Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS)
Year Joined PERii
2006
Resource Name
Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS)
Resource Type
Online Journals Service
Access URL
http://journals.informs.org/
Title Listing
2010 title list (13kb)
Content Overview
INFORMS publishes 12 scholarly journals, including a journal for the practice of OR/MS (Interfaces), as well as an on-line open access journal (INFORMS Transactions on Education).
Subject Strengths
- Operations Research
- Management Science
- Analytics
- Operations Management
- Information Systems
- Decision Analysis
- Research Theory
- Marketing Research and Science
- Computing and Information Technologies
- Research Theory
- Strategic Management
- Mathematical Theory
- Supply Chain Management
Service Strengths
- Full text of 12 INFORMS titles available, current year dating back to 1998
- Clean interface and excellent navigation
- In depth title information for each journal
- Free table of contents alerting service available for all users, for all titles: eTOC Alerts
- Articles in Advance of publication information service
- Full-text articles available in PDF
- Comprehensive search facility
- Reference linking through Cross-Ref
- COUNTER2-compliant reporting on usage statistics
Impact factors
Journal
Subject Category
Rank
Impact Factor
Information Systems Research
Information Science & Library
8
2.261
INFORMS Journal on Computing
OR/MS
28
1.041
Interfaces
OR/MS
52
0.593
Management Science
OR/MS
3
2.354
Manufacturing and Service Operations Management
Management
19
1.214
Marketing Science
Business
6
3.309
Math of OR
OR/MS
21
1.086
Operations Research
OR/MS
15
1.463
Organization Science
Management
13
2.575
Transportation Science
Transportation
6
1.534
Usage Guides
For assistance with searching the journals, visit the INFORMS help page.
Registration Information
Each developing country institution eligible for access (eligibility criteria, 
38kb) is required to register to use Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS). If you have not used this resource before, you may need to check if your institution is registered and identify the contact person who has your access details. To do this, please go to the PERii registration system and select your country and institution.
Access Information
Access by IP address recognition with username and password access for remote users.
Publisher Support/Help Contact
IPOLCentral@informs.org
URL to General Publisher Site
http://www.informs.org/Pubs/
Further Information from your Country Coordinator
The details for your country coordinator can be found on your country page. Please use the 'Country Finder on the right-hand side of this page.
Information for Librarians
Administration Information
To update your details (ie. change IP address), contact Randy Kiefer at rkiefer@informs.org or (443) 757-350.
Platform
HighWire
Promotional Information/Materials INFORMS publications brochure (1.64 mb) INFORMS archive brochure (112kb)
Publisher Newsletter Details
Recent news from INFORMS
OR/MS Today
OR/MS Today is the magazine for members of INFORMS. The bimonthly publication provides a comprehensive look at operations research and management science through news stories, feature articles, case studies, software reviews, and surveys by recognized leaders in the field.
OR/MS Tomorrow
OR/MS Tomorrow is the online student membership magazine for INFORMS. The bi-annual publication provides a look at operations research and management science through featured articles, student publications, relevant job listings and chapter and member spotlights.
Usage Data Collection
Individual usage statistics for each journal can be accessed as follows:
- Decision Analysis
- INFORMS Journal on Computing
- Information Systems Research
- Interfaces
- Management Science
- Manufacturing & Service Operations Management
- Marketing Science
- Mathematics of Operations Research
- Operations Research
- Organization Science
- Transportation Science
To access statistics as the country coordinator libraries will need to know their Master number, please contact Randy Kiefer at rkiefer@informs.org or (443) 757-3500, if you do not have this information.
PERii FAQs
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PERii Help Documents
Please see the online help documents for further information about INASP policy on username and password access, registration, registration record keeping, downloading from publishers websites, access issues and statistics.
Publisher FAQs
Help or see our Librarians web page.