IIE Transactions - Aims & Instructions for Authors

Aims & Scope

IIE Transactions is a refereed journal devoted to the publication of original research contributions of the highest quality. It aims to foster a rich exchange among researchers and practitioners in the industrial engineering community by publishing papers that are grounded in science and mathematics, yet motivated by engineering applications.

The journal is composed of three Focused Issues: Design and Manufacturing, Scheduling and Logistics and IE Research which is further divided into Operations Engineering and Quality and Reliability Engineering. An Annual Index appears in the December issue each year. In that Index. Position Statements which describe papers of interest to the respective Focused Issues appear in the following issues:
Design and Manufacturing - July, 1993
IE Research - May, 1993
Scheduling and Logistics - September, 1993

Contributing authors should review requirements in the Instructions for Authors. The journal publishes research papers, articles that describe applications, state-of-the-art surveys, technical notes and book reviews. Papers published by the Feature Applications Department are eligible but must be nominated for the annual IIE Transactions Award. Nomination forms should be obtained from IIE Headquarters.

Instructions to authors

Submission.
Four copies of the manuscript should be submitted to the Editor of the specific Focused Issue to which the paper is most related. The Focused Issue Editors are: Design and Manufacturing, Dr Ron G Askin, Department of Systems & Industrial Engineering, University of Arizona , Tucson, AZ 85721, USA; IE Research (both Operations Research and Quality & Reliability Engineering), Elsayed Elsayed, Department of Industrial Engineering, Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ 08854, USA; and Scheduling and Logistics, Hau Lee, Department of Industrial Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA. The author’s letter of transmittal should affirm that the material has not been copyrighted, published or submitted for publication elsewhere. The Focused Issue Editor will assign your paper to a Department Editor, who will communicate to you the outcome of the review process including copies of referees’ reports. If you have difficulty determining which Focused Issue should review your paper, submit it to the Editor-in-Chief, Wilbert E. Wilhelm, Department of Industrial Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77845-3131, USA. He will assign your paper to the appropriate Focused Issue for review. The authors of an accepted article must sign a copyright agreement and submit figure drawings (see below) before the manuscript can begin the publication process.
All submissions should include four copies of a one-page or less (double-spaced) description of ‘why this paper is important’. This description is for the internal use of the Department Editor and Referees and will not be printed with the manuscript. It is intended to help expedite the review process and succinctly communicate the essence of the paper directly to the Referees. For example is the importance of the paper a new theory, a successful application, comparison of competing methodologies, a unifying tutorial or some other particular relevance?
The IIE is a co-secretariat of the ANSI Z94 standard on industrial engineering terminology. Authors preparing materials for IIE publications should familiarize themselves with the ANSI terminology standards on industrial engineering and applied mathematics and use them; new terminology introduced must be defined.

Format.
Keep all contributions as brief as possible, consistent with clear, concise writing. Summarize or cite, do not repeat arguments already available elsewhere, and make references to related previous work. Priority will be given to shorter papers, so authors are encourage to optimize the lengths of their papers. The journal will not publish any paper longer than 25 typewritten pages (12 point font, 1 inch margins, double spaced and including references, tables, figures and appendices).
Manuscripts should be typed on one side of 8½ by 11 inch paper with generous margins, and should be double spaced throughout, including abstracts, footnotes and references. A separate title page should contain the title and the name, IIE membership grade, company or institutional affiliation, and complete mailing address of each author. The corresponding author should be clearly noted.

Abstract.
Each article and Technical Note must be accompanied by a non-mathematical abstract of about 100 words, suitable for retrieval purposes. The abstract should summarize the purpose, scope, principal results and conclusions and should not contain literature citations.

Footnotes.
The use of footnotes is discouraged because they complicate editorial layout; most can be incorporated into the text. When employed, footnotes should be indicated by consecutive superscript numbers, and then listed at the bottom of the page on which they occur. Note that references are handled separately (below).

References.
References should be complete, clear, styled as shown below and listed alphabetically on a separate sheet at the end of the manuscript, preceded by numbers in square brackets. Citation is by on-line bracketed numbers. Only cited references and publications which are readily available should be included.
Examples:
Kouvelis, P. and Tirupati, D.T. (1991) Approximate performance modeling and decision making for manufacturing systems: a queuing network optimization framework. Journal of Intelligent Manufacturing, 2,107-134.
Schweitzer, P. and Seidmann, A. (1991) Optimizing processing rates of flexible manufacturing systems. Management Science, 37 (4), 454-466.

Mathematical Expressions.
Use the solidus whenever possible in preference to built-up fractions. Write complicated exponentials in the form exp( ), avoid subscripts (superscripts) on subscripts (superscripts), and generally modify your notation to minimize unusual or complicated typographic requirements. Label Greek letters and uncommon mathematical or ambiguous symbols on first occurrence (i.e., “zero” vs. the letter “O”). Indicate if any handwritten letters are upper or lower case, or letters are other than typed. Referenced equations should be numbered consecutively throughout the paper with number in parentheses on the same line, flush right.

Figures.
Illustrations are called figures and are numbered consecutively with Arabic numerals. Each should appear on a separate page and should contain any extensive descriptive material relating to the figure. Upon acceptance for publication, professionally prepared figures in black ink on white paper, suitable for reproduction and reduction, must be submitted. Simple sans-serif capitals are easiest to read. Photographs, when appropriate, are acceptable if they are sharp glossy prints with good contrast.

Tables.
Tables are defined as tabular data which can be typeset; any material with special markings should be considered a figure and treated as above. Tables should be numbered consecutively with Arabic numerals, with all but common abbreviations either spelled out or defined. Computer printout reproduces poorly and conveys proportionally little to the reader for the space occupied, pertinent data should be extracted into a briefer table.

Biographical Sketches.
Brief biographical sketches of each author should accompany the manuscript. Each should include the author’s full name, title and organization; research activities and interests and/or responsibilities in which the author is currently engaged; relevant former positions; educational background; IIE membership grade; other professional societies with which the author is affiliated. The author is welcome to submit any additional information considered pertinent.

Page Proofs.
The corresponding author of each paper will receive page proofs for checking and will be responsible for approving the manuscript on behalf of all co-authors. Make only necessary corrections; please do not request exceptions to journal styling nor rewrite your material at this stage. A limited number of typographical corrections are anticipated after type has been set, but any corrections requested by the author at the proof stage which are not typographical corrections will be charged to the author. Extensive revision or delay in returning the page proofs may postpone publication.

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