Journal profile · OPERATIONS RESEARCH & MANAGEMENT SCIENCE
Opsearch
ISSN 0030-3887 · eISSN 0975-0320 · Springer Nature · 4 issues per year
Opsearch: CAS Zone 4 · Management (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.7 (journal website); subscription journal; APC about USD 3,290; median 332 days to acceptance (89 articles, last 24 months); 175 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Opsearch is published by Springer Nature 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 Supply Chain and Inventory Management, Optimization and Mathematical Programming and Sustainable Supply Chain Management, together about 31.1% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
OPSEARCH is the official journal of the Operational Research Society of India, dedicated to publishing original, high-quality research in the field of Operational Research and its related disciplines. Our goal is to advance the theory, methodology, and application of operational research, addressing complex decision-making and optimization challenges across various sectors. The journal welcomes contributions that cover a broad range of topics, including, but not limited to: Modelling and analysis of operational research problems Optimization techniques and algorithms Decision analysis and risk management Simulation and modeling Supply chain management and logistics Operations management and quality control Multi-criteria decision-making Generative AI in modeling and analysis of operations research problems Applications of operational research in industries such as healthcare, finance, transportation, and telecommunications We encourage interdisciplinary research that integrates operational research with fields such as data science, economics, and engineering, promoting innovative solutions to real-world problems. Through a rigorous peer-review process, OPSEARCH aims to provide a platform for researchers and practitioners to share their findings, foster collaboration, and enhance the impact of operational research in both academic and practical contexts.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): OPERATIONS RESEARCH & MANAGEMENT SCIENCE
Editor-in-chief Angappa GunasekaranPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 2%); most named India 35, United States 6, United Kingdom 2, Canada 2, Mainland China 1 (52 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Supply Chain and Inventory ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting11.9%
- Optimization and Mathematical ProgrammingEngineering10.5%
- Sustainable Supply Chain ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting8.7%
- Multi-Criteria Decision MakingDecision Sciences7.8%
- Advanced Queuing Theory AnalysisBusiness, Management and Accounting7.2%
- Optimization and Variational AnalysisComputer Science6.3%
- Advanced Optimization Algorithms ResearchMathematics4.8%
- Advanced Manufacturing and Logistics OptimizationEngineering4.4%
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 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Operations Research & Management Science | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
INSPECzbMATHPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, Naver, OCLC, Portico, CLOCKSS, RePEc
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
- 1.7Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.7Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.36LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.89LetPub ·
- h-index
- 41OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 372OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.89OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 17.6%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 4.67%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 174LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 103,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,683 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 212 | 17 | 53 |
| 2025 | 175 | 8 | 335 |
| 2024 | 184 | 14 | 692 |
| 2023 | 96 | 12 | 668 |
| 2022 | 48 | 9 | 407 |
| 2021 | 72 | 7 | 834 |
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
332 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 198 days – 546 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 23 days (111 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 374 days
- Sample
- 89 articles with submission and acceptance dates (420 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
- Submission to first decision
- 52 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Single-anonymous peer reviewPublisher website · model-extracted
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.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,290 / EUR 2,690 / GBP 2,390 | — | — |
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 prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 150–250 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 4
- Reference style
- APA
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Trial registration / reporting guidelines
- AI use Generative AI Images
Please check Springer’s policy on generative AI images and make sure your work adheres to the principles described therein. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Authorship principles
These guidelines describe authorship principles and good authorship practices to which prospective authors should adhere to. Authorship clarified The Journal and Publisher assume all authors agreed with the content and that all gave explicit consent to submit and that they obtained consent from the responsible authorities at the institute/organization where the work has been carried out, before th…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Disclosures and declarations
All authors are requested to include information regarding sources of funding, financial or non-financial interests, study-specific approval by the appropriate ethics committee for research involving humans and/or animals, informed consent if the research involved human participants, and a statement on welfare of animals if the research involved animals (as appropriate). The decision whether such …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
COPE member Model summary
This journal is committed to upholding the integrity of the scientific record. As a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) the journal will follow the COPE guidelines on how to deal with potential acts of misconduct.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
Open Choice articles do not require transfer of copyright as the copyright remains with the author. In opting for open access, the author(s) agree to publish the article under a Creative Commons license. Details of the OA licences offered to authors can be found on the individual journal website, in the journal's How to publish with us guide. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access publishing
To find out more about publishing your work Open Access in OPSEARCH, including information on fees, funding and licences, visit our Open access publishing page. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Single-blind peer review
Single-blind peer review Model summary
This journal follows a single-blind reviewing procedure. This journal also publishes special/guest-edited issues. The peer review process for these articles is the same as the peer review process of the journal in general. Additionally, if a guest editor authors an article in their issue/collection, they will not handle the peer review process.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Trial registration / reporting guidelines Clinical Trial Registration
The World Health Organization (WHO) definition of a clinical trial is "any research study that prospectively assigns human participants or groups of humans to one or more health-related interventions to evaluate the effects on health outcomes". The WHO defines health interventions as “A health intervention is an act performed for, with or on behalf of a person or population whose purpose is to ass…
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
- Springer Nature
- Frequency
- 4 issues per year
- ISSN
- 0030-3887
- Electronic ISSN
- 0975-0320
- Society / sponsor
- Operational Research Society of India
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 63, Issue 3 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Opsearch
What CAS zone is Opsearch in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Opsearch 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 3 of Management. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Opsearch?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 1.7 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 3.5, h-index 41.
How long does peer review take at Opsearch?
Based on the dates recorded on 89 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 332 days (interquartile range 198–546 days). 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 Opsearch?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 150–250 words; Keywords: ≥ 4; Reference style: APA; Suggested reviewers: 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 Opsearch based?
Of the 52 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 2%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are India (35), United States (6) and United Kingdom (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Opsearch?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Opsearch is indexed in ESCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists INSPEC and zbMATH; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Opsearch open access, and what is the APC?
Opsearch is a subscription journal. APC about USD 3,290.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .