Dear DAS and Informs members
We are accepting nominations for the Decision Analysis Society's Publication Award. Papers or books published in 2024 are eligible. Please submit your nomination(s) by email to the committee chairs by June 8, 2026.
A complete nomination consists of the following:
- Author's name(s)
- Full journal citation or book title
- Copy of the publication, preferably in electronic form.
- Encouraged: A short statement (no more than 1 page) summarizing why the publication should be considered for the award.
- Optional: Testimonials by those who have benefited from the work
Self-nominations are permissible. The Publication Award Committee members may also nominate publications.
Purpose of the Award
The Decision Analysis Society Publication Award is given annually to the best decision analysis journal article or book published in the second preceding calendar year, as judged by an award committee. For example, publications appearing in the year 2024 would be eligible for consideration in the year 2026. Eligibility is determined by the date on which the publication appeared in print or, for online-only journals, the date on which it was published online by the journal.
For this award, decision analysis is defined as a prescriptive approach to provide insight for decision making based on axioms that are logically consistent with the axioms of von Neumann and Morgenstern and of Savage. Key constructs of decision analysis are utility to quantify one's risk preferences and probability to quantify the state of one's knowledge. The intent of the award is to recognize the best publication in decision analysis. Contributions could include, but are not limited to, theoretical, methodological, and procedural contributions to decision analysis, descriptions of applications and experimental studies. Publications addressing behavioral aspects of decision making are eligible if the relevance to the theory or practice of prescriptive decision analysis is clear.
Nominated publications will be judged for significance, relevance, originality, and readability. The award includes an honorarium of $750 and a plaque.
Please contact us if you have any questions.
Sincerely,
2026 INFORMS Decision Analysis Society (DAS) Publication Award Co-Chairs
Alessandra Cillo: acillo@liuc.it
Associate Professor, BPER Bank Chair in Business Analytics, LIUC University, Italy
Johannes Müller-Trede: JMuller@iese.edu
Associate Professor of Managerial Decision Sciences, IESE Business School, Barcelona, Spain
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Alessandra Cillo
Associate Professor
Università Carlo Cattaneo - LIUC
Castellanza
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