INFORMS Publications Announcements

Management Science - New Issue
Read the 12 new articles in the June 2012 issue of Management Science. "Management Insights" provides you with a brief overview of the new papers.

• "Hiring Cheerleaders: Board Appointments of 'Independent' Directors"
• "Home Sweet Home: Entrepreneurs' Location Choices and the Performance of Their Ventures"
• "An Evidence-Based Incentive System for Medicare's End-Stage Renal Disease Program"

Interfaces - Special Issue
See the seven new articles in the May/June 2012 special issue of Interfaces on Analytics in Sports, Part II: Sports Scheduling Applications. Read the "Introduction to the Special Issue" for updates on all INFORMS publications.

• "Scheduling Major League Baseball Umpires and the Traveling Umpire Problem"
• "Scheduling the Brazilian Soccer Tournament: Solution Approach and Practice"
• "Operations Research Techniques for Scheduling Chile's Second Division Soccer League"

Decision Analysis - Special Issue
Access the 11 new articles in the June 2012 special issue of Decision Analysis on Games and Decisions in Reliability and Risk. Subscribe to the 2012 INFORMS PubsOnLine Suite for only $99 for access to all 13 journals beginning with volume 1, issue 1.

"From the Editors-Games and Decisions in Reliability and Risk"
"Adversarial Risk Analysis: The Somali Pirates Case"
"Risk Measures from Risk-Reducing Experiments"
"Games, Risks, and Analytics: Several Illustrative Cases Involving National Security and Management Situations"

Service Science - New Issue Coming Next Week
The June 2012 issue of Service Science will include a special section on "Service Research Integration and Future Directions: The Naples Forum on Service". The special section will include four papers and an editorial column. Access the IPOL Portal information on current INFORMS journal content and publications news.

Mathematics of Operation Research (MOR) Now Using ScholarOne Manuscripts for Online Submissions
As of June 1, 2012, authors are required to submit their manuscripts electronically through Mathematics of Operation Research's ScholarOne Manuscripts. Instructions for accessing this site as well as creating an account and uploading manuscripts are available on the "Instructions to Authors" page on the MOR website.

We look forward to receiving your submissions!

Organization Science Editorial Review
Organization Science has evolved to become one of the premier international journals in management and organization theory. The President of INFORMS has appointed a committee to conduct a strategic review to understand the state of the journal, to identify new issues, new challenges, and new ideas, and to listen to the journal's customers. All INFORMS members are welcome to send their input to Jesper Sorensen, committee chair, at  sorensen@stanford.edu. More information can be found here.

Service Science - Call for Papers
Special Issue on "Cloud Computing as a Service"
A special issue of Service Science will provide a global forum for presenting research results on various aspects of cloud computing as a service. Submission deadline is July 1, 2012. For more information access the Call for Papers.

Management Science - Call for Papers
Special Issue on "Business Analytics"
To encourage further developments in this rapidly growing area of interdisciplinary research, Management Science will publish a special issue dedicated to business analytics. The submission deadline is September 16, 2012. For more information access the Call for Papers.

Interfaces - Call for Papers
Special Issue on "Operations Research in Freight Transportation and Logistics"
O.R. can play a critical role in designing, operating, and improving freight transportation and logistics systems. Accordingly, Interfaces is planning a special issue focusing on the application of O.R. techniques on freight transportation and logistics. The submission deadline is November 15, 2012. For more information access the Call for Papers.