Journal of the Operational Research Society


The Journal of the Operational Research Society is a monthly peer-reviewed academic journal covering operations research. It is an official journal of the Operational Research Society and publishes full length case-oriented papers, full length theoretical papers, technical notes, discussions and book reviews. It was established in 1950 as the Operational Research Quarterly. It was published four times a year until 1978 when it became a monthly publication and the name was changed to Journal of the Operational Research Society. In 2024, the journal celebrated its 75th anniversary.

Abstracting and indexing

The journal is abstracted and indexed in:
According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2023 impact factor of 2.7.