Dear Colleagues:
Happy New Year! Starting January 1, 2017, the M&SOM journal is on the Financial Times Top 50 journal list.
M&SOM achieved new heights in 2016. First, the number of original submissions hit a new record. We received 460 original submissions as of December 10, 2016. In addition to United States and Canada, we have received more submissions from Asia and Europe. Also, we have received more submissions in the area of healthcare operations, empirical OM, and innovative operations.
Second, I am pleased to inform you that all major performance metrics (Impact Factor, 5-year Impact Factor, Article Influence Score) about M&SOM are on the rise. (Note: there is a one-year time lag for this kind of performance measures.)
| Year |
Impact Factor |
5-Year Impact Factor |
Article Influence Score |
| 2015 |
1.97 |
2.71 |
1.91 |
| 2014 |
1.46 |
2.38 |
1.63 |
| 2013 |
1.45 |
2.69 |
1.65 |
| 2012 |
1.71 |
2.56 |
2.01 |
| 2011 |
1.47 |
2.35 |
1.89 |
These achievements would not have been possible without the support from the authors, the reviewers, our editorial board members, and our managing editor (Fran Moskwa) and various INFORMS staff members (Toni Riley, Matt Walls, and Meaghan White).
With your support, M&SOM will continue to serve as a preferred OM research outlet for articles that are innovative, relevant, and rigorous.
Christopher Tang
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Christopher Tang
Professor
University of California-Los Angeles
Los Angeles CA
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