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Author Guidelines

The Journal of Textile and Apparel Technology and Management (JTATM) publishes scholarly and applied research related to textile and apparel technology, materials, manufacturing, product development, supply chains, and management practices within the textile and apparel sector.

Authors are invited to submit manuscripts that engage critically and creatively with topics in the textile and apparel field. All submissions will be assessed by an editor to determine whether they meet the aims and scope of this journal. Those considered to be a good fit will be sent for peer review before determining whether they will be accepted or rejected. 

Submissions should present a clearly defined research objective or problem, an appropriate methodology or analytical approach, and original findings or insights that contribute to knowledge or practice in the textile and apparel field.

Before making a submission, authors are responsible for obtaining permission to publish any material included with the submission, such as photos, documents and datasets. All authors identified on the submission must consent to be identified as an author. Where appropriate, research involving human participants or other regulated subjects should be approved by an appropriate ethics committee in accordance with the legal requirements of the study's country.

An editor may desk reject a submission if it does not meet minimum standards of quality.

Authors are therefore encouraged to ensure that the manuscript is clearly written, logically structured, and carefully edited prior to submission.

The title should be concise and the abstract should clearly summarize the purpose, approach, and key findings of the study.

A typical research manuscript may include the following elements:

  • Title
  • Abstract
  • Keywords
  • Introduction
  • Methods or Approach
  • Results or Analysis
  • Discussion
  • Conclusions
  • References

The introduction and literature review should clearly identify the research problem or knowledge gap addressed by the study and explain how the work contributes new findings, insights, or applications relevant to the textile and apparel field.

When you're satisfied that your submission meets this standard, please follow the checklist below to prepare your submission.

Submission Preparation Checklist

All submissions must meet the following requirements:

  • Manuscripts must be submitted in Microsoft Word format. PDF files cannot be accepted for initial submission.
  • Please use a professional editor to prepare your document for submission.
  • Manuscripts containing excessive grammatical, spelling, or formatting errors may be returned prior to review.
  • The submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration.
  • The submission is formatted in Microsoft Word, in letter size (8.5" x 11"), with correct margins (1" top and bottom, and 1.25" left and right).
  • The text is single-spaced; uses a 11-point Times New Roman font.
  • Please limit the use of bullet points, arrows, dashes, etc.
  • Continuous paragraphs are generally preferred for scholarly writing.
  • If submitting to a peer-reviewed section of the journal, the instructions in Ensuring a Blind Review have been followed.
  • References must be in APA format.
  • Figures and tables should be clearly labeled and placed within the manuscript near their first citation.
  • Please make sure that files are no longer than 10 pages of text, not including tables and references.
  • Please do not capitalize entire titles and headers.
  • Please do not insert footnotes.
  • Please use an American-English dictionary when spellchecking submissions.

Copyright Notice

By submitting a manuscript, the authors agree that the copyright of all materials published in Journal of Textile and Apparel Technology and Management (JTATM) is transferred to the publisher if and when their manuscript is accepted for publication. Please note the following details as an understanding for submitting a manuscript to JTATM for publication.
Authors grant rights to JTATM to disseminate the paper and its contents as a file on the Internet when the paper is accepted. JTATM owns an exclusive right for the paper until it is either rejected or published. The authors cannot submit the same paper in part or in its entirety to another journal during the review.
Authors retain rights to be identified as the authors when the paper is published, and the patent right or rights relating to products or processes described in the paper. The authors retain rights to the educational and research uses of the paper, such as teaching and exchange of the published or pre-publication version of the paper with colleagues, for non-commercial purposes. The authors may obtain permission from the journal for a non-exclusive use of the contents in the paper, such as tables, figures and texts, with a proper acknowledgement to the journal.
Authors must warrant the originality of the paper in that the contents of the paper in part or in full have not been published or submitted elsewhere while the paper is under review.
Effective date for the above policies is December 1, 2010. The authors of the papers published before this date will be contacted via email for copyright transfer agreements.

Privacy Statement

At the Journal of Textile and Apparel, Technology and Management (JTATM), we recognize the importance of privacy to visitors of our Web site. This privacy policy explains what type of information is collected from you when you visit our Web site. JTATM does not collect personally-identifying information from the JTATM Web site unless you choose to provide that information to us. All of the information collected by via the site is used for JTATM or College of Textiles purposes only and is not distributed toother outside parties.

Like all other Web servers, JTATM uses a Web server that automatically creates log files for each visitor who accesses our site. These "access logs" allow us to make our site more useful to our visitors. The access logs do NOT record a visitor’s name, address, phone number, or any other personally-identifying information. Rather, they contain some or all of the following information:

The Internet Protocol Address (IP Address) of the machine which accessed our Web site.

  • The date and time of the visit.
  • The path taken through our Web site.
  • The browser being used.
  • A list of files downloaded or viewed.
  • Any errors encountered.

Corrections of Personal Data; Opting Out: Upon request to the JTATM Webmaster, robert_cooper@ncsu.edu, you will be permitted to a) correct or update any personal information in the JTATM database that you state is erroneous, b) opt-out of future general communications from JTATM or c) request JTATM to make reasonable efforts to remove your personal information from the JTATM, thereby canceling your subscription.
The user understands that it may be impossible to delete personal information entirely because of backups and records of deletions. JTATM reserves the right to change this policy. Any changes to this policy will be posted to this page as soon as reasonably possible, so please check this page periodically.

Use of the JTATM Website constitutes consent to any policy then in effect. If you have any questions or comments concerning our privacy policy, please contact us via e-mail at robert_cooper@ncsu.edu.