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Optimization Methods and Software

Taylor and Francis Ltd. · United Kingdom

ISSN1029-4937

SJR Q2✓ 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?

340

days submission → published

measured · last 19 articles · accept 314d

SJR Rank

Top 50% 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.625

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.416

Total Worksi

1,851

Total Citationsi

51,397

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.68

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Computer Science, Software Engineering; Mathematics, Applied; Operations Research & Management Science; Applied Mathematics; Control and Optimization; Software.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyBimonthly, <Dec. 2002->

StatusActive

Total Publications1,851

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

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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

thinkchecksubmit.org

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?

1029-4937

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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

747

2019

1.1k

2020

244

2021

313

2022

223

2023

231

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.

Applied MathematicsQ2

Control and OptimizationQ2

SoftwareQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Computer Science, Software EngineeringMathematics, AppliedOperations Research & Management Science

Scopus Categories

Applied MathematicsSoftwareControl and Optimization

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Advanced Optimization Algorithms ResearchOptimization and Variational AnalysisSparse and Compressive Sensing TechniquesMatrix Theory and AlgorithmsIterative Methods for Nonlinear Equations

Frequently asked questions about Optimization Methods and Software

Is Optimization Methods and Software a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Optimization Methods and Software: 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 Optimization Methods and Software?

Optimization Methods and Software 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 1.68.

Is Optimization Methods and Software indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Optimization Methods and Software is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Optimization Methods and Software?