From Operational Research Quarterly to Journal of the Operational Research Society: The early editors

As the 75th anniversary of the Journal of the Operational Research Society is celebrated, the opportunity is taken here to reflect on the contributions made by the six editors of the first 35 volumes. During this time the journal changed from a 15-page Operational Research Quarterly issue containing one paper, which was published four times per annum, to a journal, published twelve times per annum, whose typical issues contained eight papers in 100 pages, with several book reviews. The work of Davies, Eddison, Lawrence, Cuninghame-Green, Haley and Amiry is worthy of acknowledgment and celebration.