The Journal of Combinatorial Optimization is dedicated to advancing and promoting both the theory and applications of combinatorial optimization—a multidisciplinary research area at the intersection of applied mathematics, computer science, and operations research. This field extends into various domains, including computational complexity, computational biology, communication networks, management science, machine learning and artificial intelligence. The journal encompasses complexity analysis, algorithm design, including ML-based approaches, for optimization problems, numerical experiments, and problem discovery, with practical applications in science and engineering.
 
Key Features:
 
Scope: The journal covers all theoretical, computational, and applied aspects of combinatorial optimization, providing a comprehensive platform for researchers and practitioners in the field.
 Reviews and Special Issues: In addition to research papers, the journal publishes reviews of relevant books and special issues dedicated to specific topics in combinatorial optimization.
 Author Satisfaction: A survey revealed that 100% of authors expressed their intent to definitely or probably publish in the journal again, reflecting a high level of satisfaction among contributors.
 
By offering a forum for refereed papers, the Journal of Combinatorial Optimization contributes significantly to the ongoing development of combinatorial optimization. It plays a crucial role in disseminating cutting-edge research and fostering collaboration across disciplines, ensuring its relevance to a broad audience of scholars and professionals.

Editor-in-Chief:
My T. Thai 
University of Florida
Founding Editor:
Ding-Zhu Du
University of Texas at Dallas
Advisory Editors:

Ronald L. Graham, University of California at San Diego; T. Ibaraki, Kyoto University; Richard Karp, University of California, Berkeley; Alexander Schrijver, Center for Mathematics and Computer Science, Amsterdam; A.C.C. Yao, Princeton University

Editorial Board:

Sanjeev Arora, Princeton University; Marshall Bern, Xerox Corporation; Endre Boros, Rutgers University; Luciana Buriol, Instituto Informática/UFRGS; Rainer E. Burkard, Technische Universität Graz; Sergiy Butenko, Texas A&M University, Mao-cheng Cai, Chinese Academy of Sciences; Gerard Jennhwa Chang, National Taiwan University; Wanpracha Art Chaovalitwongse, University of Arkansas; Bo Chen, University of Warwick; Xujin Chen, Chinese Academy of Sciences; Mauro dell'Amico, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia; Matteo Fischetti, University of Padova; Dalila Fontes, University of Porto; Al Frieze, Carnegie Mellon University; Boris Goldengorin, University of Baltimore; Fan Chung Graham, University of California at San Diego; Xiaodong Hu, Chinese Academy of Sciences; Frank K. Hwang, AT&T Bell Laboratories; Xiaohua Jia, City University of Hong Kong; Tao Jiang, University of California, Riverside; Ming-Yang Kao, Northwestern University; Marek Karpinski, University of Bonn; Naoki Katoh, Kyoto University; Asaf Levin, The Technion - Israel Institute of Technology; Ming Li, University of Waterloo; Chung-Shou Liao, Tsinghua University, Taiwan; Guohhui Lin, University of Alberta; Nimrod Megiddo, IBM Almaden Research Center; George L. Nemhauser, Georgia Institute of Technology; Takao Nishizeki, Tohoku University; Panos M. Pardalos, University of Florida; Ulrich Pferschy, Karl Franzens University Graz; William R. Pulleyblank, IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center; Liqun Qi, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University; Franz Rendl, Universität Klagenfurt; Mauricio G.C. Resende, Amazon; Christian Scheideler, Paderborn University; Sergey Sevastyanov, Sobolev Institute of Mathematics; Vitaly Strusevich, University of Greenwich; Zhiyi Tan, Zhejiang University; Shang-Hua Teng, Boston University; Kavitha Telikepalli, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research;Doreen Thomas, Melbourne University; Cong Tian, Xidian University; Peter Varman, Rice University; Vijay Vazirani, Georgia Institute of Technology; Jie Wang, University of Massachusetts Lowell; Henry Wolkowicz, University of Waterloo; Mihalis Yannakakis, Columbia University; Frances Foong Yao, City University of Hong Kong; Wenan Zang, University of Hong Kong, Zhao Zhang, Xingjiang University.