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SIAM Journal on Optimization

Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics Publications · United States

ISSN1052-6234eISSN1095-7189

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total50

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

1.388

H-Index

188

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.789

Total Works

2,916

Total Citations

196,340

2yr Mean Citedness

2.63

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

The journal publishes research on optimization problems, including non-convex and non-smooth sparse optimization, information projection problems, feasibility problems, minimax optimization, variational inference, Gromov-Wasserstein problems, decentralized optimization, shape optimization, multi-objective optimization, and bilevel optimization. Articles explore convergence properties, optimality conditions, algorithmic approaches, and theoretical guarantees for various optimization techniques.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive

Total Publications2,916

Publisher OrgSociety for Industrial and Applied Mathematics

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics Publications

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1052-6234 / 1095-7189

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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

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

2020

2021

2022

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2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

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

Applied MathematicsQ1

SoftwareQ1

Theoretical Computer ScienceQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Mathematics, Applied

Scopus Categories

Applied MathematicsSoftwareTheoretical Computer Science

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Advanced Optimization Algorithms ResearchOptimization and Variational AnalysisSparse and Compressive Sensing TechniquesMatrix Theory and AlgorithmsStochastic Gradient Optimization Techniques