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Mathematical Methods of Operations Research

Physica-Verlag · Germany · Est. 1956

ISSN1432-5217

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.

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.477

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.934

Total Worksi

3,166

Total Citationsi

40,539

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.73

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Mathematical Methods of Operations Research is a peer-reviewed journal featuring high-quality contributions to mathematics, statistics, and computer science that have special relevance to operations research. Features theoretical and applied papers with significant mathematical interest. Encompasses a range of areas from continuous and discrete mathematical optimization, stochastics to game theory.

General Information

Country / RegionGermany

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1956

Frequency6 No. A Year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications3,166

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?

Physica-Verlag

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1432-5217

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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

315

2019

236

2020

176

2021

199

2022

117

2023

140

2024

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.

Mathematics (miscellaneous)Q2

SoftwareQ2

Management Science and Operations ResearchQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Mathematics, AppliedOperations Research & Management Science

Scopus Categories

Mathematics (miscellaneous)Management Science and Operations ResearchSoftware

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Advanced Optimization Algorithms ResearchOptimization and Variational AnalysisEconomic theories and modelsStochastic processes and financial applicationsAdvanced Queuing Theory AnalysisGame Theory and Voting SystemsScheduling and Optimization AlgorithmsRisk and Portfolio OptimizationOptimization and Search ProblemsGame Theory and Applications

Frequently asked questions about Mathematical Methods of Operations Research

Is Mathematical Methods of Operations Research a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Mathematical Methods of Operations 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 Mathematical Methods of Operations Research?

Mathematical Methods of Operations 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 1.73.

Is Mathematical Methods of Operations Research indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Mathematical Methods of Operations Research is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.