Title of the paper (6-12 words)
Subtitle of the paper, if any
First Author1, Second Author2 and Third Author1
1
First Affiliation; 2Second Affiliation
Corresponding author’s name and e-mail address
N.B. Do not include author(s) name anywhere else in paper except on
this page or reference list as appropriate!
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Title of the paper (6-12 words)
Subtitle of the paper, if any
Abstract: Summary of the research problem, results and conclusions in
about 100-150 words.
Key words: According to the MISQ Guidelines, “Select 5-10 words or
phrases to be used for indexing, in consultation with a technical
thesaurus, if helpful. These might include important terms from
the title, their synonyms, or related words. Do not use
prepositions. Do not use hyphens unless the hyphenated parts
are always treated as a unit. Use terms that are as specific as
possible and whose meaning is generally known. For example,
for an article title, ‘A Contingency View of Data Processing
organizations,’ keywords might include: MIS management,
managerial style, contingency theory.”
1
INTRODUCTION AND JUSTIFICATION (HEADING 1
STYLE)
Introduction to the research topic. Why it is relevant in theoretical and/or
practical terms. Previous research on this topic by others (alternatively, a
substantial literature review can take place after the research objectives).
Why there was still need for the research reported here.
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Writing style and references to literature should follow the MISQ
Guidelines quoted below:
“Although writing style is generally up to the author(s), the following
guidelines should be noted:

Writing in the first person is acceptable, especially for qualitative,
interpretive, intensive, critical, and case research.

When using citations in text, stress the point of what's being cited,
not who made the citation (for example, “...the Minnesota Golden
Gophers basketball team was arguably the best team in the nation
(Smith and Jones 1997)” rather than “Smith and Jones (1997) argue
that the Golden Gophers were the best...”).

Limit the use of footnotes. These can be distracting to a reader who
may only have a short time to scan an article.
References must be complete, i.e., include, as appropriate, volume,
number, month, publisher, city and state, editors, last name & initials of all
authors, page numbers, etc. Below are some general directions:

Sequence: Entries should be ordered alphabetically (in text and Ref.
section) according to authors’ or editors’ last names, or the title of
the work for items with no author or editor listed. References in text
must be included in Reference section and vice versa. References in
text should be of the format: (Jones et al. 1995; Smith 1996).
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
References to items in periodicals: Author, title, journal, volume,
number, month, year, pages. For authors, last names are given first,
even for multiple authors.

References to reports or proceedings: Author's name and title of
report (same style as above), report number, source, editor or
publisher as appropriate, city and state, including date and pages.

References to books: Author's name (same style as above), title,
publisher, city, state, year, page, or chapter.”
2
RESEARCH PROBLEM AND OBJECTIVES
State the general and detailed objectives of the research clearly – what
new empirical information, theoretical understanding, research methodology
or practical contribution was targeted at? State the research problem and
scope.
3
RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS
Describe how the research was conducted. Which research methods
were used and why.
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3.1 Subsection heading (Heading 2 style)
3.1.1 Third-level heading, if necessary (Heading 3 style)
4
RESULTS
Empirical or theoretical results obtained through applying the research
methodology.
5
DISCUSSION
Assess the reliability and validity of the results, as well as possible
limitations. Are the results applicable to the specific research situation only,
or can they be generalised to some other contexts or situations. Under which
preconditions?
Assess whether the objectives stated in the beginning were achieved. The
scientific contribution of the research – what new empirical information,
theoretical understanding or research methodology was obtained? The
practical or societal relevance of the results.
6
CONCLUSION
Summarise the research and its contribution.
The length of the paper should not exceed 5,000 words for a full research
paper or 2,500 words for a work-in-progress paper (references and cover
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page not included). For instance, the length of this model document is about
660 words.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Funding sources should be acknowledged in the “Acknowledgements”
section.
REFERENCES
Entries should be ordered alphabetically according to authors’ or editors’ last
names, or the title of the work for items with no author or editor listed.
References in text must be included in Reference section and vice versa.
The following are examples of the format to be used for journal articles,
books and chapters in edited volumes, respectively.
Ackoff, R. L. “Management Misinformation Systems,” Management
Science (14:4), December 1961, pp. 147-156.
Bonini, C. P. Simulation of Information and Decision Systems in the Firm,
Prentice-Hall, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, 1963, p. 137.
Chenhall, R. H., and Romano, C. A. “Formal Planning and Control Presence
and Impact on the Growth of Small Manufacturing Firms,” in Job
Generation by the Small Business Sector in Australia, W. C. Dunlop and
A. J. Williams (eds.), Institute of Industrial Economics, Newcastle, 1989,
pp. 71-89.