Journal rankings · indicator year 2006
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Subfield ranking · 2006
Management Science and Operations Research journal rankings 2006
64 ranked journals · Subfield in Decision Sciences
Management Science and Operations Research has 64 ranked journals in 2006. The median OJR rose 0.22 on 2005 to 1.37, above the world average of 1.00; Q1 starts at OJR 2.10. The top three are ACM SIGecom Exchanges, Evaluation Journal of Australasia, and Operations Research.
Ranks and citation indicators: 2006. Journal access status and listed APC: source snapshot September 23, 2026.
Journals whose main subfield sits in this category and that published at least 30 citable documents (articles, reviews and conference papers) in 2003–2005, the window the 2006 score is computed on.
The OpenJournalRank Indicator (OJR) is a free, publicly available metric of a journal’s field-normalized citation impact, computed from open OpenAlex citation data. It compares citations to a journal’s papers from the previous three years with the world average for papers of the same subfield, year and type, so 1.00 is the world average and values can be compared across fields. It is computed with the NCI3 method.
The middle OJR among ranked journals in this category: half score higher, half lower. 1.00 is the world average for papers of the same subfield, year and type.
The dot is this category, the solid tick is the median of all ranked journals and the dashed line is the world average.
Share of ranked journals in this category that are fully open access, so every paper is free to read. Hybrid journals, which sell subscriptions and open single papers for a fee, are not counted.
Median list price of the article processing charge, in US dollars, among ranked journals in this category that list a price above zero. Journals with a listed APC of $0 and journals with no known price are left out of this median. The At a glance table below gives a second median that includes the $0 prices.
Subfields of Decision Sciences (4)
64 ranked journals
Filters
Rank is the position by OJR within the list on screen; 1 is the highest. | OJR is field-normalized 3-year citation impact: 1.00 is the world average for papers of the same subfield, year and type, so values compare across fields. The badge is the journal’s quartile in this list. | Citations per paper over a two-year window, counted from OpenAlex. It is not field-normalized, so compare it only between journals of the same field. ▲ or ▼ is the change from 2005. This is OpenJournalRank’s own count, not Clarivate’s Journal Impact Factor. | Citable documents (articles, reviews and conference papers) published in 2003–2005, the window the 2006 OJR is computed on. A journal needs at least 30 to be ranked. | Share of the journal’s 2003–2005 papers that are free to read in any open-access form. The green OA tag next to a title marks a fully open-access journal. | List price of the article processing charge in US dollars. “$0 listed” means the listed price is zero; a dash means no price is listed. | The line is the journal’s OJR from 2000 to 2006. | Compare |
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1ACM SIGecom ExchangesAssociation for Computing Machinery · United States | 4.79Q1 | 2.26 0.61 down from 2005 | 42 | 0% | — | ||
2Evaluation Journal of AustralasiaSAGE Publishing · Australia | 4.21Q1 | 0.07 3.65 down from 2005 | 53 | 11% | $3,400 | ||
3Operations ResearchInstitute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences · United States | 3.95Q1 | 2.73 0.15 up from 2005 | 246 | 11% | — | ||
4ACM Transactions on Modeling and Computer SimulationAssociation for Computing Machinery · United States | 3.68Q1 | 3.74 0.88 up from 2005 | 50 | 10% | — | ||
5Journal of Educational MeasurementWiley · United Kingdom | 3.45Q1 | 1.38 1.25 down from 2005 | 59 | 15% | $3,040 | ||
6OmegaElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 3.38Q1 | 2.23 0.80 up from 2005 | 248 | 6% | $4,030 | ||
7INFORMS journal on computingInstitute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences | 3.29Q1 | 1.96 1.68 down from 2005 | 122 | 2% | — | ||
8Group Decision and NegotiationSpringer Science+Business Media · Netherlands | 2.97Q1 | 1.29 1.71 down from 2005 | 90 | 9% | $2,390 | ||
