Operations Research and Decisions

Aims & Scope

The quarterly Operations Research and Decisions is an open access, free of charge, peer-reviewed journal which includes original scientific papers covering the full scope of operations research.

Metrics & Ranking

Abstracting & Indexing

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

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)
• Web of Science

Subjects & Keywords

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

Licensing & Copyright

This journal operates under an Open Access model. Articles are freely accessible to the public immediately upon publication. The content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), allowing users to share and adapt the work with proper attribution.

Copyright remains with the author(s), and no permission is required for non-commercial use, provided the original source is cited.

Policy Links

This section provides access to essential policy documents, guidelines, and resources related to the journal’s publication and submission processes.

• Aims scope
• Homepage
• Oa statement
• Author instructions
• License terms
• Review url
• Board url
• Copyright url
• Plagiarism url
• Apc url
• License

Plagiarism Policy

This journal follows a plagiarism policy. All submitted manuscripts are screened using reliable plagiarism detection software to ensure originality and academic integrity. Authors are responsible for proper citation and acknowledgment of all sources, and any form of plagiarism, including self-plagiarism, will not be tolerated.

For more details, please refer to our official: Plagiarism Policy.

APC Details

The journal’s Article Processing Charge (APC) policies support open access publishing in Business, Management and Accounting, Decision Sciences and Mathematics, ensuring accessibility and quality in research dissemination.

This journal does not charge a mandatory Article Processing Charge (APC). However, optional open access publication may incur fees based on the publisher’s policies.

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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.

• Gold rush optimizer: A new population-based metaheuristic algorithm

  Citation: 51

  Authors: Kamran

• A panel data estimation of the determinants of life expectancy in selected SAARC countries

  Citation: 13

  Authors: Nusrat, Muhammad Mehedi, Abu Naser Mohammad, Masnun, Moriam

• Game theoretic analysis of ideologically biased clickbait or fake news and real news

  Citation: 7

  Authors: Kjell

• Application of goal programming in the textile apparel industry to resolve production planning problems a meta-goal programming technique using weights

  Citation: 6

  Authors: Zahid Amin, Rakesh, Govind, Haridas

• Human factor aspects in information security management in the traditional IT and cloud computing models

  Citation: 6

  Authors: Paweł

• Combining predictive distributions of electricity prices. Does minimizing the CRPS lead to optimal decisions in day-ahead bidding?

  Citation: 6

  Authors: Weronika, Rafał

• Relationship marketing orientation in healthcare organisations with the AHP. Internal and external customer perspective

  Citation: 5

  Authors: Yusuf, Ali

• Internet of Things in the accounting field. Benefits and challenges

  Citation: 5

  Authors: Anna

• Measurement of Control Power in Corporate Networks

  Citation: 5

  Authors: Izabella, Jacek

• A slacks-based nonlinear DEA model with integer data: an application to departments of the Islamic Azad University, Karaj Branch in Iran

  Citation: 4

  Authors: Zahra, Saber, Reza Farzipoor, Reza Kazemi, Sevan