Special Issue on “Emergency, and Disaster Operations Management”

Guest Editors: Dr. Bahram Alidaee, and Dr. Mustafa Altinakar, the University of Mississippi

Natural and man-made disasters are generally large-scale intractable problems. They have short and long-run technologic, economic, social, humanitarian, and environmental effects that need to be addressed. Emergency responses are an important part of disaster management and response. This special issue of IJSSCI solicits original research papers both theoretical and practical; and in both strategic and tactical aspects of disasters and emergency operations management. Papers addressing the four stages of life-cycle of disaster management (mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery) using analytical approaches are highly welcomed. While in this special issue a concentration is on non-routine (catastrophic) emergency responses, however analytical and practical papers (specially with real data) from routine emergency responses such as ambulance, police, fire department calls management if directly can help the non-routine emergency management are welcome. Papers addressing all types of emergency, and disaster operations management are welcome, including: Hurricanes, Cyclones and Typhoons, Floods, Drought, Atmospheric/Water Pollution, Earthquakes, Volcanic Eruptions, Epidemics, Famine and Food Insecurity, Man-made Disasters, Population Movement, Technological Disasters.

Subject Coverage:

The topics we are interested in, but not limited to (see http://www.fema.gov/ for more information)

All analytical approaches such as (but not limited to) linear, integer and non-linear programming, multi-objective programming, conflict analysis, heuristic programming, simulation, complex graph theoretic approaches, Stuart Kauffman type complexity approaches, hyper-project management, meta-synthesis and soft-OR approaches, and statistical analysis are welcome. Due to multi-disciplinary catastrophic nature of disasters, papers from different disciplines and from different cultural background in different countries are highly welcome.

Submitted papers should not have been previously published nor be currently under consideration for publication elsewhere

All papers are refereed through a peer review process. A guide for authors, sample copies and other relevant information for submitting papers are available on the Author Guidelines page

Important Dates

Full paper due: 15 September 2007

Notification of status of paper: 15 November 2007

Notification of acceptance: 1 April 2008

Final version of paper due: 1 May 2008

Editors and Notes

You may send one copy in the form of an MS Word or PDF file attached to an e-mail (details in Author Guidelines) to one of the following:

Bahram Alidaee, Ph.D.,

MIS/POM Department

School of Business Administration

The University of Mississippi

University, MS 38677

Phone: + 1 662-915-5466;

Fax: + 1 662-915-5821

Balidaee@bus.olemiss.edu

Mustafa Altinakar, Ph.D.,

National Center for Computational Hydroscience and Engineering

The University of Mississippi

Carrier Hall Room 102, P.O. Box 1848

University, MS 38677-1848

Phone: + 1 662 915-3783;

Fax: + 1 662 915-7788

Cell Phone: +1 662 801-7756

Email: altinakar@ncche.olemiss.edu

with an email copy only to:

Editor-in-Chief

IEL Editorial Office

E-mail: ijssci@inderscience.com

Please include in your submission the title of the Special Issue, the title of the Journal and the name of the Guest Editors