Journal profile · OPERATIONS RESEARCH & MANAGEMENT SCIENCE
International Transactions in Operational Research
ISSN 0969-6016 · eISSN 1475-3995 · Blackwell Publishing · ENGLAND · Founded 1994
International Transactions in Operational Research: CAS Zone 4 · Management (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.48; hybrid open access; APC about USD 4,030; median 280 days to acceptance (82 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 178 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
International Transactions in Operational Research is published by Blackwell Publishing and is in Zone 4 of Management in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Vehicle Routing Optimization Methods, Supply Chain and Inventory Management and Advanced Manufacturing and Logistics Optimization, together about 29.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
International Transactions in Operational Research (ITOR) aims to advance and promote the methodology, understanding, education and practice of Operational Research (OR) by creating bridges between theory and application and academics and practitioners. The journal also has the goal of fostering the interface of Operational Research with related disciplines, such as management science, data science and analytics, computer science, artificial intelligence and machine learning, economics and game theory, simulation and statistics, applied mathematics, mathematical programming and optimization, large scale networks, computer and social networks, among others. International Transactions in Operational Research encourages the submission of different types of articles, including: Research articles Surveys and tutorials Original or innovative applications Contributions from the industry Documented case studies Experimental algorithmic work Computational studies Methodological developments Theoretical results and new problems (complexity, algorithms) Education issues in OR Special thematic issues or collections of articles, by proposal to the General Editor Abstracting and Indexing Information ABI/INFORM Collection (ProQuest) Advanced Technologies & Aerospace Database (ProQuest) Business Premium Collection (ProQuest) Current Contents: Engineering, Computing & Technology (Clarivate Analytics) Current Contents: Social & Behavioral Sciences (Clarivate Analytics) Current Index to Statistics (ASA/IMS) IAOR: International Abstracts in Operations Research (Palgrave Macmillan) Ingenta Select INSPEC (IET) Materials Science & Engineering Database (ProQuest) Mathematical Reviews/MathSciNet/Current Mathematical Publications (AMS) Proquest Business Collection (ProQuest) ProQuest Central (ProQuest) Science Citation Index Expanded (Clarivate Analytics) SciTech Premium Collection (ProQuest) SCOPUS (Elsevier) Social Sciences Citation Index (Clarivate Analytics) Technology Collection (ProQuest) The DBLP Computer Science Bibliography (University of Trier) Web of Science (Clarivate Analytics) ZBMATH (Zentralblatt MATH)
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): OPERATIONS RESEARCH & MANAGEMENT SCIENCE
Editor-in-chief Celso C. RibeiroPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 5 in mainland China (about 6%); most named United States 10, Italy 8, Canada 8, Portugal 6, Mainland China 5 (81 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Vehicle Routing Optimization MethodsEngineering11.4%
- Supply Chain and Inventory ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting11%
- Advanced Manufacturing and Logistics OptimizationEngineering7.1%
- Sustainable Supply Chain ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting6.5%
- Optimization and Packing ProblemsEngineering6.2%
- Scheduling and Optimization AlgorithmsEngineering6.1%
- Optimization and Mathematical ProgrammingEngineering6%
- Consumer Market Behavior and PricingBusiness, Management and Accounting4.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Management Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Operations Research & Management Science | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Management | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Management Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Management | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Operations Research & Management Science | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Management Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Operations Research & Management Science | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Management | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIESSCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of ScienceINSPECMathSciNetzbMATHDBLPCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: ProQuest
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
- Impact factor
- 3.48LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 3.5Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 3.5Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 8.1LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 8.1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 8.1Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.94LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.44LetPub ·
- h-index
- 44LetPub ·
- h-index
- 91OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,350OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.37OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 25.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 27.6%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 147LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 148Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 261,688Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,229 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 127 | 53 | 33 |
| 2025 | 178 | 83 | 479 |
| 2024 | 182 | 105 | 1,130 |
| 2023 | 191 | 110 | 1,841 |
| 2022 | 162 | 56 | 2,002 |
| 2021 | 175 | 46 | 2,515 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
280 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 242 days – 344 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 19 days (83 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 299 days
- Sample
- 82 articles with submission and acceptance dates (346 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 12%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 12%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 8 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 8 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 255 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 21 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 4,030 / EUR 3,350 / GBP 2,670 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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 prepare1 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 150 words
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints
- License & copyright
Open access licensing: CC-BY/CC-BY-NC/CC-BY-NC-ND Model summary
This journal uses the CC-BY/CC-BY-NC/CC-BY-NC-ND Creative Commons License.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access WALS + standard CTA or Open Access
You may choose to publish under the terms of the journal’s standard copyright agreement, or Open Access under the terms of a Creative Commons License.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Peer review type: single-blind Model summary
This journal operates using single-blind peer review.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints
Preprint policy: preprints allowed Model summary
International Transactions in Operational Research will consider for review articles previously available as preprints. Authors may also post the submitted version of a manuscript to a preprint server at any time.
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
- Blackwell Publishing
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- Founded
- 1994
- ISSN
- 0969-6016
- Electronic ISSN
- 1475-3995
- Society / sponsor
- International Federation of Operational Research Societies
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 34, Issue 1 (January 2027)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about International Transactions in Operational Research
What CAS zone is International Transactions in Operational Research in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, International Transactions in Operational Research is in Zone 4 of Management, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Operations Research & Management Science / Management. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Management. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of International Transactions in Operational Research?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.48; CiteScore 8.1, h-index 91.
How long does peer review take at International Transactions in Operational Research?
Based on the dates recorded on 82 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 280 days (interquartile range 242–344 days); authors report an average review time of over 12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 12% (2025). 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 International Transactions in Operational Research based?
Of the 81 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 5 (about 6%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (10), Italy (8) and Canada (8). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index International Transactions in Operational Research?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, International Transactions in Operational Research is indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Web of Science, INSPEC, MathSciNet, zbMATH, DBLP and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is International Transactions in Operational Research open access, and what is the APC?
International Transactions in Operational Research is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 4,030.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .