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Discrete Optimization

Elsevier B.V. · Netherlands · Est. 1988

ISSN1572-5286eISSN1873-636X

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

0.473

H-Index

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SNIP

0.975

Total Works

831

Total Citations

13,156

2yr Mean Citedness

0.43

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes research on discrete optimization problems, including graph-based problems like matching and resolving sets, and resource allocation problems such as vehicle platooning and knapsack problems. It also covers theoretical aspects of integer programming, online algorithms, and scheduling games.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1988

Annual Volume~ 28 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications831

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

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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?

Elsevier B.V.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1572-5286 / 1873-636X

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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

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Publication & Citation Trend

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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.

Applied MathematicsQ2

Computational Theory and MathematicsQ2

Theoretical Computer ScienceQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Mathematics, AppliedOperations Research & Management Science

Scopus Categories

Applied MathematicsTheoretical Computer ScienceComputational Theory and Mathematics

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Advanced Graph Theory ResearchComplexity and Algorithms in GraphsVehicle Routing Optimization MethodsOptimization and Search ProblemsOptimization and Packing ProblemsDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesHuman auditory perception and evaluationEducational Robotics and EngineeringScheduling and Optimization AlgorithmsComputational Geometry and Mesh Generation