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JOURNAL OF INFORMATION & OPTIMIZATION SCIENCES

JOURNAL OF INFORMATION & OPTIMIZATION SCIENCES is indexed in Web of Science (ESCI), formerly ABDC C. Published by TARU PUBLICATIONS.

Checked against the index lists dated 4 October 2026.

ISSN 0252-2667Verify ISSN ↗2169-0103Verify ISSN ↗

Publisher: TARU PUBLICATIONS

Discontinued ABDC C (2022)WoS · ESCI

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Is JOURNAL OF INFORMATION & OPTIMIZATION SCIENCES indexed in Scopus?

No — JOURNAL OF INFORMATION & OPTIMIZATION SCIENCES is not currently indexed in Scopus.

What is the impact factor of JOURNAL OF INFORMATION & OPTIMIZATION SCIENCES?

JOURNAL OF INFORMATION & OPTIMIZATION SCIENCES is indexed in the Emerging Sources Citation Index, so it may have a Journal Impact Factor in Clarivate's Journal Citation Reports. JCR is paid, so check it for the current value. Scopus has not published a current CiteScore for this title.

Who publishes JOURNAL OF INFORMATION & OPTIMIZATION SCIENCES and what is its ISSN?

JOURNAL OF INFORMATION & OPTIMIZATION SCIENCES is published by TARU PUBLICATIONS. Its print ISSN is 0252-2667 and its online ISSN is 2169-0103.

Is JOURNAL OF INFORMATION & OPTIMIZATION SCIENCES in Web of Science?

Yes — indexed in the Emerging Sources Citation Index.

What is the ABDC rating of JOURNAL OF INFORMATION & OPTIMIZATION SCIENCES?

It was rated C in the 2022 ABDC list but is not in the current 2025 Journal Quality List.

Is JOURNAL OF INFORMATION & OPTIMIZATION SCIENCES open access?

No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.

How well cited is JOURNAL OF INFORMATION & OPTIMIZATION SCIENCES? — open metrics via OpenAlex

JOURNAL OF INFORMATION & OPTIMIZATION SCIENCES has an h-index of 35 and a 2-year mean of 0.27 citations per paper (OpenAlex).

h-index

0.27

2-yr mean citations

292

i10-index

3,204

works indexed

11,244

total citations

Papers published per year

JOURNAL OF INFORMATION & OPTIMIZATION SCIENCES published 228 papers in 2025. 2026* is the year so far.

Main topics

Supply Chain and Inventory ManagementScheduling and Optimization AlgorithmsOptimization and Mathematical ProgrammingAdvanced Optimization Algorithms Research

h-index, i10-index and 2-year mean citedness are open, licence-clear metrics from OpenAlex — not a proprietary impact factor. Updated 2026-10-14.

Who publishes in JOURNAL OF INFORMATION & OPTIMIZATION SCIENCES? — latest 68 articles, 2026

In its latest 68 research articles (2026), authors are most often from India (89.5%), Oman (2%) and Saudi Arabia (1.5%). More than half of recent authorship comes from one country.

Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.

Are there integrity warnings for JOURNAL OF INFORMATION & OPTIMIZATION SCIENCES? — indicators, not proof of misconduct

Scopus status: Not in the Scopus source list. No retracted papers are recorded. The Problematic Paper Screener flags 7 of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.

Scopus statusNot in the Scopus source list
Retracted papers None recorded
Problematic Paper Screener flags 7 · 2.2 per 1,000 papers — mostly tortured phrases and suspect text
Author concentration89.5% of recent authorship from India

Retractions from OpenAlex; flags from the Problematic Paper Screener (Cabanac, Labbé & Magazinov, CC BY), 2026-09-21 export. A flag marks a paper for a closer look; it is not a finding against the journal.

Official sources & links

Journal website ↗ Web of Science ↗ ISSN Portal · 0252-2667 ↗ISSN Portal · 2169-0103 ↗

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