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Status
Inactive/Discontinued
Coverage
2021–2024 (also 2016–2019, 2013–2014)
Source type
Journal
Open access
No
SJR · SCImago
0.504
Q2 SJR quartile
H-index
16
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Journal of Optimization
Journal of Optimization is not currently indexed in Scopus. Published by John Wiley and Sons Ltd.
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ISSN 2314-6486Verify ISSN ↗2356-752XVerify ISSN ↗
Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Scopus · Inactive
0
Indexed in
Cost to publish: About US$1,080 to publish open access (publisher list price, via OpenAlex) — subscription publishing may be free
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Not listed in: Web of Science, DOAJ, ABDC, ABS / AJG, FT50, UT Dallas, ONOS (subscription), ONOS (APC covered)
Quick answers
Is Journal of Optimization indexed in Scopus?
No — it was previously covered by Scopus but its coverage is now inactive/discontinued (2021–2024 (also 2016–2019, 2013–2014)).
What is the impact factor of Journal of Optimization?
Journal of Optimization has no Journal Impact Factor — JIF is published only for journals in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI and ESCI) — and Scopus has not published a current CiteScore for it either. Treat any "impact factor" quoted for this journal elsewhere as unofficial. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 0.504, quartile Q2, with an H-index of 16.
How much does it cost to publish in Journal of Optimization?
The publisher lists an article processing charge of about US$1,080 for open access (source: OpenAlex). Many journals also publish by the subscription route at no cost to the author, so confirm on the journal's own website.
Who publishes Journal of Optimization and what is its ISSN?
Journal of Optimization is published by John Wiley and Sons Ltd. Its print ISSN is 2314-6486 and its online ISSN is 2356-752X.
Is Journal of Optimization in Web of Science?
No — it is not currently in the Web of Science core collections (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI or ESCI).
Is Journal of Optimization open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
Scopus coverage history
Scopus indexed Journal of Optimization for 10 years, between 2013 and 2024, with 2 years in that span missing. Coverage ended in 2024, 2 years ago, and Scopus now lists the title as inactive.
Is it still publishing? OpenAlex lists 100 works and 1,058 citations for the title. Its most recent paper is from 2024, in line with the end of Scopus coverage in 2024, which suggests the journal stopped publishing around then.
How well cited is Journal of Optimization? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Journal of Optimization has an h-index of 17 and a 2-year mean of 5.88 citations per paper (OpenAlex).
17
h-index
5.88
2-yr mean citations
32
i10-index
100
works indexed
1,058
total citations
Publication fee · open access list price, US$
US$1,080
Journal of Optimization published 8 papers in 2024; its busiest recent year was 2014 with 15. 2026* is the year so far.
Main topics
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 Optimization? — latest 14 articles, 2021–2024
In its latest 14 research articles (2021–2024), authors are most often from India (26.8%), Ethiopia (14.3%) and Ghana (14.3%).
Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.
Are there integrity warnings for Journal of Optimization? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Inactive — coverage ended 2024. No retracted papers are recorded. The Problematic Paper Screener flags none of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.
- Scopus statusInactive — coverage ended 2024
- Retracted papers None recorded
- Problematic Paper Screener flags None flagged
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.
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