THE FOLLOWING EDITING INSTRUCTIONS ARE TO BE FOLLOWED IN ORDER TO SUBMIT A FULL PAPER TO AMIS

Authors are NOT to include a cover page in the body of the blind PDF file (all reference to the authors identification data are to be avoided). The paper will start off directly with the papers introduction. However, a cover page will be included in the non-blind PDF and DOC files; The papers title, the authors name and affiliation, and the papers abstract and keywords are to be introduced in separate fields when submitting the paper (on the submission page). The 3 files containing the paper are to be uploaded on the submission page in one session (free PDF converting software can be downloaded here).

THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS TO BE INTRODUCED IN SEPARATE FIELDS ON THE SUBMISSION PAGE

TITLE OF THE ARTICLE NAME OF AUTHORS (separate fields are to be filled in for each authors) AFFILIATION OF AUTHORS ABSTRACT The abstract introduces the objective and intended contribution of the research. The abstract does not substitute the introduction. It must not exceed 150 words (1,300 characters, with spaces). KEY WORDS 4 to 6 key words reflecting the article must be provided.

THE FULL PAPER (IN PDF FORMAT)

INTRODUCTION (12pt, bold, capitals, left)

(12pt) The paper must be written in English. Consequently, we kindly ask authors whose first language is not English to ensure that their papers are correctly written. (12pt) The recommended length of the papers is 20 pages, written under the requirements exposed here. (12pt) (12pt) 1. TITLE (12pt, bold, capitals, left) (12pt) An article must explain the research methodology, must contain relevant literature review, and explain the purpose and personal contributions of the author/s. (12pt) 1.1. Subtitle (12pt, bold, left) (12pt) For the writing of this paper one must use this page format:

Paper size: A4 (297x210) Margins: top 2.54 cm, bottom 2.54 cm, left 3.17 cm, right 3.17 cm, gutter 0 pt, header 1.27 cm, footer 1.27 cm. Font: Times New Roman, size 12, line space: single, justified. Do not use text effects. The editing is proceeded in a single row, no spaces in between, exception being made for rows between the titles of chapters and the actual text, rows between paragraphs or rows between the actual text and figures, tables.

(12pt) The title of the chapters must be continuously numbered, and the number of subtitles must not exceed 2 (for example, 1.2.1.). The author is allowed to choose whether and to what extent these subdivisions are necessary. (12pt) Do not use footnotes; use endnotes, if necessary. (12pt) One does not use footnotes to quote an author, but the name of author and year of publication format in the actual text, as follows: one author (Author, 2001), two authors (Author1 and Author2, 2002), or (Author1 et al., 2003) for more than two authors. When one uses quotations, tables, figures, one must always mention the page number of the quoted resource (A, 2001: 75). (12pt) Figures, graphics and tables will be centered, included in the body of the paper, numbered as they appear and designed in black and white. The figures designed using Microsoft Word must have all components grouped in one structure (all components are selected, then grouped by right-clicking, option Grouping, then Group). The number of the table, graphic or figure will be presented in italics, before the name of the item, both aligned to the center. The name of the item will be presented in bold, using the same font as the rest of the text, and placed on the top of the table, graphic or figure. The bibliographic source (when existing) will be centered and placed below the figure, table or graphic, centered, 11pt. The font of the tables will be the same of the entire text. Tables will be formatted in the Elegant style. For very large tables, one should use an entire page (with title, bibliographic source if appropriate, and legend) and an appropriate page orientation for the table. (12pt) Table 1. Name of the table

(Source: A, 2004: 31i) (11pt) (12pt) DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS (12pt, bold, capitals, left) Main results, findings and future research should be presented. (12pt) (12pt)
REFERENCES (11pt, bold, capitals, left) (contains all and exclusively the resources used in the text, in alphabetical order of the first authors name) (11pt) Example of book presentation (11pt)

Kaplan, R.S. and Norton, D.P. (2001) The Strategy-Focused Organization: How Balanced Scorecard Companies Thrive in the New Business Environment, Boston: Harvard Business School Press Example of article presentation (11pt) Kaplan, R.S. and Norton, D.P. (2004) How strategy maps frame an organizations objectives, Financial Executive, vol. 20, no. 2: 40-45 Example of a document consulted on the Internet (11pt) Kellen, V. (2003) Business performance measurement at the crossroads of strategy, decision-making, learning and information visualization, available on-line at www.kellen.net/bpm.htm (one must provide the entire path for the document consulted and the date of the consultation)
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If the table/figure is taken from another source.