【Title】Some thoughts about publishing

【Speaker】Prof. Stein W. Wallace, Norwegian School of Economics, Bergen, Norway

【Host】Dr. Lei Zhao

【Time】December 23, 2014, 14:00 – 15:00

【Location】Room 412, Shun-de Building 

【Abstract】The purpose of this presentation is to give some advice on the publication process, focused on those with limited experience. I will point out what are the main mistakes made by those who fail repeatedly. What characterizes papers that are desk rejected? We shall see that it is not generally a question of "quality", but rather of framing and presentation. It is hoped that the audience will bring in its experience, and enrich the discussion. 

【Brief bio】Dr. Stein W. Wallace is professor of operational research at The Norwegian School of Economics, Bergen, Norway. He has earlier been at, among others, Lancaster University in England, The Chinese University of Hong Kong and The Norwegian University of Science and Technology. He has published over 80 refereed papers and 5 books. He is on several editorial boards, in particular INFORMS Journal on Computing (since 1990). His main interest is decision-making under uncertainty, with a basis in stochastic programming and an emphasis on modeling.