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- ↑ SOGESCI-B.V.W.B. Annual report, February 2004 Archived 2007-07-09 at the Wayback Machine , retrieved 2012-10-14, detailing the creation of 4OR as a successor journal to JORBEL.
- ↑ Report from SOGESCI-B.V.W.B. meeting, February, 2011 [ permanent dead link ], retrieved 2012-10-14. "Frank Plastria, retiring as 4OR editor-in-chief was thanked for his very efficient engagement for our society’s journal 4OR".
- ↑ Studies in Locational Analysis, Aims and Scope, retrieved 2012-10-14.
