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The Indian Subcontinent Decision Sciences Institute (ISDSI) Region will hold its third annual conference on Global Interdependence and Decision Sciences at the lush green ASCI, Hyderabad campus on December 28-30, 2009. The conference is co-sponsored by ASCI, Hyderabad, India; IIT Mumbai, Mumbai, India; and ISDSI. For more information, see the website below or contact Karuna Jain, President, ISDSI; SJMSoM, IIT Bombay; kjain@iitb.ac.in .
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Board Announces the Next Editor of the DSJ
The Board of Directors of the Decision Sciences Institute is pleased to announce the appointment of Professor Asoo Vakharia of the University of Florida as the next editor of the Decision Sciences Journal . Asoo has an extensive publication record and prior editorial experience including serving on the current editorial team of DSJ as associate editor. Asoo has a vision for the journal that would not only sustain DSJ 's quality but enhance it significantly in the coming years. The Board's decision to appoint Asoo Vakharia as the next editor of DSJ was unanimous. We wish him much success as he assumes this new leadership role in the Institute.
The editor's position is currently held by Vicki Smith-Daniels, who has been the editor of DSJ for the past seven years. Her term ends in June of this year. She has provided able stewardship for the journal during her tenure as editor. The most striking contribution that Vicki has made to the journal is improving the impact factor of DSJ vis-à-vis the other journals in our field. The ISI citation impact factor has increased from .764 in 2004 to 2.318 in 2008. According to the 2008 ISI and Thompson Reuters Journal Citation Report for management journals, DSJ has a rank of 21 and an impact factor of 2.318 compared to the Journal of Operations Management (rank, 17: impact factor, 2.42) and Management Science (rank, 20; impact factor, 2.354), and Information Systems Research (rank, 22; impact factor, 2.261). This is a significant accomplishment; Vicki and the current editorial team deserve our sincere thanks for this achievement. |
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Meet the DSI President-elect
G. Keong Leong has been elected to serve as the president of the Decision Science Institute effective April 1, 2010. He is a professor and chair of the Management Department at the College of Business, University of Nevada Las Vegas. He holds a BE in engineering from the University of Malaya, and both an MBA and PhD in operations management from the University of South Carolina. He is the author of Principles of Supply Chain Management: A Balanced Approach, Cases on International Management: A Focus on Emerging Markets, and Operations Strategy: Focusing Competitive Excellence. He is also the author of articles in Decision Sciences, European Journal of Operational Research, Interfaces, International Journal of Production Research, Journal of Management, and Journal of Operations Management.
See other newly elected officers. |
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Decision Sciences Journal archives now online
We are pleased to announce that every issue of Decision Sciences Journal back to 1970 is now live on Blackwell Synergy at http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/loi/deci. |
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DSI appoints two new editors
The Institute is pleased to announce the appointment of new editors for two of its publications. Chetan S. Sankar, Auburn University, will replace Barbara B. Flynn, Indiana University, as editor of the Decision Sciences Journal of Innovative Education, effective January of 2008. Krishna S. Dhir, Berry College, will replace G. Keong Leong, University of Nevada-Las Vegas, as editor of the Decision Line news publication, effective January of 2008. The Board of Directors of the Institute would like to gratefully acknowledge the outstanding service provided by Barb and Keong during their terms, and to congratulate Chetan and Krishna on their appointments to these very important positions.
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