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International Journal of Services Sciences  (IJSSci)
ISSN (Online): 1753-1454  -  ISSN (Print): 1753-1446

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Abstracting/Indexing Services and Journal Lists

During recent years, there has been substantial and important growth in the application of quantitative analysis, i.e., operations research/management science, data mining, information, knowledge engineering and intelligent systems, statistics, and related fields to interdisciplinary problems arising in the service industry. IJSSci is a peer reviewed international journal devoted exclusively to research in this important, but under-represented area. It provides the primary forum for both academic and industry researchers and practitioners to propose and foster discussion on state-of-the-art research and development in the areas of services.

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The aims of IJSSci include the dissemination of knowledge, the provision of a learned reference in the field and the establishment of channels of communication between academic and research experts, policy-makers and executives in the services industry and related institutions.

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Professionals, academics, researchers and managers

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IJSSci publishes original and review papers, technical reports, case studies, conference reports, management reports, book reviews, and notes commentaries and news. Contribution may be by submission or invitation, and suggestions for special issues and publications are welcome.

 Go Top  Subject Coverage

IJSSci topics include theory and models, as well as methodology and case studies, with emphasis on, but not limited to:

  • Services sciences, management, engineering and practice
  • Service design, modelling, delivery and operations
  • Service concepts and strategies
  • Service marketing and innovation
  • Knowledge discovery and data mining in the service industry
  • Risk issues in the service industry
  • Operations research and service practice
  • Supply chain management and demand chain management
  • Customer relationship management
  • New service development and process design
  • Service supporting facilities
  • Service project management
  • Service quality management
  • Information technology and communication in services
  • Human resources and development in services
  • Analytical tools for service management
  • Service benchmarking
  • Service in-housing versus outsourcing decisions
  • Simulation
  • Artificial intelligence/expert systems in service management
  • E-services

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Submitted papers should not have been previously published nor be currently under consideration for publication elsewhere. (N.B. Conference papers may only be submitted if the paper was not originally copyrighted and if it has been completely re-written).

All papers are refereed through a double blind process. A guide for authors, sample copies and other relevant information for submitting papers are available on the Submission of Papers web-page.

To submit a paper, please go to Submissions of Papers

AUTHORS MUST SUBMIT THEIR PAPERS THROUGH THE ON LINE SUBMISSION SYSTEM, OTHERWISE THEIR PAPERS WOULD NOT BE CONSIDERED FOR PUBLICATION

All papers must be submitted online. If you experience any problems submitting your paper online, please contact submissions@inderscience.com, describing the exact problem you experience. Please include in your email the title of the Journal.


 Go Top  Editors and Members of the Editorial Board

Editor in Chief

Desheng (Dash) Wu
Affiliated Professor, RiskLab; Center Director
University of Toronto
RiskChina Research Center
Toronto, Ontario M5S 3G8
CANADA
dash@risklab.ca

Editor

David L. Olson
James and H.K. Stuart Professor in MIS
University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Department of Management
Lincoln, NE 68588-0491
USA
dolson3@unl.edu

Regional Editor(s)

Nezih Altay
University of Richmond
Robins School of Business
Richmond VA 23173
USA

Haluk Demirkan
Arizona State University
Department of Information Systems
W. P. Carey School of Business
Main Campus PO Box 874606
Tempe, AZ 85287-4606
USA

Liam O'Neill
Associate Professor
University of North Texas
Health Management Policy Department
Health Science Center
3500 Camp Bowie Blvd
Fort Worth, TX 76107
USA

Book Review Editor

Anne Davey
Northeastern State University
College of Business and Technology
700 N. Grand Ave
Tahlequah, Ok 74464
USA

Editorial Board Members

Bahram AlidaeeBa
The University of Mississippi
MIS/POM Department
School of Business Administration
University, MS 38677
USA

John R. BirgeJo
Jerry W. and Carol Lee Levin Professor of Operations Management
University of Chicago
Graduate School of Business
5807 South Woodlawn Avenue
Chicago, IL 60637
USA

Qing CaoQi
University of Missouri
Henry W. Bloch School of Business and Public Administration
5100 Rockhill Road
Kansas City, MO 64110-2499
USA

Sumali ConlonSu
University of Mississippi
School of Business Administration
University, MS 38677
USA

