International Journal of Energy Sector Management 
Special issue on: Uses of Frontier Efficiency Methodologies and
Multi-criteria Decision Making for Performance Measurement in the Energy Sector

The International Journal of Energy Sector Management is a peer-reviewed,
inter-disciplinary international platform for disseminating results of
research related to and/or relevant for the management of the energy sector. 
This special issue aims to focus on holistic, applied research on
Performance Measurement in Energy Sector Management and on publication of
relevant applied research to bridge the gap between industry and academia.
We, therefore, seek high-quality papers that will contribute significantly
to performance improvement of Energy Sector.

Subject Coverage
Examples of topics appropriate to the theme of this special issue, include,
but are not limited to:
Methodological topics: 
•	Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA)
•	Stochastic Frontier Analysis (SFA)
•	Multi-criteria Decision Making (MCDM)
•	Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) 
Applications: 
•	Gas and gas industry
•	Electricity and Electric industry
•	Nuclear energy
•	Oil and Pipeline
•	Energy efficiency
•	Power plant
•	Power supply
•	Green energy
•	Environmental concerns in energy sector management
•	CO2 emission and energy sector
•	Climate change and efficient use of energy

Manuscript Preparation 
Please refer to the Journal Information and Author Guidelines for additional
information on manuscript preparation at
http://info.emeraldinsight.com/products/journals/journals.htm?id=IJESM 

IMPORTANT DATES
31 July 2009 - Submission Deadline 
(early submission recommended, referee process starts once the paper received)
31 Dec 2009 - Notification of status & acceptance of paper
31 March 2010 - Revised manuscripts
31 July 2010 - Final version of paper

Notes for Prospective Authors
Submitted papers should not have been previously published nor be currently
under consideration for publication elsewhere. 

Guest Editors: 
Dr Ali Emrouznejad ([log in to unmask] )
Operations & Information Management Group 
Aston Business School 
Aston University 
Birmingham B4 7ET 
UK 

Dr William Ho ([log in to unmask]) 
Operations & Information Management Group 
Aston Business School 
Aston University 
Birmingham B4 7ET 
UK