Applied Mathematical Modelling focuses on significant and novel scientific developments for mathematical modelling and computational methods and tools for engineering, industrial and environmental systems and processes leading to future innovations and novel technologies.The topics considered are: heat transfer, fluid mechanics, computational fluid dynamics and electromagnetics, and transport phenomena; solid mechanics and mechanics of metals; electromagnets and magnetohydrodynamics; reliability modelling and system optimization; modelling of inventory, industrial, manufacturing and logistics systems with managerial insights; engineering systems and structures; mineral and energy resources; software engineering developments; digital twins; materials; unmanned vehicles; robotics; network traffic control; energy sustainability models; optimization; population dynamics with realistic scenarios; high-performance methods for data-driven engineering applications; numerical procedures; computational intelligence in complex engineering problems.Applied Mathematical Modelling is primarily interested in: Papers developing increased insights into real-world problems through novel analytical or semi-analytical mathematical and computational modelling.Papers with multi- and interdisciplinary topics, including linking with data driven models and applications.Papers on novel applications or a combination with the above.Papers employing existing methods must demonstrate significant novelty in the solution of practical problems. Model validation, verification and reproducibility is a fundamental principle for published papers.Papers based on fuzzy logic in decision-making, financial mathematics, heuristic algorithms, neural networks, data modelling, game-theoretical, fractional differential equations, bifurcation and numerical methods papers are not considered unless they solve practical problems, supported by reasonable empirical evidence. Submissions with no real-world application will not be considered.This journal has an Open Archive. All published items, including research articles, have unrestricted access and will remain permanently free to read and download 48 months after publication. All papers in the Archive are subject to Elsevier's user license.If you require any further information or help, please visit our Support Center
Discrete Optimization publishes research papers on the mathematical, computational and applied aspects of all areas of integer programming and combinatorial optimization. In addition to reports on mathematical results pertinent to discrete optimization, the journal welcomes submissions on algorithmic developments, and computational experiments. The journal also welcomes clearly-labeled reports on novel real-life applications of discrete optimization that are of broad interest to the scientific community. Papers on applications must provide computational evidence of a successful practical implementation. This is especially important for applications based on heuristics or meta-heuristics. The journal also publishes clearly-labelled surveys, reviews, short notes, and open problems. Manuscripts submitted for possible publication to Discrete Optimization should report on original research or application, should not have been previously published, and should not be under consideration for publication by any other journal.
Published in collaboration with the Association of European Operational Research Societies (EURO)The European Journal of Operational Research (EJOR) publishes high quality, original papers that contribute to the methodology of operational research (OR) and to the practice of decision making. EJOR contains the following types of papers:• Invited Reviews, explaining to the general OR audience the developments in an OR topic over the recent years • Innovative Applications of OR, describing novel ways to solve real problems • Theory and Methodology Papers, presenting original research results contributing to the methodology of OR and to its theoretical foundations, • Short Communications, if they correct important errors found in papers previously published in EJORThe Theory and Methodology Papers are classified into one of the seven headings:• Continuous Optimization • Discrete Optimization • Production, Manufacturing and Logistics • Stochastics and Statistics • Decision Support • Computational Intelligence and Information Management • Interfaces with Other DisciplinesBenefits to authors We also provide many author benefits, such as free PDFs, a liberal copyright policy, special discounts on Elsevier publications and much more. Please click here for more information on our author services.Please see our Guide for Authors for information on article submission. If you require any further information or help, please visit our Support Center
Operations Research Letters (ORL) is committed to the rapid review and fast publication of short articles on all aspects of operations research and analytics. ORL welcomes pure methodological papers and applied papers with firm methodological grounding. All articles are restricted to at most eight journal pages, with the option to relegate proofs and additional material to an online appendix. The main criteria for the papers to be published are quality, originality, relevance, and clarity. The journal's traditional strength is in methodology, including theory, modelling, algorithms, and computational studies. Please find below a full description of the areas covered by the journal.Area EditorsApproximation Algorithms for Combinatorial Optimization Problems Area Editor: Leah Epstein Associate Editors: M. Chrobak, K. Elbassioni, M. Feldman, J. Hurink, N. Olver, J. Sgall, J. Verschae The area covers all issues relevant to the development of efficient approximate solutions to computationally difficult problems. This includes worst case analysis or competitive analysis of approximation algorithms, and complexity results.Submissions can be articles consisting of theoretical work in the area, or articles combining significant theoretical contributions of mathematical flavor with computational investigations of heuristic approaches. Articles in the area of discrete optimization that do not belong to the scope of other areas may be submitted to this area as well.Computational Social Science Area Editor: Vianney Perchet Associate Editors: A. Drutsa, P. Mertikopoulos, R. Smorodinsky This area publishes papers focusing on data-driven procedures, either from a theoretical or an applied perspective, in operation research, games, economics and other social science. The scope includes: sample/computational complexity