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The information below is used to briefly describe the Engineering Management Journal (EMJ) by answering a set of common questions:

Why does EMJ exist?
What articles has EMJ published?
How do I get previously published EMJ articles?
To what body of knowledge does EMJ contribute to?
How do I publish in EMJ?

What are the criteria for paper acceptance?
What article types does EMJ publish?
Who do I submit the paper to?
What are the formatting requirements?

Why does EMJ exist? ==> Serve the EM community.
EMJ is the quarterly journal of the American Society for Engineering Management. EMJ is designed to provide practical, pertinent knowledge on the management of technology, technical professionals, and technical organizations. EMJ publishes useful knowledge from all engineering disciplines and is proud to have other engineering societies represented by members of our Editorial Board.

EMJ strives to provide value to the practice of engineering management and engineering managers. EMJ is an archival journal which facilitates both practitioners and university faculty in publishing useful articles. The primary focus is on articles which improve the practice of engineering management. EMJ's goals are to:

1. Improve the practice of technology organizations and engineering management.

2. Improve the reflective practitioner skills of the practicing engineering manager.

3. Improve the research skills of faculty to produce useful and relevant knowledge for engineering management.

4. Improve student's understanding of the engineering management field.

EMJ contributes:

Knowledge which leads to success.

Useful, timely, and relevant knowledge to practicing engineering managers.
Useful knowledge to engineering management professors for application to projects and the classroom.

Recognition and growth opportunities for authors.
Support for further research by disseminating research results.
On-going conversations within the field on important topics.

EMJ cornerstones include:

Focusing on sharing useful and relevant knowledge for engineering managers.
Helping authors be successful in producing this knowledge.

What articles has EMJ published? ==> Cumulative index.
A cumulative index of all previously published EMJ articles is available at the ASEM website

How do I get previously published EMJ articles? ==> Publication outlets.
As shown in Exhibit 1, EMJ provides different avenues to receive the articles published within EMJ depending upon the reader's need.

Exhibit 1. Publication outlets to receive an EMJ article.

Need	Avenue to Receive
Receive all EMJ articles on a routine basis	Become an ASEM member (http://asem.org/)
Receive 1 article for individual use	Go to your university or corporate library for a hard copy
Receive 1 article for individual use	Go to your university or corporate library for a electronic copy using an electronic service such as ProQuest or EBSCO
Receive permission to use in an academic setting using either hardcopy or within an electronic course pack	Contact the Copyright Clearance Center: http://copyright.com/
Receive permission to use in for an internal corporate use	Contact the Copyright Clearance Center: http://copyright.com/
Receive permission to use within another publication	Contact the Copyright Clearance Center: http://copyright.com/

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What body of knowledge does EMJ contribute to? ==> Engineering management focus areas.
To support the practice of engineering management, EMJ publishes papers within key engineering management focus areas. These focus areas are graphically shown in Exhibit 2. EMJ will continue to refine the focus areas to ensure they are aligned to the challenges faced by the technical organization and manager:

Strategic: the processes and tools by which the organization positions itself externally and aligns itself internally. Focus areas include:

Strategic & operations management
Management of design & consulting engineering organizations.

Core: the processes and tools by which the organization produces it products and services for its customers. Focus areas include:

Systems engineering/systems engineering management
Program & project management
Technology management: Research & development, technology transfer, commercialization
Technology management: technology forecasting, emerging technologies
Innovation & new product development.

Enabling: the processes and tools by which the strategic and core processes are supported with the necessary facilities, equipment, personnel, and supporting business functions. Focus areas include:

Organization and work system design
Economics of engineering
Quantitative methods & models
Knowledge & information management
Quality management
Developing engineering management professionals.

Perspectives of the Profession: articles to provide an evolving historical perspective to the profession. Focus areas include:

Engineering management: Past, present, & future
Books reviews.

