4OR

Aims & Scope

4OR - A Quarterly Journal of Operations Research is jointly published by the Belgian, French and Italian Operations Research Societies.

It publishes high quality scientific papers on the theory and applications of Operations Research.

It is distributed to all individual members of the participating societies.

The journal consists of several sections: · Invited Survey.

This section is limited to one paper per issue, and consists of "state-of-the-art surveys" written by prominent researchers on invitation from the Editors-in-Chief. · Research Papers.

This section is the core of the journal.

Its aim is to publish high quality scientific papers within a short period of time, allowing OR researchers to communicate innovative results in a fast and efficient way.

The emphasis on scientific rigor and on innovation implies, in particular, that: o the journal does not publish articles that simply propose disguised variants of known methods without adequate validation (e.g., metaheuristics that are claimed to be “effective” on the sole basis of metaphorical comparisons with natural or artificial systems and processes).

New methods must be presented in metaphor-free language by establishing their relationship with classical paradigms.

Their properties must be established on the basis of scientifically compelling arguments: mathematical proofs, controlled experiments, objective comparisons, etc.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	2.6
2024	1.70

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.749

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	7418

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	217

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Business, Management and Accounting, Computer Science, Decision Sciences and Mathematics, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Generalized Nash equilibrium problems

  Citation: 437

  Authors: Francisco, Christian

• Bilevel programming: A survey

  Citation: 314

  Authors: Benoít, Patrice, Gilles

• Variable neighbourhood search: methods and applications

  Citation: 213

  Authors: Pierre, Nenad, José A.

• Solving the capacitated location-routing problem by a GRASP complemented by a learning process and a path relinking

  Citation: 194

  Authors: Christian, Caroline, Roberto Wolfler

• Quantum Bridge Analytics I: a tutorial on formulating and using QUBO models

  Citation: 188

  Authors: Fred, Gary, Yu

• Combinatorial optimization and Green Logistics

  Citation: 167

  Authors: Abdelkader, Richard W.

• An exact algorithm for team orienteering problems

  Citation: 162

  Authors: Sylvain, Dominique, Michel

• A decade of application of the Choquet and Sugeno integrals in multi-criteria decision aid

  Citation: 159

  Authors: Michel, Christophe

• The Dial-a-Ride Problem (DARP): Variants, modeling issues and algorithms

  Citation: 140

  Authors: Jean-Fran�ois, Gilbert

• Airport runway scheduling

  Citation: 139

  Authors: Julia A., Mohammad, Chris N.

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