Journal of the Operational Research Society

pISSN: 0160-5682eISSN: 1476-9360• JCR: J OPER RES SOCPalgrave MacmillanUnited Kingdom
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2026 Impact Factor

2.6

Released June 2026 · Based on 2025 citation data

↓ 0.1 (-3.7%) vs last year

Impact Factor History

  1. Metric year 2025

    Released

    2.6
  2. Metric year 2024

    2.7

JCR Category Rankings

Journal Citation Reports category rankings
CategoryIndexesQuartile
MANAGEMENTSSCIQ3
OPERATIONS RESEARCH & MANAGEMENT SCIENCESCIEQ2
Q2
JCR Quartile
B4
CAS Block

Journal of the Operational Research Society current release and JCR quartile

Journal of the Operational Research Society's newest impact factor is 2.6, released June 17, 2026 and based on 2025 citation data. The journal is listed as JCR Q2 in this Journal Metrics record.

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Ranking position in Engineering

Ranked #1,909 in Engineering by impact factor and #728 among Q2 Engineering journals. This context helps compare Journal of the Operational Research Society against journals publishing in the same field.

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Journal of the Operational Research Society publication trend

Published 702 papers across the last 5 recorded years with a current impact factor of 2.6.

2026 vs 2025: -153
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Journal Details

Total Articles
18,059
H-Index
286
Open Access
Hybrid
Subject Areas
Management Science and Operations ResearchIndustrial and Manufacturing EngineeringIndustrial and Manufacturing EngineeringManagement Information Systems

Article Volume

2022
160
2023
122
2024
147
2025
213
2026
60
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