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Optimization

Taylor and Francis Ltd. · United Kingdom

ISSN1029-4945

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?

375

days submission → published

measured · last 20 articles · accept 360d

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.753

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.372

Total Worksi

4,750

Total Citationsi

44,994

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.08

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Optimization publishes research articles on mathematical programming and operations research. It covers all aspects of optimization, including theory, algorithms, computational studies, and applications in various scientific and engineering domains.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyBimonthly

StatusActive

Total Publications4,750

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?

1029-4945

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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

155

1.9k

2019

193

1.9k

2020

150

2021

161

952

2022

136

510

2023

208

421

2024

161

119

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.

Control and OptimizationQ1

Applied MathematicsQ2

Management Science and Operations ResearchQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Mathematics, AppliedOperations Research & Management Science

Scopus Categories

Applied MathematicsManagement Science and Operations ResearchControl and Optimization

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Optimization and Variational AnalysisAdvanced Optimization Algorithms ResearchFixed Point Theorems AnalysisOptimization and Mathematical ProgrammingContact Mechanics and Variational Inequalities

Frequently asked questions about Optimization

Is Optimization a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Optimization: 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?

Optimization 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 1.08.

Is Optimization indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Optimization is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.