EMJ uses this concept to define the specific areas of emphasis the journal focuses on. Consistent with the mission, EMJ focuses on the application of these areas to the technical or science-based organization.

Exhibit 2. EMJ focus areas

How do I publish in EMJ? ==> Publication guidelines.
To answer the question of how to get published in EMJ, we will answer a set of more specific questions:

What are the criteria for paper acceptance?
What article types does EMJ publish?
Who do I submit the paper to?
What are the formatting requirements?

What are the criteria for paper acceptance?
To judge the submission's fit with EMJ's mission and goals the referee team evaluates the paper against a set of criteria as given in Exhibit 3.

Exhibit 3. EMJ paper acceptance criteria

Criteria	Question
New Data/Knowledge	How well does the paper provide new data/knowledge?
Content	How well does the paper provide content to the practicing engineering manager?
Definition of the Problem	How well is the engineering management problem defined?
Methodology	How well is the methodology clearly and succinctly defined?
Conversation	How well is the conversation with EMJ continued? How well are references to relevant past EMJ articles used?
Implications to Manager	How well are implications to the engineering manager defined?
Validity	How logical and valid are the arguments and results given in the paper?
Length	How well is the length of the paper?
References	How well are limited (10-15) references used to identify sources for further knowledge?
Exhibits	How well are the exhibits used?
Overall Rating	How well does the paper make a contribution to the practice of engineering management?

What article type does EMJ publish?
EMJ publishes research manuscripts, case studies, tutorials, opinion pieces, and book reviews. All research manuscripts are refereed, and other types are refereed on request. All articles are subject to editorial review and revision. Submitted papers must not have been copyrighted, nor published, nor accepted for publication, nor be in review for another publication. Copyright for published papers vests in the publisher. Exhibit 4 summarizes the five article types published in EMJ.

Exhibit 4. Description of article types

Article Type	Description
Research Manuscript	Investigations that provide a high-level of validity and reliability. These articles must be refereed.
Applied Engineering Management Manuscripts	Investigations using the case study method to understand applications and results of one or more cases. These articles may be refereed or editorially reviewed. These manuscripts may consist of cases studies or tutorials. Examples are given in Exhibit 5.
CEO's Corner	A senior manager providing a perspective or experience in the challenges and best practice of engineering management. A manuscript from a senior manager's presentation at the ASEM conference is an example.
Book Reviews	Summaries of engineering management related books.
Dissertation Reviews	A compilation of dissertations from the leading engineering management doctoral programs.

Exhibit 5. Examples of applied engineering management manuscripts

Examples	Description
Experience Overviews	Articles which provide a reflection of one or more organizations' experience in dealing with an engineering management related issue. Typical articles provide a: Summary of the generalized challenges facing the technical organization or engineering manager that the article deals with Definition of the engineering management question addressed by the paper Description of the relevant background literature Description of the case organization(s) Organizational description Pre-intervention performance The intervention(s) The post-intervention performance data Identification of the challenges faced by the organization while confronting the experience. Discussion of the lessons learned. Discussion of the implications for the engineering manager. These investigations provide moderate sample size or moderate level of validity and reliability.
Management Tool or Process Application by an Organization	Articles which provide a reflection of one or more organizations' experience in applying a specific engineering management practice. Typical articles provide a: Summary of the generalized challenges facing the technical organization or engineering manager that the article deals with Definition of the engineering management question addressed by the paper Description of the relevant background literature Overview of the process or tool Description of the case organization(s) Organizational description Pre-intervention performance Application of the process or tool to the organization The post-intervention performance data Identification of the challenges faced by the organization Discussion of the lessons learned. Discussion of the implications for the engineering manager. These investigations provide moderate sample size or moderate level of validity and reliability.
Management Tool Tutorial	Articles which provide tutorials, critiques, or opinions of concepts important to engineering management. Typical articles provide a description of the: Summary of the generalized challenges facing the technical organization or engineering manager that the article deals with Definition of the engineering management question addressed by the paper Overview of the process or tool Demonstration/application of the process/tool to a specific problem Identification of the challenges in using the process/tool Discussion of the lessons learned. Discussion of the implications for the engineering manager. These investigations provide moderate sample size or moderate level of validity and reliability.

