Production Guidelines

This page describes the production guidelines for the editor(s) of each volume These guidelines can be changed and improved by the editor(s) in consultation with the TutORials series editor.

Content

Authors are expected to submit chapters that are original contributions, and they must transfer copyright of the work to INFORMS by signing the pdf Copyright Form . They are responsible for obtaining permission to reproduce in their chapters any previously copyrighted material. Authors must submit the assignment of copyright and any statements of permission to the Tutorials editor, who will forward the material to the INFORMS production editor prior to publication. Questions about copyright or permissions policy should be sent to permissions@informs.org.

Timeline

The meeting Tutorials chair provides a timeline to the series editor as early as possible, showing the final book going to INFORMS production at least six months prior to the meeting date. Here is the tentative timeline for invited TutORials authors for the INFORMS Annual Meeting in early November.

TutORials 2011 Date
Tutorials chair starts to submit manuscript files to INFORMS late May 2011
Final chapter submitted to INFORMS early July 2011
Chapter order due to INFORMS early July 2011
Final chapter to copy editors mid July 2011
Lineup, Subtitle, Forward, Preface, and back cover, and web page
content due to INFORMS
late July 2011
Chapter line up to marketing for ad
material
late July 2011
Last chapter due to typesetter mid Aug. 2011
Last chapter due to author early Sept. 2011
Production Editor reviews and submits compiled book to typesetter mid Sept. 2011
Production Editor receives final proof from compositor; website finalized early Oct. 2011
Printer ships book to INFORMS office mid Oct. 2011
TutORials content made available online early Nov. 2011
INFORMS Annual Meetings, books available for sale. Sun, 13 Nov 2011