As Transportation Science continues to grow, we continue to make changes to our review process to accommodate this growth. In 2021, the journal moved to an editorial structure with topical areas, each led by Area Editors. For the initial change, the practice of having the Editor-in-Chief make all decisions was maintained, with a plan to transition to decisions by Area Editors over time. At over 500 submissions per year, the journal has reached that point. Within the INFORMS suite of publications, all journals with over 500 submissions (with the current exception of Transportation Science) have a process in which Area or Department Editors make final decisions (with some having the EIC make acceptance decisions). Starting on September 1st, Transportation Science will move to a model with decisions made by the Area Editors, who will directly communicate decisions to authors. Submissions will continue to be directed to the EIC, who will assign submissions to areas based on author selection and topical fit. Read more about this and other changes on our website.
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Karen Smilowitz
Professor
Northwestern University
Evanston IL
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