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Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization

Springer Verlag · Germany · Est. 1989

ISSN1615-1488

SJR Q1✓ 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.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

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📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

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

SJR Scorei

1.072

H-Indexi

171

SNIPi

1.521

Total Worksi

5,559

Total Citationsi

216,484

2yr Mean Citednessi

3.30

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

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.

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

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 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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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

Articles published

Citations received

259

8.7k

2019

337

9.3k

2020

334

7.8k

2021

352

6.4k

2022

243

3.2k

2023

224

1.9k

2024

274

999

2025

187

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.

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

Frequently asked questions about Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization

Is Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization: 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 Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization?

Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization 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 3.30.

Is Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.