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Author Guidelines

The goal of the Editorial Board of the Journal of Textile and Apparel, Technology and Management is to disseminate reports on the latest research in the field of textile and apparel technology and management to a broad based audience of industry and academia. Textile and Apparel Technology and Management embraces all activities supporting:

• the development of fibers and textiles,


• apparel and fabricated products,


• the technical, managerial and design technology decisions to produce these products.

JTATM will be composed of two parts, namely:

Part 1 - where all submissions will be refereed and will consist of Refereed papers.

Part 2 - where submissions will be reviewed by editorial board but not refereed. This will be comprised of Scholarly Works:

• Editorial comments, critical reviews of conferences and exhibitions.


• Abstracts of research theses and publications.


• Correspondence

JTATM seeks submissions for refereed articles. These should provide new understanding about the technology and management of fibers, textiles, manufacturers, retailers, as well as the environment and markets in which textile and apparel companies operate and evolve. Manuscripts that may be characterized as descriptive essays, depiction of current events or current business practices are unlikely to be accommodated in the Journal. Most articles reflect an extensive collection of field or experimental data coupled with the use of critical and analytical skills in their interpretation.

JTATM authors will demonstrate a solid knowledge of the literature in the field and rigorous logic. Increasingly, they will employ sophisticated techniques for examining data or mathematical models as a means to test or develop ideas. However, articles reflecting effective use of all research techniques are sought. The criterion is that such articles offer important new insight for theory, models, practice, or policy in textiles and apparel.

Authors considering publishing in JTATM are welcome to communicate with the Editorial Board about their ideas.

Submission Preparation Checklist

As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with all of the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.

1. The submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration (or an explanation has been provided in Comments to the Editor).
2. The submission file is formatted in Microsoft Word, in letter size (8.5" x 11" in. or 216 x 279 mm.) and is no longer than 25 pages.
3. The text is single-spaced; uses a 11-point font; employs italics, rather than underlining (except with URL addresses); and all illustrations, figures, and tables are placed within the text at the appropriate points, rather than at the end.
4. The text adheres to the requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines, which is found in About the Journal.
5. If submitting to a peer-reviewed section of the journal, the instructions in Ensuring a Blind Review) have been followed.
6. Bibliography is in APA format. Guidelines are outlined here.
7. If your submission does not upload, please reduce the file size of the article. Preferably, under 2.5 MB.

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 to other 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 Web site 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.