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Road to Open: Despite Challenges, Mathematics Journals Remain Open Access through Subscribe to Open in 2025
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- Published on 16 April 2025
As part of EDP Sciences’ ongoing commitment to furthering open science, this news update is the latest in our “Road to Open” series, which highlights developments in open access publishing through models such as Subscribe to Open (S2O). This edition focuses on the continued, though increasingly fragile, support for open access in mathematics journals. Despite a notably more difficult renewal campaign in 2025, the collaborative efforts of libraries, academic institutions, and the wider mathematical community have once again made it possible to disseminate high-quality research without article processing charges. Join the conversation on social media with #RoadToOpen.
Open Access and Transparency: EDP Sciences Releases 2024 Transparency Report for Mathematics Journals
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- Published on 25 September 2024
This news is part of EDP Sciences’ ongoing "Road to Open" series, now in its ninth update, which highlights our commitment to transparency in open access publishing. Here we focus on the importance of transparency in open access, at the occasion of the release of our 2024 transparency report, showcasing the financial and operational details of the Subscribe to Open model for mathematics journals. Transparency in open access publication, both financial and otherwise, ensures trust, accountability, and the integrity of the scholarly communication process. It allows researchers, institutions, and the public to understand the costs, funding sources, promoting equity and ethical practices in knowledge dissemination. Stay updated on our journey towards open science and join the conversation on social media with #RoadToOpen.
Call for Papers Special Issue of RAIRO-Operations Research on Methods and Tools for Decision Support: New Advances in Decision- Making Processes
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- Published on 05 June 2024
Guest Editors:
Prof. Mourad BAIOU,
LIMOS, Université Clermont-Ferrand, France
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Prof. Fazia BEDOUHENE, LMPA, Mouloud Mammeri University of Tizi-Ouzou, Algeria
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Ismal Boussaada (Managing Editor)
Université Paris-Saclay, CNRS, CentraleSupélec, Laboratoire des signaux et systèmes, France
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Prof. Brahim OUKACHA, LAROMAD, Mouloud Mammeri University of Tizi-Ouzou, Algeria
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We invite submissions of novel research articles for a forthcoming issue of RAIRO Operations Research on New Advances in Decision-Making Processes, with an emphasis on innovative advances in decision support.
This special issue welcomes submissions from researchers, practitioners, and scholars exploring the problem of decision-making. However, we would like to encourage, in particular, the participants of the Sixth International Colloquium on Methods and Tools for Decision Support (MOAD’2024) https://www.ummto.dz/moad2024/, https://moad2024.sciencesconf.org/ that will be held in Tizi- Ouzou, Algeria from 20th to 22nd October 2024, to submit extended versions of their papers presented in the Colloquium.
Call for Papers - Special Issue on Operations Research in the Artificial Intelligence Era: Bridging Foundations and Emerging Trends
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- Published on 22 April 2024
Guest Editors:
Safa Bhar LAYEB, LR-OASIS, University of Tunis El Manar, Tunis, TUNISIA - Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
A. Ridha MAHJOUB, LAMSADE, Université Paris-Dauphine, Paris, FRANCE - Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Nelson MACULAN,Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil - Email : This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
This special issue is open to novel research articles that explore the evolving connection between Operations Research (OR) and artificial intelligence (AI), highlighting fundamental concepts and innovative trends that influence decision-making in today's complex world.
This special issue welcomes submissions from researchers, practitioners, and scholars exploring the multifaceted relationship between OR and AI. However, we would like to encourage, in particular, the participants of the 2024 International Conference of the African Federation of Operational Research Societies (AFROS 2024) https://afrosocieties.org/ , that will be held in Tlemcen, Algeria from 3 to 5 November 2024, to submit extended versions of their papers presented in the conference.
