Call for Papers

The Annals of Operations Research publishes periodic special issues that focus on defined fields of operations research, ranging from the highly theoretical to the algorithmic and the applied. Current open Calls for Papers include:

• Queueing-Inventory Modelling: Analytical and Simulation Approach
  Guest Editors
  Srinivas R. Chakravarthy, Kettering University, USA
  Achyutha Krishnamoorthy, CMS College, India
  Agassi Melikov, Institute of Control Systems, Azerbaijan
  Viswanath C. Narayanan, Government Engineering College, India
  Closes September 30th, 2022

• Statistical Methods and Data-Driven for Decision Making in Public Sector
  Guest Editors
  Rosella Castellano, Università degli studi di Roma – Unitelma Sapienza, Italy
  Luigi D’Ambra, Università degli studi di Napoli – Federco II, Italy
  Pierpaolo D’Urso, Università di Roma – Sapienza, Italy
  Sandra De Iaco, Università del Salento, Italy
  Verten Vedat, Michigan State University, USA
  Closes September 30, 2022

• Deep Learning Applications in Operations Research
  Guest Editors
  Ajay Kumar, EMLYON Business School, France
  Alexandra Brintrup, University of Cambridge, UK
  Eric W. T. Ngai, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, China
  Ravi Shankar, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, India
  Myong K. (MK) Jeong, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, USA
  Closes September 30, 2022

• Reliability and Statistical Computing
  Guest Editor
  Hoang Pham, Rutgers University, USA
  Closes September 30, 2022

• Prescriptive Analytics Using Machine Learning and Mathematical Programming for Sustainable Operations Research
  Guest Editors
  Abbas Mardani, University of South Florida, USA
  Reza Farzipoor Saen, Sohar University, Oman
  Charbel Jose Chiapetta Jabbour, University of Lincoln, UK
  Closes November 30, 2022
   
• Machine Learning, Sustainable Finance, Insurance, and Risk Management

  Guest Editors:
  Rita L. D’Ecclesia, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
  Giacomo Morelli, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
  Loretta Mastroeni, University of Roma TRE, Italy
  Closes November 30, 2022

• Project Management and Scheduling 2022
  Guest Editors
  Mario Vanhoucke, Ghent University, Belgium; Vlerick Business School, Belgium; UCL School of Management, UK
  José Coelho, Universidade Aberta, Portugal; Ghent University, Belgium
  Annelies Martens, Ghent University, Belgium
  Tom Servranckx, Ghent University, Belgium
  Closes November 30, 2022

• New Trends and Recent Developments in OR Techniques for Sustainability, Environment and Social Transition in Economics and Finance
  Guest Editors
  Ramzi Benkraiem, Audencia Business School, France
  Stéphane Goutte, University of Paris-Saclay, France
  Khaled Guesmi, Paris School of Business, France
  Constantin Zopounidis, Technical University of Crete, Greece; Audencia Business School, France 
  Closes December 30, 2022

• Digital Manufacturing and Supply Chain: Creating Benefits Through Operations Research and Artificial Intelligence
  Guest Editors
  Erwin Pesch, University of Siegen, Germany
  Alexandre Dolgui, IMT Atlantique, France
  Dmitry Ivanov, Berlin School of Economics and Law, Germany
  Tsan-Ming Choi, National Taiwan University, Taiwan
  Weiwei Chen, Rutgers University, USA
  Closes December 31, 2022
   
• Applications of Operations Research and Data Science in Disrupting Illicit Markets
  Guest Editors
  Mahdi Fathi, University of North Texas, USA 
  Panos M. Pardalos, University of Florida, USA
  Dursun Delen, Oklahama State University, USA
  Stefan Gold, University of Kassel, Germany
  Marzieh Khakifirooz, Tecnologico de Monterrey, Mexico
  Closes December 31, 2022
   
• Big Data Modeling and Applications
  Guest Editors
  Xufeng Zhao, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, China
  Qunwei Wang, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, China
  Hoang Pham, Rutgers University, USA
  Closes December 31, 2022
   
• Nonlinear Dynamics and Game-Theoretic Modeling in Economics and Finance

  Guest Editors:
  Gian Italo Bischi, University of Urbino, Italy
  Lorenzo Cerboni Baiardi, University of Bologna, Italy
  Fabio Lamantia, University of Calabria, Italy
  Davide Radi, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Italy; VŠB – Technical University of Ostrava, Czech Republic
  Closes December 31, 2022
   

