This journal uses ScholarOne Manuscripts (previously Manuscript Central) to peer review manuscript submissions. Please read the
guide for ScholarOne authors before making a submission. Complete guidelines for preparing and submitting your manuscript to this journal are provided below.
Please note that The Engineering Economist uses CrossCheck™ software to screen papers for unoriginal material. By submitting your paper to The Engineering Economist you are agreeing to any necessary originality checks your paper may have to undergo during the peer review and production processes.
Submission
The Engineering Economist receives all manuscript submissions electronically via its ScholarOne Manuscripts site located at
http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/utee . ScholarOne Manuscripts allows for rapid submission of original and revised manuscripts, and facilitates the review process and internal communication between authors, editors, and reviewers via a web-based platform. ScholarOne technical support can be accessed at
http://scholarone.com/services/support .
Further author instructions are located at the ScholarOne Manuscripts site. If you have any questions, please contact the Editor, Thomas O. Boucher, Industrial and Systems Engineering, Rutgers University,
tboucher@rci.rutgers.edu .
The authors of an accepted article must sign a copyright agreement. Upon acceptance of the paper, the authors will be responsible for direct transmittal of electronic files to the Editor. These may include Microsoft Word,Word Perfect, or La Tex (MSWord is preferred). Hardcopies
must also be submitted at this time, along with all original artwork (including files, if that applies).
As an author, you are required to secure permission if you want to reproduce any figure, table, or extract from the text of another source. This applies to direct reproduction as well as “derivative reproduction” (where you have created a new figure or table which derives substantially from a copyrighted source).
Format
Submissions must be made in electronic format, PDF preferred. Keep all contributions as brief as possible consistent with clear, concise writing. Summarize or cite, do not repeat, arguments already available elsewhere, and make references to related previous work. The editorial and typographic specifications followed for The Engineering Economist are those found in the “Hart’s Rules” and “The Oxford Dictionary for Writers and Editors” (both Oxford University Press).
Abstract
Each article and Technical Note must be accompanied by a nonmathematical abstract of about 100 words, suitable for retrieval purposes. The abstract should summarize the purpose, scope, principal results, and conclusions, and should not contain literature citations.
Footnotes
The use of footnotes is discouraged because they complicate editorial layout; most can be incorporated into the text. When employed, footnotes should be indicated by consecutive superscript numbers, and then listed at the bottom of the page on which they occur. Note that references are handled separately (below).
References
References should be complete, clear, styled as shown below, and listed alphabetically at the end of the manuscript. Only cited references and publications which are readily available should be included. Examples:
Adams, B.M. and Woodall, W.H. (1989) An analysis of Taguchi’s on-line process control procedure under a random-walk model. Technometrics , 31, 401–413.
Burke, L.I. and Rangwala, S. (1991) Tool condition monitoring in metal cutting: a neural network approach. Journal of Intelligent Manufacturing, 2, 269–280.
Chow, M.C., Wu, S.M. and Ermer, D.S. (1979) A time series control chart for a nuclear reactor, in Proceedings of the 1979 Annual Reliability and Maintainability Symposium , IEEE Press, New York, NY, pp.1–7.
Mathematical Expressions
Make mathematical expressions as simple as possible. Lengthy mathematical derivations should be places in an Appendix. Number equations: put the equation number in parentheses, flush with the right margin of the page. Authors should restrict themselves to the English alphabet and standard Greek symbols. Use the solidus whenever possible in preference to built-up fractions. Write
complicated exponentials in the form exp(), avoid subscripts (superscripts) and generally modify your notation to minimize unusual or complicated typographic requirements.
The IIE is a consecretariat of the ANSI Z94 standard on industrial engineering terminology. Authors preparing materials for publication should familiarize themselves with the ANSI terminology standards on industrial engineering and applied mathematics and use them; new
terminology introduced must be defined.
For interest factors, follow the functional format of ANSI Standard Z94.5-1990, “Symbology Manual of Standard Notation for Engineering Economy Parameters and Interest Factors,” Industrial Engineering Terminology, Institute of Industrial Engineers, 3577 Parkway Lane,
Suite 200, Norcross, GA 30092.
Figures
Illustrations are called figures and are numbered consecutively with Arabic numberals. The number and caption should be below the figure. Upon acceptance for publication, professionally prepared figures in black ink on white paper, suitable for reproduction and reduction, must be submitted. Simple sans-serif capitals are easiest to read. Upon acceptance for publication, submitted illustrations (line drawings, halftones, etc.) should be clean originals or digital files. If electronic files are submitted, they should be 300 dpi or higher, EPS, TIFF or PSD format, and NOT embedded in text file. Photographs, when appropriate, are appropriate if they are sharp glossy prints with
good contrast.
Color Reproduction
Color art will be reproduced in color in the online publication at no additional cost to the author. Color illustrations will also be considered for print publication; however, the author will be required to bear the full cost involved in color art reproduction. Please note that color reprints can only be ordered if print reproduction costs are paid. Print Rates: $900 for the first page of color; $450 per page for the next three pages of color. A custom quote will be provided for articles with more than four pages of color. Art not supplied at a minimum of 300 dpi will not be considered for print. Please ensure that color figures and images submitted for publication will render
clearly in a black & white conversion for print.
Tables
Tables are defined as tabular data which can be typeset; any material with special markings should be considered a figure and treated as above. Tables should be numbered consecutively with Arabic numerals, with all but common abbreviations either spelled out or defined. Computer printout reproduces poorly and conveys proportionately little to the reader for the space occupied; pertinent data should be extracted into a briefer table. The number and caption should be placed at the top of the table.
Biographical Sketches
Brief biographical sketches of each author should accompany the manuscript. Each should include the author’s full name, title, and organization; research activities and interests and/or responsibilities in which the author is currently engaged; relevant former positions; educational background; professional societies with which the author is affiliated. The author is welcome to submit any
additional information considered pertinent.
Acknowledgments
If any, they should be made in a separate section following the conclusion and before the references.
Double Blind
IIE does not require, but strongly encourages, double blind reviews. Authors are therefore encouraged to submit manuscripts that are double-blind compatible. This requires the removal of any self-identifying information including names, contact information, affiliation, acknowledgement, grant numbers related to the submitted manuscript, and other text that may identify the manuscript author(s). References to prior work done by the authors, if relevant, takes precedence over anonymity, and must be included. However, it should be done in a neutral manner that does not self-identify any of the authors. Of course, author names, contact information, affiliations, acknowledgments and grant numbers must be included in the final version of the manuscript only after it has been accepted for publication.
Complimentary Policy and Reprints
Authors for whom we receive a valid email address will be provided an opportunity to purchase reprints of individual articles, or copies of the complete print issue. These authors will also be given complimentary access to their final article on Taylor & Francis Online.
Page Proofs
The corresponding author of each paper will receive page proofs for checking and will be responsible for approving the manuscript on behalf of all coauthors. Make only corrections necessary; please do not request exceptions to journal styling nor rewrite your material at this stage. Extensive revisions or delay in returning the page proofs may postpone publication.
Accepted Manuscript Online (AMO)
Manuscripts submitted to the Journal are eligible for rapid online posting if a valid copyright form is received and nothing is missing from paper. The original manuscript will be available on Taylor & Francis Online in a section on the Journal's page entitled "Forthcoming Articles." Posted Papers will be clearly labeled as "Accepted, Uncorrected Manuscript" versions and will include DOI numbers so that papers can be cited and referenced. Authors will also receive notification from Taylor & Francis when the manuscript is posted, when the typeset proofs are available, and once again when the final version is posted. The papers in this section will be removed once the edited and final typeset version is posted online.
