Journal of Information Technology Management (JITM)
ISSN #1042-1319

A publication of the Association of Management


Blind paper submission instructions

The JITM is moving toward on-line submissions only. Please send an e-mail with the manuscript as an attachment in RTF format (you can use Word or WordPerfect to save in RTF). In your e-mail include the title of the paper, author(s), etc. Only include in your manuscript the Title of the manuscript.

How to "Blind" your paper for the review process

Your paper must be blinded during the review process so that there is no information that can be used to discover the identity of the author. You can blind your Microsoft Word submission easily:

  1. Using Word XP, open the document, click on the menu for TOOLS, OPTIONS, and SECURITY tab, and click the two options: REMOVE PERSONAL INFORMATION... and WARN BEFORE PRINTING, SAVING, OR SENDING... Then save your document. (Other versions of WORD have similar capabilities.). Using MS Word 2000, Log onto a computer as a user account that does not identify the author (i.e. administrator or user). Logging in this way and saving the document will clear the last saved by field of any identifying information. Next then open the document and click on the menu FILE, PROPERTIES, and SUMMARY tab, then delete the name in the AUTHOR Field, the Organization in the ORGANIZATION field, and clear any other fields that identify the author. Then Save the Document and it will be blinded.
  2. Using MS Word 2000, log onto a computer as a user account that does not identify the author (i.e. administrator or user). Logging in this way and saving the document will clear the last saved by field of any identifying information. Next then open the document and click on the menu FILE, PROPERTIES, and SUMMARY tab, then delete the name in the AUTHOR Field, the Organization in the ORGANIZATION field, and clear any other fields that identify the author. Then Save the Document and it will be blinded.
  3. Using WordPerfect, select TOOLS, SETTINGS, and ENVIRONMENT and enter under User Information: NAME = none, INITIALS = nn and click OK. Then Save the Document and it will be blinded.

Contact information

Dr. Al Bento
Editor-in-Chief
Journal of Information Technology Management
Merrick School of Business
University of Baltimore
1420 N. Charles Street Baltimore, MD 21201
e-mail: abento@ubalt.edu


This page was last updated on October 7, 2004. Although we will attempt to keep this information accurate, we can not guarantee the accuracy of the information provided.

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