Call for Nominations
Editor-in-Chief, IISE Transactions
Nominations Deadline: Aug. 15, 2024
On
behalf of the IISE Board of Trustees, this is a call for nominations for the
position of editor-in-chief of IISE Transactions. This position is a
four-year, non-renewable term beginning Jan. 1, 2025.
IISE
Transactions is a refereed journal that publishes original, high-quality
papers on a wide range of topics of interest to industrial and systems engineers.
It publishes papers with a strong methodological focus motivated by real
problems that impact engineering practice and research. The journal publishes
research motivated by critical and complex engineering problems that arise in a
wide variety of domains including manufacturing, service, public policy,
healthcare, security, biotechnology, transportation, and others. Papers that develop
emerging areas for industrial and systems engineers are particularly welcome.
The journal also publishes papers that integrate industrial engineering with
other disciplines including statistics, other engineering disciplines, computer
science, biological science, and operations research. The journal is composed
of the following four focused issues and is published monthly:
- Design and Manufacturing
- Operations Engineering and Analytics
- Data Science, Quality, and Reliability
- Supply Chain and Logistics
Editor-in-Chief Responsibilities
The
editor-in-chief is responsible for ensuring the high quality and direction of IISE
Transactions, selection of the focused issue editors and all editorial
board appointments, oversight of the publication process of the journal,
management of the IISE Transactions best papers awards, and enhancing
the visibility, impact and prestige of IISE Transactions.
Responsibilities include overall coordination and processing of submissions,
reviews, and final copy for the journal's focused issues; tracking of
manuscripts from final copy to publication; coordination and notification of the
awardees for best papers in IISE Transactions each year; preparation and
submission of the monthly "Executive Summaries" for the ISE magazine;
and leading annual
editorial board meetings.
The
editor-in-chief will be assisted by focused issue editors, special-issue
editors, and department editors. This is a voluntary position and a salary is
not provided; however, the publisher provides a stipend to carry out editorial
functions.
Editor-in-Chief Qualifications
Qualifications
for the editor-in-chief of IISE Transactions include:
- Professional membership in IISE;
- A demonstrated interest in the broad topics covered by the focused
areas;
-
A demonstrated record of research, scholarship and application in
one or more of the topical areas covered by the journal;
- Prior editorial experience, dedication and enthusiasm for IISE and
its journals; and
- Ability to effectively and efficiently manage the editorial
process.
Further information about the journal can be obtained at the IISE
Transactions homepage: www.tandfonline.com/toc/uiie21/current.
Along
with a statement of vision and strategic goals for the journal, nominations
should include a resume of individual qualifications with experience that
includes industrial and systems engineering research and research
administration. Self-nominations are encouraged. Nominations will be accepted
until Aug. 15, 2024.
Please send nominations
to:
Donna Calvert, Chief
Operating Officer
Institute of Industrial
and Systems Engineers
3577 Parkway Lane
Suite 200
Norcross, GA 30092
Or dcalvert@iise.org