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Call for Nominations: INFORMS Journal on Optimization

  • 1.  Call for Nominations: INFORMS Journal on Optimization

    Posted 01-08-2024 14:15

    Call for Nominations

    Editor-in-Chief, INFORMS Journal on Optimization (IJOO)

    Deadline for Nominations: March 15, 2024

    The final term of Professor Dimitris Bertsimas as editor-in-chief of INFORMS Journal on Optimization (IJOO) will expire on December 31, 2024. Based on recommendations from the INFORMS Publications Committee, the president of INFORMS has appointed a committee to conduct a full search for a new editor-in-chief. The committee intends to propose a candidate for approval by INFORMS no later than June 1, 2024.

    All members of INFORMS are invited to participate in this process. In particular, the committee seeks your comments, recommendations, and nominations for editor-in-chief.

    Qualifications for the editor-in-chief of IJOO will include:

    • A demonstrated interest in a broad range of topics in the field of optimization
    • A demonstrated record of research excellence in the field of optimization
    • Dedication and enthusiasm for IJOO with a commitment to grow and enhance the journal's standing
    • Significant editorial experience
    • Vision of the role of scholarly publications in the electronic and open-access age
    • Commitment to the workload involved
    • Ability to effectively, efficiently, and equitably manage the editorial board and the editorial process
    • Strong communication skills and demonstrated ability to work with people

    Further information about the journal is available at the IJOO website:

    https://pubsonline.informs.org/journal/ijoo.

    Members of the search committee are Merve Bodur (University of Edinburgh), Samuel Burer (University of Iowa and committee chair), Frank Curtis (Lehigh University), Alexandra Newman (Colorado School of Mines), and Jamol Pender (Cornell University and committee liaison from the INFORMS Publications Committee).

     

    Please submit comments, recommendations, and nominations (including self-nominations) by March 15, 2024. The information should be sent (preferably by email) to the chair of the IJOO Editorial Search Committee:

    Prof. Samuel Burer

    Department of Business Analytics

    Tippie College of Business

    University of Iowa

    S346 Pappajohn Business Building

    Iowa City, IA  52242-1994, USA

    samuel-burer@uiowa.edu

    In addition, a community survey will be distributed in February 2024 through which anyone can provide opinions and comments on the overall state of IJOO as well as provide suggestions for improvements.



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    Matt Walls
    Director of Publications
    INFORMS
    Catonsville MD
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