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IMA Journal of Management Mathematics

Oxford University Press · United Kingdom · Est. 1986

ISSN1471-6798

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE · SSCI) — 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 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

0.616

H-Indexi

SNIPi

1.271

Total Worksi

1,035

Total Citationsi

13,549

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.15

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Management; Mathematics, Interdisciplinary Applications; Operations Research & Management Science; Social Sciences, Mathematical Methods; Economics, Econometrics and Finance (miscellaneous); Applied Mathematics; Management Information Systems; Management Science and Operations Research; Modeling and Simulation; Strategy and Management.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1986

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,035

Publisher OrgOxford University Press

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?

Oxford University Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1471-6798

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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

216

2019

382

2020

423

2021

199

2022

293

2023

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.

Economics, Econometrics and Finance (miscellaneous)Q1

Applied MathematicsQ2

Management Information SystemsQ2

Management Science and Operations ResearchQ2

Modeling and SimulationQ2

Strategy and ManagementQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

ManagementMathematics, Interdisciplinary ApplicationsOperations Research & Management ScienceSocial Sciences, Mathematical Methods

Scopus Categories

Applied MathematicsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance (miscellaneous)Strategy and ManagementManagement Science and Operations ResearchManagement Information SystemsModeling and Simulation

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Reliability and Maintenance OptimizationSupply Chain and Inventory ManagementStochastic processes and financial applicationsSports Analytics and PerformanceStatistical Distribution Estimation and ApplicationsScheduling and Optimization AlgorithmsRisk and Portfolio OptimizationEconomic theories and modelsEfficiency Analysis Using DEASustainable Supply Chain Management

Frequently asked questions about IMA Journal of Management Mathematics

Is IMA Journal of Management Mathematics a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for IMA Journal of Management Mathematics: 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 IMA Journal of Management Mathematics?

IMA Journal of Management Mathematics 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 1.15.

Is IMA Journal of Management Mathematics indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

IMA Journal of Management Mathematics is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.