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Optimization and Engineering

Springer Netherlands · Netherlands · Est. 2000

ISSN1389-4420eISSN1573-2924

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.573

H-Indexi

SNIPi

1.251

Total Worksi

1,226

Total Citationsi

23,449

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.35

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Engineering, Multidisciplinary; Mathematics, Interdisciplinary Applications; Operations Research & Management Science; Aerospace Engineering; Civil and Structural Engineering; Control and Optimization; Electrical and Electronic Engineering; Mechanical Engineering; Software.

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2000

Annual Volume~ 95 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,226

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

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6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Springer Netherlands

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1389-4420 / 1573-2924

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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

930

2019

1.4k

2020

119

1.4k

2021

687

2022

631

2023

281

2024

123

154

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.

Aerospace EngineeringQ2

Civil and Structural EngineeringQ2

Control and OptimizationQ2

Electrical and Electronic EngineeringQ2

Mechanical EngineeringQ2

SoftwareQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Engineering, MultidisciplinaryMathematics, Interdisciplinary ApplicationsOperations Research & Management Science

Scopus Categories

SoftwareElectrical and Electronic EngineeringControl and OptimizationAerospace EngineeringMechanical EngineeringCivil and Structural Engineering

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Advanced Multi-Objective Optimization AlgorithmsAdvanced Optimization Algorithms ResearchProbabilistic and Robust Engineering DesignTopology Optimization in EngineeringAdvanced Control Systems OptimizationProcess Optimization and IntegrationRisk and Portfolio OptimizationOptimization and Variational AnalysisSparse and Compressive Sensing TechniquesComposite Structure Analysis and Optimization

Frequently asked questions about Optimization and Engineering

Is Optimization and Engineering a predatory journal?

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

Optimization and Engineering 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 1.35.

Is Optimization and Engineering indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Optimization and Engineering is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.