The Journal of Simulation is a peer-reviewed

Peer review

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 scientific journal

Scientific journal

In academic publishing, a scientific journal is a periodical publication intended to further the progress of science, usually by reporting new research. There are thousands of scientific journals in publication, and many more have been published at various points in the past...

 covering research and practice in the field of discrete event simulation

Discrete Event Simulation

In discrete-event simulation, the operation of a system is represented as a chronological sequence of events. Each event occurs at an instant in time and marks a change of state in the system...

. It is an official journal of The Operational Research Society

The Operational Research Society

The Operational Research Society is an international learned society in the field of operations research, with more than 2,700 members . It is headquartered in Birmingham, England...

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Contents

The journal publishes both full length articles and technical notes. These include techniques, tools, methods, and technologies relevant to the application and the use of discrete-event simulation. Domains include manufacturing, service, defence, health care, and general commerce.

Abstracting and indexing

The Journal of Simulation is abstracted and indexed by ABI/Inform

ProQuest

ProQuest LLC is an Ann Arbor, Michigan-based electronic publisher and microfilm publisher.It provides archives of sources such as newspapers, periodicals, dissertations, and aggregated databases of many types. Its content is estimated at 125 billion digital pages...

, Compendex

Compendex

Compendex, the computerized version of the Engineering Index, is a comprehensive engineering bibliographic database. Compendex is an index of engineering materials started in 1884, compiled by hand under the original title of Engineering Index. As Compendex it is now published by Elsevier. The...

, International Abstracts in Operations Research

International Abstracts in Operations Research

International Abstracts in Operations Research is an official publication of the International Federation of Operational Research Societies.-History:...

, and Scopus

Scopus

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