Instruction for Authors

Manuscripts being submitted for publication consideration by authors should be sent to Hong-Youl Ha, Department of Marketing, College of Business Administration, Kangwon National University, Kangwondaehakgil 1, Chuncheon-si, Kangwon-do, South Korea (E-mail: ha.h@kangwon ac.kr or imr@kangwon ac, kr).

The reviewing time is normally 10 to 12 weeks. Authors should send an electronic version of their article in Microsoft Word format by e-mail to the address given above. This electronic version will be used for the reviewing process. Authors, Reviewers, and Editors send and receive all correspondence by e-mail and no paper correspondence is necessary.

All submitted manuscripts should have less than 30 double-spaced pages, with 1" margins, and 12 pt fonts, not counting title and abstract pages, Tables and references should be typed on separate pages. The title page should contain title, authors, and affiliations, including a complete address for correspondence and proofs. A telephone number is sometimes helpful for contact during the review process. An Abstract of 150 words or less and a list of four-six keywords should follow the title page. On page 3 of the manuscript repeat the title, but not the authors' names, to permit anonymity during the reviewing process. Final accepted manuscripts must be less than 8000 words (all inclusive)

It is a condition of publication that authors assign copyright or license the publication rights in their articles, including abstracts, to Institute of Management Research. This enables us to ensure full copyright protection and to disseminate the article, and of course the Journal, to the widest possible readership in print and electronic formats as appropriate. Authors are themselves responsible for obtaining permission to reproduce copyright material from other sources,