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Call for Nominations: Editor-in-Chief, INFORMS Journal on Computing

  • 1.  Call for Nominations: Editor-in-Chief, INFORMS Journal on Computing

    Posted 02-13-2018 23:46

    Call for Nominations:
    Editor-in-Chief, INFORMS Journal on Computing

    Deadline for Nominations: April 1, 2018

    The final term of Professor David Woodruff as editor-in-chief of the journal INFORMS Journal on Computing will expire on December 31, 2018. Based on recommendations from the INFORMS Publications Committee, the president of INFORMS has appointed a committee to conduct a full search for a new editor-in-chief. The committee intends to propose a candidate for approval by INFORMS no later than June 1, 2018. All members of INFORMS are invited to participate in this process. The committee seeks your opinions and comments on (1) the current state of the journal; (2) recommendations for changes, if any; and (3) candidates for editor-in-chief. Qualifications for the editor-in-chief of INFORMS Journal on Computing include:

    • A demonstrated interest in a broad range of topics in the field 
    • A demonstrated record of excellence in research in the field
    • Dedication and enthusiasm for INFORMS Journal on Computing
    • Previous editorial experience
    • Vision of the role of scholarly publications in the electronic age
    • Commitment to the workload involved
    • Ability to effectively and efficiently manage the editorial process

    Further information about the journal is available at the INFORMS Journal on Computing website:  https://pubsonline.informs.org/journal/ijoc

    Members of the search committee are Marina A. Epelman (University of Michigan), Bernard Fortz (Université Libre de Bruxelles), Patrick Jaillet (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), David Morton (Northwestern University), Cole Smith (Clemson University), Ariela Sofer (George Mason University, Committee Chair).  

    Submit comments, nominations, and applications by April 1, 2018.  Self nominations are welcome. 

    The information may be sent (preferably by email) to the Chair of the INFORMS Journal on Computing Editorial Search Committee: 

    Ariela Sofer
    asofer@gmu.edu
    Department of Systems Engineering and Operations Research, MS4A6 
    George Mason University,
    4400 University Drive
    Fairfax, VA 22030, USA



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    Ariela Sofer
    Professor & Chair
    George Mason University
    Fairfax VA
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