Journal profile · Social Sciences-Education
INFORMS Transactions on Education
ISSN 1532-0545 · INFORMS Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences · United States
INFORMS Transactions on Education: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 52 weeks (community reports); 19 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
INFORMS Transactions on Education is published by INFORMS Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Management and Marketing Education, Statistics Education and Methodologies and Supply Chain and Inventory Management, together about 42.9% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
INFORMS Transactions on Education (ITE) is a peer-reviewed, open-access journal with the mission to become the flagship journal of education science related to operations research, management science, and analytics at all levels worldwide. ITE fulfills its mission by publishing research articles related to education and learning as well as encouraging creation and facilitating dissemination of classroom-tested pedagogical approaches, case studies, games, puzzles, software, data sets, and other educational materials. The link of research articles with OR/MS/analytics can be dual: papers study either a topic concerning OR/MS/analytics education or apply an OR/MS/analytics technique to improve teaching and learning in general (not limited to OR/MS/analytics education). The journal also welcomes research articles that study the education of related fields, such as operations management, mathematics, systems engineering, business statistics, computer science, artificial intelligence and machine learning.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Education
Editor-in-chief Stefan CreemersPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 24, Canada 4, Belgium 4, United Kingdom 1, Germany 1 (35 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Management and Marketing EducationBusiness, Management and Accounting28%
- Statistics Education and MethodologiesMathematics8.5%
- Supply Chain and Inventory ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting6.4%
- Management and Optimization TechniquesBusiness, Management and Accounting6.3%
- Educational Games and GamificationPsychology4.5%
- Scheduling and Timetabling SolutionsDecision Sciences4.5%
- Innovative Teaching Methodologies in Social SciencesSocial Sciences4.2%
- Optimization and Mathematical ProgrammingEngineering3.7%
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.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education | Q2 | 753/1698 | 55th |
| Management Information Systems | Q3 | 91/143 | 36th |
| Management Science and Operations Research | Q3 | 143/225 | 36th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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
- 2.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.4LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.86LetPub ·
- h-index
- 27OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 119OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.54OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 634 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 18 | 18 | 259 |
| 2025 | 19 | 19 | 261 |
| 2024 | 31 | 31 | 285 |
| 2023 | 24 | 24 | 325 |
| 2022 | 25 | 25 | 276 |
| 2021 | 33 | 33 | 267 |
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 52 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 52 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Unspecified 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, CC BY-SA, CC BY-ND, CC BY-NC, CC BY-NC-SA, 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
- 100–200 words
- Keywords
- 1–5
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 6,000 words
- Reference style
- Author–date
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
- Cover letter
- Optional
Article types accepted3, with length limits
- case study00 words). Invited articles, games, and case studies fall somewhere in between (1,000–4,000 words). References References should be listed alphabetically bymain text ≤ 4,000 words
- regular articleITE publishes articles in the following categories: regular article, case study (consisting of a case article, case, and case teaching note), game, and puzzle. …main text ≤ 6,000 words
- reviewITE publishes articles in the following categories: regular article, case study (consisting of a case article, case, and case teaching note), game, and puzzle. …main text ≤ 1,500 words
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Open access, Peer review
- AI use Artificial Intelligence Policy
Generative AI presents many opportunities and challenges for the field of (ORMS) education. When it comes to the review process, there is a risk that such technology (if used without careful thought) will generate incorrect, incomplete, or biased reports and outcomes. These considerations, together with the principle that submitted manuscripts are to be treated as confidential documents, result in…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access
ITE is published open access as part of INFORMS mission to advance operation research, management science, and analytics education at all levels worldwide. ITE articles are published under the Creative Commons license of the author’s choosing; a complete list of Creative Commons licenses can be found at http://creativecommons.org/licenses/. Authors will retain copyright and reuse rights as defined…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Double-Anonymous Peer Review
ITE conducts double-blinded reviews, meaning that both the authors and the reviewers are ‘blind’ to the identity of the other. Authors must remove explicit indications of the authors’ names and institutions and all acknowledgments must be removed. The paper should be written in such a way that it does not reveal an author’s identity (e.g., “I extend the work in my dissertation (Norman 1995)” shoul…
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
- INFORMS Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences
- Country or region
- United States
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1532-0545
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 26, Issue 3 (May 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about INFORMS Transactions on Education
How long does peer review take at INFORMS Transactions on Education?
Authors report an average review time of about 52 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of INFORMS Transactions on Education?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 100–200 words; Keywords: 1–5; Manuscript length: ≤ 6,000 words; Reference style: Author–date; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Suggested reviewers: Optional; Cover letter: Optional. 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 INFORMS Transactions on Education based?
Of the 35 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (24), Canada (4) and Belgium (4). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index INFORMS Transactions on Education?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, INFORMS Transactions on Education is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is INFORMS Transactions on Education open access, and what is the APC?
INFORMS Transactions on Education 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, OpenAlex, DOAJ, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .