Journal profile · ECONOMICS
Croatian Operational Research Review
ISSN 1848-0225 · eISSN 1848-9931 · Croatian Operational Research Society · Croatia
Croatian Operational Research Review: CAS Zone 4 · Economics (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 22 weeks (community reports); acceptance rate 48% (journal website); 28 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Croatian Operational Research Review is published by Croatian Operational Research Society and is in Zone 4 of Economics in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Multi-Criteria Decision Making, Optimization and Mathematical Programming and Efficiency Analysis Using DEA, together about 28.5% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The aim of the Croatian Operational Research Review journal is to provide high quality scientific papers covering the theory and application of operations research and related areas, mainly quantitative methods and machine learning. The scope of the journal is focused, but not limited to the following areas: combinatorial and discrete optimization, integer programming, linear and nonlinear programming, multiobjective and multicriteria programming, statistics and econometrics, macroeconomics, economic theory, games, control theory, stochastic models and optimization, banking, finance, insurance, simulations, information and decision support systems, data envelopment analysis, neural networks and fuzzy systems, and practical OR and applications.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): ECONOMICS
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Croatia 92, United States 14, Slovenia 3, Canada 2, Belgium 2 (124 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Multi-Criteria Decision MakingDecision Sciences11.6%
- Optimization and Mathematical ProgrammingEngineering9.7%
- Efficiency Analysis Using DEADecision Sciences7.2%
- Advanced Optimization Algorithms ResearchMathematics6.3%
- Optimization and Variational AnalysisComputer Science6%
- Advanced Queuing Theory AnalysisBusiness, Management and Accounting5%
- Monetary Policy and Economic ImpactEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.4%
- Supply Chain and Inventory ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting4.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Economics Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Economics | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Economics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Economics Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Economics | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Economics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of ScienceINSPECMathSciNetzbMATHEconLitPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, ProQuest, Current Index to Statistics, Current Mathematical Publications, EBSCO host, Genamics Journal Seek database, Hrcak, MATH on STN International (CompactMath)
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
- 1.4LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2023
- 1.4Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.27LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.84LetPub ·
- h-index
- 22OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 59OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.47OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 20%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 16LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 340 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 22 | 22 | 94 |
| 2025 | 28 | 28 | 25 |
| 2024 | 16 | 16 | 44 |
| 2023 | 16 | 16 | 45 |
| 2022 | 17 | 17 | 27 |
| 2021 | 16 | 16 | 74 |
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 22 weeksLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2020
- 48%Publisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 22 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY-NC-ND | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare7 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 200 words
- Keywords
- 2–5
- Reference style
- Numbered, in order of citation
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
- Highlights
- Required
- Graphical abstract
- Optional
- Cover letter
- Required
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteConflicts of interest, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- Conflicts of interest
Copyright Notice Model summary
Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgement of the work’s authorship and initial publication in this journal
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Publication ethics and malpractice statement
Publication Ethics and Publication Malpractice Statement Model summary
CRORR journal is committed to ensuring ethics in publication and quality of articles. Conformance to standards of ethical behavior is therefore expected of all parties involved: Authors, Editors, Reviewers, and the Publisher. Before submitting or reviewing the paper for the CRORR journal, read our Publication ethics and malpractice statement.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Creative Commons Licence
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Licence Model summary
The journal Croatian Operational Research Review, published by Croatian Operational Research Society, is licenced to the public under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Licence.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access
Open access Model summary
This is an open access journal which means that all content is freely available without charge to the user or his/her institution. Users are allowed to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of the articles in this journal without asking prior permission from the publisher or the author. This is in accordance with the BOAI definition of open access. The journal …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double-blind peer review Model summary
The Croatian Operational Research Review employs double-blind reviewing, in which the reviewer is unknown to the author, and the identity of the author is unknown to the reviewer.
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Croatian Operational Research Society
- Country or region
- Croatia
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1848-0225
- Electronic ISSN
- 1848-9931
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Croatian Operational Research Review
What CAS zone is Croatian Operational Research Review in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Croatian Operational Research Review is in Zone 4 of Economics, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Economics. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Economics. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at Croatian Operational Research Review?
Authors report an average review time of about 22 weeks; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 48% (2020). 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Croatian Operational Research Review?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 200 words; Keywords: 2–5; Reference style: Numbered, in order of citation; Suggested reviewers: Optional; Highlights: Required; Graphical abstract: Optional; Cover letter: Required. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Croatian Operational Research Review based?
Of the 124 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Croatia (92), United States (14) and Slovenia (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Croatian Operational Research Review?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Croatian Operational Research Review is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Web of Science, INSPEC, MathSciNet, zbMATH and EconLit; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Croatian Operational Research Review open access, and what is the APC?
Croatian Operational Research Review is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex, DOAJ; 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .