Naval Research Logistics

Aims & Scope

Submissions that are most appropriate for NRL are papers addressing modeling and analysis of problems motivated by real-world applications; major methodological advances in operations research and applied statistics; and expository or survey pieces of lasting value.

Areas represented include (but are not limited to) probability, statistics, simulation, optimization, game theory, quality, scheduling, reliability, maintenance, supply chain, decision analysis, and combat models.

Special issues devoted to a single topic are published occasionally, and proposals for special issues are welcomed by the Editorial Board.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	2.1
2024	1.90

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	1.098

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	78

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	4148

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	3563

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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 Decision Sciences, Engineering 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.

• The Hungarian method for the assignment problem

  Citation: 562

  Authors: H. W.

• The orienteering problem

  Citation: 557

  Authors: Bruce L., Larry, Rakesh

• A survey of preventive maintenance models for stochastically deteriorating single-unit systems

  Citation: 551

  Authors: Ciriaco, Richard M.

• DEA models for two‐stage processes: Game approach and efficiency decomposition

  Citation: 459

  Authors: Liang, Wade D., Joe

• A competitive genetic algorithm for resource-constrained project scheduling

  Citation: 322

  Authors: S�nke

• Supplier-buyer contracting: Asymmetric cost information and cutoff level policy for buyer participation

  Citation: 312

  Authors: Albert Y.

• The impact of exponential smoothing forecasts on the bullwhip effect

  Citation: 302

  Authors: Frank, Jennifer K., David

• Game theoretic analysis of the substitutable product inventory problem with random demands

  Citation: 268

  Authors: Mahmut

• The ?signature? of a coherent system and its application to comparisons among systems

  Citation: 248

  Authors: Subhash, Hari, Francisco J.

• The importance of decoupling recurrent and disruption risks in a supply chain

  Citation: 246

  Authors: Sunil, Gilles, Usha

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