IIMS Journal Of Management Science

Editor: Dr.Naliniprava Tripathy

Editorial Team : Dr.Sontosh Prusty, Dr.Rohit Joshi,  Dr Sonia Nongmaithem.

Editorial Advisory Board :

• Prof. Paul Srivasta, Bucknell University, USA
• Prof. Ravichandra,Director ,IIM Indore,India
• Prof. Richard Ponarul, California State University ,USA
• Prof. W. Jean Kwon, St. John's University ,USA
• Prof.Robert Clift, University of Tasmania ,Australia
• Prof. S.K.Sinha,IIM Ahmedabad,India
• Prof. Zia Haqq, World Business Institute, Australia
• Prof. Angappa Gunasekaran, University of Massachusetts ,USA
• Prof. Mokhtar M.Metwally, University of Wollongong, Australia
• Prof. Rakesh Sah, Montana State University, USA
• Prof. Govindan Kannan, University of Southern Denmark, Denmark
• Prof. Jatin Pancholi, Middlesex University,London, U.K
• Prof. Lee Jen-Chief, Takming University of science and Technology ,Taiwan
• Prof. Michael J. Dotson, Appalachian State University, USA
• Prof. John McGee, University of Warwick, UK
• Prof. Sorin Tuluca, Fairleigh Dickinson University, USA
• Prof. Seema Bhate, University of Sunderland, UK
  
  

Review Member

• Dr. Goloknath
  Vice President and Chief Economic Adviser
  The Clearing Corporation of India Ltd.
  Senapati Bapat Marg,Lower Parel,
  Mumbai - 400 013,India
  

• Prof. V.K Gupta
  Professor,Indian Institute of management Indore
  Pigdamber Road
  Parbandhshikhar, Rau, Indore, 453331, MP, India
  

• Prof. Natarajan
  Professor, T.A.PAI Management Institute
  Badagubettu Manipal-576104
  Karnataka
  

• Dr.Promod Pathak
  Department of management Studies
  Indian School of Mines
  Dhanbad-826004, India
  

• Dr.T.R.Dash
  Vice-President & Professor
  Department of Post Graduate studies
  Build Bright University, Cambodia
  

• Dr. Sangeeta Chhabra
  Associate Professor
  National Institute of Financial Management
  Faridabad, India
  

• Prof.Marcos Ferasso
  SENAC Faculty of Technology,
  Santa Catarina, Brazil.
  

• Dr.Marry basaasa Muhenda
  Uganda Management Institute,
  Uganda
  

• Dr.Nirakar Pradhan
  Chief Investment Officer
  Future Generali India Life Insurance Co. Ltd.
  Prabhadevi, Dadar (W), Mumbai - 400 025,India
  

• Prof.O.P. Wali
  Indian Institute of Foreign Trade
  IIFT Bhawan
  B-21, Qutab Institutional Area
  New Delhi,India
  

• Dr. Sajal Kabiraj
  Professor, Business Management,
  Dongbei University of Finance and Economics,
  217 Jianshan Stret, Sha He Kou District, Dalian, P.R. China-116025.
  

• Dr.Fred Mugambi Mwirigi
  Director, JKUA , Mombase
  Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology,
  Nairobi,Kenya.
  

• Dr.P.Narayana Reddy
  Director NITHM ,
  Hyderabad
  

Aim of Publishing the Journal:

The aim of journal is to provide a platform for researchers, practitioners, academicians and professional from diverse domains of management to share innovative research achievements & practical experiences to stimulate scholarly debate in the development of management science and decision making. Journal is dedicated to publish high quality research papers providing meaningful insights into the subject areas.

Call for Research Papers/Articles:

IIMS Journal of Management Science
ISSN (Print): 0976-030X, ISSN (Online): 0976-173X
Indexed with "Index Copernicus (2011, ICV-5.22)", "Indian Science Abstract",
"Indian Citation Index" and "Google Scholar".

