Expert Systems with Applications is a

refereed international journal of expert

and intelligent systems applied in industry,

government, and universities worldwide.

In a few short years, ESWA has established

itself as a prestige venue for published

work, and an increasingly-cited source

of knowledge.

EXPERT SYSTEMS WITH APPLICATIONS.A powerful source of knowledge and citations!

EXPERT SYSTEMS with APPLICATIONS. On the move in influence, impact, and usage!

INFLUENCE: UP

The ISI impact factor is a measure of the frequency with which the average article in a journal has been cited in a given year. The impact factor helps to evaluate a journal’s relative importance, especially when compared with others in the same field.

Ranked 3rd in Influence in the field of Operations Research & Management Science by the ISI Web of Knowledge*

Top 5 Operations Research Journals by Impact Factor in 2009

Impact Factor:3.328

Journal of Operations

Management*

Impact Factor:3.101

Omega International

Journal of Management

Science*

Impact Factor:2.908

Expert Systems

with Applications*

Impact Factor:2.622

Decision Support

Systems*

Impact Factor:2.466

Technovation*

*Published by Elsevier

Citations are UP 304% Since 2006.

2006 2007 2008 2009

ISI IMPACT FACTOR: UP

3

2.5

2

1.5

1

0.5

0

0.957 1.177

2.596

2.908

EXPERT SYSTEMS with APPLICATIONS. On the move in influence, impact, and usage!

USAGE: UP1,474,785 Expert Systems with Applications articles downloaded in 2010.

50 60 70 80 90 100 110 120 130 140 150

Jan/10

Feb/10

Mar/10

Apr/10

May/10

Jun/10

Jul/10

Aug/10

Sep/10

Oct/10

Nov/10

Dec/10

125,954

107,029

140,417

126,298

126,025

107,803

96,959

100,830

107,882

148,946

145,177

141,485

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Jay Liebowitz, D.Sc.Orkand Chair in Management and Technology, University of Maryland University College, Graduate School of Management & Technology.

EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD William Agresti Johns Hopkins University, USAE. Balagurusamy Mahareer Academy of Tech-nology and Sciences, IndiaHans Bergkvist ATTEXOR S.A., SwitzerlandDianne C. Berry University of Reading, UKBernt Bremdal GeoKnowledge, NorwayFrancisco J. Cantu Instituto Tecnologico y de Estudios Superiores de Mon-terrey, MexicoJohn H. Carson George Washington Univer-sity, USAJohn P. Coyne George Washington Univer-sity, USAKimiz Dalkir McGill University, CanadaRandall Davis Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USALance B. Eliot University of Southern California, USAEdward Feigenbaum Stanford University, USAJerald Feinstein MITRE, USARoar Fjellheim Computas A.S., NorwayKenneth J. Fordyce IBM, USA

Ernest H. Forman George Washington Univer-sity, USAMark Fox Toronto, Ontario, CanadaBrian Gaines University of Calgary, CanadaShri K. Goyal GTE Laboratories, USAPaul Harmon Harmon Associates, USAJae Kyu Lee Korea Advanced Institute of Science and TechnologyDusan Lesjak International School for Social and Business Studies, SloveniaBinshan Lin Louisiana State University in Shreveport, USAVladimir Milacic University of Belgrade, YugoslaviaA. Desai Narasimhalu Singapore Management UniversityDaniel E. O’Leary University of Southern California, USARoy Rada University of Maryland, USAJames L. Rash NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, USAWalter Reitman Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, USA

Daniel Schutzer Citicorp Investment Bank, USARandall Shumaker Naval Research Laboratory, USAJames R. Slagle University of Minnesota, USADieter Specht Technische Universitat Cott-bus, GermanyChing Suen Concordia University, CanadaEfraim Turban University of Hawaii at Manoa, USAI. Burhan Turksen University of Toronto, CanadaJan Vanthienen Catholic University, Leuven, BelgiumRichard G. Vedder University of North Texas, USAEliot Weinman Software Productivity, USAMilton White Datanamics Inc., USAJon R. Wright AT&T Bell Laboratories, USA

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Editorial Board