《数据与信息管理（英文）》（Data and Information Management）投稿须知
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DIM encourages submissions which are able to advance the knowledge and practice on data-driven information management, including original research papers, literature reviews, case studies，surveys, positioning papers and editorials. As a peer-reviewed academic journal, DIM will present 20 research papers in each volume.
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Guide for Data and Information Management
We welcome you to submit your manuscript to DIM. The instructions below are structured so that you can quickly and easily answer the following questions:
1. Is my manuscript suitable for DIM? (see Aims and Scope)
2. How do I format my manuscript for DIM? (see Manuscript File Formats)
3. How do I submit my manuscript to DIM? (see Submission of Manuscripts)
4. What is DIM’s review system? (see Review System)
5. What is the Article publication charge? (see Cost)
Manuscript File Formats
For submission, acceptable manuscript file is expected to be Word or LaTeX documents.
Article types and length
DIM primarily publishes original research papers, literature reviews，survey, empirical research papers，case studies, editorial and positioning papers, among which editorial and positioning papers are expected to be about 1,000-2,000 words, and the rest over 6000 words. Hopefully, a research paper should be grounded in theory, include substantive evidence from the literature for critical points raised in the submission, and offer original and significant contribution to information science and big data.
If a paper has already been published in a conference proceedings or a digital repository, the author(s) will need to revise the paper with approximately 30% different content and submit the manuscript to DIM under a new title.
Language
Make spelling consistent with current editions of either Webster’s Dictionary (Am. Eng.) or Oxford English Dictionary (Br. Eng.).
Title page
The title page should give a concise but informative title, the first and last names and other initials of all authors, as well as their affiliations (but not degrees).
The orders in which the contributors are listed should be agreed amongst the investigators, and should indicate that the first listed made the greatest contribution to the paper.
Full contact details should be provided for the corresponding author.
Abstract and keywords
The abstract should be an unstructured narrative paragraph. It should be comprehensible to readers without their having read the paper, and abbreviations and reference citations within the abstract should be avoided. It should outline the purpose of the study, the basic procedures and the most important conclusions.
Keywords, which may appear in the title, should be given below the abstract, each separated by a comma.
Introduction
This should give a short, clear account of the background and reasons for undertaking the study by reference only to the pertinent literature. It should not be a review of all literature in the field but be limited to analysis of those aspects of previous work that raise questions that can be answered by the hypothesis addressed in the work being reported.
Acknowledgements
These should be brief, and should include sources of financial support, material (e.g. novel compounds, strains, etc.) not available commercially, personal assistance, advice from colleagues and gifts.
Acknowledgements should be made only to those who have made a significant contribution to the study. Authors should submit to DIM written permission given by individuals named in this section.
References
Authors are responsible for the accuracy of the references. These may include published articles as well as those in press (but for these, state the name of the journal and enclose a copy of the manuscript).
In the text of the manuscript, references to the literature should be numbered consecutively and indicated by a superscript. Each reference should be numbered individually and listed at the end of the manuscript; DIM takes APA as its desired format style.
Tables
Tables are useful for presentation of entire data-sets, and for results where little change between treatments occurs. (Figures here may show parallel lines that are difficult to distinguish from the overlapping symbols and error bars.)
Tables must supplement, not duplicate, the data in the text or Figures.
Tables should consist of at least two columns; columns should always have headings.
They should have a title and be numbered sequentially as Table 1, Table 2, etc. and cited sequentially in the text.
Tables should have a brief footnote that identifies all abbreviations used.
Reference to Table footnotes should be made by means of Arabic numeral as superscripts.
The data in the Tables should be consistent with those cited in the relevant places in the text. Check that totals add up correctly, that percentages have been calculated correctly and that the correct number of significant digits and decimal places are used.
Figures
Figures are useful to highlight clear differences between treatment groups, where lines may diverge and symbols and errors bars do not overlap. (Tables here require concentrated attention to locate the superscript indices of statistical differences between columns or rows.)
Figures must supplement, not duplicate, the data in the text or in Tables.
Illustrations must clearly convey their message and be of high quality and sufficient size and clarity (especially lettering, arrows and data points) to be interpretable when reduced for publication.
Figures should be given a title and numbered sequentially as Figure 1, Figure 2, etc. and cited (as Fig. 1, Fig. 2 etc.) sequentially in the text.
The position of Figures in the text should be referred to specifically in the paper but not embedded within the text.
Scale bars (not magnifications) should be provided on all photomicrographs.
Presentation of reproduced material
If a Table or Figure has been published before, the authors must obtain written permission to reproduce the material in both print and electronic formats from the copyright owner and submit it with the manuscript.
Prior written permission is also required for quotations, illustrations and other material taken from previously-published works not in the public domain. The original source should be cited in the Figure caption or Table footnote.
Accepted file formats
Graphical image files (.gif or tif(f)).
JPEG image files (.jpg or .jpeg).
MS Word documents (.doc or .docx).
LaTeX
Word counts
For all types of submission, word counts are inclusive of all textual matter (body of the manuscript, tables, captions, references and appendixes), not counting abstract and keywords.
Submission of Manuscripts
If you have not done so already, please register for an account on our online submission and review system with De Gruyter (www.editorialmanager.com/dim).
Review System
DIM adopts a double-blind peer review process to ensure quality.
Cost of Submission
DIM provides free access to its full-text articles as soon as they are available online. The open access fees (article-processing charges) are fully paid by Wuhan University, no charges are required from authors.
Open Access Statement
The journal is an Open Access journal that allows a free unlimited access to all its contents without any restrictions upon publication to all users.
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