Coherency Management: Architecting the Enterprise for Alignment, Agility and Assurance. Scott Bernard, Gary Doucet, John Gotze, Pallab Saha

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1 Coherency Management: Architecting the Enterprise for Alignment, Agility and Assurance Scott Bernard, Gary Doucet, John Gotze, Pallab Saha Author Guidelines for Submission of Chapter Manuscripts Overview: The book Coherency Management Architecting the Enterprise for Alignment, Agility and Assurance is intended to be a compilation of chapters by leading EA theorists and practitioners that cover areas of current interest. In so doing, the authors hope to show that current EA approaches are indeed an accumulation and advancement of ideas and practices that have been developed over three decades. Chapters are presented in the section that they most closely associate with, but many of the ideas in these articles cross generational boundaries, as the boundaries are not solid separations but do represent the progression of thought and practice from an initial focus on technology to then include business and finally to include strategy. Contact Information: On-line communication with section leaders is strongly encouraged. Based on the authors review, each submitted has been assigned to a specific section (as outlined in the book brief). This is ensure that chapters fit tightly into the relevant section. Manuscript questions and submissions should be addressed to the relevant Section Leader via . The Section Leaders are: Pallab Saha (pallab@nus.ed.sg) Foundation Architecture John Gotze (john@gotzespace.dk) Extended Architecture Gary Doucet (gary.doucet@rogers.com) Embedded Architecture Scott Bernard (sbernard@andrew.cmu.edu) Global After reading the book brief and completing your full chapter, each chapter could be reassigned into another relevant section of the book, as the need may be. Review Process: After the initial submission the book authors will perform a screening of manuscript submissions to eliminate those which do not fit the theme of the book, are significantly flawed in terms of format, or are determined to be significantly below acceptable standards. Due to the overall page count goals for the book manuscript should generally be under 5000 words, though longer manuscripts will be considered with author justification required. Rejected manuscripts are immediately returned to the author via with the reason for rejection. Manuscripts passing the screening are assigned to the relevant Section Leader who coordinates reviews. Three types of publication decisions can be made: 1. Accept. The author is notified by the Section Leader of the acceptance of the manuscript as-is. 2. Accept with Modification. The author is notified by the Section Leader of the acceptance of the manuscript if indicated changes are made by the final manuscript 1

2 due date. A reject decision is possible after final submission if the changes are not deemed to have sufficiently addressed the indicated changes. The final accept/reject decision will be made within 15 days of the author s final manuscript submission. 3. Reject. The author is notified by the Section Leader of the rejection of the manuscript and the reason for the rejection. Manuscript Format: Manuscripts are to be submitted electronically by the required due date as an attachment to an that is addressed to the Section Leader. Please ensure that chapters follow the MIS Quarterly format for manuscript submissions. 1 This format is summarized as follows: All manuscripts will use the Word 2003 (.doc) file formats. Tables and figures should be included in electronic file. Please include all figures and tables in the same electronic file that contains the Word document. The chapter text and tables / figures should use the Arial 11 point font. Chapters must have only endnotes. Footnotes will not be accepted. Number the lines in the manuscript, restarting the line count on each page. In Word, you do this with the Layout tab in Page Setup. Provide addresses for all authors. Although writing style is generally up to the author(s), the following guidelines should be noted: Writing in the first person is acceptable, especially for qualitative, interpretive, intensive, critical, and case research. When using citations in text, stress the point of what's being cited, not who made the citation (for example, "...the Minnesota Golden Gophers basketball team was arguably the best team in the nation (Smith and Jones 1997)" rather than "Smith and Jones (1997) argue that the Golden Gophers were the best..."). Limit the use of notes. These can be distracting to a reader who may only have a short time to scan an article. Authors, for whom formal written English is not a strength, are strongly encouraged to have their manuscript reviewed and edited for proper grammar and format prior to submission to the editors. All manuscripts should be approximately 5000 words in length, and if the author feels that additional pages are needed, the reason for this should be stated on page 2 of the cover pages. Manuscripts will be word-processed on letter size pages (8.5 x 11 ), double spaced (not 1 1/2 spaced), with 1 margins on all sides. If the manuscript has been presented previously at a conference or other professional meeting, this fact, the date, and the sponsoring organization should be given in a footnote on the first page. Funding sources should be acknowledged in the "Acknowledgements" section. Articles published in or under consideration for journals or as book chapters cannot be considered. Manuscripts awaiting presentation or already presented at conferences must be revised (ideally, taking advantage of feedback received at the conference) in order to receive consideration, and author comments are required on page 2 of the cover letter (see below). The following table provides the information that should also be included as cover pages: 2

