INFORMS Publications Announcements

Decision Analysis - First ISI Impact Factor
INFORMS is excited to announce that the journal Decision Analysis has received its first impact factor. Decision Analysis has an impact factor of 2.143 in the management category, ranking it 38 out of 167 journals. Go to the website for the latest information on Decision Analysis.

Service Science - Special Section in New Issue
The June 2012 issue of Service Science includes a special section on "Service Research Integration and Future Directions-The Naples Forum on Service." In addition to the editorial column, there are four papers in this section:

• "Perspective Shifts in Marketing: Toward a Paradigm Change?"
• "Fuzzy Modeling of Service System Engagements"
• "Three Frameworks for Service Research: Exploring Multilevel Governance in Nested, Networked Systems"
• "Structure and Dynamics of a 'T-Shaped' Knowledge: From Individuals to Cooperating Communities of Practice"

Information Systems Research - New Issue
Access the 17 new articles in the June 2012 issue of Information Systems Research:

"Are New IT-Enabled Investment Opportunities Diminishing for Firms?"
"Blog, Blogger, and the Firm: Can Negative Employee Posts Lead to Positive Outcomes?"
"Reputation and Uncertainty in Online Markets: An Experimental Study"
"Managing Data Quality Risk in Accounting Information Systems"

Service Science - Call for Papers Special Issue on "Cloud Computing as a Service"
Special Issue Editors: Yingdong Lu and Cathy H. Xia
Submission deadline is extended to: August 1, 2012. For more information, access the Call for Papers.

Management Science - Call for PapersSpecial Issue on "Business Analytics"
Special Issue Editors: Dimitris Bertsimas, Eric Bradlow, Noah Gans, and Alok Gupta
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"
Special Issue Editor: Michael F. Gorman
Submission deadline is November 15, 2012. For more information, access the Call for Papers.