The ''Journal of Simulation'' is a
peer-reviewed scientific journal covering research and practice in the field of
simulation
A simulation is the imitation of the operation of a real-world process or system over time. Simulations require the use of models; the model represents the key characteristics or behaviors of the selected system or process, whereas the s ...
. It is an official journal of
The Operational Research Society. According to the ''
Journal Citation Reports
''Journal Citation Reports'' (''JCR'') is an annual publicationby Clarivate Analytics (previously the intellectual property of Thomson Reuters). It has been integrated with the Web of Science and is accessed from the Web of Science-Core Collec ...
'', the journal has a 2019
impact factor
The impact factor (IF) or journal impact factor (JIF) of an academic journal is a scientometric index calculated by Clarivate that reflects the yearly mean number of citations of articles published in the last two years in a given journal, as ...
of 1.214.
Contents
The journal publishes both full length articles and technical notes. These include techniques, tools, methods, and technologies relevant to the application and the use of discrete-event simulation. Domains include manufacturing, service, defence, health care, and general commerce.
Abstracting and indexing
The ''Journal of Simulation'' is abstracted and indexed by
ABI/Inform,
Compendex
Ei Compendex is an engineering bibliographic database published by Elsevier.
The name "Compendex" stands for COMPuterized ENgineering inDEX.
It covers scientific literature pertaining to engineering materials.
It started in 1884 under the na ...
,
International Abstracts in Operations Research
''International Abstracts in Operations Research'' is an official publication of the International Federation of Operational Research Societies.
History
The journal was established in 1961 by the Operations Research Society of America with Herbert ...
, and
Scopus
Scopus is Elsevier's abstract and citation database launched in 2004. Scopus covers nearly 36,377 titles (22,794 active titles and 13,583 inactive titles) from approximately 11,678 publishers, of which 34,346 are peer-reviewed journals in top-l ...
.
References
External links
* {{Official, http://www.palgrave-journals.com/jos/
Academic journals established in 2006
English-language journals
Business and management journals
Quarterly journals
Palgrave Macmillan academic journals
Operational Research Society academic journals