Handbook of Military and Defense Operations Research

INformation for authors

Last update: December 15, 2022

Deadline: Draft Chapters for Edition 2

Each chapter for the second edition is due by February 15, 2023. Specifically, we are seeking a couple revisions / updates to the existing chapters in the original edition:

  1. Inclusion of discussion questions or brief exercises for the reader at the end of each chapter

  2. Addition of new material that is now relevant to your chapter

Each author should address at least item (1) and then also item (2) if appropriate.  The target for new/revised material for item (2) would be no more than 25% of your chapter’s length / content.

Submitting Your Chapter

Please email your revised chapters to (1) James: james.howard@jhu.edu and (2) Natalie: nscala@towson.edu in accordance with the formatting guidelines available by clicking here. These guidelines were also emailed to all authors.

Initial submissions should include:

  1. Your chapter

  2. Metadata form

  3. Permissions declaration

  4. Separate file with solutions or responses for your discussion questions / exercises

As a guideline, we are looking for chapters to be at least 7,000 words and not more than 11,000 words, which is roughly between 30 and 50 pages double-spaced. Please also include the completed metadata template and permissions document with your chapter submission (details below).

Format

Your chapter can be submitted in either Microsoft Word or LaTeX format.  Instructions and templates for each software package are from CRC Press and provided below.  

Microsoft Word: Style Guidelines | Template Instructions | Template | Instructions from CRC Press

LaTeX: Style Guidelines | Template | Camera Ready Guide | Instructions from CRC Press  Please set file trim marks to 7X10; instructions are in the template.

Please note that the book will print in black & white/grayscale; avoid including any color images. Please include Alt Text with your images. Guidelines for Writing Alt Text 

Before submitting your chapter, please double check you followed the Style Guidelines.

Metadata

To facilitate indexing and chapter management, please complete the chapter metadata template using Microsoft Word.

Metadata Template  

Please email the completed template to Natalie and James when submitting your chapter.  The template requests (1) author name(s), (2) author ORCiD ID(s), (3) chapter title, (4) 150-200 word abstract.  This data should replace the orange shaded text sections.  If you do not have an ORCiD, please register for one at orcid.org.

Permissions

CRC Press is requiring each author team to submit a permissions form for each chapter.  This document addresses any content that needs permissions to published, due to previous copyright or other rights.  Even if you do not include any content of this type in your chapter, you will still need to submit the form declaring as such.  

Permissions Form | Guidelines | STM Permissions | Permissions Flowchart | FAQs | Sample Form

Contributor Agreements

CRC Press will be in touch with each author team in the future regarding a contributor agreement.