OR Spectrum

Aims & Scope

OR Spectrum publishes applied and theoretical papers which contribute to Operations Research as a scientific instrument for the development and application of quantitative approaches for problem-solving and decision-making in management.

It addresses all persons from university, industry, business and administration interested in innovative applications of quantitative methods as well as in advances in theory and techniques with relevance to practice.

The journal provides an international forum for academics and practitioners from areas such as quantitative management science, mathematical operations research, and related fields of engineering and information systems.

It publishes high-quality, original papers belonging to the following types of contributions: Surveys, theoretical papers, application-oriented papers, and case studies.

Papers must be written in English.

All contributions are reviewed by at least two referees.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.9
2024	1.40

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.894

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	82

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	5754

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	433

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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 and Decision Sciences, 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.

• Container terminal operation and operations research - a classification and literature review

  Citation: 879

  Authors: Stefan, Robert, Dirk

• Operations research at container terminals: a literature update

  Citation: 778

  Authors: Robert, Stefan

• A survey and annotated bibliography of multiobjective combinatorial optimization

  Citation: 512

  Authors: Matthias, Xavier

• Last-mile delivery concepts: a survey from an operational research perspective

  Citation: 408

  Authors: Nils, Stefan, Stefan

• Tabu search for the job-shop scheduling problem with multi-purpose machines

  Citation: 393

  Authors: Johann, Bernd, Monika

• On the completeness and constructiveness of parametric characterizations to vector optimization problems

  Citation: 388

  Authors: A. P.

• Quality, safety and sustainability in food distribution: a review of quantitative operations management approaches and challenges

  Citation: 377

  Authors: Renzo, Poorya, Martin

• A survey of priority rule-based scheduling

  Citation: 376

  Authors: R.

• A multi-objective robust stochastic programming model for disaster relief logistics under uncertainty

  Citation: 302

  Authors: Ali, M. S., S. M. J.

• Vehicle routing and reverse logistics: The vehicle routing problem with simultaneous delivery and pick-up

  Citation: 300

  Authors: Jan

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