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Journal of the Operational Research Society

Taylor and Francis Ltd. · United Kingdom

ISSN0160-5682eISSN1476-9360

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total60

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

0.917

H-Index

286

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.258

Total Works

18,061

Total Citations

578,396

2yr Mean Citedness

1.83

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Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The Journal of the Operational Research Society aims to present papers covering the theory, practice, history, or methodology of operational research (OR). It seeks contributions that advance OR as an applied science, including topics such as algorithm, queueing theory, and heuristics.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyMonthly

StatusActive

Total Publications18,061

Publisher OrgPalgrave Macmillan

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Taylor and Francis Ltd.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0160-5682 / 1476-9360

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Management Information SystemsQ1

Management Science and Operations ResearchQ1

Modeling and SimulationQ1

Statistics, Probability and UncertaintyQ1

MarketingQ2

Strategy and ManagementQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

ManagementOperations Research & Management Science

Scopus Categories

Statistics, Probability and UncertaintyStrategy and ManagementManagement Science and Operations ResearchManagement Information SystemsModeling and SimulationMarketing

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Complex Systems and Decision MakingScheduling and Optimization AlgorithmsAdvanced Manufacturing and Logistics OptimizationSupply Chain and Inventory ManagementOptimization and Mathematical Programming