• Data Science and Decision Analytics
  Guest Editors
  Victoria Chen, The University of Texas at Arlington, USA
  Seoung Bum Kim, Korea University, South Korea
  Asil Oztekin, University of Massachusetts Lowell, USA
  Ali Dag, Creighton University, USA
  Closes December 31, 2022

• Digital Operations Research Models for Intelligent Machines (Industry 4.0) and Man-Machine (Industry 5.0) Systems
  Guest Editors
  Madjid Tavana, La Salle University, USA
  Tobias Schoenherr, Michigan State University, USA
  Yang Cheng, Aalborg University, Denmark
  Ajay Kumar, EMLYON Business School, France
  Eric W. T. Ngai, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong
  Closes December 31, 2022

• OR Driven Technology Innovation for Efficient Decarbonized Supply Chains in a Digital Economy
  Guest Editors
  Suresh K. Jakhar, Indian Institute of Management Lucknow, India
  Guo Li, Beijing Institute of Technology, China
  Sachin Kumar Mangla, University of Plymouth, UK
  Suresh Sethi, University of Texas at Dallas, USA
  Malin Song, Anhui University of Finance and Economics, China
  Closes February 28, 2023

• Transparent and Responsible Artificial Intelligence: Implications for Operations Research
  Guest Editors
  Ali Emrouznejad, University of Surrey, UK
  Soumyadeb Chowdhury, TBS Business School, France
  Closes March 31, 2023
   
• AI-based Decision Support Systems for Sustainable Business Management Under Circular Economy
  Guest Editors:
  Muhammet Deveci, Imperial College London, UK; National Defense University, Turkey
  Dursun Delen, Oklahoma State University, USA
  Weiping Ding, Nantong University, China
  Closes March 31, 2023
   

• Interpretable Machine Learning and Explainable Artificial Intelligence
  Guest Editors
  Kazim Topuz, The University of Tulsa, USA
  Akhilesh Bajaj, The University of Tulsa, USA
  Kristof Coussement, IÉSEG School of Management, France
  Timothy L. Urban, The University of Tulsa, USA
  Closes March 31, 2023
   

• Decision-Making Under Uncertainty: A Multidisciplinary Perspective
  Guest Editors:
  Nan Ye, The University of Queensland, Australia
  Hanna Kurniawati, Australian National University, Australia
  Marcus Hoerger, The University of Queensland, Australia
  Dirk Kroese, The University of Queensland, Australia
  Jerzy Filar, The University of Queensland, Australia
  Closes April 15, 2023
   

• Reliability Management with Applications in Smart Information Systems
  Guest Editors
  Cheng-Fu Huang, Feng Chia University, Taiwan
  Ping-Chen Chang, National Quemoy University, Taiwan
  Closes May 15, 2023

• Multiple Objective Programming and Goal Programming: Making Better Decisions with Artificial Intelligence and Business Analytics
  Guest Editors
  Davide La Torre, SKEMA Business School, Université Côte d'Azur, France
  Hatem Masri, University of Bahrain, Kingdom of Bahrain
  Closes June 15, 2023
   
• MCDA in Climate, Technology, and Finance

  Guest Editors:
  Panos Xidonas, ESSCA School of Management, France 
  Guillaume Schier, ESSCA School of Management, France 
  Béatrice Collin, ESSCA School of Management, France
  Closes October 31, 2023

• Risk Management and Modeling in Financial Economics
  Guest Editors
  Jean-Luc Prigent, University of Cergy-Pontoise, France
  Ephraim Clark, Middlesex University, UK
  Giovanni Barone-Adesi, University of Lugano, Switzerland
  Closes December 30, 2023

• OR Applications for Resource Efficient and Climate Change Driven Issues in Digital Sustainable and Circular Supply Chains
  Guest Editors
  Malin Song, Anhui University of Finance and Economics, China
  Sachin Kumar Mangla,  OP Jindal Global University, India; University of Plymouth, UK
  Alessio Ishizaka, NEOMA Business School, France
  Konstantinos P. Tsagarakis, Technical University of Crete, Greece
  Closes December 31, 2023

• OR for Sustainability in Supply Chain Management
  Special Section Editor:
  Kannan Govindan, Centre for Sustainable Supply Chain Engineering, Denmark
  Ongoing

• OR in Medicine and Health Care
  Special Section Editor:
  Eva K. Lee, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA
  Ariela Sofer, George Mason University, USA
  Ongoing