Title: My experience as EIC of OMEGA

Abstract:

Although as academicians we all carry the burden and difficulties of publishing scientific papers it also brings great feelings of accomplishment to have these published works with our names on them. It is never easy even for an experienced researcher but might be very challenging for the newcomers. In this presentation, we will take you behind the scenes and demystify the process by looking at submissions from the Editor-in-Chief’s point of view. Over the last 18 years we have processed 15,000 manuscripts and only 13% were accepted. What are the characteristics of those select successful ones? Do they have anything in common? We will discuss the evolution of OMEGA over the last 18 years, trends in submissions, acceptance rate and Impact Factor, Editorial Advisory Board structure, responsibilities and manuscript flaw. As an EIC I am looking at title, abstract, key words, paper, examples, conclusions, references, appendices, cover letter and similarity index. Finally, we will discuss revised papers. At the end of the presentation the audience will have a better understanding of the review process and how to succeed in submission papers.

Lecturer: Benjamin Lev

Date/Time: 9:20 – 10:10AM, 15 Dec, 2019

Location: Room A0305, CEM Building, Jiangjun Rd. Campus

Brief introduction of the lecturer:

Benjamin Lev is the Professor of Drexel University, the Fellow of INFORMS, Former Vice Chair of the INFORMS and TIMS Institutes. Also, he is the editor-in-chief of OMEGA (one of the top of international management science journals), the editor-in-chief of Interfaces Book Review, the International Abstracts of OR, Operations Research Perspective Journal, etc. His research nterests include Inventory Management, Mathematical Planning, Operation Management and Scheduling, and he has published many papers in top international journals in the fields of management science and operations research.