Journal profile · Operations Research & Management Science
INTERFACES
ISSN 0092-2102 · eISSN 1526-551X · INFORMS Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences · UNITED STATES · Bimonthly · Founded 1971
INTERFACES: subscription journal; review about 20 months (community reports); community-reported acceptance: about 25%; 37 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
INTERFACES 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 Optimization Techniques, Complex Systems and Decision Making and Supply Chain and Inventory Management, together about 39.4% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The mission of INFORMS Journal on Applied Analytics (IJAA) is to publish manuscripts focusing on the practice of operations research (OR) and management science (MS) and the impact this practice has on organizations throughout the world. The most appropriate papers are descriptions of the practice and implementation of OR/MS in commerce, industry, government, or education. The journal publishes papers in all areas of OR/MS including operations management, information systems, finance, marketing, education, quality, and strategy.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Operations Research & Management Science
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Management and Optimization TechniquesBusiness, Management and Accounting20.6%
- Complex Systems and Decision MakingDecision Sciences11.3%
- Supply Chain and Inventory ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting7.5%
- Vehicle Routing Optimization MethodsEngineering5.6%
- Optimization and Mathematical ProgrammingEngineering5.2%
- Management Theory and PracticeBusiness, Management and Accounting4.9%
- Healthcare Operations and Scheduling OptimizationHealth Professions4%
- Facility Location and Emergency ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting3.9%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Management of Technology and Innovation | Q2 | 139/289 | 52nd |
| Strategy and Management | Q2 | 237/478 | 50th |
| Management Science and Operations Research | Q3 | 106/207 | 49th |
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
ScopusLetPub
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
- 3.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.58LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.88LetPub ·
- h-index
- 58LetPub ·
- h-index
- 116OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,385OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.6OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 26LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 4,164 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 51 | 3 | 1,818 |
| 2025 | 37 | 8 | 2,264 |
| 2024 | 41 | 10 | 2,405 |
| 2023 | 45 | 5 | 2,720 |
| 2022 | 48 | 9 | 2,748 |
| 2021 | 58 | 14 | 3,188 |
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 20 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 25%LetPub ·
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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- INFORMS Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 1971
- ISSN
- 0092-2102
- Electronic ISSN
- 1526-551X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about INTERFACES
How long does peer review take at INTERFACES?
Authors report an average review time of about 20 months; the community-reported acceptance is “about 25%”. 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.
Which databases index INTERFACES?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, INTERFACES is indexed in Scopus.
Is INTERFACES open access, and what is the APC?
INTERFACES is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex; 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: .