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International Journal of Operational Research

Inderscience Enterprises Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 2005

ISSN1745-7653

SJR Q4✓ Scopus / SJR

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Bottom 25%

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

SJR Scorei

0.238

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.462

Total Worksi

2,261

Total Citationsi

9,748

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.32

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Management Science and Operations Research.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2005

Annual Volume~ 148 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications2,261

Publisher OrgInderscience Publishers

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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

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6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Inderscience Enterprises Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1745-7653

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Indexed in a trusted database?

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

195

516

2019

236

575

2020

180

214

2021

118

247

2022

137

229

2023

146

2024

162

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.

Management Science and Operations ResearchQ4

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Management Science and Operations Research

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Supply Chain and Inventory ManagementScheduling and Optimization AlgorithmsOptimization and Mathematical ProgrammingAdvanced Manufacturing and Logistics OptimizationSustainable Supply Chain ManagementAdvanced Queuing Theory AnalysisMulti-Criteria Decision MakingVehicle Routing Optimization MethodsEfficiency Analysis Using DEAOptimization and Packing Problems

Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Operational Research

Is International Journal of Operational Research a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for International Journal of Operational Research: it is indexed in 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 International Journal of Operational Research?

International Journal of Operational Research is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.238.

Is International Journal of Operational Research indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

International Journal of Operational Research is indexed in Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of International Journal of Operational Research?