9Mathematics of Operations ResearchInstitute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences · United States | 2.77Q1 | 2.10 0.25 up from 2005 | 151 | 16% | — | ||
10International Journal of Project ManagementElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 2.73Q1 | 1.54 0.57 down from 2005 | 250 | 8% | $3,200 | ||
11Computational Management ScienceSpringer Science+Business Media · Germany | 2.60Q1 | 2.06 0.54 down from 2005 | 40 | 15% | $3,190 | ||
12Annals of Operations ResearchSpringer Science+Business Media · Netherlands | 2.45Q1 | 1.74 0.34 up from 2005 | 315 | 12% | $3,090 | ||
13International Journal of ForecastingElsevier BV · Netherlands | 2.42Q1 | 2.03 0.56 up from 2005 | 229 | 12% | $2,800 | ||
14Journal of Productivity AnalysisSpringer Science+Business Media · Netherlands | 2.38Q1 | 1.48 0.38 up from 2005 | 98 | 13% | $3,190 | ||
15Measurement Interdisciplinary Research and PerspectivesTaylor & Francis · United States | 2.24Q1 | 1.59 0.73 up from 2005 | 45 | 0% | — | ||
16Games and Economic BehaviorElsevier BV · United States | 2.10Q1 | 1.45 0.23 up from 2005 | 333 | 19% | $2,720 | ||
17Decision AnalysisInstitute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences · United States | 2.09Q2 | 1.85 1.08 up from 2005 | 53 | 4% | — | ||
18Educational Measurement Issues and PracticeWiley · United Kingdom | 1.91Q2 | 1.15 0.27 up from 2005 | 80 | 0% | $3,240 | ||
19EvaluationSAGE Publishing · United Kingdom | 1.89Q2 | 1.38 0.21 down from 2005 | 107 | 10% | $3,650 | ||
20Project Management JournalSAGE Publishing · United States | 1.89Q2 | 1.38 0.39 up from 2005 | 92 | 7% | $3,900 | ||
21Insurance Mathematics and EconomicsElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.87Q2 | 1.47 0.05 up from 2005 | 256 | 11% | $3,270 | ||
22Educational and Psychological MeasurementSAGE Publishing · United States | 1.74Q2 | 1.73 0.55 up from 2005 | 178 | 6% | $3,650 | ||
23Operations Research LettersElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.72Q2 | 1.31 0.40 up from 2005 | 347 | 8% | $2,960 | ||
24Applied Psychological MeasurementSAGE Publishing · United States | 1.70Q2 | 1.44 0.39 up from 2005 | 82 | 8% | $3,650 | ||
25Applied Measurement in EducationTaylor & Francis · United States | 1.69Q2 | 1.08 0.36 up from 2005 | 52 | 0% | — | ||
26Journal of Management in EngineeringAmerican Society of Civil Engineers · United States | 1.62Q2 | 1.03 0.12 down from 2005 | 87 | 21% | — | ||
27System Dynamics ReviewWiley · United Kingdom | 1.61Q2 | 0.95no change | 55 | 9% | $3,270 | ||
28Journal of the Operational Research SocietyPalgrave Macmillan · United Kingdom | 1.57Q2 | 1.09 0.08 up from 2005 | 568 | 14% | — | ||
29Construction Management and EconomicsTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 1.55Q2 | 1.02 0.10 up from 2005 | 249 | 25% | — | ||
30Journal of Multi-Criteria Decision AnalysisWiley · United Kingdom | 1.45Q2 | 0.52 0.48 down from 2005 | 52 | 4% | $2,900 | ||
31Scandinavian Actuarial JournalTaylor & Francis · Sweden | 1.42Q2 | 1.59 0.42 up from 2005 | 87 | 5% | — | ||
32Journal of Educational and Behavioral StatisticsSAGE Publishing · United States | 1.39Q2 | 1.07 0.22 down from 2005 | 85 | 0% | $2,500 | ||
33SIMULATIONSAGE Publishing · United Kingdom | 1.36Q3 | 1.33 0.16 up from 2005 | 162 | 8% | $4,150 | ||
34New Directions for EvaluationWiley · United States | 1.31Q3 | 0.95 0.32 up from 2005 | 92 | 9% | $3,140 | ||
35British Journal of Mathematical and Statistical PsychologyWiley · United Kingdom | 1.29Q3 | 1.36 0.06 up from 2005 | 70 | 8% | $3,400 | ||
36Engineering Construction & Architectural ManagementEmerald Publishing Limited · United Kingdom | 1.27Q3 | 0.96 0.43 up from 2005 | 112 | 18% | — | ||
37Socio-Economic Planning SciencesElsevier BV · United States | 1.14Q3 | 0.50 0.35 down from 2005 | 79 | 0% | $3,550 | ||
38IMA Journal of Management MathematicsOxford University Press · United Kingdom | 1.12Q3 | 0.58 0.17 up from 2005 | 84 | 8% | $3,718 | ||
39American Journal of EvaluationSAGE Publishing · United States | 1.00Q3 | 0.71no change | 213 | 5% | $3,650 | ||
40Systemic Practice and Action ResearchSpringer Science+Business Media · Netherlands | 0.93Q3 | 0.66 0.22 down from 2005 | 83 | 8% | $3,290 | ||
41International Journal of TestingTaylor & Francis · United States | 0.91Q3 | 0.81 0.42 up from 2005 | 66 | 0% | — | ||
| 0.90Q3 | 0.60 0.04 down from 2005 | 141 | 9% | $3,190 | |||
