Journal of Education for Business features original basic and applied research articles in accounting, communications, economics, finance, information systems, information technology, management, management information systems (MIS), marketing, and emerging disciplines. Articles are selected through a blind peer-review process.

The journal entertains articles that deal with significant trends and issues affecting education for business; curriculum development and evaluation of educational programs in traditional and nontraditional settings; the process of instruction in accounting and finance, business fundamentals (math, law, economics, communications, organization), consumer economics, management, marketing, microcomputers, and office systems (office support staff training, information processing). Articles review and report on successful innovations and practice, propose theoretical formulations, or advocate positions on important and controversial issues.

Contributors should submit a blinded copy of their manuscript to http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/jebs

Include the names and contact information for all authors in a separate cover letter; this file should be submitted in the space provided for cover letters or attached as a separate file designated "not for review."

Authors should provide up to five keywords for indexing (except for book reviews) and adhere to the Publication Manual, 5th ed., American Psychological Association, Washington, DC, 2001, for style guidelines in the preparation of manuscripts.

Once received, manuscripts are reviewed by a consulting editor and one of the executive editors. The review process takes approximately three months.

REGULAR MANUSCRIPTS

Regular manuscripts should normally not exceed 4,000 words, should not be simultaneously submitted elsewhere, and should not have been previously published. If data have been used in a prior study, authors must indicate that the new study is a follow-up to the previous one.

* Submit blinded copies of any tables and figures as separate files.

* Reproductions of figures (graphs and charts) may be submitted for review purposes, but the originals must be supplied if the manuscript is accepted for publication. Tables and figures should be prepared in accordance with the instructions given in the APA's Publication Manual (see pp. 120—162). All figures should be high resolution (300 dpi) and approximately 5 in. x 5 in.

* Avoid explanatory notes whenever possible by incorporating their content into the text. For essential notes, identify them with consecutive superscripts and list them in a section entitled NOTES at the end of the text.

* An abstract of 75—100 words should be provided on the first page.

Revised manuscripts should not be uploaded to Manuscript Central as new submissions. Authors should retrieve their submissions from the “manuscripts with decision” queue and choose to “create a revision.” The revised document should show all changes (e.g., in Track Changes or a different font color). Please also include a blinded copy of the response to the reviewers' comments, which should be submitted as a "supplementary file for review." As with all submissions, the names and contact information for authors should appear only in the cover letter.

BOOK REVIEWS

* Book reviews must be between 1250 and 1500 words. The focus of book reviewed must directly relate to issues covered in the journal.

* Include the book author, title, ISBN number, cost, publisher, edition, and date published.

* Reviews should include the following elements: scope of text and target market; level of experience required for the reader; type of information provided in the text; main topics included in the text; a listing of the book's strengths and weaknesses; recommendation for its use.

PROFESSIONAL PERSPECTIVE

Manuscripts should address a current issue in the professional business community (e.g., assessment, diversity, discrimination, marketing strategies, ethics in leadership, accounting restraints, globalization, outsourcing, downsizing, recruiting).

* Manuscripts must be between 1500 and 2500 words.

* Structure for submissions should include: an overview of the issue being addressed; historical perspectives on the issue; current workplace examples of the issue; potential outcomes in terms of impacts on personnel, costs, legal matters, and other parameters; impact of proposed business models on creativity and innovation; how proposed model relates to trends in industry or business in general; and recommendations to business faculty as to what they may do to assist in resolving the issue. Once received, the manuscript is reviewed by a consulting editor and one of the executive editors. The review process takes approximately three months.