Journal of Industrial Technology

The JIT - Articles - Published JIT Articles, peer-refereed and non-refereed, listed in reverse chronological order starting with the current issue, also searchable by keywords and author's name.
What's Published in the JIT?
Acceptance and Rejection Statistics - Statistics regarding results of the review process papers submitted to the JIT.
Submission and Review Process Information for Authors - Article categories, vetting criteria used to determine if a submission will be entered into the review process, review criteria, manuscript guidelines and electronic submission guidelines.
JIT Editorial Panel & Referee Information - Roster of manuscript referees, manuscript vetting and review criteria, manuscript evaluation forms & submission information, brief summary of the review process and timelines.
JIT Review Process Summary and Timelines.
JIT Board & Editorial Panel - Documents of interest to JIT Board Members and the JIT Editorial Panel, and contact information.
JIT Bylaws - The JIT bylaws were approved by the NAIT Executive Board in November 2005.
JIT Author Index (1984-1998) - An index of all authors published in the JIT in Volume 1 through 14, published in hard-copy before the JIT went online-only in 1998.
JIT Volume/Number Index (1984-1998) - An index of all articles, by Volume and Number, published in JIT in Volumes 1 through 14, published in hard-copy before the JIT went online-only in 1998.
Questions? Contact the JIT Administrator, Dave Monforton, at the NAIT office for more information. You can reach the JIT Administrator by phone at (734) 677-0720.

This area of the site contains all JIT articles published since the JIT went online with Volume 15 in November 1998. Articles denoted as "reviewed" or "peer-refereed" were accepted after review through the JIT's double-blind peer referee process.

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JIT Articles - JIT articles listed chronologically by Volume/Issue and Alphabetical by title, with most recent issues first
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Key Words - Topical keywords associated with individual articles. Each JIT article is identified by several of over 70 keywords. Scanning this list can help you find JIT articles in your field of interest.

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What's Published in the JIT?

The JIT publishes peer-refereed scholarly and research articles, along with non-refereed informational articles, that are of interest to Industrial Technology and other Technology Management-oriented students and professionals in both industry and academia. Peer-Refereed articles fit into four broad categories: 1) Applied Papers, 2) Research Papers, 3) Pedagogical Papers, and 4) Perspective (Meta-Analysis) Papers (e.g., sound literature reviews to update the state-of-the-art.) Non-Refereed articles also cover industrial technology and technology management topics; non-refereed articles are usually non-research pieces of importance to the readership, or articles that have some research basis but do not meet the criteria for review as a peer-refereed article. Appropriate content for non-refereed articles include book reviews, opinion pieces and editorials, reports on development and implementation of new programs and curricula, accreditation and certification information, and other topics of interest to the JIT audience.

For more information on appropriate content for peer-refereed and non-refereed articles, see the Submission and Review Process Information for Authors.

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Information for Authors: The Review Process, Manuscript Guidelines and Submission Guidelines

Membership: Authors must be NAIT members in order to have papers considered for publication. You may contact the NAIT office at nait@nait.org to confirm your membership status. See the Membership section of the NAIT Website for membership information and to join NAIT or renew your membership.
Read the JIT Article Vetting Criteria - Expanded for Authors to determine if your paper's topic, style and content is a good match for review by the JIT. You can also look at the JIT articles that have been posted, skimming them or searching the Keyword index for papers relating to the same topics. The JIT Review Criteria may also provide further guidance.
Read the JIT Manuscript Guidelines and prepare your paper accordingly prior to submitting a paper. Papers that do not comply with submission requirements will be returned to the author.
All submissions, either for peer-refereed or non-refereed consideration, must be submitted via the electronic (email) process. You must follow the JIT Electronic Submission Guidelines to submit your paper to the JIT.
Questions? Contact the JIT Administrator, Dave Monforton, at the NAIT office for more information. You can reach the JIT Administrator by phone at (734) 677-0720.

Review Process:
The JIT uses a double-blind peer-review process for "peer-refereed" papers and each "peer-refereed" paper is submitted to three peer referees for comment and criticism. Before being sent to review, papers are vetted by the JIT Editorial Panel to determine if their topic and format fit the JIT and if they meet minimum content requirements for one of the four broad paper categories noted above. Most papers are returned to the author for revision after the first review and then go through a second review after the author makes revisions. The review process will usually take between four months and eight months to be completed; occasionally the process may take a full year. When published online as a JIT article, the cover page of each paper accepted through the peer-referee process indicates that the article was "peer-refereed."

Manuscript Guidelines and Submission

Click to view the JIT Manuscript Guidelines and find out how to format and submit a paper. This section provides all detail about
Authors must be NAIT members before the review process will be started. See the Membership section to use the electronic membership form.
Papers that do not conform to submission guidelines will be returned to the author.
The review process usually takes four to eight months to be completed.

Electronic Submission Guidelines:
Submit papers to the JIT through the electronic process. All correspondence and transfer of documents is done electronically.

Follow the JIT Electronic Submission Guidelines when you submit your paper. This section gives you all specs for proper electronic submission of paper and required information, along with the email link to submit.

