Optimization Letters
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60 papers with at least that number of citations each
Aims & Scope
Optimization Letters is an international journal covering all aspects of optimization, including theory, algorithms, computational studies, and applications, and providing an outlet for rapid publication of short communications in the field. Originality, significance, quality and clarity are the essential criteria for choosing the material to be published. Optimization Letters has been expanding in all directions at an astonishing rate during the last few decades. New algorithmic and theoretical techniques have been developed, the diffusion into other disciplines has proceeded at a rapid pace, and our knowledge of all aspects of the field has grown even more profound. At the same time one of the most striking trends in optimization is the constantly increasing interdisciplinary nature of the field. Optimization Letters aims to communicate in a timely fashion all recent developments in optimization with concise short articles (limited to a total of ten journal pages). Such concise articles will be easily accessible by readers working in any aspects of optimization and wish to be informed of recent developments.
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MATHEMATICS, APPLIED
OPERATIONS RESEARCH & MANAGEMENT SCIENCE
MATHEMATICS, APPLIED
OPERATIONS RESEARCH & MANAGEMENT SCIENCE
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Academic Intelligence Overview & Context
ImpaQ AnalysisOptimization Letters (acronym: optl, abbr: OPTIM. LETT, ISSN: 1862-4472) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of Management Science, published by Springer Berlin Heidelberg in Germany since 2007. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 1.30, ranking in quartile Q2 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 0.589 (Q2), an H-index of 60.
The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with a publication frequency of Quarterly, an annual output of approximately 178 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $3,069 USD. It serves as a benchmark publication platform for academics, researchers, and doctoral candidates seeking global research visibility.
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