Author Guidelines

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Technical instruction for Original Papers

Original scientific papers (previously unpublished research results based on scientific methodology) including all tables and figures, excluding abstracts and references should not exceed 30.000 characters.

Manuscript Structure Requirements

All submissions are required to be in proper English (automatic translations are not accepted). Words and phrases in other languages should be avoided, except for ones in common usage. Authors should use Standard English or American grammar, but not the mix of these two.

All submitted papers for journal INDUSTRIJA should contain, but not be limited to, the following sections:

• Title (max 12 words) in English and Serbian should precisely describe the content of the manuscript. If the paper is a result of a research project, it is necessary to state the project tiltle, code and financing institution in the footnote.
• Authors names,  affiliations and email addresses need  to be included in a footnote for every author separately. If author is from an accademic institution it is necessary to state the names of both the faculty and the university. Titles need not to be icluded. Corresponding author should be marked with an asterisk.
• Abstract (100-200 words) in English and Serbian language should be placed at the beginning of the manuscript. Abstract should provide summary of the paper and state the principal results and conclusions. The abstract should not contain any concepts or conclusions beyond those discussed in the paper.
• Key words (up to 7) are terms which best describe manuscript's contents and they will be used for indexing purposes. Key words are listed in English and Serbian language below corresponding abstracts. Key words are given in accordance to Web of Science.
• Introduction should provide the overview of previously published work related to the study. In this section the purpose or reason for the research should be reported, and its significance, originality, or contribution to new knowledge in the field, should be clearly and concisely stated.
• Literature review alternatively may be included as a separate section for better understanding presented research results.
• Research methodology should unambiguously describe the process of collection and processing (including statistical methods) of data used in the research with all necessary information needed for repeated investigation.
• Results and discussion section(s) should contain clear and concise presentation of obtained data and their comparison to other relevant published data. This section can alternatively be divided in two sections. The first, Results needs to provide presentation of obtained results and the second, Discussion in which there needs to be presented analysis of data, comparison and contrast to other published results.
• Conclusions section should provide brief summarisation of the main findings of presented research without general comments which are not directly related to presented research.
• References (minimum 15) should be provided with the necessary information. Each reference should be referred to as in-text citation in accordance to APA reference style (e.g. Haas, 2005). List of References should be placed at end of the manuscripts, sorted in alphabetical order. References should have margins that are both left and right- justified. For providing references use EndNote, Mandalay, or Insert Citation tool in Word processing program. For more details look at the end of this guide.

Instructions for correcting paper after review

All requested changes by reviewers (reviewer A and B) are to be written in manuscript using RED color font.

If author believes that it is not necessary to comply with any of reviewers' comments and suggestions, author needs to write explanation in additional word document.

Corrected version of the manuscrpt author uploads on Aseestant web page (not by email).

Manuscript Layout Requirements

• Authors are obligated to use the following TEMPLATE for manuscript formating. Manuscripts with any discrepancies from the template will be returned to authors for correction.
• Manuscript, including tables, figures, appendices, etc., has to be submitted as a single Word file (MS word 2007 and later versions).
• Do not use any styles in text formatting.
• Paper size - A4 with the following margins: left 4,4 cm, right 4,4 cm, top 5,5 cm and bottom 5,1 cm, header 4,3 footer 2,5.
• Your title page should include a running head, article title (no more than 12 words in length), author(s) name, title, affiliation.
• Corresponding author should be marked with an asterisk
• First page should start with a Manuscript Title (Arial 16 bold), centred.
• The acknowledgements should be provided as the footnote to the title.
• Beginning with the next line, write an Abstract (Arial 10, italic), Do not indent
• JEL Classification code(s) should follow the abstract (Arial 10, bold)
• Headers should be centred (Arial 12 points bold)
• Sub headers are flushed left (Arial 11 points bold)
• Tables and figures have to be placed in text on their position
• Tables must not exceed width of 12 cm. Authors should avoid inserting tables that are larger than one page. Table titles should be above table (Arial, size 10, centred, Italic)
• Figures must be in dimensions that can fit page (maximum size 12x18 cm) and in 300 dpi resolution. Figure title should be above  figure (Arial, size 10, centred, italic )
• All illustrations (tables and figures) should be referred to in the text. When referring to a figure in the body of the text, the abbreviation "Fig." is used. When referring to a table in the text, no abbreviation is used and "Table" is capitalized. Figures and Tables should be numbered in the order they appearance in the text.
• The font colour has to be black; figures, tables, maps, etc., have to be in black & white.
• Submitted manuscripts should be single spaced (Arial 10), in one single column format, both left and right margins justified.
• Paragraphs should not be intended. No extra spaces between paragraphs of text should be inserted with the exception of long quotations, theorems, propositions, special remarks, etc.
• Short mathematical expressions should be typed inline. Longer expressions should appear as display math using Equation tool in Word processor. Equations should be numbered sequentially with numbers in the brackets (12) at the right side of the page. Equations should be referred to in the text in brackets.
• The references should follow the APA reference style. The APA reference style uses the Author-Date format. Refer to thePublication Manual of the American Psychological Association (6th ed.) for more information.
• When quoting directly or indirectly from a source, the source must be acknowledged in the text by author name and year of publication. If quoting directly, a location reference such as page number(s) or paragraph number is also required.
• 1. Direct quotation – use quotation marks around the quote and include page numbers: Samovar and Porter (1997) point out that "language involves attaching meaning to symbols" (p.188).
  2. Indirect quotation/paraphrasing – no quotation marks:Attaching meaning to symbols is considered to be the origin of written language (Samovar & Porter, 1997).
  3. Citations from a secondary source: As Hall (1977) asserts, “culture also defines boundaries of different groups” (as cited in Samovar & Porter, 1997, p. 14).
• The examples of correct citation follow: