INFORMS Author Portal

INFORMS publishes 13 scholarly journals that focus on the fields of operations research, management science, and analytics. Each journal is peer reviewed an overseen by an editorial board made up of leaders in their respective disciplines.

If your manuscript was accepted for publication or you would like more information on how to prepare a manuscript for submission, you’ve come to the right place. The INFORMS Author Portal contains the most current information related to review and submission statistics, file preparation, copyright guidelines, rights and permissions, and a comprehensive list of frequently asked questions.

If you do not find the answers you’re looking for on the portal and your paper has been accepted, please contact the journal’s production editor. If you are interested in submitting to the journal, please visit the editorial sites for complete submission guidelines.

Publication Policies	News & Stats	Accepted Author Support
*Guidelines for Copyright & Plagiarism - Authors are required to review the INFORMS copyright and plagiarism policies before submitting to an INFORMS journal. Copyright Transfer Agreement Forms Rights & Permissions - Check here for a detailed explanation for the reuse of INFORMS copyrighted material along with directions on how to request reprint permissions	Special Issues - INFORMS journals periodically feature special issues. Each is dedicated to a special topic and many are edited by guest editors. Here you will find a current list of upcoming special issues of INFORMS journals with links to the issues or calls for papers. Journal Review and Submission Statistics - Number of submissions and average review times for the INFORMS journals. INFORMS Journal Indexing and Citations Pre-Submission Editing - Referrals to professional language editors familiar with INFORMS content.	Author Forms - Copyrights, reprints, and new prepublication order forms Contact your Production Editor - Production editors oversee the process that changes your accepted manuscript into a published article. If the Author Portal does not answer your questions, please feel free to contact the production editor assigned to the journal. File Preparation - Failure to prepare manuscript files to our standards will result in publication delays. Check here for guidelines and tips on preparing text and figure source files. Frequently Asked Questions - Why wait for an email response when you can check the production editors’ list of frequently asked questions. The publications department supports thousands of authors each year. Save time and see if your question has already been asked – and answered! Key words - Key words are provided and maintained through a collaboration with IAOR (International Abstracts in Operations Research). LaTeX Style Files - LaTeX style files are available for use in preparing manuscripts for the INFORMS journals.

Publication Policies

News & Stats

Accepted Author Support

*Guidelines for Copyright & Plagiarism
- Authors are required to review the INFORMS copyright and plagiarism policies before submitting to an INFORMS journal.

Rights & Permissions
- Check here for a detailed explanation for the reuse of INFORMS copyrighted material along with directions on how to request reprint permissions

Special Issues
- INFORMS journals periodically feature special issues. Each is dedicated to a special topic and many are edited by guest editors. Here you will find a current list of upcoming special issues of INFORMS journals with links to the issues or calls for papers.

Journal Review and Submission Statistics
- Number of submissions and average review times for the INFORMS journals.

INFORMS Journal Indexing and Citations

Pre-Submission Editing
- Referrals to professional language editors familiar with INFORMS content.

Author Forms
- Copyrights, reprints, and new prepublication order forms

Contact your Production Editor
- Production editors oversee the process that changes your accepted manuscript into a published article. If the Author Portal does not answer your questions, please feel free to contact the production editor assigned to the journal.

File Preparation
- Failure to prepare manuscript files to our standards will result in publication delays. Check here for guidelines and tips on preparing text and figure source files.

Frequently Asked Questions
- Why wait for an email response when you can check the production editors’ list of frequently asked questions. The publications department supports thousands of authors each year. Save time and see if your question has already been asked – and answered!

Key words - Key words are provided and maintained through a collaboration with IAOR (International Abstracts in Operations Research).

LaTeX Style Files - LaTeX style files are available for use in preparing manuscripts for the INFORMS journals.

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