Who do I submit the paper to?
To submit a paper to EMJ the author must complete the following steps:

1. Prepare the manuscript using the format requirements defined below

2. Complete the EMJ Author Submission Form which can also be obtained from the Editor. Papers without a submission form will not be reviewed

3. Email the paper (including exhibits) and submission form to the Editor at:
Dr. Tim Kotnour
University of Central Florida
407-823-5645
tkotnour@mail.ucf.edu
Please do not mail copies of the paper.

What are the formatting requirements?
Papers must be submitted in English. No maximum length exists, but authors should write concisely. A significant review element will be the paper's length relative to its content.

The manuscript should be printed in 10-pt Times New Roman (or if unavailable, another 10-pt serif typeface), single spaced, with 1" margins. Tables and figures are called exhibits, numbered consecutively, and placed on separate pages, with a text indication of their placement. The Arial (Helvetica, Megaron, or similar sans serif) typeface should be used for exhibit and line art callouts and exhibit titles.

Each copy should be complete with abstract and exhibits. Only 1 copy should include the author's name(s); brief (~75 words per author) biographical notes; the corresponding author's address, phone, fax, and e-mail; and a review category.

Abstract. Each submission must include a 100-word nonmathematical abstract suitable for retrieval purposes. The abstract should summarize the purpose, scope, and principal results and conclusions. It should not contain literature citations.

Footnotes. Footnotes are strongly discouraged. If unavoidable, they are preferred to endnotes.

References. References should be complete, clear, styled as shown below, and listed alphabetically by author. For all authors, full names are required. For periodicals, include volume #, issue #, month/quarter, year, and page numbers. For book chapters, include editor's full name(s), publisher, and page numbers. Cite each reference in the text by author and year. Only cited references and publications that are readily available should be included. Examples:

Amos, John M., and Bernard R. Sarchet, Management for Engineers, Prentice Hall (1980).
Peterson, Jacob L., and Dennis C. Emmett, "Setting Expectations: A Critical Pre-Project Activity," Engineering Management Journal, 10:2 (June 1998), pp. 11-15.
Koen, Peter A., and Pankaj Kohli, "Idea Generation: Who Comes Up with the Most Profitable Ideas," Proceedings of the 19th Annual Conference, American Society for Engineering Management (October 1998), pp. 230-237.

Exhibits. For all exhibits, use Arial, 10-pt maximum. Exhibits prepared for live presentation (usually 14 pt or larger) MUST be modified before submission. Use portrait layout where possible. Do not box exhibits. If paper is accepted, exhibits must be submitted in an acceptable electronic format.

Style. Write clearly, simply, and directly. Use "I" or "we," not "the author(s)." Data should be rounded to 3 or fewer significant digits.

Review Process. The process ensures the anonymity of the reviewers, and attempts to do the same for the authors. Feel free to quote your previous work without attribution.

Authors are requested to list the names of colleagues at other institutions who have reviewed their paper on a separate page. Authors should also provide a list of related papers that have been published or submitted for publication with a description of how those papers differ from this one.

Publication of Accepted Papers. After the review process is complete, authors must complete and return a signed copyright form (supplied by EMJ). They must also submit an IBM-compatible computer disk with the final text (including exhibits). Accepted manuscripts are subject to changes made by the editor. The author is solely responsible for all statements made in his or her work, including changes made by the editor.
Reprints. Authors will receive a final .pdf file of their article.

Miscellaneous

Please include full contact information for one author in the About the Authors section.
Be sure to include "P.E.," "P.Eng.," or the equivalent for author(s), as appropriate, in the affiliation line.
Run a final spell-check before submitting your manuscript!!

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