Call for Papers Introduction The Decision Analysis Society and INFORMS are pleased to announce the creation of Decision Analysis, a new journal on all aspects of decision analysis. In November of 2000, the INFORMS Board of Directors approved the journal, and in May of 2001, they appointed Robert Clemen and Don Kleinmuntz as co-editors. We anticipate publication of the first issue in 2003, and in order to accomplish this ambitious goal, we invite you to submit your decision-analysis manuscripts for publication consideration. The information below describes the journals editorial objectives, intended audience, and review process. Please send us your best work! Editorial Objectives Decision Analysis is dedicated to advancing the theory, application, and teaching of all aspects of decision analysis. The primary focus of the journal is to develop and study operational decision-making methods, drawing on all aspects of decision theory and decision analysis, with the ultimate objective of providing practical guidance for decision makers. As such, the journal aims to bridge the theory and practice of decision analysis, facilitating communication and the exchange of knowledge among decision analysts in academia, business, industry, and government. Articles will contribute to these goals in many ways, using a wide variety of methods and approaches. Appropriate topics include the discussion of new or existing algorithms, procedures, or processes for implementing decision analysis; cognitive, organizational, or social issues in applying decision analysis; innovative uses of information technology to perform decision analysis; issues in applying decision analysis to real-world situations; and other topics that further the theory and practice of decision analysis. The journal also publishes articles that review and summarize important topics or advances of interest to decision analysts or that provide original historical, scholarly, or practical perspectives on the field. In addition, the journal encourages articles that support the teaching of best practices, such as state-of-the art applications, case studies, and tutorial articles on decision-analysis methods. Audience The Decision Analysis audience includes anyone interested in practical aspects of decision analysis and decision theory. Because decision theory and decision analysis are highly interdisciplinary, our audience in the research community includes specialists in decision theory, psychology, economics, statistics, forecasting, artificial intelligence, decision support systems, operations research, and management science. Our audience also includes practitioners of decision analysis who work as consultants or as in-house experts within organizations and those who teach courses in decision analysis or decision making in general. The Review Process All submissions to Decision Analysis will be fully reviewed. Our goal is to provide authors with reviews in less than three months. Authors can help us to attain this goal by adhering to the submission procedures outlined in Instructions for Authors (http://faculty.fuqua.duke.edu/~clemen/DAJournal/Authors.htm). Editors The co-editors are Bob Clemen ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) and Don Kleinmuntz ([EMAIL PROTECTED]). If you have questions, please feel free to contact them. For more information and for author instructions, please visit the Decision Analysis website at: http://faculty.fuqua.duke.edu/~clemen/DAJournal/ Robert T. Clemen Fuqua School of Business Duke University, Box 90120 Durham, NC 27708 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Don N. Kleinmuntz Dept of Business Administration (MC-706) University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 1206 South Sixth St. Champaign, IL 61820-6980 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
