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Annals of Operations Research

Springer Netherlands · Netherlands

ISSN0254-5330eISSN1572-9338

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total90

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

393

days submission → published

measured · last 18 articles · accept 367d

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

1.166

H-Indexi

184

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.618

Total Worksi

9,595

Total Citationsi

273,667

2yr Mean Citednessi

3.09

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

110

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

The Annals of Operations Research is a peer-reviewed journal focusing on all key aspects of operations research including theory, practice, and computation. Publishes full-length research articles, short notes, expositions and surveys, and reports on computational studies. Features case studies presenting new and innovative practical applications. Periodically releases special volumes focusing on defined fields of operations research. Includes dedicated sections focusing on the areas of data science, medicine/health care, and sustainability in supply chain management.

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Frequency8 V. A Year, <Feb. 1998->

StatusActive

Total Publications9,595

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelHybrid

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

⚡ Hybrid journal — subscription model available.

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Springer Netherlands

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0254-5330 / 1572-9338

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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

❌

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

Citations received

377

9.7k

2019

360

12k

2020

556

18k

2021

691

16k

2022

620

8.3k

2023

660

4.2k

2024

541

999

2025

330

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

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

Decision Sciences (miscellaneous)Q1

Management Science and Operations ResearchQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Operations Research & Management Science

Scopus Categories

Management Science and Operations ResearchDecision Sciences (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Supply Chain and Inventory ManagementVehicle Routing Optimization MethodsScheduling and Optimization AlgorithmsSustainable Supply Chain ManagementAdvanced Queuing Theory Analysis

Frequently asked questions about Annals of Operations Research

Is Annals of Operations Research a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Annals of Operations Research: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 90/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Annals of Operations Research?

Annals of Operations Research is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 3.09.

Is Annals of Operations Research indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Annals of Operations Research is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.