Guest editorial:Travels with the Journal

摘要

Prior to the publishing of the first edition of the South African Journal of IndustrialEngineering in June 1987, publishing opportunities in South Africa for Industrial Engineeringmaterial were somewhat limited. The main publications catering for some aspects ofIndustrial Engineering were the FWP-Journal (established 1961) and to some extent ORiON(established 1985). Even internationally rather few journals existed dedicated solely toIndustrial Engineering with notable exceptions being the IIE-Transactions (established 1969)and Computers and Industrial Engineering (established 1975) both from the United States ofAmerica. At present the Directory of Open Access Journals lists a total of 18 journals withIndustrial Engineering as their main subject area.