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4OR

Springer · Germany · Est. 2003

ISSN1614-2411

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ 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?

184

days submission → published

measured · last 9 articles · accept 118d

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

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.

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.741

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.312

Total Worksi

681

Total Citationsi

12,957

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.93

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

4OR - A Quarterly Journal of Operations Research is an academic journal publishing high quality scientific papers on the theory and applications of Operations Research. The journal consists of several sections: Invited Surveys, written by prominent researchers on invitation from the Editors-in-Chief. Research Papers, presenting innovative results based on scientifically compelling arguments (mathematical proofs, thorough experimental investigations). Industry Papers, on the use of OR techniques for open industrial problems. Education Papers, agreed with the Editors-in-Chief, aimed at improving the quality of OR teaching.

General Information

Country / RegionGermany

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2003

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications681

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

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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?

Springer

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1614-2411

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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

571

2019

388

2020

235

2021

270

2022

143

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.

Computational Theory and MathematicsQ1

Management Information SystemsQ2

Management Science and Operations ResearchQ2

Theoretical Computer ScienceQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Operations Research & Management Science

Scopus Categories

Management Science and Operations ResearchTheoretical Computer ScienceManagement Information SystemsComputational Theory and Mathematics

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Vehicle Routing Optimization MethodsScheduling and Optimization AlgorithmsOptimization and Packing ProblemsAdvanced Manufacturing and Logistics OptimizationAdvanced Optimization Algorithms ResearchOptimization and Search ProblemsTransportation and Mobility InnovationsTransportation Planning and OptimizationSupply Chain and Inventory ManagementAdvanced Graph Theory Research

Frequently asked questions about 4OR

Is 4OR a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for 4OR: 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 4OR?

4OR 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 0.93.

Is 4OR indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

4OR is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

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