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Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization

Springer Verlag · Germany · Est. 1989

ISSN1615-1488

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total50

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

1.339

H-Index

171

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.521

Total Works

5,559

Total Citations

216,484

2yr Mean Citedness

3.30

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Retractions

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Aims & Scope

Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization is a key resource for optimization in major engineering disciplines and closely related fields. Explores a wide range of topics in optimization involving major engineering disciplines. Covers multidisciplinary optimization when one discipline deals with a major physical performance. Examines closely related fields relevant to design optimization. Official journal of the International Society of Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization (ISSMO). Includes practical applications and educational content across a range of industries.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionGermany

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1989

Frequency10 Issues A Year, 2001-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications5,559

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

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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?

Springer Verlag

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1615-1488

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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

Articles published

Times cited

2019

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2026

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.

Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided DesignQ1

Computer Science ApplicationsQ1

Control and OptimizationQ1

Control and Systems EngineeringQ1

SoftwareQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Computer Science, Interdisciplinary ApplicationsEngineering, MultidisciplinaryMechanics

Scopus Categories

Computer Science ApplicationsComputer Graphics and Computer-Aided DesignSoftwareControl and Systems EngineeringControl and Optimization

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Topology Optimization in EngineeringAdvanced Multi-Objective Optimization AlgorithmsComposite Structure Analysis and OptimizationProbabilistic and Robust Engineering DesignStructural Analysis and OptimizationStructural Health Monitoring TechniquesComposite Material MechanicsOptimal Experimental Design MethodsManufacturing Process and OptimizationMetaheuristic Optimization Algorithms Research