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SPRINGER · Germany · Est. 1993

ISSN1134-5764eISSN1863-8279

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q2+18

Total43

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

0.657

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.937

Total Works

1,029

Total Citations

12,794

2yr Mean Citedness

2.06

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Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

The Operations Research journal TOP covers OR theoretical and methodological contributions and innovative applications of OR and Analytics to practice.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionGermany

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1993

Annual Volume~ 20 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,029

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

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Submission Info

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

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

SPRINGER

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1134-5764 / 1863-8279

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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

Times cited

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

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.

Discrete Mathematics and CombinatoricsQ2

Information Systems and ManagementQ2

Management Science and Operations ResearchQ2

Modeling and SimulationQ2

Statistics and ProbabilityQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Operations Research & Management Science

Scopus Categories

Information Systems and ManagementManagement Science and Operations ResearchDiscrete Mathematics and CombinatoricsStatistics and ProbabilityModeling and Simulation

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Vehicle Routing Optimization MethodsGame Theory and Voting SystemsAdvanced Optimization Algorithms ResearchOptimization and Variational AnalysisAuction Theory and ApplicationsFacility Location and Emergency ManagementAdvanced Queuing Theory AnalysisGame Theory and ApplicationsOptimization and Packing ProblemsOptimization and Mathematical Programming

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