With pleasure we invite you to contribute research paper/an article to ‘IIMS JOURNAL OF MANAGEMENT SCIENCE” a peer-reviewed Bi- Annual journal of the Indian Institute of Management Shillong. The aim of this journal is to provide a platform for researchers, practitioners, academicians and professionals from diverse domains of management to share innovative research achievements & practical experiences to stimulate scholarly debate in the development of management science and decision making. This Journal is dedicated to publish high quality research papers providing meaningful insights into the substantial management content both in Indian as well as global context. Original research papers, conceptual articles, case studies and book reviews are always welcome.
We invite you and your esteemed colleagues and research scholars to contribute papers to the journal. The guidelines for submission are also available at our website www.iimshillong.in

You may send one copy of your research paper/article in the form of MS Word file attached to an E-mail to: 
athapliyal@indianjournals.com/gbehal@indianjournals.com
nt@iimshillong.in/nalini_prava@yahoo.co.in

Ms.Anupama Thapliyal/Mr.Greesh Behal
indianjournals.com
Delhi
OR
Prof. Naliniprava Tripathy,
Editor-IIMS Journal of Management Science,
Indian Institute of Management Shillong
Nongthymmai, Mayurbhanj Palace
Shillong, Meghalaya -793014
Tel: 91 364 2308000


For Details please refer www.indianjournals.com

Author's Guidelines:

(a) The manuscripts should normally not exceed 25(A 4 Size) pages, margin 1 inch in all sides including figures and tables, typed in 1.5space in 12-point – preferably- in Times New Roman font.

(b)Research paper / article should be submitted in the form of MS Word file through e-mail.

(c) The cover page of the article should contain: (i) Title of the article (in bold) (ii) Name(s) of authors (iii) Professional affiliation (iv) Address of correspondence and Email Kindly note the authors name should not be mentioned in any other page.

(d) The second page should contain (i) title of the article (Time New Romans 16, in bold) (ii) an abstract of the paper in about 200-250 words (Times Roman 12-point type, single spacing, in italics) that clearly includes the Purpose, Design/methodology/approach, Findings, Research limitations/implications, Practical implications, Originality/value. (iii) keywords should be provided which encapsulate the principal topics of the paper.(3-5 key words)

(e) The manuscripts may contain footnotes /end note. References should be placed at the end of the paper and arranged alphabetically.

(f) References must be given in alphabetical order and typed on a separate page, single-spaced, at the end of the paper.

(g) All Figures (charts, diagrams and line drawings) and Plates (photographic images) should be submitted in electronic form. They should be of clear quality, in black and white and numbered consecutively

(h) Tables should be typed and included as part of the manuscript. They should not be submitted as graphic elements.

(i) Mathematical expressions, figures and charts should be presented in a way that will be easily printable. Tables and diagrams should be numbered consecutively and included in the text. Source must be mentioned below the table.

(j) Please check your manuscript for clarity, grammar, spellings, punctuation, and consistency of references to minimize editorial changes.

(j) The editorial team has the right to modify or edit the work in order to match the standard and style requirement of the journal.

(k) The following format should be used for referring books, articles in journals, electronic documents etc:

Journal article:

Bekaert, G., Harvey, C.R. and Lundblad, C. (2007) ‘Liquidity and expected returns: lessons from
emerging markets’, Review of Financial Studies, Vol. 20, pp.1783–1831.

Book

BGeddes, K.O., Czapor, S.R., Labahn, G. (1992): Algorithms for Computer Algebra. Kluwer Publishing, Boston

Online Document

Cartwright, J.: Big stars have weather too.IOP Publishing Physics Web. http://physicsweb.org/articles/news/11/6/16/1 (2007). Accessed 26 June 2007

Editorial Procedure

The Editors reserve the right to reject/ return to the author(s) any manuscript that in their opinion is not suitable for publication in IIMS Journal of Management Science, without expressly stipulating the reasons for doing so. Under no circumstances will the identity of the reviewer(s) and referee(s) be disclosed to the author(s) or to any other third party not involved in the editorial process.

Review process

Research Papers/Articles received will immediately be put before the editorial committee for initial review. The selected papers will be sent to three reviewers for their opinion with a request to pass on the same in eight week's time or less. An effort is made to publish a paper duly recommended by a reviewer within a period of six months. Correspondence and proofs for correction will be sent to the first author unless otherwise specified. The article will be published after receipt of the corrected proofs from the authors.

Copyright:

All copyrights are with the IIM shillong. The authors are accountable for copyright permission for any part of the content of their articles. The views expressed in the articles of this journal are those of authors and do not reflect the opinion of the Institute. The authors are required to sign the “Transfer of Copyright” agreement before article is published in the journal.

Submission Instructions

The Articles/Research papers sent to Anupama Thapliyal/Greesh Behal Indianjournals.com,Delhi OR nt@iimshillong.in/nalini_prava@yahoo.co.in Indian Institute of Management Shillong ,Nongthymmai, Mayurbhanj Palace,Shillong, Meghalaya -793014