Journal profile · Mathematics, Applied
Optimization
ISSN 0233-1934 · eISSN 1029-4945 · Taylor and Francis Ltd. · ENGLAND · Bimonthly
Optimization: CAS Zone 3 · Mathematics (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.65; JCR Q2 (journal website); subscription journal; APC about USD 100; median 278 days to acceptance (94 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 161 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Optimization is published by Taylor and Francis Ltd. and is in Zone 3 of Mathematics in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Optimization and Variational Analysis, Advanced Optimization Algorithms Research and Fixed Point Theorems Analysis, together about 53.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Computational Theory and Mathematics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Optimization is committed to publishing research on the latest developments of mathematical programming and operations research with invited special issues in each volume and a special section devoted to review papers on theory and methods in areas of mathematical programming and optimization techniques. We support authors whose research explores: Linear and nonlinear programming Variational analysis Vector and set-valued optimization Theoretical Investigations Numerical methods Application-oriented papers that contain new mathematical contributions Authors wishing to submit to Optimization should review the Instructions for Authors. Further guidance can be found on our Author Services website. Authors are strongly advised to carefully check that their work falls within the scope of Optimization before submitting, as all submissions that are not within scope will be immediately rejected without peer review. Peer Review Policy: All submitted manuscripts are subject to initial appraisal by the Editor. If found suitable for further consideration, papers are subject to peer review by independent, anonymous expert referees. All peer review is single anonymized. Submissions can be made online through the Submission Portal. Publishing Ethics The Journal adheres to the highest standards of publishing ethics, with rigorous processes in place to ensure this is achieved. Taylor & Francis is a member of Committee of Publications Ethics (COPE) and utilises CrossCheck for all Journals. More information on our ethical standards and policies can be found here: http://authorservices.taylorandfrancis.com/ethics-for-authors/ The Journal has an appeals and complaints policy which can be viewed here: https://authorservices.taylorandfrancis.com/peer-review-appeals-and-complaints-from-authors/.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Mathematics, Applied
Editor-in-chief Christiane TammerPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 33%); most named Mainland China 1, Germany 1, Singapore 1 (3 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Optimization and Variational AnalysisComputer Science25.8%
- Advanced Optimization Algorithms ResearchMathematics22.3%
- Fixed Point Theorems AnalysisMathematics5.3%
- Optimization and Mathematical ProgrammingEngineering4.3%
- Contact Mechanics and Variational InequalitiesComputer Science3.9%
- Sparse and Compressive Sensing TechniquesEngineering3.2%
- Matrix Theory and AlgorithmsComputer Science3.1%
- Risk and Portfolio OptimizationDecision Sciences2.7%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Mathematics Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Mathematics | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Mathematics, Applied | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Operations Research & Management Science | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Mathematics Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Mathematics | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Operations Research & Management Science | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Mathematics, Applied | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Mathematics Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Mathematics | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Mathematics, Applied | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Operations Research & Management Science | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q2 · best quartile · 2025
- CiteScore Q1 · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of ScienceMathSciNetzbMATHPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, CNKI, Baidu, Naver, OCLC, Portico, ABI/Inform, Australian Research Council ERA list 2015, Baidu Scholar, British Library Inside, CABS Academic Journal Guide, CNKI Scholar, CNPIEC, CnpLINKer, Current Index to Statistics, Danish Bibliometric Research Indicator (BFI), DTU Findit, E-lib Breman, EBSCO Databases, Electronic Journals Library (EZB), Finnish Publication Forum (Julkaisufoorumi), Genamics JournalSeek, International Abstracts in Operations Research, JournalTOCs, Microsoft Academic, Naver Academic, New Jour, NHN, Norwegian Register of Scientific Journals and Publishers, ProQuest Advanced Technologies and Aerospace, ProQuest Computer and Information Systems Abstracts, ProQuest Technology Collection
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
- 1.65LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.8Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.8LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 3.8Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.75LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.75Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.37LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 1.37Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 37LetPub ·
- h-index
- 81OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,260OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.37OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 5.6%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 4.85%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 155LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 85,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 4,829 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 121 | 22 | 20 |
| 2025 | 161 | 31 | 162 |
| 2024 | 208 | 43 | 490 |
| 2023 | 136 | 21 | 570 |
| 2022 | 161 | 31 | 1,014 |
| 2021 | 150 | 29 | 1,122 |
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
278 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 193 days – 427 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 16 days (95 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 298 days
- Sample
- 94 articles with submission and acceptance dates (312 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)
- about 3 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 20%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 30 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 126 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 14 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | USD 100 | — | — |
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)
Article types accepted1
- research articlesOptimization is committed to publishing research on the latest developments of mathematical programming and operations research with invited special issues in e…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Optimization is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the discoverability and readership…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Single anonymized peer review Model summary
Peer Review Policy: All submitted manuscripts are subject to initial appraisal by the Editor. If found suitable for further consideration, papers are subject to peer review by independent, anonymous expert referees. All peer review is single anonymized.
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
- Taylor and Francis Ltd.
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- ISSN
- 0233-1934
- Electronic ISSN
- 1029-4945
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 75, Issue 11 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Optimization
What CAS zone is Optimization in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Optimization is in Zone 3 of Mathematics, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Mathematics, Applied / Operations Research & Management Science. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Mathematics. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Optimization?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.65; CiteScore 3.8, h-index 81.
How long does peer review take at Optimization?
Based on the dates recorded on 94 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 278 days (interquartile range 193–427 days); authors report an average review time of about 3 months; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 20%. 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 JCR quartile is Optimization in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q2 (best quartile). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 3 of Mathematics.
Where are the editorial board members of Optimization based?
Of the 3 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 33%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Mainland China (1), Germany (1) and Singapore (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Optimization?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Optimization is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Web of Science, MathSciNet and zbMATH; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Optimization open access, and what is the APC?
Optimization is a subscription journal. APC about USD 100.
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: .