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EDITORIAL POLICY

The International Journal of Case Method Research and Application (IJCRA) solicits and welcomes
research across the entire range of topics encompassing the domain of case method research and
application and interactive teaching methodologies. The Journal’s scope includes case writing and
interactive teaching and learning, continuing and distance education that cross national, cultural and
disciplinary boundaries.
IJCRA welcomes theoretical and empirical papers that advance social scientific research on teaching
and learning. The International Journal of Case Method Research and Application is a methodologically
pluralistic journal. Conceptual and theory-development papers, empirical hypothesis-testing papers,
mathematical modeling papers and case studies are especially welcome. IJCRA has special interest in
research addressing important issues that transcend the boundaries of single academic disciplines and
corporate managerial functions. Therefore, IJCRA welcomes interdisciplinary scholarship and
commentaries that challenge the paradigms and assumptions of single disciplines or functions. IJCRA
solicits and accepts manuscripts on teaching materials and methods. Experimental, developmental work
and book reviews will also be considered.
The IJCRA will only consider original manuscripts, written in English, for publication. Each submission
must be accompanied by a cover letter, in which the author states the work in the manuscript has not
been published previously and that it is not being submitted to other publications simultaneously.
Statements made in the work submitted and images included in or submitted separately with the work are
the authors’ sole responsibility. Authors are responsible for requesting permission from copyright owners
where necessary. Articles may be submitted electronically as email attachments to the WACRA
conference office
smithdmwacra@triad.rr.com

Submissions are double blind peer reviewed for acceptance for presentation at the annual WACRA
and ACT conferences and subsequent consideration for publication. Presentation at ACT - WACRA
conferences is encouraged. Presenting to and discussing articles with peers is an important step toward
publication. Submissions by-passing conference attendance must be accompanied by a non-refundable
fee of $500, which can be applied toward an ACT-WACRA conference fee during the year following
submission.

IJCRA Peer Review Process

Articles will be reviewed for the following.
• Importance of the article's subject matter to IJCRA readers (does the article provide new
perspectives, likelihood of influencing further research or the direction of research in this area,
likelihood of being cited by others etc.)
• Quality of methods and accuracy of information
• Originality
• Soundness of technical issues and arguments
• Organization and quality of the (paper's) writing, i.e. concise, clear and interesting
• Significance of contribution to learning and teaching theory and practice, particularly
within the case method and interactive learning.