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The Ivey Business Journal welcomes articles on a variety of topics. However, we ask authors to discuss their topic and approach with the editor before beginning to draft an article. A one-page outline or summary paragraph are also acceptable. You can contact the editor:

Stephen Bernhut
Editor
Ivey Business Journal
Suite 501
179 John St.
Toronto, Ontario M5T 1X4
CANADA
Tel:  (416) 598-1741
Fax: (416) 598-0669
email: ibjpublisher@ivey.ca

Files should be formatted in Microsoft Word.

Ivey Business Journal Editorial Guidelines

While articles in the Ivey Business Journal are analytical and often academic, they must be written in clear and simple language. Relatively speaking, our style is closer to the writing in commercial business magazines than in academic journals. While the editor and copy editor edit the articles for clarity and style, and to a lesser extent for structure, authors should go to some length to express themselves clearly. Articles should be characterized by shorter rather than longer sentences, active instead of passive language and a conversational not a formal tone.

Feature articles are about 3,000 words while shorter pieces range from 1500-2000 words. The first three paragraphs are key, and authors should take care to conform to this abbreviated template:

Paragraph 1: Topic introduction and overview, a broad historical/situation analysis; e.g. Customer Relationship Management has become very important today…CRM has evolved from this…to…

Paragraph 2: Author introduces his or her own take on the topic, saying what’s wrong or what he recommends. e.g. However, while many companies design and implement CRM strategies, too many of them are not developed from an enterprise-wide, strategic perspective.

Paragraph 3. Author describes the purpose and theme of the article, and how he or she has structured the article. E.g. In the first part I will review some tried and true models of CRM; in the second part I will describe my model, supported by examples, and in the third part I will describe how a manger can implement my model.

Authors should attempt to add heads and sub-heads though the editor may change/add/eliminate these. Our articles do not have "conclusions" as such but authors should develop a two- or three-paragraph summary.

Other guidelines:

Authors should provide a one-sentence bio line. E.g. Evelyn Adams is a professor of management at the …….; Jim Black is the Vice President of Business Development at…Authors who have written a book may include one title (and the publisher’s name) in their bio line.

Authors should submit full contact information containing the following; title, company, mailing address, telephone and facsimile numbers as well as a current e-mail address. Information should be provided when submitting article to the editor.

We do not use conventional footnotes. However, we bracket and incorporate references into the text. A 3000-word article should have no more than 6 references.

Diagrams and charts are welcome. However, they should contain information that, for the most part, is not in the text, rather than merely illustrate material already in the text. Our Art Director usually reworks graphics to fit the magazine’s style.

We follow The Globe and Mail style and the editor and copy editor will be responsible for making the requisite and appropriate style changes.

Authors who have consulted for particular clients may mention those clients once or twice in the article.

Process

The editor edits the draft of an article for structure, style and clarity. He makes some changes and recommends others, then sends the edited draft back to the author for comment and review. The process continues until both parties are satisfied with a final draft. In 99 percent of the cases, only one generation of changes is required.

Ivey Business Journal does not pay contributors. Instead, they receive two copies of the issue in which the article appears and ten black and white reprints. Additional reprints at reduced rates are available from Ivey Publishing, while additional copies of the magazine are available from the Publisher. Authors who wish significant copies of the actual magazine, 50 or more, should contact the Publisher at about the same time that they submit their draft of the article.