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Operational Research

Springer Verlag · Germany · Est. 1968

ISSN1109-2858eISSN1866-1505

SJR Q1✓ 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.735

H-Indexi

SNIPi

1.01

Total Worksi

1,215

Total Citationsi

15,853

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.92

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Operational Research focuses on advancing Operational Research/Management Science (OR/MS) and Analytics through theoretical insights, developments and real-world case studies. Explores interactions of OR/MS & Analytics with other relevant disciplines. Coverage extends to information technology, computer science, artificial intelligence, soft computing and electronic services. Encourages submissions from interdisciplinary contexts, exploring new directions in OR/MS & Analytics research as well as real-world case studies.

General Information

Country / RegionGermany

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1968

Annual Volume~ 88 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,215

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

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Submission Info

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

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Springer Verlag

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1109-2858 / 1866-1505

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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?

English

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

1.6k

2019

1.7k

2020

857

2021

751

2022

673

2023

422

2024

117

228

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.

Modeling and SimulationQ1

Numerical AnalysisQ1

Computational Theory and MathematicsQ2

Management of Technology and InnovationQ2

Management Science and Operations ResearchQ2

Statistics, Probability and UncertaintyQ2

Strategy and ManagementQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Operations Research & Management Science

Scopus Categories

Statistics, Probability and UncertaintyNumerical AnalysisManagement of Technology and InnovationStrategy and ManagementManagement Science and Operations ResearchComputational Theory and MathematicsModeling and Simulation

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Supply Chain and Inventory ManagementSustainable Supply Chain ManagementMulti-Criteria Decision MakingVehicle Routing Optimization MethodsEfficiency Analysis Using DEAScheduling and Optimization AlgorithmsOptimization and Mathematical ProgrammingAdvanced Manufacturing and Logistics OptimizationAdvanced Queuing Theory AnalysisTransportation Planning and Optimization

Frequently asked questions about Operational Research

Is Operational Research a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Operational Research: 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 Operational Research?

Operational 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 1.92.

Is Operational Research indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Operational Research is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.