GUIDELINES FOR AUTHORS

Industrial Engineering Journal, a peer reviewed monthly journal published by Indian Institution of

Industrial Engineering aims at bridging the gap between academicians and industries by providing a

common platform to interact.

Scope :

Industrial Engineering Journal invites original contributions from the researchers, academicians,

industrial practitioners, students, etc in the form of “State of the Art” papers and “Case Studies” on the

inter-disciplinary aspects of Industrial Engineering & Management Science in Manufacturing /Service

organisations in Private and Government sector.

Types of Papers :

The following types of papers can be considered for publication in Industrial Engineering Journal :

. Theory based papers.

. Case study based papers.

. Empirical study based papers

. Review papers

A paper should contain normally 3000 to 5000 words.

Submission of Manuscripts :

The following guidelines are to be adhered to while submitting the manuscripts :

1. The desired order of content is as follows :

1. Title of the paper

2. Author/Authors of the paper

3. Affiliation of Author / Authors of the paper

4. Author for correspondence with full postal address, email, IIIE membership number

(if applicable)

5. Abstract

6. Main Text

7. Acknowledgement

8. Reference

9. Appendices (if any)

Each Table, Graph, Figure, Photograph should have a number and caption at the top and should

be placed in the text at the appropriate locations. Tables, Graphs, Diagrams etc should be sent

in original.

2. The abstract of the paper should be brief, self contained, explicit and should not exceed 200

words. At the end of the abstract, keywords in the paper should be listed. Abstract should be

typed in single line spacing using Time New Roman 10 font.

3. The manuscript of the paper should be in English, typed using Times New Roman 12 font on one

side of the A4 size good quality white bond paper in single spacing. It is advisable to include only

those mathematical symbols, terms which are necessary for understanding of the paper. The

derivation of mathematical/statistical formulas should be avoided.

4. References should be cited within the text giving the surname of the Author / Authors and year

of publication in parentheses (e.g Corti C.W. & Kharche Suyog (2009)). All references should be

listed in alphabetical order in the Bibliography at the end of paper in the following style :

Journal :

Mohanty R P & Deshmukh S G (2001), “Business Process Reengineering : Value Innovation in

Industrial Engineering practices”, International Journal of Computer Applications in Technology,

Vol.14,2001,pp119-135.

Conference :

Richard G Kaye & Qiang Tu (2009), “Quality-Productivity Interface”, International Conference on

Industrial Engineering and Management, January 3rd

– 7th

, 2009, VJTI Mumbai, pp 21-28.

Book :

Magrab Edward B (1997), Integrated Product and Process Design and Development, CRC Press,

New York, pp78-81.

5. The author/authors should send a Declaration stating that the research paper is the original

contribution of author/authors and has neither been published nor under consideration for

publication elsewhere. The Editor or the Indian Institution of Industrial Engineering will not be

responsible for the contents of the technical/research paper and the authors of such paper will

bear full responsibility for the issues accruing due to infringement of copyright or confidentiality

of data.

6. Whenever the copyright material is used, author/authors should be accurate in reproduction

and obtain permission from copyright holders if necessary.

7. Correspondence and proof for correction will be sent to the first author, unless otherwise

indicated. The author will receive page proof for checking, but it is expected to correct only

typesetting errors. Proof should be returned within a week.

8. At lease one of the authors of the paper should be an active member / life member of Indian

Institution of Industrial Engineering (IIIE) (Active member means whose membership is in

currency ie all dues paid/life member 9please mention your Membership No.)). Otherwise, non-

members of IIIE are requested to submit a Demand Draft for Rs. 500/- in favour of “Indian

Institution of Industrial Engineering” payable at Mumbai, towards processing fee per research

paper. Foreign authors are exempted from payment of processing fee. The decision regarding

publication of paper in Industrial Engineering Journal will be solely based on comments from

reviewer (blind review process).

9. All manuscripts have to be sent in triplicate alongwith a CD containing softcopy of research

paper to the “Managing Editor, Industrial Engineering Journal”, Indian Institution of Industrial

Engineering, Plot 103, Sector 15, CBD Belapur, Navi Mumbai – 400 614.