W. W. CooperW.
University of Texas at Austin
McCombs School of Business
Austin, TX 78712-1174
USA

James L. CornerJa
Head, Department of Management Systems
University of Waikato
Waikato Management School
Private Bag 3105
Hamilton
NEW ZEALAND

Dursun DelenDu
Oklahoma State University
William S. Spears School of Business
426 Business
Stillwater, OK 74078-4011
USA

Jozsef DombiJo
University of Szeged
Institute of Informatics
Arpad ter 2.
6720 Szeged
HUNGARY

Zhimin HuangZh
Adelphi University
Department of Management, Marketing, and Decision Sciences
School of Business
Hagedorn Hall of Enterprise 309
Garden City, NY 11530-0701
USA

David R. KoenigDa
Ductilibility
USA

Eitel J.M. LauriaEi
Lauria Marist College
School of Computer Science & Mathematics
Poughkeepsie, NY12601
USA

Ji-Ye MaoJi
Renmin University of China
School of Business
59 Zhongguancun St.
Beijing 100872
P.R. CHINA

Richard G. MathieuRi
McDonald Bradley Fellow and Head, Department of CIS and Management Science
James Madison University
College of Business
MSC 0202
Harrisonburg VA 22807
USA

Alexander MechitovAl
University of Montevallo
Michael E. Stephens College of Business
209C Comer Hall
Montevallo, AL 35115
USA

Helen M. MoshkovichHe
University of Montevallo
Michael E. Stephens College of Business
Montevallo, AL 35115
USA

Krish MuralidharKr
University of Kentucky
School of Management
Lexington KY 40506
USA

Lorenzo PeccatiLo
Bocconi University
Department of Decision Sciences (DECIS)
Via Sarfatti 25
20136 Milan
ITALY

Thomas L. SaatyTh
University Chair and Professor
University of Pittsburgh
Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business
Pittsburgh, PA 15260
USA

Luis A. SecoLu
University of Toronto
Department of Mathematics
100 St. George St.
Toronto ON M5S 3G3
CANADA

Ramesh ShardaRa
Oklahoma State University
College of Business Administration
Stillwater, OK 74078
USA

H. David ShermanH.
Northeastern University
Department of Accounting
404 Hayden Hall, 365 Huntington Ave
Boston, MA 02115
USA

Yong ShiYo
Graduate School, Chinese Academy of Sciences
University of Nebraska at Omaha
College of Information Science and Technology
Omaha NE 68182-0572
USA

Jung Pil ShimJu
Mississippi State University
Department of Management & Information Systems
P.O. Box 9581
302P McCool Hall
Mississippi State, MS 39762
USA

Gary StadingGa
University of Houston-Downtown
Department of Management, Marketing, and Business Administration
Houston, TX 77002
USA

Antonie StamAn
University of Missouri - Columbia
Department of Management
Columbia, MO 65211
USA

Marko TorkkeliMa
Professor of ICT Business, Kouvola Research Unit
Lappeenranta University of Technology
Department of Industrial Engineering and Management
FINLAND

Bartel Van De WalleBa
Tilburg University
Center
Faculty of Economics and Business Administration
P.O. Box 90153
NL-5000 LE Tilburg
NETHERLANDS

Munirpallam A. VenkataramananMu
Lawrence D. Glaubinger Professor of Business Administration; Chairperson, Undergraduate Programs
Indiana University
Kelley School of Business
1309 East Tenth Street
Bloomington, IN 47405-1701
USA

Jyrki WalleniusJy
Director
Helsinki School of Economics (HSE)
International Centre
Runeberginkatu 14-16
00100 Helsinki
FINLAND

Keith WomerKe
Professor of Management Science and Dean
University of Missouri-St. Louis
College of Business Administration
St. Louis MO 63121-4499
USA

Lotfi A. ZadehLo
Director, Berkeley Initiative in Soft Computing (BISC)
University of California, Berkeley
Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences
Berkeley, CA 94720 -1776
USA

Stelios H. ZanakisSt
Florida International University
Chapman Graduate School of Business
RB 252A
Miami, FL 33199
USA

George ZhangGe
Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA 98225, USA and
Simon Fraser University
Faculty of Business Administration
Burnaby, British Columbia V5A 1S6
CANADA

Dan ZhuDa
Associate Professor of Management Information Systems
Iowa State University
Department of Logistics, Operations and MIS (LOMIS)
Ames, IA 50011
USA


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