43InformaticaIOS Press · Lithuania | 0.90Q3 | 0.77 0.13 down from 2005 | 118 | 90% | — | ||
44INFOR Information Systems and Operational ResearchTaylor & Francis · Canada | 0.89Q3 | 0.45 0.11 up from 2005 | 65 | 0% | — | ||
45International Journal of Information Technology & Decision MakingWorld Scientific · Singapore | 0.87Q3 | 1.00 0.58 up from 2005 | 126 | 2% | — | ||
46Statistics & Risk ModelingR. Oldenbourg Verlag · Germany | 0.82Q3 | 0.76 0.28 up from 2005 | 58 | 21% | $2,712 | ||
47Journal of Restructuring FinanceWorld Scientific · Hong Kong SAR China | 0.81Q3 | 0.51 0.27 up from 2005 | 88 | 0% | — | ||
48International Journal of Knowledge-based and Intelligent Engineering SystemsIOS Press · Netherlands | 0.81Q3 | 0.56 0.04 down from 2005 | 64 | 7% | $3,900 | ||
49Journal of MultiDisciplinary EvaluationOASpringer Science+Business Media · United States | 0.76Q4 | 0.47 0.29 up from 2005 | 59 | 100% | — | ||
50ICIQPublisher not listed | 0.52Q4 | 0.60 0.38 up from 2005 | 85 | 3% | — |
Subfields of Decision Sciences, with Management Science and Operations Research highlighted.
- Management Science and Operations Research64
- Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty22
- Information Systems and Management13
- General Decision Sciences3
Journals
Citations made in 2006. Corpus-wide, 71.3% of core-journal articles and reviews published that year have at least one matched reference; the share varies by journal and field.
12 additional Management Science and Operations Research journals with metrics are unranked under this release’s eligibility rules: a journal needs at least 30 citable documents in 2003–2005, at least 80% of them with a subfield, and a positive world-average expectation. Ranks are within the whole category; filters hide rows without re-ranking. OJR excludes self-citations.
At a glance
Indicator year: 2006. Publication window: 2003–2005. How these summaries are calculated
- Ranked journals
- 64
- Window papers (baseline)
- 22,727 +25.2% from indicator year 2003
- Median OJR
- 1.37 +25.8% from indicator year 2003
- Rising journals (2025)
- 0
Window papers are the baseline paper population: citable papers (articles, reviews and conference papers) from 2003–2005 in all journals of the world-average baseline, including non-core journals, counted by each paper’s own subfield. They are not the papers of the ranked journals alone.
| Measure | Year series | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
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| Ranked journals | 46 | 48 | 49 | 56 | 60 | 60 | 64 | 66 | 66 | 69 | 72 | 80 | 91 | 102 | 104 | 109 | 108 | 111 | 110 | 105 | 104 | 107 | 110 | 108 | 105 | 107 | |
| Window papers (baseline) | 15,060 | 15,808 | 16,708 | 18,151 | 19,749 | 21,233 | 22,727 | 24,861 | 27,663 | 30,445 | 32,471 | 34,782 | 38,007 | 40,888 | 43,678 | 45,775 | 47,093 | 47,016 | 46,629 | 48,061 | 51,107 | 55,003 | 58,629 | 60,324 | 62,136 | 66,416 | |
| Median OJR | 1.03 | 1.02 | 1.097 | 1.09 | 1.05 | 1.16 | 1.37 | 1.35 | 1.43 | 1.31 | 1.128 | 1.19 | 1.125 | 1.12 | 1.08 | 1.103 | 0.98 | 0.91 | 0.83 | 0.95 | 0.86 | 0.89 | 0.84 | 0.79 | 0.80 | 0.73 |
How to read these rankings
- OJR, the OpenJournalRank Indicator
- A field-normalized 3-year citation impact, computed from OpenAlex with the NCI3 method. It divides the citations a journal’s papers received by the world average for papers of the same subfield, year and type, so 1.00 is the world average and 2.00 means twice as many citations as expected. Because it is normalized, it can be compared across fields. Read the methodology
- Quartiles
- Q1 to Q4 split the ranked journals of the list you are viewing into four equal groups by OJR. A journal’s quartile depends on the list: the same journal can be Q1 in its subfield and Q2 among all journals.
- Impact factor (2-year)
- Citations per paper over a two-year window, counted from OpenAlex. It is easy to compare with familiar impact factors but is not field-normalized, so compare it only within a field. It is not Clarivate’s Journal Impact Factor. Why it differs from the Journal Impact Factor
- Rank ranges
- Each rank in the latest year carries a likely range from 1,000 resamples of the journal’s papers. Where two journals’ ranges overlap, the data cannot tell them apart, so treat neighbouring ranks as ties.