission, it will be promptly returned to the author.
2. A careful review by the referees, each of whom makes a recommendation to
the Editor and provides comments for authors.
3. An appraisal of the reviews by the Editor.  If the Editor feels the paper
has potential for publication, the author is invited to make revisions,
following the suggestions of the reviewers.
4. Upon receipt of the revisions, the Editor will make a final decision.
The Editor will appraise the entire review process, making sure that all
revisions suggested by the referees have been addressed.
The Editor reserves the right to deviate from the above procedures when the
situation warrants and as it is deemed appropriate.
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