The Decision Sciences Journal of Innovative Education (DSJIE) will offer a half day workshop at the 2009 Decision Science Annual Meeting in New Orleans (November 14–17, 2009) to help authors develop articles appropriate for submission to the journal. The specific date and time of the workshop have not yet been scheduled.

DSJIE is a peer-reviewed journal published by the Decision Sciences Institute. Its mission is to publish significant research relevant to teaching and learning issues in the decision sciences. The decision sciences include both quantitative and behavioral approaches to managerial decision making, encompassing all of the functional areas of business, including (but not limited to) accounting, business strategy and entrepreneurship, economics, finance, international business and globalization, marketing, MIS/DSS and computer systems, organizational behavior/organizational design, operations and logistics management, quantitative methods and statistics.

During the workshop, authors of pre-selected papers and abstracts will have the opportunity to work in small groups with the associate editors and experienced reviewers to develop and enhance their ideas and presentation. A maximum of 6-8 papers and 12 extended abstracts will be accepted.

Authors interested in participating in the workshop must submit an electronic paper or extended abstract no later than September 15, 2009, to Vern Francis (vfrancis@gsm.udallas.edu). The DSJIE editorial team will notify authors of acceptance to the workshop prior to the DSI 2009 early registration deadline (October 19, 2009).

Submitting a Paper

We seek papers appropriate for publication in DSJIE. Therefore, the paper should fit the guidelines found on the DSJIE website (www.dsjie.org) and be an empirical research paper, a case study research paper, a conceptual/theoretical article, or a teaching brief. Recall that “the mission of the journal is to publish significant research relevant to teaching and learning issues in the decision sciences.” Papers that have been submitted to or accepted for presentation at DSI 2009 or other conferences are appropriate if they fit the guidelines for DSJIE submissions. Abstracts of submissions to the instructional innovation award competition are also welcome. The workshop is an ideal venue to work on developing a conference paper for possible publication in DSJIE.

Submitting an Abstract

If your ideas for a submission to DSJIE are in draft stage, not yet fully developed, and you would like to discuss the outline with the panel of editors/reviewers, you are encouraged to submit an extended abstract. Your abstract should be between 2 and 4 pages double spaced.

All submissions should indicate the type of paper: empirical research, case study research, conceptual/theoretical, or teaching brief. Work that is under review or revision at DSJIE or other journals should not be submitted.

Accepted papers and abstracts will be assigned to small working groups that will consisting of an editor/associate editor, an experienced reviewer, and possibly a DSJIE-published author and a maximum of three papers/abstracts. Workshop participants much register for DSI 2009 and are expected to attend the entire workshop.

DSJIE Workshop Coordinators

Vern Francis, University of Dallas
vfrancis@gsm.udallas.edu

Wayne Patterson, Clemson University