Chapter Organizational Guidelines
For consistency of publication, it is best
that you adhere as much as possible to the following guidelines when preparing
your chapter:
Abstract
As a
contribution to a scholarly publication, your chapter will need to include an
abstract, consisting of approximately 100-150 words, which will provide your
readers with an overview of the content of your chapter. It is important that your abstract
clearly states the purpose of your chapter and summarizes the content.
Keywords
As IGI Global¡¯s online database is searched by keywords, it¡¯s
important that you assign a list of keywords (anywhere from 5 to 20) to your
chapter to assist database users in finding your chapter when doing a search on
your chapter¡¯s topic. If you need
assistance, please feel free to visit http://www.igi-pub.com/assets/keywords.asp,
which provides several examples of keywords on a sampling of various topics. Do be sure to include not only keywords
that appear in your chapter, but also other related words that you might not
have mentioned in your chapter but that you know an individual may use to
search for a chapter like yours on IGI Global¡¯s
database.
Introduction
In this
section, you will want to describe the general perspective of your chapter.
Toward the end of the introduction, you should specifically state your
chapter¡¯s objectives.
Background
In the
background section, you¡¯ll want to provide broad definitions and discussions of
the topic and incorporate views of others (literature review) into the
discussion to support, refute, or demonstrate your position on the topic.
(Please
note that the title of this section should NOT
be ¡°Main Thrust of the Chapter.¡±)
1. Issues,
Controversies, Problems
Here, you¡¯ll want to present your
perspective on the issues, controversies, problems, and so forth, as they
relate to the theme and arguments supporting your position. Compare and
contrast with what has been, or is currently being done, as it relates to your
specific topic and the main theme of the book.
2. Solutions
and Recommendations
Here, you should discuss solutions and
recommendations in dealing with the issues, controversies, or problems
presented in the preceding section.
Future Trends
In this section, you¡¯ll want to discuss future and emerging
trends. You should provide insight about the future of the book¡¯s theme from
the perspective of your topic. Viability of a paradigm, model, implementation
issues of proposed programs, and so forth, may be included in this section. If
appropriate, you may want to suggest future research opportunities within the
domain of the topic.
Conclusion
Here,
you should provide a discussion on the overall coverage of the chapter and
include your concluding remarks.
References
It is your responsibility to ensure that all information in your chapter
that is taken from another source is substantiated with an in-text reference
citation. Please also note that your
references must strictly
follow
While
some examples of references in APA style are included in the following pages,
it is highly recommended that you reference an actual APA style manual (5th
edition). If you do not own an APA
style manual, you may either 1) consult your library or 2) visit APA¡¯s Web site to order your own copy: http://www.apastyle.org/pubmanual.html. It may also benefit you to consult the
following pages of APA¡¯s Web site for frequently
asked questions and other tips:
http://www.apastyle.org/faqs.html and http://www.apastyle.org/previoustips.html.
Properly formatting sources
in your reference list
Book with one author:
Author,
A. A. (2005).
Title of work. Location/City, State: Publisher.
Book with two authors:
Author,
A. A., & Author, B. B. (2005). Title of work. Location/City,
State: Publisher.
Book with more than two authors:
Author,
A. A., Author, B. B., & Author, C. C. (2005). Title of work. Location/City, State: Publisher.
Journal article:
Sawyer,
S., & Tapia, A. (2005). The sociotechnical nature of mobile
computing work: Evidence from a study of policing in the
A publication in press:
Junho, S. (in press). Roadmap for e-commerce standardization in
Edited book:
Zhao,
F. (Ed.). (2006). Maximize business
profits through e-partnerships.
Chapter in an edited book:
Jaques, P. A., & Viccari, R. M. (2006). Considering students¡¯
emotions in computer-mediated learning environments. In Z. Ma (Ed.), Web-based intelligent e-learning systems:
Technologies and applications (pp. 122-138).
Report from a university:
Broadhurst, R. G., & Maller, R. A. (1991). Sex offending and recidivism (Tech. Rep. No. 3).
Published proceedings:
Deci, E. L., & Ryan, R. M.
(1991). A
motivational approach to self: Integration in personality. In R. Dienstbier (Ed.),
Unpublished doctoral dissertation or
master¡¯s thesis:
Wilfley, D. (1989). Interpersonal analyses of bulimia: Normal-weight and obese. Unpublished doctoral dissertation,
A presented paper:
Lanktree, C., & Briere, J. (1991, January). Early data on the Trauma Symptom Checklist for Children (TSC-C). Paper presented at the meeting of the
American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children,
Web site:
VandenBos, G., Knapp, S., & Doe, J. (2001). Role of reference elements in the
selection of resources by psychology undergraduates. Journal of Bibliographic Research, 5, 117-123. Retrieved October
13, 2001, from http://jbr.org/articles.html
Properly formatting in-text
citations
When citing a source in your
text, you will need to state the authors¡¯ surnames along with the year of
publication. Please note the
following:
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If you have several references cited within the same parenthesis,
the citations should be listed in alphabetical order. You¡¯ll note that 1) each
citation is separated by a semicolon, and 2) ampersands (&) are used
instead of the word ¡°and.¡±
Example: In most
organizations, data resources are considered to be a major resource (Brown,
2002; Krall & Johnson, 2005; Smith, 2001).
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If an author¡¯s name is mentioned directly within the text of your
chapter as part of a sentence, please note that only the year is placed within
parenthesis.
Example: Brown (2002)
states that the value of data is recognized by most organizations.
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If you directly quote another individual¡¯s work, you must also
provide the page of the source from which the quote was taken.
Example: ¡°In most organizations, data resources are
considered to be a major organization asset¡± (Smith, 2001, pp. 35-36) and must
be carefully monitored by the senior management.
Example: Brown (2002) states that ¡°the value
of data is realized by most organizations¡± (p. 45).
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Under
NO circumstances should in-text
citations be numbered.
Incorrect: In most
organizations, data resources are considered to be a major resource [15; 30;
84].
Correct: In most
organizations, data resources are considered to be a major resource (Brown,
2002; Krall & Johnson, 2005; Smith, 2001).
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If a direct quote that you wish to include in your chapter is more
than 40 words long, please be sure to format your quote as a block quote (a
block quote uses no quotation marks, and its margins are indented from the
left; also, you¡¯ll notice that the period at the end of the sentence comes before the parenthetical in-text
citation):
Example: As an ever-growing number of people around the world have
gained access to e-mail and Internet facilities, it has become clear that the
communicative environment provided by these tools can foster language learning.
E-mail facilitates access to speakers of one's target language. (Vinagre & Lera, 2007, p. 35)
NOTE: If you plan on including more than 2
paragraphs of quoted text, you must
acquire permission from the copyright holder for use of the quote before IGI
Global will agree to publish your chapter.