Simulation study of the inventory effect of the scientific paper publishing process

Journal of Information Science

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 414-425

  Yu, Guang ^a   Li, Yi Jun ^a   Yu, Da Ren ^a  

^a HARBIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Inventory effect; Journal publishing process; Paper output indicator; Statistical error

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATE ALGORITHMS; CHANGE PROCESS; INVENTORY EFFECT; JOURNAL PUBLISHING PROCESS; NON-LINEAR LEAST SQUARES; OPTIMIZATION ALGORITHMS; PAPER OUTPUT INDICATOR; POLICY MAKERS; PUBLISHING PROCESS; SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; SCIENTIFIC PAPERS; SIMULATION MODEL; SIMULATION STUDIES; SOLUTION PROCESS; STATISTICAL ERROR; STATISTICAL ERRORS; STRATEGY DECISION;

APPROXIMATION ALGORITHMS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PAPER; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SIMULATORS;

PUBLISHING;

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTATION; ERRORS; FLUID DYNAMICS; INDICATORS; INVENTORY CONTROL; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OUTPUT; PAPER; PUBLISHING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 68249160664     PISSN: 01655515     EISSN: 17416485     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0165551508100833     Document Type: Article

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