Operations research and computers meet in a large number of scientific fields, many of which are of vital current concern to our troubled society. These include, among others, ecology, transportation, safety, reliability, urban planning, economics, inventory control, investment strategy and logistics (including reverse logistics). Computers & Operations Research provides an international forum for the application of computers and operations research techniques to problems in these and related fields.

《Computers & Operations Research》是一本由PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD出版商出版的专业工程技术期刊，该刊创刊于1974年，刊期Monthly，该刊已被国际权威数据库SCIE收录。在中科院最新升级版分区表中，该刊分区信息为大类学科：工程技术 2区，小类学科：计算机：跨学科应用 2区；工程：工业 2区；运筹学与管理科学 2区；在JCR（Journal Citation Reports）分区等级为Q1。该刊发文范围涵盖计算机：跨学科应用等领域，旨在及时、准确、全面地报道国内外计算机：跨学科应用工作者在该领域取得的最新研究成果、工作进展及学术动态、技术革新等，促进学术交流，鼓励学术创新。2021年影响因子为5.159，平均审稿速度约3.3个月。