January 2020
• Characters • Situation/problem • Analysis
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Book Reviews DefenseARJ readers are encouraged to submit book reviews they believe should be required reading for the defense acquisition professional. The reviews should be 500 words or fewer describing the book and its major ideas, and explaining why it is relevant to defense acquisition. In general, book reviews should refect specifc in-depth knowledge and understanding that is uniquely applicable to the acquisition and life cycle of large complex defense systems and services. Please include the title, ISBN number, and all necessary identifying information for the book that you are reviewing as well as your current title or position for the byline. Audience and Writing Style The readers of the Defense ARJ are primarily practitioners within the defense acquisition community. Authors should therefore strive to demonstrate, clearly and concisely, how their work afects this community. At the same time, do not take an overly scholarly approach in either content or language. Format Please submit yourmanuscript according to the submissions guidelines below, with references in APA format (author date-page number form of citation) as outlined in the latest edition of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association. References should include Digital Object Identifer (DOI) numbers when available. The author(s) should not use automatic reference/bibliography felds in text or references as they can be error-prone. Any fields should be converted to static text before submission, and the document should be stripped of any outline formatting. All headings should conform to APA style. For all other style questions, please refer to the latest edition of the Chicago Manual of Style. Contributors are encouraged to seek the advice of a reference librarian in completing citation of government documents because standard formulas of citationsmay provide incomplete information in reference to government
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