Editorial guidelines > Style guide (papers)

We now differentiate between the requirements for new and revised submissions. You may choose to submit your manuscript as a single Word or PDF file to be used in the refereeing process. Only when your paper is at the revision stage, will you be requested to put your paper in to a 'correct format' for acceptance and provide the items required for the publication of your article.

1) For a new submission, the manuscript should be submitted in Word format or in PDF format. It should include a cover pa ge showing the title, abstract, and acknowledgments, if any. All document information identifiying the authors should be removed from file to allow them to be sent anonymously to referees (how to remove sensitive contents in Word or in PDF).

2) When the paper is at the revision stage is the following:

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The pages of the manuscript should not be numbered

The headers and footers must not include any text, line or other reference

Abstract: The abstract must not exceed 100 words.

Length:

Articles should not exceed 6000 characters or 30 pages (including references; excluding tables, figures, and appendices). Please use double-spacing, North American letter-size format (215.9 × 279.4 mm; 8.5 × 11 in), and font size 12.

Titles and headings: Titles and headings must be short. They must not be numbered (i.e., do not use I, II, A, B, etc.).

Tables, graphs, figures, and maps: These should be numbered and presented on separate pages. The location of the tables must be indicated clearly in the body of the text. Tables, graphs, figures, and drawings must be printed in black on a white background.

Quotations: If quotations exceed five typed lines, they should be indented five spaces and should not have quotation marks.

References:

In text: Author, date (Dupont, 1987), or (Dupont, 1987; Smith, 1990; Faucher, 1988), or (Dupont, 1987, p. 10-13; Smith, 1990, chap. 2).

In notes: They should be numbered and presented at the bottom of the page. Again, give only the name, date and, if necessary, appropriate pages.

Reference list:

Article in a journal:

Bogner, William C.; Thomas, Howard (1996). “Sustaining international linkages: A dynamic competence view,” International Management, Vol. 1, No 1, p. 1-14.

Erutku, Can; Vallée, Luc (1996). “Analyse des perceptions et des préférences des travailleurs quant à leur manager,” Management international, vol. 1, no 1, p. 23-33.

Article in a collection:

Toulouse, Jean-Marie; Bourdeau, Gilles (1995). “Taux de croissance et stratégies des nouvelles entreprises technologiques,” in A. Noël, P. Very and M. Wissler (Eds), Perspectives en management stratégique, Economica, Tome III, p. 365-392.

Book:

Deulceux, M. (1996). Les grandes politiques européennes, Montreal: Les Publications du CETAI, HEC Montréal, 194 p.

Gauthier, Gilles; Huppé, François (1991). Cost-benefit analysis: An extensive bibliography, Montreal: Gaëtan Morin Éditeur, 324 p.