Call forpapers - Special Issue on Innovative Approaches in Decision and Optimization: Theory and Applications Perspective (CoDIT 2024)
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- Published on 18 April 2024
Guest Editors:
Prof. Achraf Jabeur Telmoudi, University of Tunis, Tunisia (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
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Prof. Alain Quilliot, Clermont Auvergne University, France (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
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Prof. Naoufel Cheikhrouhou, University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland, Switzerland
This is a call for papers that make a significant contribution to the topic of Decision and Optimization: Theory and Applications Perspective. It is open to all researchers of this area. We would like to encourage, in particular, all participants to the IEEE2024 International Conference on Control, Decision and Information Technologies (CoDIT 2024), held in Valletta (Malta), July 01-04, 2024 (https://codit2024.com/), to submit extended versions of their presented papers. Contributions arising from papers given at a conference should be substantially extended and should cite the conference paper where appropriate. Moreover, the call is also open to papers which have not been presented at the conference.
Obituary
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- Published on 12 April 2024
Obituary:
We are very sad to announce that our Associate Editor, Professor Jim Smith, passed away.
We will miss him.
https://www.umass.edu/engineering/news/jim-smithRoad to Open: Library and institutional support sustains open access in Mathematics journals through Subscribe to Open in 2024
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- Published on 27 February 2024
As part of EDP Sciences' ongoing commitment to furthering open science, this news update is the second in our "Road to Open" series, highlighting the sustained support for open access in mathematics journals through Subscribe to Open (S2O). The series offers a monthly showcase of advancements at both the journal and publisher level, focusing on successful implementations of open publishing models like S2O. This news piece celebrates the collaborative efforts of the library community, publishers, and funding bodies in ensuring the continued dissemination of high-quality mathematics research without the imposition of article processing charges. Join the conversation on social media with #RoadToOpen.
Special Issue IFORS 2023 - Discrete Optimization and Packing & Routing
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- Published on 09 November 2023
ANNOUNCEMENT AND CALL FOR ABSTRACTS
You are invited to take part in the discrete optimization and packing & routing clusters in the 23rd IFORS Triennial Conference.
These two clusters welcome presentations of innovative theoretical and applied research on discrete optimization and packing and routing. Presentations cover awide range of recent theoretical and applied advances in exact and approximate approches, offline and online optimization in deterministicor stochastic contexts. Academics and students in operational research, mathematical modelling, data analytics, computer science, logistics, management, industrial engineering, system engineering and economics are encouraged to submit abstracts to one of the sessions. Practitioners, Researchers and Stakeholders are welcome to present real life applications and intriguing combined problems requiring the attention of the operational research community.
Guest Editors: Profs Ridha Mahjoub, Nelson Maculan, Ernesto G. Birgin
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Deadline: January 31, 2024.
Submissions via: https://www.editorialmanager.com/ro/
Subscribe-to-Open 2023 Transparency Report for maths journals provides expanded metrics and analysis, marking the third year of commitment to transparency
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- Published on 15 June 2023
We are delighted to release the Subscribe to Open (S2O) 2023 Transparency Report for our mathematics journals* co-published by EDP Sciences and the Société de Mathématiques Industrielles et Appliquées (SMAI). Following the announcement that the journals will continue to publish in open access in 2023, this report marks our third consecutive year of providing this comprehensive overview, reinforcing our commitment to transparency. By presenting a detailed analysis of metrics such as subscription prices, subscription renewals, costs, and usage data, it offers a comprehensive understanding of the effectiveness of the S2O initiative for these titles.
Maths journals adopt new Data Policy to encourage transparency on research data
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- Published on 02 June 2023
Many research papers published in mathematics journals include numerical results obtained through computation. By default, EDP Sciences has a policy of encouraging authors to upload data and code related to their research to an online repository, and to include a data availability statement and data/code citations in their articles. Five of the maths journals published by EDP Sciences in partnership with the Société de Mathématiques Appliquées et Industrielles (SMAI) have implemented a more prescriptive data sharing policy.