International Journal of Forecasting
Encyclopedia
The International Journal of Forecasting is a research journal in forecasting
and an official publication of the International Institute of Forecasters (IIF). The journal is published quarterly by Elsevier
and its objective is to "unify the field of forecasting and to bridge the gap between theory and practice, making forecasting useful and relevant for decision and policy makers".
It was first published in 1985.
Forecasting
Forecasting is the process of making statements about events whose actual outcomes have not yet been observed. A commonplace example might be estimation for some variable of interest at some specified future date. Prediction is a similar, but more general term...
and an official publication of the International Institute of Forecasters (IIF). The journal is published quarterly by Elsevier
Elsevier
Elsevier is a publishing company which publishes medical and scientific literature. It is a part of the Reed Elsevier group. Based in Amsterdam, the company has operations in the United Kingdom, USA and elsewhere....
and its objective is to "unify the field of forecasting and to bridge the gap between theory and practice, making forecasting useful and relevant for decision and policy makers".
It was first published in 1985.
Editors-in-Chief
The Editors-in-Chief of the journal have been| Rob J. Hyndman Rob J. Hyndman Rob J Hyndman is an Australian statistician known for his work on forecasting. He is Professor of Statistics at Monash University and Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Forecasting... |
2005 - |
| Jan G. De Gooijer | 1998 - 2004 |
| Robert Fildes | 1988 - 1998 |
| J. Scott Armstrong J. Scott Armstrong J. Scott Armstrong is an author, forecasting and marketing expert, and a professor of Marketing at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.... |
1988 - 1989 |
| Spyros Makridakis | 1985 - 1987 |