The INFORMS Public Sector Operations Research (PSOR) Best Paper Award, sponsored by the PSOR Section, recognizes research judged to be of the best quality in all of the disciplines and application areas represented within PSOR.
Eligibility
To be eligible for the award, a complete entry must be submitted by June 30th, 2024 (11:59 PM EST) to:
https://informs-awards.secure-platform.com/a/solicitations/235/home
A complete entry consists of:
1. A brief cover letter (at most 1 page) explaining the paper's relevance and significance to public sector operations and confirming the submitting author is a PSOR member. The letter should include the names, titles, affiliations, and email addresses of all the coauthors. If practical impact is claimed for the research, then it is advised to also submit another letter from a practitioner (please attach this letter to the cover letter and submit one pdf), preferably not a coauthor of the work, attesting to its practical value.
2. A full paper (at most 32 pages, excluding the appendix), laid out using the formatting standards of a major INFORMS journal (e.g., Management Science, Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, and Operations Research). Nowhere in the paper should it contain the names or affiliations of its coauthor(s).
3. The submission can be a working paper or a paper under review but cannot be published (or accepted for publication) at the time of submission. In addition, the corresponding author must be a member of the INFORMS PSOR Section at the time of submission.
For more information and details on past winners, visit the PSOR website:
https://connect.informs.org/public-sector-operations-research/awards
Any inquiries can be made to the co-chairs of the 2024 competition: Auyon Siddiq (auyon.siddiq@anderson.ucla.edu) and Jingwei Zhang (jz2293@cornell.edu).