DOCTORAL DISSERTATION AWARD RULES AND GUIDELINES 


The 2018 Doctoral Dissertation Award (DDA) is open to all who will have completed their doctoral work in a field related to functions within the supply chain between
January 1, 2017 and May 1, 2018. If you have already accepted a position at a college or university, you may still apply.


To be considered eligible, candidates
MUST be a member of CSCMP and follow the criteria and formatting guidelines and send a com­pleted application form to the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP).


A selection committee comprised of both academics and practitioners using a blind review process will evaluate dissertation abstracts. The author's name must remain unknown and therefore the abstract should not make any reference to either the author or his/her academic institution.


One winner and up to 2 honorable mention awards will be presented. The winner will receive a check for $2,500.00 US and each honorable mention recipient will receive a check for $1,000 US at the CSCMP's 2018 Academic Research Symposium in Nashville, Tennessee, USA. A complimentary conference registration will be extended
to the award recipients (must present in the Academic Research Symposium track to win).

Abstract Focus/Criteria: All abstracts will be evaluated by and must clearly focus on the following key points:

1. Is the topic important to the science and practice of functions within the supply chain?
2. Was the research appropriately executed - using both proper research design and analysis tools?
3. Does the end product of the research make a significant contribution to the science and practice of functions within the supply chain?

Formatting: All abstracts must be received in the following format and include in the following order
(Note: candidate's name and school name should not appear on or in the abstract):

1. A title page followed by the body of the paper (abstract)
2. A twenty (20) page, double-spaced abstract with one (1) inch margins and twelve (12) point font. Content for the twenty-page abstract must focus on the evaluation criteria and should include:

  • An introduction stating the purpose of the research and its relevance to supply chain management
  • An explanation of the research including methodology and tools supporting its purpose/relevance
  • A conclusion explaining the significant contribution of the research to supply chain management
3. No more than ten (10) pages of additional support material (this section includes references, graphs, and tables, etc.)

Summary style: Journal of Business Logistics style sheets available at: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1002/(ISSN)2158-1592/homepage/ForAuthors.html


Submission:
All abstracts submitted to CSCMP must be received no later than May 15, 2018 and include the following:

  • A completed application form
  • One (1) PDF copy of the 20-page abstract (with additional support pages – see above)
  • One (1) PDF copy of the complete dissertation

If selected, the applicant must:

  • Attend CSCMP’s 2018 Annual Conference to present the research and be recognized during the Academic Research Symposium.
  • Reposition the research in a short (2500–3000 words) article targeted for a practitioner audience, possible to publish in SC Quarterly Magazine.
  • CSCMP may request an option to publish the study at CSCMP’s expense.
  • CSCMP may request to grant permission to include the study on the research web site page.


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