Related to the International Journal of Forecasting, the academic journal of the IIF
Every second year, we award a prize for the best paper published in the International Journal of Forecasting (IJF). The prize consists of US$1000 plus an engraved plaque. In some case, we also give Outstanding Paper Awards to a few other papers, [...]
All the world's human population is affected by the current pandemic of COVID-19, its potential impact on health, as well as related measures e.g. confinement and social distancing, which have an impact on our economies and communities. In this situation, all of [...]
Every two years, the International Journal of Forecasting awards a prize to the best paper on energy forecasting. The prize is generously funded by Professor Tao Hong. This year, we will award the prize to a paper published in the IJF during the period 2017-2018. The prize will [...]
International Journal of Forecasting: Special Section on Forecasting for Social Good The 2nd international workshop on Forecasting for Social Good (FSG), co-sponsored by the IIF, took place on 24-25 June 2021, virtually. The aim of this workshop is aligned with the IIF [...]
We are planning a Special Section on Food and Agriculture Forecasting The fast growing world population brings a critical challenge to humanity: how to ensure adequate supply and access to safe, healthy food. Accurate forecasts provide valuable information to help in formulating national [...]
In recent years there has been an explosion of research based on “text-as-data” in a number of disciplines. Essentially, the text is transformed into data by one of a number of methods which have been developed - the simplest of which is [...]
Every two years the International Journal of Forecasting editors select the “best” paper to have been published in the IJF within the previous two-year period. The Best Paper Award consists of US$1000 and an engraved plaque. At the recent International Symposium on Forecasting in Cairns, Australia, Rob Hyndman, [...]
(Syndicated from Hyndsight) Every two years we award a prize for the best paper published in the International Journal of Forecasting. It is now time to identify the best paper published in the IJF during 2014 and 2015. There is always about [...]
(Syndicated from Hyndsight) Professor Tao Hong has generously funded a new prize for the best IJF paper on energy forecasting, to be awarded every two years. The first award will be for papers published in the International Journal of Forecasting during the [...]
How can we effectively aggregate disparate pieces of information that are spread among many different individuals? Prediction markets, which are essentially speculative markets created or employed for the purpose of aggregating information and making predictions, are a means of addressing this issue. [...]