INFOR

Taylor and Francis Ltd. · Canada

ISSN0315-5986eISSN1916-0615

SJR Q3✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q3. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 75% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.348

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.541

Total Worksi

1,610

Total Citationsi

19,641

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.59

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

INFOR: Information Systems and Operational Research aims to expand the discussion of research in mathematical optimization, operations research, operations management, algorithms, and set (abstract data type). The journal explores the intersection of information systems and operational research.

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General Information

Country / RegionCanada

Primary Language—

1st Year Published—

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive

Total Publications1,610

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

5/11 · 45%

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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?

0315-5986 / 1916-0615

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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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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?

N/A

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

236

2019

271

2020

166

2021

2022

121

2023

154

2024

2025

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 ApplicationsQ3

Information SystemsQ3

Management Science and Operations ResearchQ3

Signal ProcessingQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Computer Science, Information SystemsOperations Research & Management Science

Scopus Categories

Information SystemsComputer Science ApplicationsManagement Science and Operations ResearchSignal Processing

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Vehicle Routing Optimization MethodsScheduling and Optimization AlgorithmsAdvanced Manufacturing and Logistics OptimizationSupply Chain and Inventory ManagementAdvanced Queuing Theory Analysis

Frequently asked questions about INFOR

Is INFOR a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for INFOR: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of INFOR?

INFOR 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 1.59.

Is INFOR indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

INFOR is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.