Editorial Statement

Proposal Management, the Professional Journal of the Association of Proposal Management Professionals (APMP), publishes articles, research, and case studies about business development and proposal management.

Proposal Management invites authors to submit their best research for peer review. Manuscripts may be of practical or scholarly importance to APMP’s audience of proposal development, acquisition, procurement, business development, sales, and program management professionals. 

Content

Proposal Management publishes the following types of peer-reviewed articles: 

• Results of original research on proposal-related topics.
• Original contributions to proposal-related theory.
• Case studies of solutions to proposal-related problems.
• Tutorials on proposal-related processes or procedures that respond to new laws, standards, requirements, techniques, or technologies.
• Reviews of proposal-related research, products, books, bibliographies, and bibliographic essays.
• Views and commentary.

• Not more than 30 pages, including exhibits, printed on 8½" by 11" paper.
• 12-point font and at least one-inch margins on all four sides.
• Double-spaced throughout, including references.
• Submit an electronic file of your article via e-mail or on a CD-ROM. Microsoft Word is the preferred electronic format; Corel WordPerfect, Rich Text Format (RTF), or ASCII file format are also acceptable. Alternatively, you may submit four hard copies of your article via regular mail.
• In addition to the text file, submit one electronic file for each exhibit in TIFF or JPG format. Screenshots are preferred to be captured and output should be 6" (width) by 4.5" (height) for full screens.
• Submit your article to Proposal Management’s Managing Editor or the Chair of the Editorial Advisory Board. (General inquiries can be made to the APMP Executive Director at
  (949) 493-9398.)

• Provide the manuscript’s title and name(s) of author(s) at the beginning of the paper.
• Provide an informative abstract labeled Summary of approximately 150 words.
• Use up to fourth levels headings.
• Place all exhibits in the text with a descriptive caption.
• Bibliographic references should be indicated in the text by the last name and year of publication in parenthesis [i.e. (Jones, 1978)]. At the end of the text, provide a complete list of works cited (labeled "References") using full names of the authors and their book.
• All citations in References should conform to standard academic practices.
• Conformance with The Chicago Manual of Style, 14th Edition, pp. 640-699, is preferred.

At the end of the text file, include a biographical sketch labeled "Author(s)" of no more than 100 words for each author. Describe author’s professional experience, education, institutional affiliation, professional organizations, and other relevant information. Include e-mail address and a telephone number where you can be reached during business hours.

Style

Proposal Management articles must be well organized and readable. Write clearly and avoid jargon and acronyms. Use the active voice. Avoid language that might be construed as sexist, and write with the journal’s international audience in mind.

Spelling and usage should conform to The American Heritage Dictionary, 4th edition and The Associated Press stylebook. Punctuation, format, and citation style should conform to The Chicago Manual of Style, 14th edition.

Review

Submissions, if they conform to the above specifications, will be reviewed by the Journal’s Editorial Advisory Board in accordance with the Board’s internal procedures for review. In general, an article will be evaluated in terms of the relevance of the topic, its potential contribution to our understanding of business development or proposal management, and its readability. When appropriate, the Board may provide the author with constructive suggestions on how the article might be improved to increase its accuracy, quality, or impact.

Conflict of Interest

While journal staff and contributors to Proposal Management may benefit from the professional recognition they gain through this affiliation, they shall not use the journal as a forum to give inappropriate or unfair advantage to themselves or others. Journal staff members and contributors are permitted to purchase advertising in Proposal Management at standard, published rates.

Any staff members or contributors who believe they have a potential conflict of interest must immediately notify the Managing Editor of the journal, who will decide whether a potential or real conflict of interest exists. Based on the Managing Editor’s decision, journal staff or contributors may be asked not to involve themselves on the subject of the conflict of interest.

Objectivity

The information and viewpoints expressed by authors or staff members in the journal should be based on objective, balanced research and analysis to the extent afforded by available resources. The views expressed by contributors and staff do not necessarily represent the views of APMP.

Reprints and Web Posting

Permission to make digital or hard copy reproductions of published material for personal, classroom, or other not-for-profit purpose is granted without fee provided that: (a) requesting individual or entity first requests and receives written permission from an authorized APMP representative in advance;
(b) copies or postings not be made or distributed for profit or direct commercial advantage;
(c) the publisher (APMP), title of publication, and publication date appear on the reprint or posting;
(d) excerpts, if used, may not distort the integrity of the original article or column from which they are taken; (e) any Web site displaying the article include an electronic link to the APMP Web page, http://www.apmp.org; and (f) all reprints or postings must be appended with an approved "APMP Identification Statement" advising readers that the article or excerpt is reprinted or posted with permission and that material is protected by copyright.

To republish, copy, post on servers, or redistribute to lists outside of these guidelines may be permitted if prior specific permission is granted and/or a per copy or negotiated fee is paid to the APMP. Address such requests or requests for additional information to the Executive Director, APMP, P.O. Box 668, Dana Point, CA 92629.

Reprints are also available through the publisher at modest cost; please contact our office at
(949) 493-9398.

Copyright

The Association of Proposal Management Professionals holds the copyright to all material published in Proposal Management. When previously copyrighted materials are republished or excerpted in the journal, they are so marked with proper attribution. Republication, reprint, and Web posting rights may be granted in accordance with above statement and policy. If your manuscript has been previously published or presented, or if you are submitting it concurrently to other publications, you must inform APMP when you submit the manuscript.