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CALL FOR PAPERS

Journal of Managerial Issues
Special Issue: “Ethical Decisions in Lifestyle Choices”

DUE DATE FOR SUBMISSION: FEBRUARY 1, 2018
Expected Publication: Early to Mid 2019

GUEST EDITORS

Diane R. Edmondson, Middle Tennessee State University (Diane.Edmondson@mtsu.edu)
Cheryl B. Ward, Middle Tennessee State University (Cheryl.Ward@mtsu.edu)

Journal of Managerial Issues (JMI) is pleased to announce a special issue in collaboration with the 2017 Society for Marketing Advances Conference.

This special issue aims to disseminate recent theoretical and empirical work that further contributes to the study of ethical decisions in lifestyle choices. A non-exhaustive list of possible topic areas include:

• Marketing and Managerial Impact of Lifestyle Choices on Job Performance, Work Life, and Career Selection
• Marketing and Managerial Impact of Lifestyle Choices on Consumer Marketing and Promotion
• How Ethical Viewpoints impact Personal Choices on Lifestyle
• Lifestyle Choices include, but is not limited to, recreation and leisure; stress; diet, exercise, and/or sleep; consumption of alcohol, drugs, and/or smoking; sex/gender; family support systems; peer pressure; education; disability; social class; self-esteem; culture; and race/ethnicity.

Submission guidelines: Manuscripts must not exceed 25 double-spaced pages in length with 1” margins and 12- point font. The page limit includes text pages, references, tables, and figures (cover page and abstract are not counted). Submissions to the special issue should be sent electronically in Microsoft Word format to Diane Edmondson (diane.edmondson@mtsu.edu) and Cheryl Ward (Cheryl.ward@mtsu.edu).

All submissions are subject to the standard double-blind review process. Manuscripts must be original, unpublished works not concurrently under review for publication at another outlet and are expected to follow the standard formatting guidelines for JMI.

Collaboration with 2017 Society for Marketing Advances Conference: Authors are encouraged to submit their papers to the “Ethical Decisions in Lifestyle Choices” track for the 2017 SMA Conference by the SMA deadline, following the submission guidelines of the conference. More information about the conference can be found at the SMA website, . The editors of this issue will be available at the conference to provide feedback to interested authors.

PLEASE NOTE:
1. Acceptances at the “Ethical Decisions in Lifestyle Choices” track of the 2017 Society for Marketing Advances Conference does not guarantee acceptance for the special issue.
2. Submission to or attendance at SMA is not imperative for manuscript submission to this special issue.
3. The standard administrative fee of $100 for JMI for papers accepted into the special issue will apply. This minimal fee helps support the costs of publishing JMI. In addition, the standard fee of $30 per page over the 25-page manuscript limit will also apply.

Questions regarding the special issue may be addressed to the guest editors.

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