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AUTHOR GUIDELINES
ABSTRACT
This electronic document is a “live” template. The various components
of your paper [title, text, heads, etc.] are already defined on the style
sheet, as illustrated by the portions given in this document. (Abstract)
Keywords: component; formatting; style; styling; insert (key words)
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INTRODUCTION
This template, modified in MS Word 2003 and saved as “Word 97-2003 &
6.0/95 – RTF” for the PC, provides authors with most of the formatting specifications
needed for preparing electronic versions of their papers. All standard paper
components have been specified for three reasons: (1) ease of use when formatting
individual papers, (2) automatic compliance to electronic requirements that facilitate
the concurrent or later production of electronic products, and (3) conformity of style
throughout a papers. Margins, column widths, line spacing, and type styles are builtin; examples of the type styles are provided throughout this document and are
identified in italic type, within parentheses, following the example. Some components,
such as multi-leveled equations, graphics, and tables are not prescribed, although
the various table text styles are provided. The formatter will need to create these
components, incorporating the applicable criteria that follow..
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SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS
A manuscript file with no author’s identification should be submitted to
http://www.ijmp.jor.br. To do this the author must login into the site and pass through
the five friendly steps of submission. We highlight the following points of the
submission process:
 At step 1, “Starts”, the author should choose the option “Articles”, as the
journal section to submit his paper. While in this step, the author should
verify the submission checklist and also agree with the copyright terms for
submission.
 At step 2, “Enter Metadata” the author should provide his directions ad full
mailing information. Note that the email of all authors is required to
continuous the submission process. At this step the author should also
inform its biography.
 At step 3, “Upload submission”, the author uploads the manuscript file, with
no author’s identification. This file needs to include the abstract and
keywords of the paper. This file should be in MSWord, RFT, or Open Office
format.
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 At step 4, “Upload supplementary files”, the author should upload a file with
the full authors data, including mail address, e-mail and biography. The
author can use this file to include acknowledges he want to appear in the
paper. The data supplied in this file should appear in the paper, if it
became published.
 At step 5, the author can check and confirm or not the paper submission.
Alternatively,
manuscripts
can
also
be
submitted
directly
to
ijmp@paulorodrigues.pro.br, together with a cover page with the author’s details,
including their emails, biography and full address.
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GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS
The article should be done on an A4 paper size (ISO 210 x 297 mm), 1,5 line
spacing, wide margins and Arial font, 12, justified. Articles should have within 4,000
and 8,000 words in length (papers below or exceeding this limit will not be
considered for reviewing). The following sequence for the paper structure is
suggested:
title;
abstract;
keywords;
introduction;
main
body;
conclusions;
acknowledgements when applicable; and references.
3.1.
Title
A not too long title should be provided. The title should precisely accomplish
the main idea of the paper and must be typed in Arial, 14, all caps, centered.
3.2.
Authors’ Affiliation and Biography
Authors’ names and details must not be included anywhere in the article.
Instead, a brief autobiographical note (about 100 words) must be supplied, including
full name, affiliation, email address and full international contact details, on a
separated sheet of paper.
3.3.
Abstract and Keywords
Authors must supply an abstract (150-250 words). Up to 5 keywords should be
included which encapsulate the principal subjects covered by the article. The abstract
should mention the objective, the research method and main contributions of the
paper.
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Introduction
The introduction should contain information intended for all readers of the
journal, not just for specialists. It should describe the problem statement, its
relevance, significant results and conclusions from prior works and also the
objectives of the work described in the manuscript submitted.
3.5.
Research Methodology
It should be clearly described under a separate heading. The methodology
must justify the main results presented in the paper.
3.6.
Headings
Headings must be short, clearly defined and not numbered. Heading sections
should be typed boldface, all in capital letters, flush with left-hand margin. Leave one
line before and after headings. Subheadings should be typed bold-faced, flush with
left-hand margin and only the first letter of each word should be capitalized. Notes or
endnotes should not be used.
3.7.
Main Text and Subject
Arial, 12, 1,5 line spacing, justified. Paragraphs should not have any space
indention.
3.8.
Figures and Tables
Figures and tables must be included in the main text and, individually,
numbered and captioned with a brief title. They must be black and white with
minimum shading and numbered consecutively using Arabic numerals. Captions
should be put below figures and above tables. Leave one line before (tables) and
after (figures).
3.9.
Equations
Equations should be typed flush with the left-hand margin and numbered
consecutively with the numbers in brackets, justified on the right. Leave one line
above and before equations.
3.10. References
References to other publications should be complete and in Harvard style.
They should contain full bibliographical details and journal titles should not be
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abbreviated. For multiple citations in the same year use a, b, c, d, and e immediately
following the year of the publication. References should be shown within the text by
giving the author's last name followed by a comma and year of publication, all in
round brackets, e.g. (RODRIGUES; MARINS; SOUZA, 2012). There should be, at
the end of the article, a reference list, in alphabetical order, as following:
(a) for books: Surname and initials of author(s) and year of publication by
brackets, title, publisher, place of publication, e.g.
ARNOLD, J. R. T.; CHAPMAN, S. N. (2004) Introduction to materials
management, 5 ed. New Jersey: Prentice-Hall.
(b) for thesis and dissertation: Surname and initials of author(s) and year of
publication by brackets, title, publisher, place of publication, Electronic sources
should include both: the URL of the electronic site at which they may be found
e.g.
RODRIGUES, P. C. C.(2008) A gestão de estoques em sistemas
produtivos engineering-to-order e make-to-stock: estudo de casos em
empresas do setor gráfico. Dissertation (Master in Production Engineering).
São Paulo: FEB/UNESP, Available: http://www.ijmp.jor.br. Access:
15/02/2011.
KUEHNE Jr., M. (2004) Planejamento e acompanhamento logísticoindustrial como diferencial competitivo na cadeia de logística integrada.
Thesi (PhD in Industrial Engineering). Florianópolis: UFSC.
(c) for chapters in edited books: surname and initials of author(s) and year by
rackets, title, editor's surname, initials, title, publisher, place, pages, e.g.
BESSLEY, M.; WILSON, P. (1984) Public policy and small firms in Britain, in:
LEVICKI, C. (Ed.), Small Business Theory and Policy. London: Croom
Helm, p. 111-26.
(d) for articles: surname and initials of author(s) year by brackets title, congress,
e.g.
STEGER-JENSEN, K; HVOLBY, H. H. (2002) Constraint based planning in
advanced planning and scheduling systems. In: INTERNATIONAL
CONFERENCE ON CONCURRENT ENTERPRISING, 8, Roma,
Proceedings… Roma: ICCE, 2002.
(e) for articles: surname and initials of author(s) year by brackets title, journal,
volume, number, pages, e.g.
RODRIGUES, P. C. C.; MARINS, F. A. S.; SOUZA, F. B. (2012) The influence
of a mathematical model in production strategy: conceptual development and
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empirical test. Independent Journal of Management & Production, v. 3, n.
1, p. 12-25.
Notes:
 If there are three or more authors, the expression ‘et al.’ should be used.
 Electronic sources should include both: the URL of the electronic site at which
they may be found and the D.O.I code (if available), as following:
NEUMAN, B.C. (1995) Security, payment, and privacy for network commerce.
IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications, v. 13, n. 8, p. 1523-31.
Available: http://www.research.att.com/jsac. Access: 27th March, 2011. DOI:
10.1109/49.464720.
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