Journal profile · OPERATIONS RESEARCH & MANAGEMENT SCIENCE
Operations Research and Decisions
ISSN 2081-8858 · eISSN 2391-6060 · Wrocław University of Science and Technology · Poland
Operations Research and Decisions: CAS Zone 4 · Management (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.3 (journal website); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 15 weeks (community reports); acceptance rate 13.86% (journal website); 30 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Operations Research and Decisions is published by Wrocław University of Science and Technology 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 Multi-Criteria Decision Making, Optimization and Mathematical Programming and Advanced Manufacturing and Logistics Optimization, together about 29% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The quarterly Operations Research and Decisions is an open access, free of charge, peer-reviewed journal which includes original scientific papers covering the full scope of operations research. Special emphasis is placed on quantitative methods and their application as a tool to solve economic, social and management problems. In particular, the articles published deal with the following subjects: business intelligence business operations management computational intelligence decision support systems econometric and statistical methods forecasting game theory information management mathematical programming optimization production, manufacturing and logistics project management simulation The papers presented contain substantial theoretical discussions concerning the methodology of operational research and decision making, as well as descriptions of quantitative methods and applications of these techniques to solving practical problems of an economic and social nature. The journal observes a code of ethics based on academic standards. A basic element in fully understanding these ethical rules and abiding by them is reading An outline of the ethical standards of Operations Research and Decisions The full texts of articles are freely available from the Operations Research and Decisions web site according to a Creative Commons Licence (CC BY-NC-ND) and, since 2005, through the EBSCO database serving the best interests of the scientific community. The definitive version of the journal is the online version. The journal is published and financed by the Faculty of Management at Wroclaw University of Science and Technology
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): OPERATIONS RESEARCH & MANAGEMENT SCIENCE
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Multi-Criteria Decision MakingDecision Sciences11.5%
- Optimization and Mathematical ProgrammingEngineering10%
- Advanced Manufacturing and Logistics OptimizationEngineering7.4%
- Efficiency Analysis Using DEADecision Sciences6.3%
- Supply Chain and Inventory ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting5.6%
- Sustainable Supply Chain ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting4.8%
- Advanced Queuing Theory AnalysisBusiness, Management and Accounting4.8%
- Game Theory and Voting SystemsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.5%
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 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Management Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Operations Research & Management Science | 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 SciencePublisher website
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 (publisher) 2025
- 1.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.2LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 2.2Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.26LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.56LetPub ·
- h-index
- 10OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 12OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.91OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 21LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 2,021Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 295 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 15 | 15 | 2 |
| 2025 | 30 | 30 | 23 |
| 2024 | 50 | 50 | 61 |
| 2023 | 35 | 35 | 174 |
| 2022 | 31 | 31 | 75 |
| 2021 | 27 | 27 | 136 |
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 15 weeksLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 13.86%Publisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 37 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous 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-NC-ND | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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
- Keywords
- 3–5
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access
- Open access
No APCs or submission charges. Model summary
The Operations Research and Decisions journal do not impose Article Processing Charges (APCs) or submission charges.
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
- Wrocław University of Science and Technology
- Country or region
- Poland
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2081-8858
- Electronic ISSN
- 2391-6060
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 36, Issue 4 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Operations Research and Decisions
What CAS zone is Operations Research and Decisions in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Operations Research and Decisions is in Zone 4 of Management, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Operations Research & Management Science. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Management. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Operations Research and Decisions?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 1.3 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 2.2, h-index 10.
How long does peer review take at Operations Research and Decisions?
Authors report an average review time of about 15 weeks; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 13.86%. 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 Operations Research and Decisions?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Operations Research and Decisions is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Web of Science; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Operations Research and Decisions open access, and what is the APC?
Operations Research and Decisions 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .