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Articles in Advance
In an effort to accelerate the dissemination of new research to the operations research and management science (OR/MS) community, INFORMS publishes Articles in Advance, fully produced articles made available online in advance of their appearance in a journal issue.
Articles in Advance are peer-reviewed, revised, copyedited, typeset, and author-approved articles that represent the final version of record prior to assignment to a specific journal issue. The content of the Article in Advance version is the same that will ultimately appear in the print and online issue of the journal, apart from assignment of volume, issue, and page numbers.
Articles remain in the journal’s Articles in Advance section until selected for publication in a journal issue by the journal’s editor-in-chief. Once assigned to an issue, the Article in Advance version is removed and replaced by the final issue publication version of the article. Only the most current publication stage of the article is displayed on the journal website at any given time.
Each Article in Advance is assigned a DOI (digital object identifier) that remains with the article throughout its publication lifecycle, including eventual publication within a journal issue. Articles in Advance are fully citable and discoverable through their DOI immediately upon posting. Because the DOI remains constant across all publication stages, citations to an Article in Advance will continue to resolve to the most current version of the article available online.
How can readers access my article while it is in Articles in Advance?
Articles in Advance are available online through the same access channels used for other journal content. Abstracts are freely available worldwide and discoverable through Internet search engines and indexing services.
Full-text HTML and PDF versions of Articles in Advance are available through member or institutional subscriptions, pay-per-view access, or open access publication where applicable. Readers may access an Article in Advance directly through its DOI.
What is a DOI?
A DOI (digital object identifier) is a permanent and unique identifier assigned to an electronic document. The DOI assigned to an Article in Advance remains the same throughout the article's publication lifecycle, including eventual publication within a journal issue.
Because the DOI never changes, citations and links to the article remain valid regardless of the article’s current publication stage.
Frequently Asked Questions
What happens if I find an error in an Article in Advance after it has been published?
Articles in Advance represent the finalized version of record approved by the authors prior to issue publication. Errors identified after publication are generally addressed through standard scholarly correction mechanisms such as errata or corrigenda. See Post Publication Corrections and Critiques for additional information.
May I post the Articles in Advance version on my personal website or institutional repository?
Authors may post their author accepted manuscript (AAM) in accordance with INFORMS author posting policies. Posted AAMs should include the article DOI linking readers to the official publication record on the INFORMS journals platform.
Authors may not post the Article in Advance or final published version of record except where authorized under an applicable INFORMS open access publication license. See INFORMS Open Option for more information about INFORMS' open access policies and procedures.
Authors should consult the current INFORMS author posting policy for complete terms and conditions.
What happens to an Article in Advance is published within a journal issue?
Once an article is assigned to a journal issue, the Article in Advance version is removed from the journal’s Articles in Advance section and replaced by the final issue publication version of the article.
The DOI associated with the article remains unchanged throughout this process and will always resolve to the most current version of the article.
If an article is published online before it goes into an issue, how can authors cite the work?
Articles in Advance may be cited using their DOI. Although the article will not yet have volume, issue, or page numbers, the DOI provides a permanent link to the article and will continue to resolve to the final published version once available.
Updated May 15, 2026