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ISSN: 18137148 (on-line)
ISSN: 1813-713X(Print)

Subject

IJOR welcomes submission of papers related to the areas of operations research and management science and applications or case studies. IJOR is an international OR/MS journal and seeks to publish original papers. Papers with originality in theory, technical advancement, application, and/or case study in the following areas or review papers in important areas are welcome, but not limited to:

· Operations Research Theory, Methodology, & Applications

· Computing, Artificial Intelligence, & Information Management

· Optimization

· Decision Science

· Management Science

· Convex Analysis

· Fuzzy Sets Theory and related topics

Contents

Any papers meeting the range of readers’ interest in OR/MS related research fields or applications would be considered all publishable candidates:

Please submit your paper in English through the website:
http://www.orstw.org.tw/IJOR/index.html with both a Word and a PDF file. When you log on the website please elect a suitable Editor-in-chief to handle the submission. You may also submit the paper by email.
Manuscript requirements:
1. Manuscript should be double-spaced and has one-inch margins on all sides.
2. Pages should be numbered. Tables and illustrations should also be numbered separately.
3. Manuscript submitted should not be copyrighted nor being submitted or accepted anywhere. For each accepted paper, the author will sign a copyright transfer agreement form.
4. All manuscripts submitted to IJOR will be reviewed by the reviewers.
5. Manuscript shall include: Title, author name(s) and address(es), abstract (no more than 150 words), keywords (maximal 5 keywords), text, tables and figures (if applicable), references, and appendices (if applicable).
6. References cited in text should be provided such as Chang (2002), Chang et al. (2003), … Reference listing should be numbered alphabetically and appear as
  1. Journal papers:
    Chang, P.-T. (2002). Fuzzy stage characteristic-preserving product life cycle modeling. Fuzzy Sets and Systems, 126(1): 33-47.
  2. Conference papers or papers in edited books:
    - Kao, C. and Hung, H.-T. (2003). Data envelopment analysis with common weight: The compromise solution approach. The 38th ORSNZ Annual Conference, Hamiton, New Zealand, pp. 40-43.
    - Lin, K.C. and Chern, M.S. (1994). Finding the most vital arc in the shortest path problem with fuzzy arc lengths. In: G.H. Tzeng, H.F. Wang, U.P. Wen, and P.L. Yu (Eds.), Multiple Criteria Decision Making, Springer-Verlag, Amsterdam, pp.159-168.
  3. Books:
    Tzeng, G.H., Wang, H.F., Wen, U.P., and Yu, P.L. (Eds.) (1994). Multiple Criteria Decision Making, Springer-Verlag, Amsterdam.
Please select one Editor-in-chief in charge of your manuscript submission.