March, 12, 2024:
PUBLICATION POSSIBILITIES
Dear colleagues,
below you will find the Manuscript guidelines for the publication of the book chapter in
"Managing Networks in the Digital Economy: Alliances, Cooperatives, Franchise Chains, and Platforms" (eds. J. Windsperger, G. Cliquet, O. Galak, & G. Hendrikse)
in Springer Verlag.
The deadline for submitting the paper is August 15!
Please send the paper to josef.windsperger@univie.ac.at.
MANUSCRIPT GUIDELINES
Here you find the relevant information for manuscript guidelines from Springer -
www.springer.com/gp/authors-editors/book-authors-editors/your-publication-journey/manuscript-preparation
IMPORTANT:
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Please note that the series _Contributions to Management Science
_follows the Reference Style _Basic, _Citation Style_ NameYear _and
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