Journal profile · OPERATIONS RESEARCH & MANAGEMENT SCIENCE
Advances in Operations Research
ISSN 1687-9147 · eISSN 1687-9155 · Hindawi Limited · United Kingdom
Advances in Operations Research: fully open access; APC about USD 1,080; review about 19 weeks (community reports); 5 articles a year; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Advances in Operations Research is published by Hindawi Limited. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Optimization and Mathematical Programming, Supply Chain and Inventory Management and Multi-Criteria Decision Making, together about 27% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Advances in Operations Research is a peer-reviewed, Open Access journal that publishes original research articles as well as review articles contributing to the theory and methodology of operational research.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): OPERATIONS RESEARCH & MANAGEMENT SCIENCE
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 4%); most named Taiwan, China 3, India 3, Greece 3, United States 2, United Kingdom 2 (26 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Optimization and Mathematical ProgrammingEngineering10.1%
- Supply Chain and Inventory ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting9.8%
- Multi-Criteria Decision MakingDecision Sciences7.2%
- Scheduling and Optimization AlgorithmsEngineering6.9%
- Vehicle Routing Optimization MethodsEngineering6.3%
- Advanced Queuing Theory AnalysisBusiness, Management and Accounting6%
- Advanced Optimization Algorithms ResearchMathematics5.7%
- Optimization and Variational AnalysisComputer Science4.7%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
ESCIWeb of ScienceINSPECCASMathSciNetzbMATHDBLPDOAJPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, CNKI, J-Gate, RePEc
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.3LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.37LetPub ·
- h-index
- 23OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 66OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.5OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 5LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 185 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | 3 | 10 |
| 2023 | 5 | 5 | 16 |
| 2022 | 13 | 12 | 74 |
| 2021 | 7 | 7 | 16 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 19 weeksLetPub ·
- Peer review
- Anonymous peer reviewLetPub
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Fully open accessLetPub
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 1,080 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 1,050 | Yes | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Hindawi Limited
- Country or region
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1687-9147
- Electronic ISSN
- 1687-9155
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Advances in Operations Research
How long does peer review take at Advances in Operations Research?
Authors report an average review time of about 19 weeks. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Where are the editorial board members of Advances in Operations Research based?
Of the 26 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 4%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Taiwan, China (3), India (3) and Greece (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Advances in Operations Research?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Advances in Operations Research is indexed in Scopus. The journal's website also lists ESCI, Web of Science, INSPEC, CAS, MathSciNet, zbMATH, DBLP and DOAJ; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Advances in Operations Research open access, and what is the APC?
Advances in Operations Research is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 1,080.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-25). Last updated: .