of mechanisms, learning in games/OR/social science, empirical solutions with AI algorithms (such as, but not limited to, deep learning techniques) of complex problems, etc. Continuous Optimization Area Editor: Hector Ramirez Associate Editors: M.F. Anjos, L.M. Briceno, D. Dadush, G. Eichfelder, D. Jiang, D. Orban, F. Schoen Papers in all fields of continuous optimization that are relevant to operations research are welcome. These areas include, but are not restricted to, linear programming, nonlinear programming (constrained or unconstrained, convex or nonconvex, smooth or nonsmooth, finite or infinite-dimensional), complementarity problems, variational inequalities, bilevel programming, and mathematical programs with equilibrium constraints. Financial Engineering Area Editor: Ning Cai Associate Editors: X. He, D. Mitchell Financial engineering utilizes methodologies of optimization, simulation, decision analysis and stochastic control to analyse the effectiveness and efficiency of financial markets. This area is interested in papers that innovate in terms of methods or that develop new models which guide financial practices. Examples include but are not limited to Fintech, financial networks, market microstructure, derivative pricing and hedging, credit and systemic risk, energy markets, portfolio selection. Game Theory Area Editor: Tristan Tomala Associate Editors: S. Beal, V. Ihele, D.W.K. Yeung, G. Zaccour This area publishes papers which use game theory to analyze operations research models or make theoretical contributions to the theory of games. The scope includes (but is not limited to): cooperative and non-cooperative games, dynamic games, mechanism and market design, algorithmic game theory, games on networks, games of incomplete information. Graphs & Networks Area Editor: Gianpaolo Oriolo Associate Editors: F. Bonomo, Y. Faenza, Z. Friggstad, L. Sanita The area seeks papers that apply, in original and insightful ways, discrete mathematics to advance the theory and practice of operations research, as well as those reporting theoretical or algorithmic advances for the area. Of particular, but not exclusive, interest are papers devoted to novel applications, telecommunications and transportation networks, graphs and web models and algorithms. Inventory and Supply Chain Optimization Area Editor: Sean Zhou Associate Editors: H. Abouee Mehrizi, A. Burnetas, X. Gong, Q. Li, J. Yang The area welcomes innovative papers focused on inventory control and supply management. Examples of topics include, but are not limited to, optimal sourcing, inventory and assortment selection, pricing and inventory optimization, capacity planning, multi-item/echelon systems, algorithms and bounds, near-optimal or asymptotic optimal solutions, and incentive design. Mixed Integer Optimization Area Editor: Marc Pfetsch Associate Editors: R. Fukasawa, L. Liberti, J.P. Vielma, G. Zambelli All submissions advancing the theory and practice of mixed integer (linear or nonlinear) programming like novel techniques and algorithmic approaches in convex relaxations, branch and cut, polyhedral combinatorics and theory driven heuristics are welcome. Case studies may be considered if they contribute to the general methodology. Operations Management Area Editor: Mahesh Nagarajan Associate Editors: L. Chu, Y. Ding, N. Golrezaei, T. Huh, R. Roet-Green, D. Saban, C. Shi, L. Zhu The OM department aims to publish short, focused high quality research in the area of operations management, broadly the field of operations research applied to management problems. We welcome papers that use a wide variety of methodologies, both descriptive as well as prescriptive in nature including optimization, applied probability, simulation, and game theory. Scheduling Area Editor: Marc Uetz Associate Editors: B. Moseley, E. Pesch, R. Van Stee We seek original and significant contributions to the analysis and solution of sequencing and scheduling problems. This includes structural and algorithmic results, in particular optimization, approximation and online algorithms, as well as game theoretic modeling. All results are welcome as long as the relevance of a problem and significance of the contribution is made compellingly clear. Stochastic Models and Data Science Area Editor: Henry LamAssociate Editors: H. Bastani, J. Dong, K. Murthy, I. Ryzhov, Y. Zhou The area seeks papers broadly on the interplay between operations research and machine learning and statistics where stochastic variability and uncertainty play a crucial role. The area values both papers that develop or utilize stochastic analysis and computation in data science problems, including but not limited to reinforcement learning, stochastic iterative algorithms for model estimation or training, probabilistic analysis of statistical and machine learning tools, sampling and Monte Carlo methods, and also papers that integrate learning or statistical techniques into stochastic modeling to enhance prediction or decision-making for a wide variety of systems. Stochastic Networks and Queues Area Editor: Jamol Pender Associate Editors: H. Honnappa, E. Ozkan, W. Wang, Y. Zhao The area seeks papers that contribute to the modeling, analysis or innovative application of stochastic networks or queues. Work submitted should propose original models and develop novel analytical or computational methods more than incremental extensions. Examples of relevant application areas include but are not limited to supply chain management, manufacturing, financial engineering, healthcare, revenue management, service operations, telecommunications, sharing economy, online markets and public sector operations research. Application-oriented papers should demonstrate direct practical impact and have a strong methodological component as well. Stochastic Optimization and Machine Learning Area Editor: Angelos Georghiou Associate Editors: M. Bodur, M. Claus, E. Feinberg, P. Vayanos The Stochastic Optimization and Machine Learning area of Operations Research Letters solicits original articles that generate novel insights into problems that arise in optimization under uncertainty and in machine learning. The focus is broad and encompasses, among others, stochastic (dynamic) programming, (distributionally) robust optimization, data-driven optimization as well as the interface of machine learning with traditional areas of operations research. Successful submissions in this area are expected to make a clear and meaningful academic contribution, which may be through the study of new problems, models, solution techniques, performance analysis and convincing and reproducible numerical evaluations.