Journal profile · Operations Research & Management Science
Journal of the Operations Research Society of Japan
ISSN 0453-4514 · eISSN 2188-8299 · Operations Research Society of Japan · JAPAN · Quarterly
Journal of the Operations Research Society of Japan: fully open access; review about 12 months (community reports); community-reported acceptance: about 75%; 9 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of the Operations Research Society of Japan is published by Operations Research Society of Japan. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Complexity and Algorithms in Graphs, Optimization and Mathematical Programming and Advanced Queuing Theory Analysis, together about 27.2% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The journal publishes original work and quality reviews in the field of operations research and management science to OR practitioners and researchers in two substantive categories: operations research methods; applications and practices of operations research in industry, public sector, and all areas of science and engineering.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Operations Research & Management Science
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Complexity and Algorithms in GraphsComputer Science10.8%
- Optimization and Mathematical ProgrammingEngineering8.3%
- Advanced Queuing Theory AnalysisBusiness, Management and Accounting8.2%
- Advanced Optimization Algorithms ResearchMathematics6.9%
- Optimization and Search ProblemsComputer Science6.2%
- Probability and Statistical ResearchMathematics5.9%
- Game Theory and Voting SystemsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.5%
- Reliability and Maintenance OptimizationEngineering4.3%
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 Science and Operations Research | Q4 | 210/225 | 6th |
| General Decision Sciences | Q4 | 41/43 | 5th |
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
- 0.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.19LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.2LetPub ·
- h-index
- 26LetPub ·
- h-index
- 43OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 292OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.19OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,151 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 4 | 130 |
| 2025 | 9 | 9 | 187 |
| 2024 | 8 | 8 | 239 |
| 2023 | 14 | 14 | 314 |
| 2022 | 12 | 12 | 321 |
| 2021 | 13 | 13 | 447 |
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 12 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 75%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
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Open access
- License & copyright
Open-access articles display a Creative Commons (CC) license and can be reused under the terms of the license. Model summary
Open-access articles display a Creative Commons (CC) license and can be reused under the terms of the license.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Promotion of open access
Open access policy: free access to articles and conditions of reuse including modification or redistribution; over 90% of articles on J-STAGE are free to read. Model summary
J-STAGE promotes open access, which (1) provides free access to articles and (2) specifies the conditions of reuse including modification or redistribution. Over 90% of articles on J-STAGE are free to read. Open-access articles display a Creative Commons (CC) license and can be reused under the terms of the license. CC license on an article page CC license on an article PDF For more information ab…
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
- Operations Research Society of Japan
- Country or region
- JAPAN
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- ISSN
- 0453-4514
- Electronic ISSN
- 2188-8299
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of the Operations Research Society of Japan
How long does peer review take at Journal of the Operations Research Society of Japan?
Authors report an average review time of about 12 months; the community-reported acceptance is “about 75%”. 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 Journal of the Operations Research Society of Japan?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of the Operations Research Society of Japan is indexed in Scopus.
Is Journal of the Operations Research Society of Japan open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of the Operations Research Society of Japan is a fully open-access 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 2026-08-24). Last updated: .