3 Manuscript Cover Letter Format Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Manuscript Title (6-12 words). Author Name(s): Do not include author(s) name anywhere else in manuscript except in bio or reference list as appropriate. Address(es). Phone numbers. Fax numbers. addresses. Acknowledgements. Author biographies: 60 to 100 words in paragraph form. These may include present position, titles, degrees, experience, major publications or presentations, research interests, areas of professional expertise, etc. If applicable, the reason for the manuscript exceeding 5000 words. If applicable, that the manuscript has been presented at a conference or published in conference proceedings or as working paper, how significant revisions were made such that this book should consider publication. Abstract. Keywords: Select 5-10 words or phrases to be used for indexing, in consultation with a technical thesaurus, if helpful. These might include important terms from the title, their synonyms, or related words. Do not use prepositions. Do not use hyphens unless the hyphenated parts are always treated as a unit. Use terms that are as specific as possible and whose meaning is generally known. For example, for an article title, "An Ontology for Data Modeling in the Context of Enterprise Architecture," keywords might include: enterprise architecture, ontology, taxonomy, and data modeling. Beginning of manuscript. Headings should be clearly delineated. To reduce misinterpretation, degrees of importance of headings should be shown as follows: Page 4 MAJOR HEAD Separate line centered over text; bold, all caps; First Subhead Separate line centered over text; bold, upper/lower case; Second Subhead Separate line, flush left; bold, upper/lower case; Third Subhead: On the same line as beginning of text, flush left, bold, upper/ lower case, followed by a colon: 3

4 Page 5 Author s Transfer of Copyright form (completed, signed, and dated). Note: this form is required only for accepted manuscripts and is submitted with the final submission package. If a manuscript is accepted, author(s) must provide a machine-readable (Word) version and graphics (figures) in.png,.svg,.gif.tiff.jpg or PowerPoint (preferred) format. Permissions for reprinted material are the sole responsibility of the author(s) and must be obtained in writing prior to publication. References must be complete and include, as appropriate, volume, number, month, year, publisher, city and state, editors, last name & initials of all authors, page numbers, etc. Below are some general directions: Entries should be ordered alphabetically (in text and Reference section) according to authors' or editors' last names, or the title of the work for items with no author or editor listed. References in text must be included in Reference section and vice versa. References in text should be of the format: (Jones et al. 1995; Smith 1996). References to items in periodicals: Author, title, journal, volume, number, month, year, pages. For authors, last names are given first, even for multiple authors. References to reports or proceedings: Author's name and title of report (same style as above), report number, source, editor and/or publisher as appropriate, city and state/ country of publisher OR conference as appropriate, including date and pages. References to books: Author's name (same style as above), title, publisher, city, state/ country, year, page, or chapter. Under no circumstances may you use "et al." in the List of References. The names of all authors and editors must be listed. If it is a reference to an internet Web site address (URL) in general, such as asp pages or indexes, but not to a specific static page, it should be treated as a footnote or a parenthetical statement in the body of the manuscript. Mathematical equations that exceed ¾ of a manuscript page width must be parsed by the author to that they can be included in the article in an accurate manner. Examples include: Ackoff, R. L. "Management Misinformation Systems," Management Science (14:4), December 1961, pp Bonini, C. P. Simulation of Information and Decision Systems in the Firm, Prentice-Hall, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Chenhall, R. H., and Romano, C. A. "Formal Planning and Control Presence and Impact on the Growth of Small Manufacturing Firms," in Job Generation by the Small Business Sector in Australia, W. C. Dunlop and A. J. Williams (eds.), Institute of Industrial Economics, Newcastle, Australia, 1989, pp Debenham, J. Knowledge Decay at a Normalized Database, in Database and Expert Systems Applications, 11th International Conference, DEXA 2000, M. T. Ibrahim, J. Küng, and N. Revell (Eds.), Springer, London, 2000, pp (available online at uts.edu.au/~debenham/manuscripts/ DEXA-00.pdf). 4

5 McClenahan, J. S. The Numbers Deficit, Industry Week, July 1, 2004 (available online at articles.asp?articleid=1629) Copyright Information: Articles accepted for publication are copyrighted by the book authors. Authors of accepted manuscripts will be expected to sign the standard copyright release form prior to publication of their chapter. If you are writing about the development of material for a company as a contractor, supervisor, employee, or other representative and they "own" this material, be sure they are willing to transfer the copyright when you submit the manuscript for the initial review. Permissions for reprinted material are the sole responsibility of the author(s) and must be obtained in writing prior to publication. You must indicate in the caption for a figure or table the original source of the material and the copyright information. Written permission to reprint the material must be obtained from the copyright holder and forwarded to Section Leader. The submission of a manuscript requires that all authors agree to the submission and will agree to sign copyright release forms and that all authors may be included in any communication between book authors and the chapter authors. 1 MIS Quarterly 2005, used with permission. Page 1 of 5 5