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Computers and Operations Research

Elsevier Ltd · United Kingdom

ISSN0305-0548eISSN1873-765X

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?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

1.584

H-Indexi

222

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

2.022

Total Worksi

8,215

Total Citationsi

359,066

2yr Mean Citednessi

3.72

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Computers and Operations Research focuses on the intersection of operations research and computer science across various important fields, addressing critical issues faced by society today, including ecology, transportation, safety, reliability, urban planning, and economics.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyMonthly, <1996->

StatusActive

Total Publications8,215

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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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?

Elsevier Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0305-0548 / 1873-765X

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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

Citations received

231

7.8k

2019

246

8.5k

2020

304

6.8k

2021

295

6.3k

2022

309

4.1k

2023

351

2.8k

2024

342

877

2025

172

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.

Computer Science (miscellaneous)Q1

Management Science and Operations ResearchQ1

Modeling and SimulationQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Computer Science, Interdisciplinary ApplicationsEngineering, IndustrialOperations Research & Management Science

Scopus Categories

Computer Science (miscellaneous)Management Science and Operations ResearchModeling and Simulation

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Vehicle Routing Optimization MethodsScheduling and Optimization AlgorithmsAdvanced Manufacturing and Logistics OptimizationOptimization and Packing ProblemsOptimization and Search Problems

Frequently asked questions about Computers and Operations Research

Is Computers and Operations Research a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Computers and 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 Computers and Operations Research?

Computers and 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 3.72.

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

Computers and Operations Research is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.