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Editor-in-Chief, Organization Science

Deadline for Nominations: April 15, 2022

The final term of Professor Gautam Ahuja as editor-in-chief of Organization Science will expire on December 31, 2022. Based on recommendations from the INFORMS Publications Committee, the president of INFORMS has appointed a committee to conduct a full search for a new editor-in-chief. The committee intends to propose a candidate for approval by INFORMS no later than June 1, 2022.

All members of INFORMS are invited to participate in this process. The committee seeks your opinions and comments on (1) the current state of the journal; (2) recommendations for change, if any; and (3) candidates for editor-in-chief.

Qualifications for the editor-in-chief of Organization Science will include:

• A demonstrated interest in a broad range of topics in the field
• An established record of excellence in research in the field
• Dedication and enthusiasm for Organization Science
• Significant editorial experience
• Vision of the role of scholarly publications in the electronic and open-access age
• Interest in continuous improvement and new means of extending the reach of the journal to new geographies, topics, and approaches
• Commitment to the workload involved
• Ability to effectively, efficiently, and equitably manage the editorial board and the editorial process
• Strong communication skills and demonstrated ability to work with people

Further information about the journal is available at the Organization Sciencewebsite: https://pubsonline.informs.org/journal/orsc.

The committee is chaired by Cristina Gibson (Pepperdine University), and includes as committee members: Jennifer Gibbs (University of California, Santa Barbara), Gudela Grote (ETH Zurich), Jeffrey Sanchez-Burks (University of Michigan), Mary Zellmer-Bruhn (University of Minnesota), and committee liaison from the INFORMS Publications Committee, Yuqing Ren (University of Minnesota).

Please submit comments, recommendations, and nominations (including self-nominations) by April 15, 2022. Nominations should include a 1-page letter outlining the candidate's qualifications; additional information will be requested from finalists.

The letter should be sent by email to the Chair of the Organization Science Editorial Search Committee:

Professor Cristina Gibson
Pepperdine Graziadio Business School
Pepperdine University
cristina.gibson@pepperdine.edu