出版應用和理論論文，作為發展和應用管理中解決問題和決策的定量方法的科學工具，對運籌學作出貢獻。它面向所有來自大學、工業、商業和行政部門的人士，他們對創新應用定量方法以及與實踐相關的理論和技術進展感興趣。該雜志為來自定量管理科學、數學運籌學、工程和信息系統相關領域的學者和實踐者提供了一個國際論壇。它發表高質量的原創論文，屬于以下幾種類型的貢獻:調查報告、理論論文、應用型論文和案例研究。論文必須用英語寫。所有的投稿都要經過至少兩名審稿人的審核。

OR Spectrum publishes applied and theoretical papers which contribute to Operations Research as a scientific instrument for the development and application of quantitative approaches for problem-solving and decision-making in management. It addresses all persons from university, industry, business and administration interested in innovative applications of quantitative methods as well as in advances in theory and techniques with relevance to practice.The journal provides an international forum for academics and practitioners from areas such as quantitative management science, mathematical operations research, and related fields of engineering and information systems. It publishes high-quality, original papers belonging to the following types of contributions: Surveys, theoretical papers, application-oriented papers, and case studies. Papers must be written in English. All contributions are reviewed by at least two referees.