Instructions to authors
Papers submitted to nb!ict must be original and should not have been published or accepted for publication elsewhere, nor may they be under consideration by any other journal.
Academic papers in nb!ict should be no longer than 4,000-6,000 words in their entirety, whereas journalistic articles should be no longer than 2,000-3,000 words in their entirety. This is including text, all tables and figures, notes, references, and appendices. Author(s) should also include a short abstract of approximately 100 words identifying the main contributions of the paper. Grammar and spelling should be in conformance with British English.
Papers should be submitted electronically via e-mail as a file attachment to Anders Henten, Editor, at henten@cmi.aau.dk in Rich-Text-Format (RTF), OpenOffice or Microsoft Word format. They should contain a cover page as well as separate pages for the abstract, footnotes/endnotes, and appendices, if any. Tables and figures shall be provided in separate file attachments. If sent by post, a paper copy of the paper as well as a computer disc including an electronic version of the paper should be included. In submitting a paper to nb!ict, the instructions below shall be followed:
The cover page should have the title of the paper, author(s)’s names and affiliations. If the paper has multiple authors, one person should be designated as the contact author and relevant contact information shall be provided. Please note that the actual paper should not bear the author(s)'s names or other identifying information, since
nb!ict uses a double-blind refereeing process.
The abstract page should include the title of the paper, the abstract (approximately 100 words), and three-five keywords.
The body text should be left-aligned only, double-spaced, using Times New Roman font size 12. Any extra formatting should be avoided; neither should the text include any formatting codes for titles and sub-titles. References are to be arranged in alphabetical order at the end of the body of the paper, beginning on a separate page.
The use of footnotes/endnotes should be avoided. Footnotes/endnotes should not be used for reference sources (see below a paragraph on source citations). If a footnote/endnote is crucial for the clarity and the legibility of the text, it may be included.
Each table and figure should be provided in a separate file attachment, titled according to the order they appear in the text [e.g. Table 1, Figure 2]. Figures should be provided as high-resolution files, one for each figure. An approximate location of each table and figure in the text must also be parenthetically indicated in the paper itself [e.g., (Place Table 1 about here)].
Source citation will be done using the author-date citations and references list style, also known as Harvard system. References should be indicated in text by the name of the author, the year of the publication and the page number. In the end of the paper, references are to be arranged in alphabetical order, citing the full name of authors.
Example of the reference in text: (Diamond, 1995: 49-59).
Example of the reference list in the end of the text: Boisot, Max H., 1998: Knowledge Assets – Securing Competitive Advantage in the Information Economy, Oxford University Press, New York City, United States of America.