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INSTRUCTIONS TO AUTHORS

The principal interest of Transactions on Operational Research (TOR) is to disseminate knowledge pertinent to the advancement of the use of science in finding effective and efficient solutions to complex organizational problems. TOR will publish original research articles dealing with all aspects of operational research broadly defined. Papers published will appear under the following categories.

Invited Papers: Invited papers will be published in this category. This category is intended for state of the art and overview articles.

Research Papers: Papers in this category will be original research contributions within the field of operational research.

Application Papers: Papers in this category are intended to be operational research applications that will be of interest to the readers. These papers are expected to explicitly discuss the problems encountered in the applications and how they were alleviated.

Letters Sections: This section is open to authors who wish to discuss problems within operational research. Discussion of issues raised in papers published in the journal is especially welcome.

COPYRIGHT

Submission of a paper for refereeing implies that it has not been published and will not be  simultaneously submitted or published elsewhere. By submitting a manuscript, the authors agree that the copyright for their article is transferred to the Operational Research Society of Turkey if and when the article is accepted for publication.

PUBLICATION PROCEDURE

Submission of Manuscripts: Papers submitted for publication should be prepared in accordance with the manuscript requirements stated below and a copy should be sent electronically or by post either to the editor or to an area editor. The signed publication agreement form must accompany each submission. The processing of the manuscript will not start until the form is received. Incomplete manuscripts will not be accepted and will not be returned. In order to publish the paper as quickly as possible authors are encouraged to submit the accepted final version of their manuscript electronically or on CD/DVD. See the Electronic Text Submission Instructions for further information.

Evaluation: All papers are subject to blind refereeing. Names of the referees and authors will be withheld.

Proofs: Copy editing of manuscripts is performed by the publisher. If necessary, the author is asked to check the galley proofs for typographical errors and to answer queries from the copy editor. Corrected proofs should be returned to the publisher within 72 hours of receipt. The publisher will not accept new material unless permission from the editors has been obtained. Authors will be charged for substantial corrections made by them in proof, resulting from changes from the original manuscripts.

 MANUSCRIPT REQUIREMENTS

-        Manuscripts should be written in English or Turkish.

-       Manuscripts should be typed on one side of the paper, in double spacing, with ample margins. Paper should be either A4 size or 8.5" × 11" size.

-         Pages should be numbered consecutively.

-        Manuscripts are recommended to be organized as follows: (a) Title page, (b) Abstract, (c) Main text, (d) Acknowledgements, (e) Appendices, (f) References, (g) Tables, (h) Illustrations, (i) Table headings and captions to illustrations grouped together on a separate page at the end of script. Authors should try to keep their manuscripts within 20 pages.

Title Page: The title page should only contain (i) The title of the paper, and (ii) Names, affiliations and addresses of authors. The title should be brief but informative. For papers having more than one author, the author who will receive all correspondence should be specified.

Abstract: Each paper should have an abstract of not more than 200 words followed by a selection of key words defining the essential content of the paper. The abstract should clearly state the objective of the work and present the important conclusions. It should contain no references.

Main Text: There is no prescribed arrangement but authors should make generous use of section and subsection titles to enable the reader to readily identify portions of interest. It is advisable to begin with an introduction that is comprehensible to non-specialist readers and to end with a conclusion that summarizes the value of the work and, where appropriate, indicates possible directions for future developments. Sections and subsections should be numbered consecutively. Papers should be written without the use of footnotes.

References: Reference should be indicated in the text referring to the author’s last name followed by the year of publication in parentheses. If reference is made in the text to publications written by more than three authors, the last name of the first author should be used followed by “et al.”. This indication, however, should never be used in the list of  references. In this list names of authors and co-authors with initials should be mentioned instead. The list of references should be arranged alphabetically on author’s last names and chronologically per author. If an author’s name also appears with co-authors in the list, the following order should be used: (i) publications of the single author, arranged according to publication dates, (ii) publications of the same author with one co-author, (iii) publications of the author with more than one co-author.

Use the following system for arranging your references:

 Akgül, M. (1992), “The Linear Assignment Problem”, In: M. Akgül, H.W. Hamecher, S. Tüfekçi (eds.), Proceedings of the NATO ASI on New Frontiers in the Theory and Practice of Combinatorial Optimization, Ankara, Turkey, 85-122. 

Çınlar, E. (1975), Introduction to Stochastic Processes, Prentice-Hall, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey. 

Kırca, Ö. (1993), “A Primal-Dual Algorithm for Dynamic Lot Sizing with Joint Setup Costs”, Technical Report No: 93-10, Industrial Engineering Department, Middle East Technical University, Ankara. 

Köksalan, M.M., Karwan, M.H., and Zionts, S. (1984), “An improved method for solving multiple criteria problems involving discrete alternatives”, IEEE Transactions on SMC 14, 24-34. 

Tables: Tables should be typewritten on separate pages, added to the end of the manuscript. Tables should be numbered according to their sequence in the text. The text should include references to all tables. Each table should  have a brief and self-explanatory title.  Vertical lines should not be used to separate columns. Large tables should be avoided. If many data are to be presented, an attempt should be made to divide these over two or more tables.

Illustrations: All illustrations should be given on separate pages. They should be numbered according to their sequence in the text. References should be made in the text to each figure. Each illustration should be accompanied by a caption. Explanations should be given in the typewritten legend. Illustrations should be of such a size as to allow a reduction of 50%. No letter number or symbol should be less than 5 mm high. Photographs are only acceptable if they have good contrast and intensity. Color illustrations cannot be included.

Mathematical Expressions and Symbols: All mathematical expressions and Greek or other symbols should be typewritten with ample spacing. Subscripts and superscripts should be set off clearly. Distinction should be made between zero (0) and the letter “O”; between one (1) and the letter “l”.  The numbers identifying mathematical expressions should be placed on the right-hand side and in parentheses.