May 13-15, 2008 — 5th Annual Acquisition Research Symposium
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2/13/2008 – New Publication Launched – The International Journal of Defense Acquisition Management

Dear Colleague,

I am very pleased to announce the establishment of a new journal that will play a major role in the development of a body of knowledge in the rapidly developing area of global defense procurement: The International Journal of Defense Acquisition Management (IJDAM) is a peer-reviewed journal that welcomes submissions from all those interested in this field.  

The creation of the journal is due to the generous sponsorship and support of Cranfield University and the Defence College of Management and Technology in the UK, and the Acquisition Research Program at the Graduate School of Business & Public Policy of the Naval Postgraduate School in the US. Our Web site, which includes the editorial policy and submission guidelines, is at http://www.acquisitionjournal.org.

Dr. David Moore of Cranfield University and I will share responsibilities as founding co-editors.  Our goal is a journal that will examine national and multinational defense acquisition from a global perspective.  Articles that discuss only a single country are certainly welcome, but should be developed to cater to an international audience.  We do not wish to emphasize the internal acquisition processes or lessons learned of an individual country solely from that nation’s perspective, as other journals already cover that perspective. 

We also are taking the broadest possible interpretation of what constitutes defense acquisition management, so as not to exclude any particular field or subject that is related to acquisition, such as financial, support, or personnel issues.  The following list of topics is provided to indicate the range of potential research areas of interest: acquisition and procurement policy, supply chain management, public budgeting and finance, cost management, project management, logistics management, engineering management, outsourcing, performance measurement, etc.

IJDAM articles will be published online only, in PDF.  Articles will be posted as soon as they are approved by the Co-Editors, following the peer-review process.  Accordingly, articles will have their pages numbered consecutively in annual Volumes; there will be no individual Issues.  This approach will assist with rapid dissemination of new research.

Finally, we will soon be establishing a listserv utility that will allow you to subscribe or unsubscribe to the Journal.  Additionally, we welcome articles and commentaries, offers to review manuscripts, and suggestions as to the evolution of this exciting new publication.  In the meantime, please add http://www.acquisitionjournal.org to your Favorites list, and consider participating in this new research publication!

Regards,

Ira Lewis, PhD 
Code GB (IN-231)
Naval Postgraduate School
Monterey, CA 93943-5197
(831) 656-2464
ialewis@nps.edu
Associate Professor of Logistics,
Graduate School of Business and Public Policy