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WoS SCIE Q3Scopus Q1SCImago #6,525CAS 3区Hybrid

Journal of the Operational Research Society

Abbreviation (ISO):J. OPER. RES. SOC
Country: England•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q3•Scopus SJR: 0.831•SCImago Rank: #6,525•Identifier (ISSN):0160-5682(Print)/1476-9360(Online)•Articles / Year: 177•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $3,274 USD
Clarivate IF (2026)Q3
2.6
↓ -0.1

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (2021)
94

94 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ3
Self-Citation Rate14.8%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
177articles/year
11.63% Gold OA•98.69% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

Quyết định số 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN ngày 11/7/2025 (Mục quốc tế)

1.75pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 2.6)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20261.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 2.6)
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20251.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 2.7)
🔵 Computed
20241.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 2.7)
🔵 Computed
20231.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 3.6)
🔵 Computed
20221.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 3.051)
🔵 Computed
20211.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 2.86)
🔵 Computed
20201.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 2.175)
🔵 Computed
20191.50đ
WoS Q2(IF: 1.754)
🔵 Computed
20181.50đ
WoS Q2(IF: 1.396)
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Note: Domestic journal scores are officially collected from annual HĐGSNN decisions across councils. International journal scores are dynamically computed according to Decision 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN based on quartile and citation metrics in the publication year.

Aims & Scope

JORS is an official journal of the Operational Research Society and publishes original research papers which cover the theory, practice, history or methodology of OR.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Computer science96.9%Engineering92.6%Mathematics91.6%Economics85.9%Operations research82.3%Management60.1%Business54.9%Systems engineering53.5%Operations management53.3%Project management52.6%Marketing43%Purchasing38.5%Mathematical optimization36.8%Political science32.8%Law32.3%Operating system27.7%Scheduling (production processes)24.1%Management science22.5%

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #6,525Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1978-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Business, Management and AccountingDecision SciencesMathematics
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
0.831

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q1
Scopus H-Index (2025)
134

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
3.59

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,274 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations1,828
3-Year Documents482
Citable Documents476

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)0

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate36.2%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

Management Information SystemsQ1
Modeling and SimulationQ1
Management Science and Operations ResearchQ2
MarketingQ2
Statistics, Probability and UncertaintyQ2
Strategy and ManagementQ2

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
3区 (Zone 3)Management
Minor Category (Specific Field):
3区MANAGEMENT
CAS Early Warning List History:
Updated annually: 2020 – 2024
2020
Not warned
2021
Not warned
2022
Not warned
2023
Not warned
2024
Not warned

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Publisher Review Speed
Updating
Average time to first editorial decision
Online Publication Speed
Updating
Time from acceptance to online publication
Official Acceptance Rate
Updating
Manuscript acceptance rate confirmed by the publisher
Open Access Model
Hybrid
OA publishing option or traditional subscription
Publisher
Taylor and Francis Ltd.
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Monthly
Founding Year
1978
Editorial Address
PALGRAVE MACMILLAN LTD, BRUNEL RD BLDG, HOUNDMILLS, BASINGSTOKE, ENGLAND, HANTS, RG21 6XS
Indexing & Databases
SCIESSCIScopusPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
MANAGEMENT
JCRSSCI
244/426Q3
OPERATIONS RESEARCH & MANAGEMENT SCIENCE
JCRSCIE
47/109Q2
MANAGEMENT
JCISSCI
259/426Q3
OPERATIONS RESEARCH & MANAGEMENT SCIENCE
JCISCIE
55/109Q3

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—19076
20252.7213545
20242.7147785
20233.61221,244
20223.0511602,005
20212.861552,321
20202.1751814,341
20191.7542245,071
20181.3961373,028
2017—1684,482
2016—1373,708
2015—1193,169
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Journal of the Operational Research Society

WoS Q3
0235201820192020202120222023202420252.70
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:2.7

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 14.8%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

Similar Journals in Discipline

Journals in the same research field with comparable impact metrics

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Database Updated: 2026-10-01