The Interface of Finance, Operations and Risk Management (iFORM) Special Interest Group (SIG) of the Manufacturing and Service Operations Management (MSOM) Society will hold its annual conference ("iFORM SIG Day") on July 12, 2026, preceding the MSOM 2026 conference (July, 13-14).
On behalf of the iFORM SIG, we would like to invite you to submit papers to this conference. Acceptance decisions will be based on full-paper submissions. In-person presentations of the accepted papers will be scheduled in a single track. We are seeking high-quality papers to be presented at the meeting. These papers may be analytical, empirical, theoretical, methodological, or applied. We welcome submissions on any topic within the broad scope of iFORM, including-though not limited to- research on the interfaces of operations and finance, supply chain risk management, financial services, commodity markets and operations, and the impact of AI and other emerging technologies on operational domains.
Important Dates
Manuscript Central Submission Opens: January 9, 2026
Submission Deadline: January 30, 2026
Please note that no extensions will be given for the submission deadline. To facilitate the review process, we encourage you to submit your papers as early as possible. Notification of acceptance: May 8, 2026
Submission portal: Please submit your paper via the following manuscript central submission site (please note that this is different from the MSOM Journal submission site):
https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/msomconference
Submission and Review Process: See the attachment for more details.
SIG Day Co-Chairs:
Qi Wu, Case Western Reserve University (qi.wu4@case.edu)
Wenhui Zhao, Shanghai Jiao Tong University (zhaowenhui@sjtu.edu.cn)
MSOM Society [iFORM] SIG Chair:
Rong Li, Syracuse University (rli138@syr.edu)
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Qi Wu
Associate Professor
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland OH
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