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Manufacturing and Service Operations Management

INFORMS Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences · United States · Est. 1999

ISSN1526-5498

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

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total90

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

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.

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

SJR Scorei

4.661

H-Indexi

148

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

2.005

Total Worksi

1,718

Total Citationsi

94,157

2yr Mean Citednessi

3.43

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Management; Operations Research & Management Science; Management Science and Operations Research; Strategy and Management.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1999

FrequencyQuarterly, 2000-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,718

Publisher OrgInstitute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences

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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

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

INFORMS Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1526-5498

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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

Citations received

6.8k

2019

126

5.5k

2020

122

4.7k

2021

133

3.5k

2022

131

2.2k

2023

131

2024

142

323

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.

Management Science and Operations ResearchQ1

Strategy and ManagementQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

ManagementOperations Research & Management Science

Scopus Categories

Strategy and ManagementManagement Science and Operations Research

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Supply Chain and Inventory ManagementConsumer Market Behavior and PricingSustainable Supply Chain ManagementAdvanced Queuing Theory AnalysisAuction Theory and ApplicationsScheduling and Optimization AlgorithmsTransportation and Mobility InnovationsHealthcare Operations and Scheduling OptimizationQuality and Supply ManagementDigital Platforms and Economics

Frequently asked questions about Manufacturing and Service Operations Management

Is Manufacturing and Service Operations Management a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Manufacturing and Service Operations Management: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 90/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Manufacturing and Service Operations Management?

Manufacturing and Service Operations Management 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 3.43.

Is Manufacturing and Service Operations Management indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Manufacturing and Service Operations Management is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Manufacturing and Service Operations Management?