Order

Springer Netherlands · Netherlands · Est. 1984

ISSN1572-9273

SJR Q3✓ 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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📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 75% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.348

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.729

Total Worksi

1,481

Total Citationsi

14,482

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.31

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Order is a scholarly journal that publishes original research on the theory and application of ordered sets. Emphasizes research in graph theory and combinatorics, lattice theory and algebra, set theory, and relational structures. Focuses on the theory of computing. Broadly represents the best research on ordered sets, with a focus on ordered combinatorial structures. Offers a platform for applications of order-theoretic methods in various areas of mathematics and computing.

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1984

FrequencyThree No. A Year, 2010-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,481

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

thinkchecksubmit.org

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?

1572-9273

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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

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Citations received

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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.

Algebra and Number TheoryQ3

Computational Theory and MathematicsQ3

Discrete Mathematics and CombinatoricsQ3

Geometry and TopologyQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Mathematics

Scopus Categories

Discrete Mathematics and CombinatoricsComputational Theory and MathematicsAlgebra and Number TheoryGeometry and Topology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Advanced Algebra and LogicAdvanced Topology and Set TheoryAdvanced Graph Theory Researchsemigroups and automata theoryRough Sets and Fuzzy LogicRings, Modules, and AlgebrasFuzzy and Soft Set TheoryAdvanced Combinatorial MathematicsLimits and Structures in Graph Theorygraph theory and CDMA systems

Frequently asked questions about Order

Is Order a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Order: 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 Order?

Order 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 0.31.

Is Order indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Order is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.