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Optimization Letters

Springer Verlag · Germany · Est. 2006

ISSN1862-4472eISSN1862-4480

SJR Q2✓ 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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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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.589

H-Indexi

SNIPi

1.137

Total Worksi

2,272

Total Citationsi

28,733

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.89

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Mathematics, Applied; Operations Research & Management Science; Business, Management and Accounting (miscellaneous); Control and Optimization.

General Information

Country / RegionGermany

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2006

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications2,272

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

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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?

1862-4472 / 1862-4480

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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

147

1.7k

2019

150

1.6k

2020

160

1.1k

2021

128

621

2022

122

523

2023

200

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.

Business, Management and Accounting (miscellaneous)Q2

Control and OptimizationQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Mathematics, AppliedOperations Research & Management Science

Scopus Categories

Control and OptimizationBusiness, Management and Accounting (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Advanced Optimization Algorithms ResearchOptimization and Variational AnalysisVehicle Routing Optimization MethodsSparse and Compressive Sensing TechniquesOptimization and Search ProblemsScheduling and Optimization AlgorithmsMatrix Theory and AlgorithmsAdvanced Manufacturing and Logistics OptimizationOptimization and Packing ProblemsRisk and Portfolio Optimization

Frequently asked questions about Optimization Letters

Is Optimization Letters a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Optimization Letters: 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 Optimization Letters?

Optimization Letters 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 0.89.

Is Optimization Letters indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Optimization Letters is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Optimization Letters?