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MANUSCRIPT PREPARATION
1. MANUSCRIPTS SHOULD BE ANONYMOUS. Please do not put your name anywhere
on the manuscript. Please do not include acknowledgements, which might indicate your identity. Acknowledgements can be added to papers after acceptance.
2. Manuscripts may be of any length consistent with their content. However, most papers
can be presented effectively WITHOUT EXCEEDING 8000 words.
3. Diagrams and tables reproduced from already published work require permission from
the original publisher (or copyright holder). It should be stated in the relevant legend
that permission for reproduction has been granted, giving the reference and name of
the copyright holder who has given the permission.
4. Please indicate the position of figures and tables in the text as follows:
INSERT TABLE 1 ABOUT HERE
5. In the text, reference citations should appear as follows:
Godard (2004) shows; Wall and Wood (2005) agree.
or
Recent studies (Wall & Wood, 2005; Godard, 2004) show.
6. References should be listed in alphabetical order at the end of the manuscript.
7. Journal references should be listed as follows:
Wall, T.D. & Wood, S.J. The romance of human resource management and business
performance, and the case for big science. Human Relations, 2005, 58, 429-461.
Note that the journal title is given in full and is italicized.
8. Book references should be listed as follows:
Abbott, A. The system of professions. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press, 1988.
Note that lower case italics are used for the book title.
9. Avoid italics and quote marks where possible.
10. Quotations should be kept to a minimum. Where possible, to keep quotations to 100
words or less. Where quotations exceed 400 words, the permission of the publisher (or
copyright holder) must be obtained and acknowledged.
11. Please do not hesitate to contact the Editorial Office if you have any queries or problems with the submission process. We are keen to hear from you and want to help!

HOW TO SUBMIT

1. Go to: http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/hr
If this is the first time you have used the online system, click 'Create Account'. Follow
the instructions and please be sure to enter your email address correctly. When you
have finished, you will be sent an email containing your User ID and password. This will
allow you to proceed to the next step:
2. Log-in and select 'Author Centre.'
3. Click the 'Submit a Manuscript' link in the menu bar. Follow the instructions on each page. Click the "Next" button on each screen to save your work and advance to the next screen.
4. To upload your files, click on the 'Browse' button and locate the file on your computer. Select the designation of each file (i.e. main document, submission form, figure) in the drop down next to the browse button. When you have selected all files you wish to upload, click the 'Upload Files' button.
5. Review your submission (in both PDF and HTML formats)and then click the "Submit" button.

You may suspend a submission at any point before clicking the 'Submit' button and save it to submit later. After submission, you will receive a confirmation e-mail. IF YOU DO NOT RECEIVE A CONFIRMATION EMAIL, THEN PLEASE GET IN TOUCH.

You can log back into your author centre at any time to check the status of your manuscript.
We will inform you by e-mail once a decision has been made.

For help or further information, do not hesitate to contact the Editorial Office.

Remember:
Do NOT put your name on your manuscript!