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JIT Referee Information
The manuscript referees for the Journal of Industrial Technology come from the ranks of industrial technology and technology management professionals at academic institutions throughout the United States. All referees have at least five years of post-graduate experience and are assigned papers for review within their areas of expertise.

JIT Referees Roster: Current membership and institutional affiliations of the JIT Referees. Individuals interested in serving as a JIT Referee should contact the JIT Administrator, Dave Monforton, at the NAIT office for more information.

Editorial Panel & Referee Documents:

The JIT Article Vetting Criteria provides guidance on necessary content of the different types of JIT papers. The JIT Article Vetting Criteria - Expanded for Authors provides more detailed questions for use by the Editorial Panel in evaluating whether a paper should be submitted to the review process.

The JIT Review Criteria provide more specific requirements to guide referees in the review of a paper.

Review Evaluation Forms: The four review forms are provided in Word and PDF form below. Use of the Word-based form allows referees to provide comments in an electronically-transferable form, via the "Comment" function.

Applied Papers - Word or PDF
Research Papers - Word or PDF
Pedagogical Papers - Word or PDF
Perspective & Meta-Analysis Manuscripts - Word or PDF
Non-Refereed Manuscripts - Word or PDF

Referee Document Submission to JIT Office: (As of 12/31/06)
The Editorial Panel and JIT Board are developing document exchange protocols to fully transition the review process to an electronic one. In the meantime, referees will continue to submit review documents to the JIT Administrator, Dave Monforton, in formats and by methods convenient to individual referee, though email submission of electronically-reviewed papers and evaluation forms is highly preferred.

Email Review documents to the JIT Administrator.
Fax Review documents to the JIT Administrator: (734) 677-0046.
Mail Review documents: JIT Administrator c/o NAIT, 3300 Washtenaw Ave., Suite 220, Ann Arbor, MI 48104-4294.

JIT Review Process Summary & Timelines:

Peer-Refereed:

NOTE on Timelines: The timelines listed are benchmarks that the JIT attempts to honor. Circumstances sometimes delay the process.

Papers submitted by authors for peer-review are first vetted by the JIT Editorial Panel to determine if they meet topical, content and format thresholds for the review process (1 to 2 weeks from submission.)

Papers that are deemed to meet the thresholds are then entered into the review process and sent to three JIT referees for double-blind peer-review (1 week from Editorial Panel approval of paper for review.).

Reviews are due back from referees within 30 days of receipt.

JIT Administrator prepares and sends all review materials to the Editorial Panel (1 week from receipt.)

Based upon the reviews, the JIT Editorial Panel determines if a paper should be rejected, revised or accepted (1 to 2 weeks).

If the decision is that a paper should be revised and returned for a second review, the paper is sent back to authors, who are given 60 days to complete revisions and return the revised paper (1 to 2 weeks from receipt of Editorial Panel decision by the JIT Administrator.)

Upon submission of a revised paper, the review materials and the revised paper are submitted to the Editorial Panel (1 week from receipt by JIT Administrator.)

The review materials and the revised paper are considered by the Editorial Panel; the Panel may decide to accept, accept on condition of specific revisions being made, send for second review, or reject the paper (1 to 2 weeks from receipt.)

If a paper is to be reviewed again, the JIT Administrator sends it to the referees who have 30 days to return their reviews (1 week from receipt by JIT Administrator of the decision of the Editorial Panel.)

Generally, most papers are recommended for revision, and most are reviewed twice; occasionally, a paper is deemed to require a second revision and is reviewed a third and final time upon submission of the second revised version of the paper.

Final decisions on acceptance or rejection of all papers submitted after January 1, 2007 are made by the JIT Editorial Panel.

Non-Refereed:

Papers submitted for consideration for "non-refereed" publication are submitted to the Editorial Panel (1 week from receipt.)
The Editorial Panel may make a decision on the paper (1 to 2 weeks from receipt) or assign it to one JIT referee for a recommendation on publication based on interest in the topic and readability of the paper.
If a paper is assigned to a referee, the referee has 30 days to return their review.

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JIT Statistics

A total of twenty-ninr (29) papers completed the peer-referee review process of the JIT from January 1 through December 31, 2008. All articles posted in the JIT that are denoted as "peer-refereed" have successfully gone through the double-blind peer referee process. Beginning with 2009, the JIT will post statistics based on papers that completed the review process within the prior year, to allow us to post statistics soon after the end of the year. The tables below shows the acceptance and rejection rate for the papers which completed the process in 2008, and for papers which were submitted in the three prior calendar years.

JIT Papers Completing Peer-Review in 2008 - Accepted & Rejected	Per Cent
1 of 29 Accepted after First Review	3.5%
13 of 29 Accepted Overall	45%
16 of 29 Rejected or Withdrawn	55%

2007 JIT Submissions - Accepted & Rejected	Per Cent
1 of 25 accepted after first review	4%
11 of 25 accepted overall	44%
14 rejected or withdrawn	56%

2006 JIT Submissions - Accepted & Rejected	Per Cent
1 accepted after first review	4%
15 accepted overall	52%
14 rejected or withdrawn	48%

2005 JIT Submissions - Accepted & Rejected	Per Cent
0 accepted after first review	0%
16 accepted overall	53%
14 rejected or withdrawn	47%